zonabb Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) NFL sucks and Kreonke is a scumbag pure and simple. Imagine a hometown owner worth $6B moving the Bills after years of subsidizing his operations and profit because they refused. This is a guy who could have built 5 stadiums and him, the NFL and now Pegula feel like its the community's obligation to take on the investment necessary for an NFL team to maximize its profits without sharing it. The state of corporate welfare in the country is an embarrassment. Pegula can F off. He basically just confirmed he's going belly up to the corporate welfare trough she the current lease it. Rethinking me season tickets for next year,might be time to walk away. And I hate the Jills but fightng thier lawsuit makes them look like aholes. The shine has worn off the Pegulas, we're seeing the true owners, actions speak louder than words. And one more thing, this whole process is drivn by greed. Imagine if every policy or law your local politicians voted for put more money in their pockets. How could you expect the decisions to be based on what's best for all? That's these owners, voting on a move that comes with potential $550m relocation fee. Who would vote no when they stand to make $40+ million by simply saying yes. It's disgusting and embarrassing that Terry Paygula voted for this. He's o longer a savior, he's just another investor. Edited January 13, 2016 by zonabb
Badasss Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 The Bills play 3 games on the west coast in 2016.
26CornerBlitz Posted January 13, 2016 Author Posted January 13, 2016 FYI: Bills at Rams in 2016 @ChrisTrapasso Do feel for fans in STL. But LA fans lost their team in '94 that'd been there for 50 yrs. Happy for those in LA who'll get their team back. What's next for Raiders? The Rams are headed to Los Angeles and the Chargers could soon be joining them. So where does that leave the Raiders? Conor Orr breaks down what they're facing in Oakland.
sullim4 Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Not a fan of Terry voting in favor of relocation. Gotta think that Ralph, had he still been around, would have voted against it.
26CornerBlitz Posted January 13, 2016 Author Posted January 13, 2016 Not a fan of Terry voting in favor of relocation. Gotta think that Ralph, had he still been around, would have voted against it. In all honesty, it does feel a little slimy. @MikeGarafolo So just to be clear, Chargers have until 1/15/17 to accept relocation to Inglewood. They have until 3/23/16 to decide SD or LA for 2016. @TyDunne New at the BN Blog: #Bills owners vote "yes" on overwhelming L.A. proposal ... http://bills.buffalonews.com/2016/01/12/bills-owners-vote-for-the-l-a-proposal/
Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Not a fan of Terry voting in favor of relocation. Gotta think that Ralph, had he still been around, would have voted against it. it's was going to happen anyway so he probably voted for the best option, no use fighting it. As long as we don't leave makes no difference to me.
sullim4 Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 In all honesty, it does feel a little slimy. And as fans of a team that was constantly involved in relocation rumors to LA and Toronto for years... it just makes me sick. What if this was Bon Jovi and the Bills? The (slight) thing that makes me feel better is that St. Louis "stole" them from LA in 1994. Granted, they came from Cleveland... but that was a LONG time ago.
YoloinOhio Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Re: the Pegulas voting for the move. I expected them to do so for money reasons. A Browns reporter was tweeting about it today ... Also, they are probably looking fur future support fir their new stadium in buffalo. @ruiterwrongFAN Relocation fees could top $500M per club will be split among remaining teams & league office so over $1B split Assuming 2 teams move to LA & w/ over $1B in relocation fees, depending how pie is split #Browns & other teams could net up to $33M each Edited January 13, 2016 by YoloinOhio
QuoteTheRaven83 Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 I will bet that these 2 teams will fail in LA again.
Mr. WEO Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Why is anyone surprised or disappointed Pegula voted for relocation? LA Colosseum. USC approved its use by two NFL teams, if needed. link?
sodbuster Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Why is anyone surprised or disappointed Pegula voted for relocation? link? http://reignoftroy.com/2016/01/12/usc-to-allow-two-nfl-teams-to-play-at-la-coliseum/
TheFunPolice Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Any city that is a real option should strike now with the Raiders and Chargers in limbo
PromoTheRobot Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 The NFL's greed and indifference to fans other than the super rich is just disgusting. Wait and see what happens if Buffalo and the State of New York aren't willing to cough up big bucks for a new stadium. It will be the London Bills, the Mexico City Bills, the Las Vegas Bills or the San Antonio Bills once the onerous prohibitions against moving expire in the current lease.Actually Pegula plans on building his own stadium with Jeremy Jacobs. Ironic, huh?
sodbuster Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Actually Pegula plans on building his own stadium with Jeremy Jacobs. Ironic, huh?Don't stop him, he's on a roll.
Mr. WEO Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 http://reignoftroy.com/2016/01/12/usc-to-allow-two-nfl-teams-to-play-at-la-coliseum/ Thanks. The LA Times updated their story on this seconds ago and say that they MAY amend the lease to allow 2 teams.
PromoTheRobot Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Surprised there isn't more talk of Toronto getting in the mix for the odd franchise out. Toronto Raiders?
eme123 Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 A) Governments shouldn't be subsidizing stadium projects for billion dollar companies. B) Kroenke is the biggest piece of scum since art modell.
PromoTheRobot Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 A) Governments shouldn't be subsidizing stadium projects for billion dollar companies. B) Kroenke is the biggest piece of scum since art modell. Yes but as far as I know the new stadium will be privately built. Might be some states money for roads, etc.
Mr. WEO Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 A) Governments shouldn't be subsidizing stadium projects for billion dollar companies. B) Kroenke is the biggest piece of scum since art modell. Which government is building Kroenke a stadium in LA?
KD in CA Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 FYI: Bills at Rams in 2016 @ChrisTrapasso Do feel for fans in STL. But LA fans lost their team in '94 that'd been there for 50 yrs. Happy for those in LA who'll get their team back. Rams are LA's team; they were there a decade before the Dodgers. Which government is building Kroenke a stadium in LA? Exactly. I don't get all the Kroenke and Pegula hate.
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