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Disney CEO Bob Iger agrees to lead LA stadium project for Raiders & Chargers
Posted on 11/14/15 at 7:34 am
Posted on 11/14/15 at 7:34 am
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This is pretty huge, Iger is about as highly regarded as one can get.
I'm starting to think this deal is damn near done. Oakland is still about as far off for a new stadium as San Diego is and time is just about out. Voting is in January, and now you've got one of the biggest and best possible names behind the Carson Project.
This is pretty huge, Iger is about as highly regarded as one can get.
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The San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders have reached an agreement for Bob Iger, the highly-regarded Disney chairman and CEO, to become chairman of their bid to build a stadium in Carson, Calif. according to sources with knowledge of the situation. It's a potentially game-changing move that could propel those teams to the Los Angeles market by next season.
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Iger has a world-renowned reputation in the entertainment realm, he is an expert on the LA market and he brings extensive Disney acumen to this project.
The Carson project already had, by some owner's estimates, 16-20 votes of support prior to this development; it will require 24 votes for either stadium initiative to proceed, and many of the key members of the Los Angeles committee (Jerry Richardson and the Rooney and Mara families, for instance) had already been firmly in the Carson camp, sources said, even before Iger came on board.
I'm starting to think this deal is damn near done. Oakland is still about as far off for a new stadium as San Diego is and time is just about out. Voting is in January, and now you've got one of the biggest and best possible names behind the Carson Project.
This post was edited on 11/14/15 at 7:38 am
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Posted on 11/14/15 at 8:06 am to UltimateHog
Did enough teams get what they wanted from their current cities? That's the key. Los Angeles has always been the gun to the head of cities that have a team. When it's no longer an open city, it's no longer a credible threat.
Plus if it's the Raiders and Chargers, Oakland and San Diego aren't going to be viable threats (like St Louis might be without the Rams). This particular scenario will make it a lot harder to extort cities. You'll be down to question marks like San Antonio, Toronto, London.
Plus if it's the Raiders and Chargers, Oakland and San Diego aren't going to be viable threats (like St Louis might be without the Rams). This particular scenario will make it a lot harder to extort cities. You'll be down to question marks like San Antonio, Toronto, London.
Posted on 11/14/15 at 9:38 am to Bestbank Tiger
Stan is not going to like this Iger news.
Posted on 11/14/15 at 9:56 am to UltimateHog
what a mickey mouse thread, bro
Posted on 11/14/15 at 10:02 am to cypressbrake3
Stan is probably already calculating how much extortion money it will take to keep him from pulling an Al Davis.
Posted on 11/14/15 at 10:04 am to Walking the Earth
the one bad thing for Stan, is the owners do not like him.
he's an aloof weirdo, and does ZERO for the NFL, but suck up that money. Other owners are on groups, which try to better the game and product, he gives them the finger and refuses to join or attend.
he's an aloof weirdo, and does ZERO for the NFL, but suck up that money. Other owners are on groups, which try to better the game and product, he gives them the finger and refuses to join or attend.
Posted on 11/14/15 at 10:15 am to UltimateHog
I think Iger throws a wrench and the Farmers field comes back into play
Getting ready for an Olympic bid as well
Getting ready for an Olympic bid as well
Posted on 11/14/15 at 10:17 am to SDVTiger
Disney owns ABC and ESPN and now their CEO is brokering a stadium deal with two NFL teams. Interesting conflict of interest
Posted on 11/14/15 at 10:33 am to UltimateHog
Will it cause a problem that both these teams are in the same conference and division? Charger and raider fans being roommates doesn't seem like a good idea.
Posted on 11/14/15 at 10:36 am to 1999
One is going to go to the NFC if it happens
Posted on 11/14/15 at 10:44 am to supatigah
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Disney owns ABC and ESPN and now their CEO is brokering a stadium deal with two NFL teams. Interesting conflict of interest
I don't know why you're getting down votes, but you've got a good point.
The first thing I thought when I heard Bob Iger was involved was ESPN and the NFL. There is no denying it is a conflict of interest, but I'm not sure people really expect much integrity from ESPN in the first place, so I doubt many people will care.
That isn't a knock on ESPN, just pointing out that they're an entertainment channel first and foremost, and their news and journalism plays second fiddle.
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