But they moved to StL because of poor fan support and lack of a new stadium.

so in 2035 are they going to pull the same stunt and threaten to move back to St Louis?

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Posted by WestCoastAg

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Posted on 8/17/15 at 3:25 pm to bamaphan13

And they were in the city for 50 years. That's not failing. That was just a shitty climate in 1993. The notion that the NFL would fail in 2015 Los Angeles is one of the most ridiculous things that gets posted on here

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Posted by ballscaster

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Posted on 8/17/15 at 4:31 pm to bamaphan13

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But they moved to StL because of poor fan support and lack of a new stadium.

Not entirely accurate.

The blackout rule was created while the Rams played at the Coliseum, meaning they could get 85,000 a game and still be blacked out in the country's second largest market. That's why they moved to Anaheim so at least the top half of Greater Los Angeles would be outside the blackout radius if there wasn't a sellout. Still, Anaheim was less than ideal, and ownership was even more less than ideal, so they didn't do well on the business end.

Now the blackout rule is gone. There's no reason to think that football won't work in Los Angeles at this point.

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Posted by RummelTiger

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Posted on 8/17/15 at 4:50 pm to bamaphan13

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But they moved to StL because of poor fan support and lack of a new stadium. so in 2035 are they going to pull the same stunt and threaten to move back to St Louis?

Well, if they lasted another 50 years, then that wouldn't be until 2065, and I'm sure all parties would be happy with the ROI at that point.

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