NFL IN LA: MIAMI DOLPHINS NOT RELOCATING TO LOS ANGELES (AND STADIUM GAME THEORY)
By Jaboner Jackson 8 a.m. | Despite posturing in the media by Miami Dolphins' owner Steve Ross after a failed legislative attempt to bring to the residents of Miami-Dade County a vote regarding renovations for Sun Life Stadium, the Dolphins are not relocating to Los Angeles. Any media noise or speculation to the contrary is wrong. Despite the efforts by AEG and Majestic Realty over past few years to get Farmers Field and Los Angeles Stadium off the ground, Los Angeles remains only a bargaining chip for the NFL--and increasingly one which no municipality should take seriously.
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EVALUATING CAL’S RENOVATION OF MEMORIAL STADIUM, PART 3
By Rock Mayock 11:00 p.m. | After a brief hiatus it is time to resume our dialog about the University of California’s ongoing effort to update their antiquated football facilities. We have already discussed the motivation behind undertaking this costly endeavor as well as the recent completion of Phase I. Today we will delve deep into Phase II, the renovation and retrofit of both end zones and the west side of Cal Memorial Stadium (CMS).
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EVALUATING CAL’S RENOVATION OF MEMORIAL STADIUM, PART 2
By Rock Mayock 11:00 p.m. | Last week we started our evaluation of the University of California’s planned renovation of Memorial Stadium by providing a broad overview of the project. This week we will delve deeper into the planned renovations, the anticipated renovation expenses and the funding to cover these expenses.
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EVALUATING CAL’S RENOVATION OF MEMORIAL STADIUM, PART 1
By Rock Mayock 11:45 p.m. | If you remember, we first discussed the pending renovations to Cal’s Memorial Stadium all the way back in August 2011. Along with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the Rose Bowl, Cal’s Memorial Stadium sits atop the Mount Rushmore of venerable Pac-12 stadium venues. However like the Coliseum and the Rose Bowl the combination of time, environmental factors and an increasingly competitive conference have forced Cal to make much needed renovations to Memorial Stadium.
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NFL IN LA: CORRECTING MEDIA SPECULATION REGARDING THE OAKLAND RAIDERS
By Jaboner Jackson 8 a.m. | In terms of the NFL in LA, not much has changed in the battle between AEG and Majestic Realty to return professional football to Los Angeles. Even though other less informed media outlets had touted the Minnesota Vikings as a prime contender for relocation even up until last week, footballphds.com had always been steadfast in our knowledge that the Vikings were never a contender for relocation. We have also been steadfast in our knowledge that the St. Louis Rams remain a secondary player for relocation and not a primary one. And we are definitely steadfast in our knowledge that Los Angeles still belongs to one of two teams--the San Diego Chargers to Farmers Field or the Oakland Raiders to LA Stadium. The more things change, the more things stay the same.
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NFL IN LA: RAMS’ COUNTERPROPSAL TO ST. LOUIS CVC FOR EDWARD JONES DOME, PART 1
By Jaboner Jackson 8 a.m. | Part 1 of 2 | Yesterday, the St. Louis Rams' counteroffer to the St. Louis Convention Center and Visitors Commission (CVC) for renovations to Edward Jones Dome (EJD) were released by the Missouri Attorney General's office. Although terms were supposed to remain confidential per the Rams' lease agreement, media outlets had petitioned the Attorney General to make public the Rams counterproposal, which Attorney General Chris Koster did on Monday per Missouri's "Sunshine Law." Overall, the Rams have proposed renovations to EJD that the CVC estimates would cost $700 million. This is in comparison to the CVC's own proposal in February for $124 million in renovations, a topic that we reviewed in depth this spring here and here.
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NFL IN LA: VIKINGS STADIUM UPDATE AND FLYTHROUGHS FOR FARMERS FIELD AND LA STADIUM
By Jaboner Jackson 8 a.m. | While Minnesota lawmakers continued their back and forth over funding a proposed new football stadium in downtown Minneapolis for the Minnesota Vikings, AEG continued to sell the Southland on its vision for Farmers Field, its proposed football stadium in downtown Los Angeles, by releasing a flythrough video. Despite media and fan supposition that the Vikings will relocate if the people of Minnesota do not front the majority of the cost for "The People's Stadium," we detailed last month the reasons why the Vikings will not be moving to Los Angeles. We also delineated the problems with the current financing plans for The People's Stadium and why the people of Minnesota could do much better. Today, we update the stadium situation in Minnesota before flying through both Farmers Field and LA Stadium in the Battle of Promotional Videos.
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PRIMER ON MINNESOTA VIKINGS STADIUM FINANCING PLAN
By Jaboner Jackson 8 a.m. | Last week, footballphds.com detailed the reasons why the Minnesota Vikings were not relocation candidates for either Farmers Field in downtown Los Angeles or LA Stadium in City of Industry. This was in response to a Minnesota House Committee action last week to vote against a stadium financing plan for a new Vikings stadium in Minneapolis. The NFL and Vikings, both of whom understand that the Vikings are not true threats for relocation, subsequently met with Governor Mark Dayton and state politicians to revitalize the legislative bill for a new Vikings stadium. Accordingly, the Minnesota Senate voted on Friday to move forward with the financing plan for the "The People's Stadium." Today, footballphds.com strips away the political debates to break down the financing plan of the Vikings' proposed stadium in downtown Minneapolis. Furthermore, we detail why the People of Minnesota can do better than the current legislative bill.
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