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That's been working out pretty poorly for them. Stuck with a $650 million dollar fine from the league and the lowest attendance in the NFL. And stuck as a secon

That's been working out pretty poorly for them. Stuck with a $650 million dollar fine from the league and the lowest attendance in the NFL. And stuck as a second-class renter of a stadium that's controlled by a University.

conception 8y ago
Poorly in other ways as well - https://deadspin.com/faa-gives-pilots-thumbs-up-to-fly-rude-banners-over-cha-1819027162 https://deadspin.com/faa-gives-pilots-thumbs-up-to-fly-rude-... The highlight - "However, the FAA only grants TFRs for stadiums and arenas that hold 30,000 or more, and since the StubHub Center capacity is under 30,000 — the Chargers announced a sellout at 25,386 during their game with the Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday — the FAA will not grant the TFR."
microcolonel 8y ago
Well, that's a separate matter. They made the horrendous mistake of agreeing to a fine structure which includes a 650 million dollar penalty for doing the right thing, chances are that it would cost them similar over the years to subsidize it.
- tajen 8y ago
  Do you mean the city of San Diego got fined for letting their team go? or the team got fines for leaving?
  - josephjrobison 8y ago
    You're right - it's silly: "Spanos had pledged $350 million to the stadium project in San Diego. But now that he’s moving, he’ll have to pay the NFL a $550 million relocation fee. That’s right. For roughly the same amount of money he’s spending to flee the city that has loved his usually woeful team unconditionally for 56 years, Spanos could have had his new stadium. Instead, he fire bombed his fan base to relocate to a city so enthused by the move that it couldn’t even manage to stifle its yawn." https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2017/01/12/san-diego-chargers-los-angeles-relocate/96493552/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour...
    - s73v3r_ 8y ago
      Yawn isn't the half of it. The most popular football teams in LA are: 1. The Raiders (like, it's not even close) 2. The Rams (probably a little more popular after their good season last year) 3. The LA Galaxy (that's right, a soccer team) 4. The Chargers.
      - tcpekin 8y ago
        There's also UCLA and USC in there before the Chargers...
      - prolikewh0a 8y ago
        Is LAFC (MLS) more popular than the Chargers yet?

conception 8y ago

Poorly in other ways as well - https://deadspin.com/faa-gives-pilots-thumbs-up-to-fly-rude-banners-over-cha-1819027162 https://deadspin.com/faa-gives-pilots-thumbs-up-to-fly-rude-... The highlight - "However, the FAA only grants TFRs for stadiums and arenas that hold 30,000 or more, and since the StubHub Center capacity is under 30,000 — the Chargers announced a sellout at 25,386 during their game with the Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday — the FAA will not grant the TFR."

microcolonel 8y ago

Well, that's a separate matter. They made the horrendous mistake of agreeing to a fine structure which includes a 650 million dollar penalty for doing the right thing, chances are that it would cost them similar over the years to subsidize it.

tajen 8y ago
Do you mean the city of San Diego got fined for letting their team go? or the team got fines for leaving?
- josephjrobison 8y ago
  You're right - it's silly: "Spanos had pledged $350 million to the stadium project in San Diego. But now that he’s moving, he’ll have to pay the NFL a $550 million relocation fee. That’s right. For roughly the same amount of money he’s spending to flee the city that has loved his usually woeful team unconditionally for 56 years, Spanos could have had his new stadium. Instead, he fire bombed his fan base to relocate to a city so enthused by the move that it couldn’t even manage to stifle its yawn." https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2017/01/12/san-diego-chargers-los-angeles-relocate/96493552/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour...
  - s73v3r_ 8y ago
    Yawn isn't the half of it. The most popular football teams in LA are: 1. The Raiders (like, it's not even close) 2. The Rams (probably a little more popular after their good season last year) 3. The LA Galaxy (that's right, a soccer team) 4. The Chargers.
    - tcpekin 8y ago
      There's also UCLA and USC in there before the Chargers...
    - prolikewh0a 8y ago
      Is LAFC (MLS) more popular than the Chargers yet?