49ers leaving San Fran?
 

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2654743]ESPN.com - NFL - 49ers to leave Candlestick, turn focus to Santa Clara[/url]

Interesting.

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So they'll be known as the San Francisco 49ers of Santa Clara?




Stupid MLB Angels team...

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The name is staying the same and the new stadium negotiations are finally moving in the right directions. Good news to me...

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at least they aren't leaving the state...
the Browns were a shame.

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[quote=BrunellMVP?;242254]at least they aren't leaving the state...
the Browns were a shame.[/quote]
Yeah Santa Clara is only 30 minutes away from SF.

The Giants and Jets play in Jersey

The Cowboys play in Irving and will play in Arlington soon, even further away from Dallas

You guys play in Maryland

The Cards play in Glendale (and play in University of Phoenix Stadium, saying it because it makes me laugh)

Pretty normal these days.

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why wont Frisco build a new stadium? are they trying to make the taxpayers fund it? because i love the redskins, but i don't want to pay for their stadium

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they ain't going nowhere, will still be called 49ers

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i wonder why the folks in S.F. built the giants a new stadium before building the niners one?i hate the niners,always have.but
i can't think of another team in the league that deserves a new stadium,especially when you look at how big the 49er fan base seems to be.i also think that 49ers fans are almost as crazy about them,as we are for the skins.they deserve a new stadium for that in itself!

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The city couldn't agree on the plans with the owner, Dr. York who wants the stadium to be one of the league's largest and best, the new generation of stadiums that the Cardinals and soon the Cowboys will have. The blame falls on the city officials and the geographic difficulties of building a stadium in SF.

So York went to the Mayor of Santa Clara who's mouth is watering to get a storied franchise like the 49ers to play in his city. Negotiations will move a lot faster now and I think the target date for a new stadium to be completed is by the start of the 2012 season. Also it should be more convenient for the organization because Santa Clara is where the franchise headquarters are located.

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If san fran was the dominate team they once were this wouldnt even be an issue...they would get their stadium without a doubt...want a new stadium then win games

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Nah, sell tickets and merchandise and get a new stadium -- San Fran does both of those.

For these owners, winning means jack shit when it comes to stadium negotiations. What talks is the money that a stadium pulls in to the city and local economy. Im shocked san fran didnt work harder to keep them.

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As long as it stays "San Fransisco 49ers" I dont care in the slightest.

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[quote=Daseal;242378]Nah, sell tickets and merchandise and get a new stadium -- San Fran does both of those.

For these owners, winning means jack shit when it comes to stadium negotiations. What talks is the money that a stadium pulls in to the city and local economy. Im shocked san fran didnt work harder to keep them.[/quote]You speak the truth my friend. San Fran would rather protect the spotted owl than contribute that money to build a stadium for an iconic franchise.

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kinda silly, but we all saw the DC council refuse JKC when he offered to pay the full stadium costs, so i'm not totally surprised to hear about something like this.

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[quote=Misterbillysells;242376]If san fran was the dominate team they once were this wouldnt even be an issue...they would get their stadium without a doubt...want a new stadium then win games[/quote]
If winning games has so much to do with getting a new stadium then how did the freaking Cardinals get a new one? I would rethink that hypothesis if I were you...

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he is just saying you should earn your stadium by being a good team, which the 49ers aren't. but i have little room to talk since our defense is worse than the 49ers d

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[quote=dall-assblows;242528]he is just saying you should earn your stadium by being a good team, which the 49ers aren't. but i have little room to talk since our defense is worse than the 49ers d[/quote]You shouldn't have to earn your stadium by being a good team, the fans are entitled to having a good stadium to sit in when they go to watch games, no matter how shitty their team is. Just because their team sucks shouldn't mean they have to sit in a crappy stadium, they still paid to watch the games and support the team.

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would'nt it also be in the best interest in the leagues for the 49ers to get a new stadium?i think it would.every fan that pays300
dollars to take his wife and kids to the game,deserves a nice stadium to see his team play in good or bad.

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I wonder if the NFL will try to get them to adopt the name "Los Angeles 49ers" since they technically won't be in SF anymore. The NFL is pathetically desperate to have an LA team.

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[QUOTE=Buster;242636]I wonder if the NFL will try to get them to adopt the name "Los Angeles 49ers" since they technically won't be in SF anymore. The NFL is pathetically desperate to have an LA team.[/QUOTE]

Wouldn't make sense. They're still in the SF Bay Area even if they move to Santa Clara. I think the NFL just likes to use LA as leverage for other cities to build new stadium more than they want a team in LA.

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No it wouldn't make sense...but I've driven from the Meadowlands to the Bronx (NY City Borough) and they're NOT close.

We know team names don't have to make sense...

LA Lakers (show me the lakes in LA)
Utah Jazz (Mormans are not big jazz fans)
Seattle Seahawks (not even a real bird!)
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (what, did Dr. Suess name the team?)

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[QUOTE=Buster;242640]No it wouldn't make sense...but I've driven from the Meadowlands to the Bronx (NY City Borough) and they're NOT close.[/QUOTE]

True but San Fran and LA, is like having a team in Orlando and calling them Miami

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[quote=TAFKAS;242641][quote=Buster;242640]No it wouldn't make sense...but I've driven from the Meadowlands to the Bronx (NY City Borough) and they're NOT close.[quote]

True but San Fran and LA, is like having a team in Orlando and calling them Miami[/quote]

Or having a team in Anaheim (state capital, no small city) and calling them Los Angeles. The stupid precedent has been set and we know that the Californians like to do stupid things with naming their teams.

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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[quote=Buster;242636]I wonder if the NFL will try to get them to adopt the name "Los Angeles 49ers" since they technically won't be in SF anymore. The NFL is pathetically desperate to have an LA team.[/quote]
It would be a really bad PR move to do that. The 49ers are one of their most popular franchises and York has basically stated under no circumstances would the team change the name.

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Speaking of San Fran, thoughts and prayers with Bill Walsh as he battles leukemia

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wow, i didnt here that. god bless him and his family.