“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald, on the state of a NFL franchise-less Los Angeles.
This was the proposed Farmers Field. The supposed future home of a Los Angeles NFL Franchise.
It was taken out behind the barn and shot instead.
Los Angeles is one of the biggest cities in the country, nay, the world, with no NFL team to speak of. Even Jacksonville has a goddamn team, for crying out loud! Isn't it crazy to think that every high school senior in L.A. County grew up with no professional home football team to root for? That's downright un-American. Here's why the beginning of every NFL season is bittersweet for an L.A. football fan.
The unending talks of getting a franchise.
From getting an expansion team to relocating an existing one, the NFL has been blowing smoke up the asses of L.A. fans for years now. The latest ass-smoke provider was Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who said, "...it's a little bit of a black eye for all of us to have had this many years and not had an NFL team in Los Angeles." Sure, Jerry, whatever.
Dealing with the constant reminder of teams we lost, like the Raiders.
The Raiders inhabited Los Angeles from 1982–1994. In that time, they won one Super Bowl (1983) and also gave us Bo Jackson, arguably the best two-sport athlete ever.
Via chargertom.com
