http://laist.com/2005/04/14/another_football_stadium_option.php All comments for Another Football Stadium Option en-us 2008 la_jeremy Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:00:00 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jeremy.oberstein@gmail.com jeremy.oberstein@gmail.com 60 http://laist.com/2005/04/14/another_football_stadium_option.php#comment-145047 http://laist.com/2005/04/14/another_football_stadium_option.php#comment-145047 Comments Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:02:13 -0800 <p>LAX has nothing to do with it. The NFL approved the deal in 1995. Al Davis had a few issues though. One was that the NFL wanted to put a second team in Hollywood Park. Davis wanted the stadium for himself. Second, was that he didn't think the stadium could be built by 1997, and he couldn't bear to play in the Coliseum for an additional year. Third, Davis had a conversation with John Madden, who convinced him that LA fans didn't have the same rowdy spark as Oakland fans. The airport had nothing to do with anything. </p> http://laist.com/2005/04/14/another_football_stadium_option.php#comment-145045 http://laist.com/2005/04/14/another_football_stadium_option.php#comment-145045 Comments Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:57:56 -0800 <p>You can't use the blimp at Hollywood Park, because of LAX. I seem to recall this being a big deal to the NFL.</p>