ATHLETIC ASSHOLES

[HairOfTheDog]

Interesting side note: the proposed stadium location is one of my old neighborhoods. The several times I moved in and out of L.A were right in that area, and I lived right off Del Amo a few times growing up, in Lakewood (and Southgate and Lynwood) areas. Don't know what it's like now but back then it was an average suburban working class neighborhood. I understand it's gone downhill somewhat since. Lynwood and Southgate and Compton etc were always shitholes, gangland. With that mix should be fun throwing a stadium in the middle of it.

Southgate and Compton are definitely still shitholes, Donovan. But, Lakewood isn't bad at all.

It's sometimes a messy adventure going to events in Inglewood (anywhere in L.A. really), that's true. The proposed 80,000 seater Rams stadium as part of that City of Champions complex would be situated between the Forum and Hollywood Park Race Track (both now defunct as sports venues).

It's a very expensive endeavor; I wonder how long it would take for investors to break even even with high attendance and if the team would be able to attract sell-out crowds quickly.

Some of the season ticket options that are being test-marketed are upwards of $45,000 (with financing available). Man, if the developers and investors are counting on making a good portion of their profits off of those prestige packages rather than average Joe attendance, they've gotta be counting on a lot of celebrities and moguls embracing the L.A. Rams. Outrageous.

I wonder if the stadium part of the project will be dropped if Kroenke pulls out as an investor and keeps the Rams in St. Louis. Seems it would be very risky (and kinda stupid) to finance and build a new NFL stadium in L.A. without a team firmly attached to the deal.

Anyway, Inglewood and surrounding areas could use the job opportunities and tax revenue that would be generated, so I think voters will give the project a thumbs-up if it goes to ballot.