STL RAMS of the CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE? - STLRAMSCFL.COM2024-03-29T05:55:43Zhttp://www.stlramscfl.com/forum/topics/stl-rams-of-the-canadian-football-league?commentId=6300087%3AComment%3A41210&feed=yes&xn_auth=noCFL Forum has started a St. L…tag:www.stlramscfl.com,2017-10-28:6300087:Comment:470022017-10-28T21:39:18.663ZAlexhttp://www.stlramscfl.com/profile/Alex
<p>CFL Forum has started a St. Louis thread again (Oct 28 - 2017)</p>
<p>seems the commissioner of the CFL has stated he wants to grow the CFL into something big.</p>
<p>was there any talk from Stillman (Blues owner) on an ownership bid from St. Louis? </p>
<p>CFL Forum has started a St. Louis thread again (Oct 28 - 2017)</p>
<p>seems the commissioner of the CFL has stated he wants to grow the CFL into something big.</p>
<p>was there any talk from Stillman (Blues owner) on an ownership bid from St. Louis? </p> Fair enough, I guess I should…tag:www.stlramscfl.com,2016-06-16:6300087:Comment:427082016-06-16T00:53:36.170ZMonty Burnshttp://www.stlramscfl.com/profile/MontyBurns
Fair enough, I guess I shouldn't have said "absolutely nobody".
Fair enough, I guess I shouldn't have said "absolutely nobody". Monty some did. There were 15…tag:www.stlramscfl.com,2016-06-16:6300087:Comment:428062016-06-16T00:45:54.737ZDoug Phillipshttp://www.stlramscfl.com/profile/DougPhillips
Monty some did. There were 15,000 at the harbor with the Grey Cup. No where near what it should have been.
Monty some did. There were 15,000 at the harbor with the Grey Cup. No where near what it should have been. Yeah, the Stallions were toas…tag:www.stlramscfl.com,2016-06-15:6300087:Comment:426092016-06-15T22:21:09.111ZMonty Burnshttp://www.stlramscfl.com/profile/MontyBurns
Yeah, the Stallions were toast as soon as the NFL announced it was going back to Baltimore. The Stallions won the Grey Cup that week and absolutely nobody there cared because all of the news was about the new NFL team.
Yeah, the Stallions were toast as soon as the NFL announced it was going back to Baltimore. The Stallions won the Grey Cup that week and absolutely nobody there cared because all of the news was about the new NFL team. Michael, there were many of u…tag:www.stlramscfl.com,2016-06-15:6300087:Comment:431012016-06-15T22:00:25.763ZDoug Phillipshttp://www.stlramscfl.com/profile/DougPhillips
Michael, there were many of us that hoped for both teams, I was one. Unfortunately the CFL would not have withstood the NFL juggernaut. There was only one suitable stadium in Baltimore at the time and there would have been some overlapping. If by chance the two teams survived in conjunction the first few years, once the Ravens won their Super Bolw five years in, it would have been all over for the Stallions. They did the right thing by moving to Montreal.<br />
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I would love to see some American CFL…
Michael, there were many of us that hoped for both teams, I was one. Unfortunately the CFL would not have withstood the NFL juggernaut. There was only one suitable stadium in Baltimore at the time and there would have been some overlapping. If by chance the two teams survived in conjunction the first few years, once the Ravens won their Super Bolw five years in, it would have been all over for the Stallions. They did the right thing by moving to Montreal.<br />
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I would love to see some American CFL teams again though. It's a brilliant game. I have always wondered, had t…tag:www.stlramscfl.com,2016-06-15:6300087:Comment:426082016-06-15T20:10:14.088ZMichael Bettencourthttp://www.stlramscfl.com/profile/MichaelBettencourt
<p>I have always wondered, had the Baltimore Stallions stayed in Baltimore, would the city support both the Stallions and the Ravens?</p>
<p>It would be awesome to see the CFL in St. Louis. Hope it comes true. As a Canadian, St. Louis has my vote. Great city and great people full of sports fans.</p>
<p>I have always wondered, had the Baltimore Stallions stayed in Baltimore, would the city support both the Stallions and the Ravens?</p>
<p>It would be awesome to see the CFL in St. Louis. Hope it comes true. As a Canadian, St. Louis has my vote. Great city and great people full of sports fans.</p> I know. I just always found i…tag:www.stlramscfl.com,2016-06-13:6300087:Comment:426072016-06-13T22:58:50.548ZMonty Burnshttp://www.stlramscfl.com/profile/MontyBurns
<p>I know. I just always found it such a travesty that you guys lost the Colts in the first place. Baltimore loved that team. It would be like the Steelers relocating from Pittsburgh. </p>
<p>I know. I just always found it such a travesty that you guys lost the Colts in the first place. Baltimore loved that team. It would be like the Steelers relocating from Pittsburgh. </p> I always knew that Monty, bee…tag:www.stlramscfl.com,2016-06-13:6300087:Comment:426062016-06-13T22:50:26.668ZDoug Phillipshttp://www.stlramscfl.com/profile/DougPhillips
I always knew that Monty, been in Baltimore for a while. I don't think the NFL would have ever expanded here though. They bypassed us in 93. I look back on it now, it was the perfect set up of events in multiple cities and two different leagues. I say this all the time, if it wasn't for the CFL and stadium financing in place, Baltimore more than likely would not have had a number of teams inquiring about moving here. There was more than one.
I always knew that Monty, been in Baltimore for a while. I don't think the NFL would have ever expanded here though. They bypassed us in 93. I look back on it now, it was the perfect set up of events in multiple cities and two different leagues. I say this all the time, if it wasn't for the CFL and stadium financing in place, Baltimore more than likely would not have had a number of teams inquiring about moving here. There was more than one. There was never any doubt tha…tag:www.stlramscfl.com,2016-06-13:6300087:Comment:427062016-06-13T22:39:18.384ZMonty Burnshttp://www.stlramscfl.com/profile/MontyBurns
There was never any doubt that Baltimore could support an NFL team. It was only a matter of time before an existing team relocated or the NFL granted Baltimore an expansion team.
There was never any doubt that Baltimore could support an NFL team. It was only a matter of time before an existing team relocated or the NFL granted Baltimore an expansion team. The NFL never snatched the Br…tag:www.stlramscfl.com,2016-06-13:6300087:Comment:429052016-06-13T21:58:43.282ZDoug Phillipshttp://www.stlramscfl.com/profile/DougPhillips
The NFL never snatched the Browns from Cleveland. Their owner, Art Modell, was looking to relocate for a number of years. Baltimore, who was jilted by the NFL expansion, still had stadium money in place to lure an NFL franchise. Modell saw the success at the gate of our CFL games and knew if we can average those numbers for a product little seen in the States, we would have no issues supporting a NFL team. We also had a timetable on how long the stadium funding would remain in place. If Modell…
The NFL never snatched the Browns from Cleveland. Their owner, Art Modell, was looking to relocate for a number of years. Baltimore, who was jilted by the NFL expansion, still had stadium money in place to lure an NFL franchise. Modell saw the success at the gate of our CFL games and knew if we can average those numbers for a product little seen in the States, we would have no issues supporting a NFL team. We also had a timetable on how long the stadium funding would remain in place. If Modell didn't take it someone else would have. At the time, it was the best package on the table during the 93 expansion debacle and still was during our 2 year CFL stint.<br />
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The NFL would never allow a CFL team to be called the St. Louis Rams. Been there and done that here in Baltimore.