Originally Posted by
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"[Carroll] Rosenbloom had long been bothered by the Coliseum Commission's apparent foot dragging on building luxury boxes at the Coliseum, which he saw as essential to future success. He broke off negotiations with the Commission and started to negotiate to play at Dodger Stadium, but Los Angeles Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley did not want a football team playing at Chavez Ravine. Rosenbloom was petitioned by Orange County Supervisor Ralph Clark, the founder of the Los Angeles Rams Booster Club, to move the team to Anaheim Stadium, the home of the California Angels. Clark convinced Angels owner Gene Autry to okay the remodeling of Anaheim Stadium to accommodate the Rams, expanding capacity to 68,000 and putting in seating appropriate to football. In 1980, the Rams moved to Anaheim from Los Angeles."
This pretty much sums up the current situation.
LA doesn't want to build luxury boxes in the Coliseum. Amazing how USC football can play in the Coliseum, selling 100000 seats every game, and they don't feel a need for luxury boxes.
The NFL does need Los Angeles. They are here constantly doing research. But they are hell-bent on the Coliseum, which no one in LA wants, save for some greedy Councilmembers.
This whole discussion came about because someone asked why LA has no football team, and your answer is because the NFL is stupid.