Oakland Raiders to San Diego?

I don't see three teams in Southern California working out.

it would be stupid

1 big reason for chargers wanting to move to LA, was that if they stayed in SD< and let d-bag move to LA, they would lose a nice portion of their fan base.(i think spanos quoted 40-50%????) He could not afford that.

So leaving Oakland for San Diego is Dumb

Plus, the SD charger fans would never change to Raider fans, they hate each other with a passion.

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San Antonio, St. Louis, London, Toronto, or some other city not named San Diego.

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The Jags are going to London.

Its happening

Davis wants to be in SD and everyone here is jumping on board

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The Jags are going to London.

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& changing their name to London Shaguars

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Oakland Raiders to San Diego? quote: The Jags are going to London. & changing their name to London Shaguars

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Los Angeles used to be the league's boogey-man, to scare cities into giving into the demands of teams threatening to relocate. Now that Los Angeles can no longer be that boogey-man, San Diego will likely be one of those cities to take up the slack, albeit a weaker version.

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Los Angeles used to be the league's boogey-man, to scare cities into giving into the demands of teams threatening to relocate. Now that Los Angeles can no longer be that boogey-man, San Diego will likely be one of those cities to take up the slack, albeit a weaker version.

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No. The Chargers have been trying to get a new stadium since 2003 and if the voters reject the funding on the ballot in June then SD will lose the Chargers and will never get another team.

St. Louis on the other hand came up with a plan in 3 years and the only reason they are not turning dirt right now is because the owner did not want to be there. So the NFL will have St. Louis and London to use as threats.

Plus the big rush of new stadiums is over. The Chargers and Raiders are the only teams that have not renovated or built new stadiums since the new stadium craze started. Once the Chargers and Raiders situations get sorted out by 2018, the oldest stadiums will be:
Lambeau which is not going anywhere and has seen massive amounts of recent renovations.
The Superdome, which has plenty of seating, luxury suites, and the square footage to be competitive with other stadiums for Super Bowls and mega events.
Arrowhead which like Lambeau isn't going anywhere and underwent a major renovation in the last 10 years.
Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo which part of the Bills lease a few years ago included having a new stadium at the end of the 10 year lease. However the new owner is a Buffalo native and also owns the NHL team in Buffalo. If they don't get a new stadium they will head to Toronto.

The other stadiums are all football specific stadium and can be updated and upgraded. Why would Nashville or Tampa replace a 25 year old stadium that can easily be upgraded for a fraction of the cost? The majority of the stadiums that were replace were multi-purpose cookie cutters that lacked the ability to be upgraded with revenue producing premium seats or stadiums like the old Tampa stadium that lacked the ability to be upgraded.

The Raiders will never move to San Diego because the Rams and Chargers would wage war against it and Mike Davis does not have enough influence among the owners to counter.

I would not be surprised to see the Chargers move to LA. First, I read in the San Diego Union Tribune that the value of the Chargers would be exponentially greater in LA even if a new stadium is built in San Diego. Moving to LA means more money. Second, the relationship between the mayor and administration of San Diego and the owner of the Chargers is absolutely toxic. There is tremendous animosity between the parties.

One big thing about the Saints is Benson got a payout from the state and the NFL encouraged, some say forcefully, to stay in NO. They did not want the image of abandoning the city after Katrina.