Steelnation
Footballguy
Sorry if this is a honda.
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Where is the Charger game going to be played? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Steelnation
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Sorry if this is a honda.
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
I herd they have a motorcycle thing in the new Cardinals stadium in ARZ. So thats out.
Sites possiblities are: Sun Devil Stadium, or the cowboys or texans home stadiums
Sites possiblities are: Sun Devil Stadium, or the cowboys or texans home stadiums
Texican
Footballguy
POSTED 7:46 p.m. EDT, October 23, 2007
CHARGERS "HOME" GAME UP IN THE AIR
Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that it's still not known where Sunday's game between the San Diego Chargers and the Houston Texans will be played.
The possibilities include Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, the Los Angeles Coliseum, and Texas Stadium.
The situation, per Schefter, is fluid, there are no firm answers, and no one knows when decisions will be made.
For now, the Chargers are practicing in Arizona, due to the fires in the San Diego area.
Regardless of the final destination of the game, it will be difficult to sell tickets. When the Chargers-Dolphins game was moved to Arizona under similar circumstances in 2003, admission was free and donations for the relief efforts were taken.
CHARGERS "HOME" GAME UP IN THE AIR
Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that it's still not known where Sunday's game between the San Diego Chargers and the Houston Texans will be played.
The possibilities include Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, the Los Angeles Coliseum, and Texas Stadium.
The situation, per Schefter, is fluid, there are no firm answers, and no one knows when decisions will be made.
For now, the Chargers are practicing in Arizona, due to the fires in the San Diego area.
Regardless of the final destination of the game, it will be difficult to sell tickets. When the Chargers-Dolphins game was moved to Arizona under similar circumstances in 2003, admission was free and donations for the relief efforts were taken.
Sabertooth
Footballguy
Does is matter? Is it really going to effect your decisions?
SuperJohn96
RPS World Champion
Why wouldn't they just get it into LA already?
Then the NFL would at least get a taste of an LA football game since they are dying to get back in there.
Then the NFL would at least get a taste of an LA football game since they are dying to get back in there.
Ozymandias
Footballguy
No reason why they can't play it Monday night, at the Cardinals stadium.
Steelnation
Footballguy
Seems to matter to you that I simply asked WHERE the game is going to be played. :IBTL: Having a bad morning there guy?
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Sabertooth
Footballguy
Somewhat. Mostly has to do with the thinly veiled WDIS posts. But seriously are you going to sit or start any players depending on this? I certainly wouldn't let this influence my starting Gates or LT2.Seems to matter to you that I simply asked WHERE the game is going to be played.Having a bad morning there guy?
DanFouts
Footballguy
Wow.....that is a little grumpy......I didn't see this as a WDIS thread in the least.....Somewhat. Mostly has to do with the thinly veiled WDIS posts. But seriously are you going to sit or start any players depending on this? I certainly wouldn't let this influence my starting Gates or LT2.Seems to matter to you that I simply asked WHERE the game is going to be played.Having a bad morning there guy?
Sabertooth
Footballguy
This one isn't a WDIS thread. I was just stating that yes I was a bit grumpy and that was the reason.
doughboydeluxe
Footballguy
According to Rick Gosselin, Dallas and Houston are the two options if the game gets moved. Not sure what happened to Phoenix...
SharkBait
Footballguy
Damn it! Well, what about Berlin?
What an ###.But if you had to make the choice: Who WOULD You Start?
SharkBait
Footballguy
Saber put you people on notice. Don't act surprised when he lowers the boom on you. Even if he is coming from way out in deep left field...Wow.....that is a little grumpy......I didn't see this as a WDIS thread in the least.....Somewhat. Mostly has to do with the thinly veiled WDIS posts. But seriously are you going to sit or start any players depending on this? I certainly wouldn't let this influence my starting Gates or LT2.Seems to matter to you that I simply asked WHERE the game is going to be played.
SharkBait
Footballguy
Wow, the Texans in open air. How great would that be?
sho nuff
Footballguy
That was my first thought.You would think the State of Cali would want that as well to keep any hotel revenues in the state.
Gr00vus
Footballguy
The current L.A. stadiums simply aren't NFL quality. I think that's a big factor. Also with the fires all over SC, traveling isn't such a picnic, and the air quality all over the area is getting bad.It would seem to me that putting the game in the Texans' stadium would make the most economic sense - I'd think it'd offer the best chance that people would pay for tickets there with the largest turn out since it'd basically be an extra Texans home game.
spOOfy
Footballguy
While this is true, the league was highly criticized for giving the Giants a 9th home game during Katrina. For an example, see kupcho1's post.
Challenge Everything
Footballguy
Option #1 this should be.
doughboydeluxe
Footballguy
From Bob McNair:
clinton_c
Footballguy
I was so p.o.'ed when the Giants were just "given" another home game. Completely ignorant by the NFL considering that little advantage could cost a team a playoff oppurtunity.
So I don't think the Texans should get another homegame, but Dallas would be fine.(not that many Texans fans here anyway)
In fact I would go to the game....as long as most of the money goes to help the victims.
So I don't think the Texans should get another homegame, but Dallas would be fine.(not that many Texans fans here anyway)
In fact I would go to the game....as long as most of the money goes to help the victims.
I think giving the Texans another home game makes the most sense. It's a small advantage, but that's fairly unimportant in the grand scheme of things. What's more important, IMO, is picking a venue that will fill up with fans interested in the game.
Harry Beanbag
Sausage King of Chicago
Sun Devil Stadium is the best option. The Chargers are already in Arizona so they won't have to travel again and Phoenix is a hell of a lot more neutral than say Houston or Dallas. Sell tickets and parking super cheap just to cover the costs of parking attendant and stadium workers salaries and if you make a profit, the remainder goes 100% to the Red Cross relief effort in So Cal.
coolnerd
Footballguy
As I said in another thread, people who don't live in Texas have no clue as how little support the Texans have statewide.
rckstr
Footballguy
Does it matter that there is an ASU game on Saturday?? Don't know if there is a turnaround time issue because of this or possibly hotel availability ramifications?
Does anyone know what happened with the season ticket holders that held seats to the last game that was moved? Did they just get refunded? As I recall it was even more last minute than this one will end up being, but I was curious as to how the Chargers handled things with their paying fans.
I can't imagine NBC or ESPN (which I believe is ABC) agreeing to any move in the afternoon time slot the game was originally supposed to be in. Thus, I think we'll be looking at a Sunday afternoon game still, at a site yet to be announced.
I can't imagine NBC or ESPN (which I believe is ABC) agreeing to any move in the afternoon time slot the game was originally supposed to be in. Thus, I think we'll be looking at a Sunday afternoon game still, at a site yet to be announced.
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Andy Herron
Footballguy
By local reports here in Dallas, it's starting to sound like they are leaning towards Texas Stadium. Stadium workers have been notified and placed on call.
Cowboys are on a bye, of course.
Gordon (Keith), what are you hearing?
Cowboys are on a bye, of course.
Gordon (Keith), what are you hearing?
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The air quality is pretty bad. People should not be running around and breathing the stuff.
doughboydeluxe
Footballguy
The last time they moved the game to Arizona the admission was free. They had donation stations set up outside and $200,000 was raised to help the SD area. I am assuming if they move the game to Texas or Arizona they would have a similar structure. I'm guessing the NFL covers the cost of operating the stadium.
Boulder Toads
Footballguy
On my drive in this morning, I think I remember the Houston radio guys saying the same thing that Dallas was probably the most likely spot ...
Brewzers
Footballguy
I heard on Austin radio this morning that a decision would be made today and most likely would be Dallas.
Texican
Footballguy
Ed Werder was on the radio this morning. He is saying Dallas is the likely spot if the game is moved (which I believe we should find out today). Interestingly though, he said the league is discussing having the game on Monday night in San Diego. He said QualComm is still being used, but on a small capacity (compared to before) and they expect no more comong in, and only people leaving there. Meaning the stadium should be available. Now the air quality...that's another story.
BeachBums
Footballguy
From the San Diego Union Tribune:
Indications are Bolts won't bolt Qualcomm
TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
It appears increasingly likely the Chargers will play at home Sunday, as evacuees leave Qualcomm Stadium and the weather cooperates in diminishing the firestorm in the county.
Mayor Jerry Sanders will announce his decision as to whether to allow the Chargers to host the Houston Texans at Qualcomm Stadium based upon the needs of the people who remain sheltered there.
Indications are Bolts won't bolt Qualcomm
TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
It appears increasingly likely the Chargers will play at home Sunday, as evacuees leave Qualcomm Stadium and the weather cooperates in diminishing the firestorm in the county.
Mayor Jerry Sanders will announce his decision as to whether to allow the Chargers to host the Houston Texans at Qualcomm Stadium based upon the needs of the people who remain sheltered there.
culdeus
Footballguy
I'd rather see this game than that abortion of a denver team for a second straight week.
Despyzer
Lousy Attention Whore
How do you feel about Player Spotlight threads?
Texican
Footballguy
POSTED 8:49 p.m. EDT, October 25, 2007
STILL NO DECISION ON CHARGERS GAME
The San Diego Chargers have announced . . . that no announcement is ready to be made about the location of their Week Eight game against the Houston Texans.
"[T]he Chargers remain in regular communication with both the City of San Diego and the National Football League," the team said in a statement. "The Chargers are working with the Mayor's Office and the NFL to ensure that all aspects of the situation are carefully evaluated and that the best possible decision for the people of San Diego is ultimately reached. The Chargers will continue to do everything possible to provide Mayor Sanders with the flexibility he needs to determine what is in the public interest."
The status of the game in in doubt because of fires in the San Diego area. If the game is not played at Qualcomm Stadium, it's expected to be played at Texas Stadium in Dallas.
Meanwhile, the evacuees who had been housed at Qualcomm Stadium have been moved to the Del Mar Fairgrounds. It could be a precursor to giving the green light for the Chargers to play at home.
Presumably, a decision will be made before Sunday.
STILL NO DECISION ON CHARGERS GAME
The San Diego Chargers have announced . . . that no announcement is ready to be made about the location of their Week Eight game against the Houston Texans.
"[T]he Chargers remain in regular communication with both the City of San Diego and the National Football League," the team said in a statement. "The Chargers are working with the Mayor's Office and the NFL to ensure that all aspects of the situation are carefully evaluated and that the best possible decision for the people of San Diego is ultimately reached. The Chargers will continue to do everything possible to provide Mayor Sanders with the flexibility he needs to determine what is in the public interest."
The status of the game in in doubt because of fires in the San Diego area. If the game is not played at Qualcomm Stadium, it's expected to be played at Texas Stadium in Dallas.
Meanwhile, the evacuees who had been housed at Qualcomm Stadium have been moved to the Del Mar Fairgrounds. It could be a precursor to giving the green light for the Chargers to play at home.
Presumably, a decision will be made before Sunday.
the spanker
Footballguy
Obviously
mad sweeney
Footballguy
I believe it will only be available in the normal team markets. And on Sunday Ticket. That's how it was done last time IIRC.
