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Any team that is moving is going to L.A.
I don't see the voters voting to do to that huge albatross known as the alamodome.
Two things I thought of after reading your post:
First, I think that if put to a vote, the city would vote to fund improvements to the dome if there was a garentee the the Saints would sign a long-term lease. I think the NFL is the only thing that would generate support for higher taxes from a majority of voters here, effed up as that is.
Second, it wouldn't suprise me if the cost to retrofit the Alamodome are actually higher than the Superdome repairs. The Saints leaving NO will have more to do with how quickly the city recovers in terms of ticket buyers and coporate sponsors coming back to town that damage to the Superdome.
Any team that is moving is going to L.A.
I don't see the voters voting to do to that huge albatross known as the alamodome.
It's pretty much up to Tom Benson on where they'll move to if they move.
So LA isn't automatically going to get them.
And you bet your ass people woild vote yes on repairing asnd upgrading the Alamodome if they knew a team would be housed there.
Tom Benson owns the Saints. Tom Benson lives in San Antonio. Tom Benson has all his businesses in San Antonio. Tom Benson's family loves San Antonio. San Antonio is ready for an NFL team so poooooooooooooooof.
San Antonio Saints. No room for L.A.
Just so you know, Saints Head Coach Jim Haslett and GM Mickey Loomis are having a press conference here in San Antonio tomorrow (Sunday) at 6pm.
I wish this city could have built the alamodome with the future in mind. That disaster lacked any kind of foresight. Kind of like the 281/1604 intersection.
Do you know what its about?
The city had nothing to do with 1604/281. That's all TXDOT. They're the builders.
And TXDOT was so stupid with the planning that they never excepted the northside to see the growth its has, so they built no interchange.
Red McCombs would have to invest in them for this to happen. Tom Benson has a nice ranch up in the hill country but he lives in N.O. (or did). He has just as many if not more business interests in N.O. (or did). Don't automatically assume he's all about S.A.
All of Benson interests are in San Antonio.
He lives in San Antonio (Hill Country), he attends weekly mass at UIW (University of the Incarnate Word), and owns many banks in the San Antonio area along with his car dealerships.
Any update on the press conference?
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