The NFL announced last night the the St. Louis Rams will be moving to Los Angeles. Perhaps the least surprising news of 2016 (so far), but disappointing nonetheless. At least disappointing to those of us living in the St. Louis area....
Twenty years ago, the Rams moved from LA to St. Louis. Their reasons then were a crappy stadium, and poor attendance. Their reasons for heading back? Well, it boils down to to a crappy stadium, and poor attendance. Of course, in both cases, the "product" had been pretty horrible for several years.... (the St. Louis Rams have lost 68% of their games over the past decade, averaging almost 11 losses per season). Reasons, excuses, whatever. Bottom line: The league badly wants a team in LA, ad The Rams owner wants them to be that team. Anything else was just talk. I just wish Stan Kronke had been straightforward with the people in St. Louis, instead of trying to blame the fans of St. Louis. It's about money and prestige, and there's more of both out west.
On the plus side, I'll have a better chance of seeing the Steelers on any given Sunday. Or at least a decent NFL game....
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