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The District Weekly: DOUG KRIKORIAN ON THE NFL: HE’S CRYING, BUT HIS TEARS ARE FAR AWAY | The District Weekly

  • Mike Guardabascio · 2 years ago
    Dave i disagree with you fundamentally about an NFL team in southern california, but I understand where you're coming from.

    On the other hand, this statement: "That’s also why all the best NFL games are on free local television" is totally false.

    Because we still have confused and angry NFL fans here who love the raiders, we get way more raiders games than we should; we also get lots of chargers game now that they're good. one of the best three games of the whole seasons, Cowboys Patriots, was pre-empted by raiders/chargers, when neither of those teams were playing good football. this was, in cbs 2's judgment, because both teams are quasi-local teams. instead of one local team, we have a number of "fan favorite" franchises (including the niners, rams, raiders, and chargers) who soak up local airtime with their often subpar play. furreal.
  • lbwhiner · 2 years ago
    Hey Dave. Guys like me (65) love it when you label DK as old, like that's a bad thing. (When I say Doug is getting old, I mean: Doug is getting old. Like, he’s had lots of birthdays.).

    How old is Dave? Will age make him a bigger idiot, or is he doing just fine with it at his current age? Give it up, Dave. I've met you. How many birthdays have you had?
  • Dave Wielenga · 2 years ago
    I've had 52, as of last November 11...and now that you know, I'm expecting a gift.
  • lbcritic · 2 years ago
    Give it ten years for early Social Security, if there's still $$$ in the system. Then we can talk about Medicare.

    My gift to you is my years of experience I'll be happy to share with you and all the readers. As an extra attraction, I can do some focus groups that'll skew your demographic well past the X generation target.
  • Dave Wielenga · 2 years ago
    Obviously, I can use all the help and experience I can get, which is why my mention of Krikorian's age was not a tool of insult but one to locate where he is coming from on this NFL issue. Believe me, Doug and I go way back. Hey, lbcritic, are you the same person as lbwhiner?
  • lbcritic · 2 years ago
    only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and holidays.
  • JuanPardell · 1 year ago
    NFL team owners will always go for the best deal they can get, the community be damned! Look at what the 49ers are trying to do. They seek to pillage the coffers of Santa Clara taxpayers, and now that the city is $51 million short of what is being requested, the 49ers brass are attempting to deploy rhetoric as to how the city can make up the shortage with a bunch of "what-if" scenarios. Either or, it places the taxpayer at risk. Do the 49ers owners care? Hell no!
  • Dave Wielenga · 1 year ago
    I assume you are talking about the SAN FRANCISCO 49ers, right? Because the Long Beach State 49ers don't have a football team. See what a smart-ass I am?
  • JuanPardell · 1 year ago
    Maybe Jeff Klein can purchase the SF 49ers and move them to Long Beach. He and Prevratil can be the co-owners. hahahahahahahahahhahaha.
  • LBRez · 1 year ago
    I would only support a team in LB if the model is similar to Green Bay's with public ownership of the team--or at least a portion. Help potential owner(s) cobble together the parcels of land required, work with them on EIRs and zoning but let them pay for building a stadium and the City of LB has at least a 20% stake in the team so if there is a move we get paid.
  • doug krikorian · 1 year ago
    Sadly, Mr. David Wielenga is, alas, right. I am getting old, an unfortunate affliction of life when one doesn't perish at a modest age. And, since he did soften his criticism of my fanciful stand on a possible football stadium for Long Beach, I will say what I've always said about Mr. Wielenga---he's a wonderfully talented writer with keen insights, even if they do notice the excessive amount of birthdays I've celebrated in my quite inglorious albeit at times enjoyable life. .
  • freddy c · 1 year ago
    If you think about it, all the pro teams should be owned by their cities. Theres no need for private ownership in this realm. All we get with private owners are thieves who extort HUNDREDS of millions from their cities over threats to move. Or they just move if they feel like it. And please, no braindead connedservatives out there need to scream how this would end the free world,blah,blah,blah. Your just pathetic.