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Chargers preparing to bolt?

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08:00 AM ET 12.09 | The Chargers' announcement Wednesday rang as both a half-full and half-empty gesture -- yes, they'll stay for 2011, but there were no further guarantees. They can get out of their deal Feb. 1 through May 1 every year through 2020, when the lease expires. ... If the team were to leave for Los Angeles or anywhere else, it sure wasn't going to be in 2011, which promises to be a year of uncertainty given the NFL's labor problems that could lead to a player lockout. But there were no guarantees for 2012 by either club President Dean Spanos or Chargers counsel Mark Fabiani, his point man on new stadium issues.

San Diego Union Tribune

Randy McMichael, AP Randy McMichael, AP
December 9, 2010  08:04 AM ET

Of course, if there is no football in 2011, then this is a moot point.

December 9, 2010  08:08 AM ET

Can't bolt on the field...so...leave town.

December 9, 2010  08:12 AM ET

Doesn't seem like the fans will notice if they slink their way up I-5.

December 9, 2010  08:14 AM ET

I thought they had a supportive fan base...

December 9, 2010  08:14 AM ET
QUOTE(#5):

I thought they had a supportive fan base...

* Or at least that's what that fool, "Boom" led me to believe.

December 9, 2010  08:16 AM ET

for the love of Stan Humphies...don't leave....

December 9, 2010  08:17 AM ET
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* Or at least that's what that fool, "Boom" led me to believe.

My knowledgeable source tells me they are supportive in the typical California way, which is usually far less than many other franchises.

December 9, 2010  08:18 AM ET

It would be too bad if the left SD, but you can't blame them when they can sell out the Q only because of the visiting fans...

December 9, 2010  08:20 AM ET
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It would be too bad if the left SD, but you can't blame them when they can sell out the Q only because of the visiting fans...

Exactly. My friend went to the Pats game out there and he thought he was back in Foxboro.

December 9, 2010  08:23 AM ET
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Exactly. My friend went to the Pats game out there and he thought he was back in Foxboro.

L.T. said they were pussypoots out there....

December 9, 2010  08:25 AM ET
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L.T. said they were pussypoots out there....

Chico..well don't you tailgate with brie and chardonnay? LOL!

December 9, 2010  08:25 AM ET
QUOTE(#7):

for the love of Stan Humphies...don't leave....

LOL! Wasn't he the last Charger's QB who led them to the Super Bowl?

December 9, 2010  08:26 AM ET
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Chico..well don't you tailgate with brie and chardonnay? LOL!

Only a pussypoot knows what that is....

December 9, 2010  08:26 AM ET

Isn't this one of the few teams in the NFL that's actually had to black out a few games because the stadium wasn't filled? And they expect this kind of taxpayer support from such a wishy-washy fan base?

Don't expect much better in LA, though.

Hey, maybe they can move to Minnesota after the Vikings move to LA.

December 9, 2010  08:28 AM ET
QUOTE(#15):

Only a pussypoot knows what that is....

no clue man...no clue and I don't want to.

December 9, 2010  08:28 AM ET
QUOTE(#12):

Chico..well don't you tailgate with brie and chardonnay? LOL!

I need your advice. What California white goes with Spam?

December 9, 2010  08:32 AM ET
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I need your advice. What California white goes with Spam?

Hahahahaaa!!!

December 9, 2010  08:40 AM ET
QUOTE(#18):

I need your advice. What California white goes with Spam?

That is not how we tailgate in Texas so I can't help ya man.

December 9, 2010  08:44 AM ET
QUOTE(#18):

I need your advice. What California white goes with Spam?

You'd have grape kool aid in oakland...

 
December 9, 2010  08:46 AM ET
QUOTE(#21):

You'd have grape kool aid in oakland...

Not Purple Drank?

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