One way or another the Rams Professional Football Team will be playing in a new stadium before the end of the decade.
It could be in St. Louis. It could be in Los Angeles. We’ll probably get a definitive answer in the next 12 months or so.
As a St. Louisan who was too young to really remember anything about the St. Louis Cardinals Football Team, I’ve been a St. Louis Rams fan as long as I’ve been a football fan. I eagerly watched Dave Peacock’s stadium presentation last Friday and have read pretty much every article about the #STLNFL stadium proposal that I’ve come across.
Here’s a nice summary from Turf Show Times: LINK HERE
Most reports reference an 860M low end price for a new stadium in St. Louis. Mid 900s on the high end. A ton of money – no doubt.
Then again, is it?
Yes, for me or you, we’d probably be dead in a week if we had 860M dollars. But when we take it big picture, maybe it isn’t as unobtainable as it sounds.
Charif Souki is CEO of a company called Cheniere Energy Inc. In 2013 he made 141,949,280 dollars holding that position. That’s one person. In one year. And there are lots of CEOs that make gobs and gobs of money annually.
It’s not apples to apples, you’re right.
And neither is this Tweet I sent out on Sunday:
https://twitter.com/athooks/status/554385645129715712
All those guys deserve every dollar that they can get. But when you put into perspective how much sports teams (or other companies) pay in salaries, it should show you just how much money is out there.
People are concerned with funding of an #STLNFL proposal. It’s true – the devil will be in the details. But for those that are fearful that this is an unobtainable project (at least in STL), maybe some of these numbers will help you breath easier? Maybe?
There’s money out there, friends. We’ve got to trust that Peacock (and others) can find it.
Photo: BP Blogspot
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