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Originally Posted by moklerman
Anyone and everyone who wants to keep filling us all in with more details would be greatly appreciated. I apologize if it's a re-hashing for some or bringing up painful memories for others but I'd really like to know more. To me, it's one of the most pivotal points in Rams history and I'd like to get the whole scoop.
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And therein is the rub. It is only partly pivotal. Georgia did no more than the menfolk did 50 years prior. Moving the Rams from Cleveland set the stage for the questions about "business principles" vs loyalty vs ROI for entertainment. Did she not get what she should have been entitled to to stay in LA? She she have stayed and lost money? Do fans deserve corporate loyalty? Should the corporation have a social conscience? Are fans entitled to a sports identity? What are the Rams? Just the Horns as some have said?
I have never been convinced that Georgia and Shaw have had the fans interests at heart as much as they should. But is that their job? Is the team a money-maker for shareholders ; the current political version of the Roman Coliseum to placate the masses; or, entertainment that doesn't come free? Where you line up on these questions I suspect will shape how you think the team has been handled over the years - right or wrong.
I'm afraid no one will ever come clean and just say ... "as long as my job is secure ... I don't care if the team is moved to India to become the Dali Lama Rams ... to helll with what fans think ... that raise in personal seat license fees has yet to cover my bonus ... and I need it because I ain't got enough toys yet."
Good luck molkerman in distilling history to find out how we got here ...