But about those red seats

[J-Rod]

Yeah the red seats never made sense to me. There isn't a hint of red in our colors. So many problems to fix.

 

[Retroram52]

The red seats are a harbinger of things to come. A forecast of the new unis which will be red and black. Somebody is just thinking ahead. lol.

 

[shopson67]

The red seats are a harbinger of things to come. A forecast of the new unis which will be red and black. Somebody is just thinking ahead. lol.

Which college team is going to play their games at EJD after the Rams move?

 

[UnrealTerm04]

Which college team is going to play their games at EJD after the Rams move?

Realistically speaking, no team will play in the EJD, not in its current status.

 

[icefreeze57]

Well our original jerseys were blue and red lol

St. Louis Rams | History

I remember this from a mouse pad I have that have all the unis on them lol

 

[Red_Chaos]

Well our original jerseys were blue and red lol

St. Louis Rams | History

I remember this from a mouse pad I have that have all the unis on them lol

can we have another throw back day

 

[icefreeze57]

can we have another throw back day

I think we should play a whole season with alt home and aways lol

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Which college team is going to play their games at EJD after the Rams move?

The Bilikins?

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Whether St.Louis, LA or London, the Rams are better off owning their own stadium. No more leasing bullcrap. They need their own stadium.

Just say NO to London!

I'm definitely glad though that I'm not the only one that is baffled by there being a majority of red seats in the stadium for a team that wears blue and gold.

 

[HubertJubberman]

Wooo Eagles

 

[Vitamike]

I'm not sure I blame him. Not saying I support a move, espically to LA, but I can't blame him for not building a new place

Why especially LA?

 

[shopson67]

The Stallions weren't even going to have red in their unis; does the red tie into the attempt to lure the Patriots to town?

 

[UnrealTerm04]

The Stallions weren't even going to have red in their unis; does the red tie into the attempt to lure the Patriots to town?

Ok Shopson, you brought back the memories. My dad remembers about the proposed expansion team for St. Louis- the St. Louis Stallions and these are the correct colors. Thanks for sharing.

The Dome was built to lure a franchise to St. Louis but I don't think it was intended for the Patriots to move here.

 

[shopson67]

From Wikipedia (Robert Kraft page):

In 1985, Kraft bought an option on the parcel adjacent to the stadium. The option would be the first in a series of steps which would culminate nearly a decade later in his eventual ownership of the team. Later, in 1988, Kraft outbid several competitors to buy the stadium out of bankruptcy court from Billy Sullivan for $25 million. The purchase included the stadium's lease to the Patriots – which would later provide Kraft leverage in purchasing the team.

In 1992, St. Louis businessman, James Orthwein, purchased the Patriots from Victor Kiam, who was facing bankruptcy and owed Orthwein several million dollars. For the next two years, rumors of a Patriots move to St. Louis were rampant, based on the fact that Orthwein wanted to return the NFL to his hometown, which had lost the Cardinals to Arizona in 1988.

In 1994, Orthwein offered Kraft $75 million to buy out the remainder of the team's lease at the Foxboro Stadium, which, if Kraft agreed, would free Orthwein to move the Patriots to St. Louis. However, Kraft rejected the offer and made a counter-bid—a then NFL-record $175 million for the outright purchase of the Patriots (a surprising move in that the Patriots were, at the time, among the least valuable franchises in the NFL), an offer Orthwein accepted.

 

[UnrealTerm04]

From Wikipedia (Robert Kraft page):

In 1985, Kraft bought an option on the parcel adjacent to the stadium. The option would be the first in a series of steps which would culminate nearly a decade later in his eventual ownership of the team. Later, in 1988, Kraft outbid several competitors to buy the stadium out of bankruptcy court from Billy Sullivan for $25 million. The purchase included the stadium's lease to the Patriots – which would later provide Kraft leverage in purchasing the team.

In 1992, St. Louis businessman, James Orthwein, purchased the Patriots from Victor Kiam, who was facing bankruptcy and owed Orthwein several million dollars. For the next two years, rumors of a Patriots move to St. Louis were rampant, based on the fact that Orthwein wanted to return the NFL to his hometown, which had lost the Cardinals to Arizona in 1988.

In 1994, Orthwein offered Kraft $75 million to buy out the remainder of the team's lease at the Foxboro Stadium, which, if Kraft agreed, would free Orthwein to move the Patriots to St. Louis. However, Kraft rejected the offer and made a counter-bid—a then NFL-record $175 million for the outright purchase of the Patriots (a surprising move in that the Patriots were, at the time, among the least valuable franchises in the NFL), an offer Orthwein accepted.

Paraphrase?

 

[shopson67]

Patriots could've moved to St Louis in '94, but instead of Orthwein buying out their lease from Kraft, Kraft ended up buying the team from Orthwein for a record sum (at the time).

 

[UnrealTerm04]

Patriots could've moved to St Louis in '94, but instead of Orthwein buying out their lease from Kraft, Kraft ended up buying the team from Orthwein for a record sum (at the time).

Gotcha. It was never intended for them to actually move with Robert Kraft as an owner. He has done a lot for the Patriots... Kept them in Foxboro, built a new Stadium, 5 SB appearances and 3 victories.

 

[SJ76]

Those unis just smell of 1-15. Worse than the TB Bucs bright orange and white.

 

[icefreeze57]

Why especially LA?

Sorry, that wasn't anti-LA - I was saying I can't blame him for looking around at places (including and especially LA because of previous ties and all the other reasons people thing Rams are moving there). It'd be silly and ill-advised to only consider LA though.

Again - not saying I want him to move the team somewhere, just that I understand if it's in the back of his mind.