[vincesanity82]

It has been twelve years since the Rams and Raiders left Los Angeles, and with the recent passing of Georgia Frontiere, one of the last people to own a pro football team in Southern California, it is time to reconsider the prospect.

All week long, the Los Angeles Times is pitting "sportswriter" Scott Olin Schmidt (ahem, that would be yours truly) against Barry Sanders--the Los Angeles Coliseum Commissioner, not the former Detroit Lion--in their weekly "Dust Up" web feature.

Today's question asks, "Should Los Angeles be spending public money to attract an NFL franchise? Should a pro team play at the Coliseum? Isn't professional football (unlike, arguably, baseball) usually a net loss for municipalities?"

Both Sanders and Schmidt agree: "our great city can live without an NFL team."

An NFL Future in LA? - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

[Lefty Noob]

No, no, no, no. L.A. has had several chances to support a football team and they've failed. Stay away, NFL, stay far away.

[azrael492]

They have never had the fan support. Didn't the coliseum seat about 100,000 people. They overestimate the fanbase in LA. Cut that down by 2/3 and they can sell out games. They couldn't watch on TV from what I heard because of the blackout rule.

[bears9]

The LA market would be great to have an NFL team and you know who would make a good coach for this team. Pete Carrol

[ThePundit]

I don't know. LA is the biggest market besides Chicago and New York. If the team would win people would show up. And it would bring in extra ad revenue.

[alex83]

i think another issue with having a team in LA is that...California simply has to many teams already...i know it sounds dumb but Cali already plays home to the Raiders, the 49ers and the Chargers, does it need another team? does one state need FOUR NFL teams in it?

[Seahawker 562]

Originally Posted by alex83

i think another issue with having a team in LA is that...California simply has to many teams already...i know it sounds dumb but Cali already plays home to the Raiders, the 49ers and the Chargers, does it need another team? does one state need FOUR NFL teams in it?

just kick the raiders out of california then