[Hacksaw]

Hunn. He's the guy from StLoo right? I loved in Farmers Periscope with all the beat writers how Hunn was tossed "off the island". Watched the question 'flyover' his head.

Kroenke is working. Harder then I would have thought he's have to. But you've got 31 other owner and the NFL staff who are all going to angle for something about of this. Like Hunt said yesterday, 'it's good for the Chiefs to have the Rams in MO as 2 teams in the state is better'.Ipp.

[RamsFanSince82]

I have a lot more respect for the OAK/No Cal. and SD sports media than the STL sports media. Unlike the STL sports media, for the most part, they're impartial and they don't have their head in the sand when it comes to the possibility of losing their team.

BTW- I don't consider Shane Gray part of the media and with the way that he writes and "reports", he'll never be a part of the media.

[Ramfan46]

Anyone know what Jerruh said today? He's usually pretty clear with his words and for his support of Kroenke. Sounds like Stan has worked diligently with the NFL at every step of his plan. Goodell has never been surprised by any formal announcements. He knew about the land purchase before the media in Jan of 2014. Now he's offering equal earning potential on game days and revenues for the 2nd team. Smart, gives Spanos and Davis something to think about the next month.

Heard any progress on Carson??... Exactly! Kroenke is driving the entire situation. No one else can start immediately after it's announced besides Kroenke and that's the trump card.

[BuiltRamTough]

I wouldn't read into the colors, just about the throwbacks. Rams PR machine know better than to do something like that at this stage in the game, even if they were given word that they were getting the nod.

They changed the pic minutes before Roger went up to the podium. It's the opposite, PR knows that doing so will make Rams fans in LA excited and it did read the comments on the picture on FB. They have whole week to change the pic and they decided to do it right after the meeting and right before the press conference. The idea is not to say "hey were moving its a done deal" the idea is to get the target audience in LA excited. Even by changing the pic and or doing camp in Oxnard.

Mission accomplished by Rams PR. It got us talking about it didn't it? It feels like everything regarding Rams to LA the whole year has been a whole concidence, or maybe not

In unrelated story Shane Gray is just sad.

[BuiltRamTough]

Hunn. He's the guy from StLoo right? I loved in Farmers Periscope with all the beat writers how Hunn was tossed "off the island". Watched the question 'flyover' his head.

Kroenke is working. Harder then I would have thought he's have to. But you've got 31 other owner and the NFL staff who are all going to angle for something about of this. Like Hunt said yesterday, 'it's good for the Chiefs to have the Rams in MO as 2 teams in the state is better'.Ipp.

He (David Hunn) randomly disappeared in the middle of the periscope and Demoff randomly appeared. You can't make this stuff up its so funny lol

[max]

Spanos now has 6 weeks to negotiate a partnership agreement with Kroenke.

I'd expect NFL to tell Spanos to work out deal with Kroenke or stay in STL. JAN 12-13 meeting they will get "help" working out the deal.

[Stranger]

Spanos now has 6 weeks to negotiate a partnership agreement with Kroenke.

I'd expect NFL to tell Spanos to work out deal with Kroenke or stay in STL. JAN 12-13 meeting they will get "help" working out the deal.

You mean "stay in San Diego", no?

[Elvis]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-la- ... story.html

NFL owners set special meeting on L.A. and deadline for three home markets

Sam Farmer and Nathan Fenno

After months of fits and starts, there are strong indications the NFL is moving toward a solution in Los Angeles.

At their annual December meeting Wednesday, league owners scheduled a special meeting for next month in Houston in hopes of resolving the two-decade vacancy in the nation's second-largest market. The St. Louis Rams are proposing a stadium in Inglewood, while the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders are backing a competing plan in Carson.

The NFL has set a Dec. 28 deadline for the three home markets — St. Louis, San Diego and Oakland — to make their best and final offers. Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league wants "certainty" from those markets.

"Certainty means no further votes required, that there are no complications that are unforeseen," Goodell said. "That this project can be completed. It's that simple."

By all appearances, St. Louis is the only market able to meet that deadline. Oakland has no viable plan, and San Diego's hinges on a public vote that would not take place until later next year.

Asked whether San Diego would not be able to meet the deadline, Goodell said: "Certainly appears that's the case, yes."

Even if a city does submit a viable proposal, that does not guarantee a team would be required to stay. That would be one of many factors owners would consider when determining whether a relocation-minded owner had satisfied the league's guidelines to move a franchise. Any relocation would require a three-quarters majority approval from the 32 NFL owners, both on whether that franchise met the guidelines and for permission to move.

Teams cannot submit relocation applications until Jan. 4. That would provide a condensed window during which owners would evaluate offers from the home markets before the special meetings on Jan. 12-13.

Los Angeles has had several sites proposed for an NFL stadium over the years, yet the nation's second-largest city is still without a team.
"It is musical chairs right now, but that music hasn't stopped," said Steve Tisch, co-owner of the New York Giants. "A seat has not been removed."

The first glimmer of a potential compromise has surfaced. Late last week, Rams owner Stan Kroenke sent a letter to the six-owner Committee on Los Angeles Opportunities, saying he would be willing to partner with a second team on the Inglewood stadium. He did not identify a particular team.

"He was willing to propose an equity ownership, 50-50 ownership in the stadium — that they would be equal partners in the stadium," Goodell said. "I think that was received well by the membership. That's something they will certainly consider."

Other owners echoed Goodell's characterization of the letter, with Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay calling the offer "a positive thing," and Tisch saying it was "serious" and "sincere."

The letter called for the Rams and a second team to split construction costs on the $1.86-billion stadium as well as game-day revenue. Kroenke would retain control of the stadium's design as well as the surrounding mixed-use development.

A Chargers source who spoke on condition of anonymity said team owner Dean Spanos already believes he has the best site and sees no reason to consider changing course.

In the case of L.A., the league would manage the outcome instead of pitting the two projects against each other for an up-or-down vote. The NFL doesn't want one or two teams to emerge as losers and get sent back to markets they tried to leave.

Currently, each side is believed to have the requisite nine votes to block the competition.

While momentum is building toward a January vote, there are no guarantees in a process that has meandered since the Raiders and Rams left the L.A. market after the 1994 season.

"I don't guarantee it, but I certainly think that that's where we're trying to head to," Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said of voting in Houston. "I think that's important since we have the ability to put a team there — or teams — we ought to do it."

Three of the L.A. Committee members — Giants co-owner John Mara, Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt and Houston Texans owner Bob McNair — expressed a desire for a definitive vote in January.

The L.A. Committee has not made a recommendation between the Inglewood and Carson proposals, but Goodell said they intend to.

"The first thing the membership is focused on is, what are the home markets willing to do?" he said. "What are the things they can address to make sure that our teams continue to be successful in their home markets? That's been a big focus of the committee. We still have more work to do to make sure we understand fully the certainty of those projects and the viability of those projects. That's a core focus."

Tisch, a longtime L.A. resident, is not ready to forecast an end to this soap opera.

"I've lost all my psychic powers," he said, "especially regarding this subject."

[Stranger]

He (David Hunn) randomly disappeared in the middle of the periscope and Demoff randomly appeared. You can't make this stuff up its so funny lol

Right, Hunn bailed when Demoff showed.

I'm pretty disappointed with what we're seeing out of StL right now. A lot of childish behavior from politicians, media, and of course StL centric Rams forums.

[max]

Spanos now has 6 weeks to negotiate a partnership agreement with Kroenke.

I'd expect NFL to tell Spanos to work out deal with Kroenke or stay in STL. JAN 12-13 meeting they will get "help" working out the deal.

You mean "stay in San Diego", no?

Yes. SD not STL.