bk18 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/deciphering-the-dome-drama/article_12551c4d-563b-55ab-a851-0f0c1b4d46bf.html SLU has been very far from starting a football team, but would relocation of the Rams to LA change things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouthBilliken Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Too expensive for SLU. Plus what would we play DI? Yeah right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/deciphering-the-dome-drama/article_12551c4d-563b-55ab-a851-0f0c1b4d46bf.html SLU has been very far from starting a football team, but would relocation of the Rams to LA change things? GOD DAMNIT BRIAN!!!! STOP YOUR GODDAMN NONSENSE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouthBilliken Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Make a new stadium in the St. Louis suburbs so the fan base that has the money to actually go to the games can do so without fear of being robbed. May seem silly to some but people from this area are paranoid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bk18 Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Obviously we wouldn't jump to a D1 team immediately. I see cities like Peoria, Omaha, Dayton have a huge following for basketball because they lack a pro sports team. With SLU being the only major university in the city and 60,000 or so going to Rams games, I would imagine some of that combined with SLU fans could fill a small stadium with room to grow. On paper it looks like a loss, but sports is a big form of advertisement and helps pay scholarships. I just can't see a city as big as St. Louis without any football team. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Metropolitan_Statistical_Areas 19th largest metro area without a pro football team nor a college football team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Given today's murky economic climate and tuition costs going thru the roof FB at SLU is a dream. FB only makes money at about 25-30 school's across the nation. It's pretty much a go big or go home proposition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouthBilliken Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Isn't the major reason against paying athletes is that unless you are a top team in a major conference you barely if ever break even? All of the field hockey and volleyball and baseball and track teams, etc aren't revenue producing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy03 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 In the running for dumbest thread ever started on billikens.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 bk must've left his account up on a shared campus computer because this thread sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_davola Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 In the running for dumbest thread ever started on billikens.com. Yep...and that's saying a lot. See 'God Bless America' thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 It would be good for the basketball program. The team's profile and attendance would both get a boost. Plus, it would help with suite sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownwolves Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 The Lambs back in Los Angles - ever since they left they have been threatening to move back - NO WAY. They ruined Anaheim Stadium when they moved in. They talk about the "NEW" Stadium they would build,,, ya, right, sure, Enviromentalists won't let it happen because they found a 3-toe Gray Rock Frog right there ................ keep'um. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 SLU should start an NBA team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouthBilliken Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Slu or st louis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJumpUp Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Do you think the Ferguson/Mike Brown Protests have any impact on the decision in the Rams relocating? Maybe when Stan saw the protesters and fans fighting over flags, hitting and spitting on each other after the Rams game, he began to lean towards relocation. Thoughts????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Do you think the Ferguson/Mike Brown Protests have any impact on the decision in the Rams relocating? Maybe when Stan saw the protesters and fans fighting over flags, hitting and spitting on each other after the Rams game, he began to lean towards relocation. Thoughts????? My thought is that this thread is on a really short leash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldo027 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Do you think the Ferguson/Mike Brown Protests have any impact on the decision in the Rams relocating? Maybe when Stan saw the protesters and fans fighting over flags, hitting and spitting on each other after the Rams game, he began to lean towards relocation. Thoughts????? Why do you continually keep bringing this up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Do you think the Ferguson/Mike Brown Protests have any impact on the decision in the Rams relocating? Maybe when Stan saw the protesters and fans fighting over flags, hitting and spitting on each other after the Rams game, he began to lean towards relocation. Thoughts????? Drop it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJumpUp Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 My thought is that this thread is on a really short leash. Figured I'd help it out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSLU68 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I could see where some corporate types might buy tickets to SLU MBB or Cardinals MLB if Rams money spent is still in their budgets. More likely SIUE will move to football before SLU. It is the best funded school with public money and fastest growing enrollment. It already has 14,000 vs 12,000 at UMSL on campus students; eventually it will want to compete with SIUC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmith19 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Make a new stadium in the St. Louis suburbs so the fan base that has the money to actually go to the games can do so without fear of being robbed. May seem silly to some but people from this area are paranoid Yeah, because it's not like robberies (or any other high-profile violence and nastiness) have been occurring in the suburbs lately, right? I like how some people have been trying to ignore the reality that Ferguson and the entire grand jury business are strictly County products. I agree with you about the paranoia in certain quarters, but you'd better build the stadium in Franklin or St. Charles Counties if you want to make the paranoid demographic your target audience. Good luck with that. St. Louis went without an NFL team for almost a decade not so very long ago. If SLU didn't reboot its football program then, I'm not sure why anyone would expect it to if the region again finds itself without an NFL team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_davola Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Yeah, because it's not like robberies (or any other high-profile violence and nastiness) have been occurring in the suburbs lately, right? St. Louis went without an NFL team for almost a decade not so very long ago. If SLU didn't reboot its football program then, I'm not sure why anyone would expect it to if the region again finds itself without an NFL team. Like it or not, that is the perspective of some in this region and it won't change any time soon unless we clean up the crime rate in the city. I love the city, lived in the city...etc...but it's all about perception and I would agree with what BigMouthBilliken said. A lot of folks are scared of the city which is a shame because the city does have a lot to offer. In terms of a football program...It will never happen and quite frankly, I don't have any interest in it happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmith19 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 That perception has always existed, but it is beyond outdated. Maybe when the next Census comes out and shows that the County is actually shrinking and the City finally showing a modest gain, more people will finally recognize this. The inner ring suburbs are bleeding residents and businesses in two directions. They're caught in the middle between the folks returning to the central city and the folks who keep fleeing further and further out. We're already past the point of the question being one of City vs. County. The inner ring suburbs have the same problems as the City but don't have the assets that make the City attractive to older empty nesters and younger people. That includes nearly all of St. Louis County (everything but the far west, and many of the people there would join St. Charles Co. in a heartbeat if that was politically feasible). I'm not saying perceived crime in the City isn't a problem, but the perception of the public school system is a much bigger problem. Obviously the two are linked, but the biggest problem the City has right now is that people with school-age kids (especially ones who can't afford to send them to private schools) are absolutely petrified of SLPS. I think that should be a much bigger concern than suburban tourists being afraid of getting robbed when they go to a sports event or anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouthBilliken Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Correct me if im wrong. From someone from the Chicago area my observation of STL is that it is more of a working city. Much like DC, many people commute to work downtown but not many live in the downtown area, as evidenced how dead it is on most weekends. In Chicago and NYC people live and work in the city, and it always seems crowsed. Once again, my observation and correct me if I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmith19 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 You seem to be confusing downtown with all of the city limits. You're correct that many people work downtown and commute from elsewhere, although the number of downtown residents has increased dramatically in the last 10 years or so. I often work downtown and commute from five miles away, but I still live in the City rather than the County. The city limits includes much more than downtown, though. Many people from places like Jefferson, Franklin, or St. Charles Counties are only familiar with downtown and the parts of the city they see driving in for Cardinals/Blues/Rams games, and thus mistakenly conflate all of the City with what they're familiar with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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