October 24, 2007

Chargers May Play Texans in Dallas : The use of San Diego's Qualcomm stadium to house refugees of the wildfires may move Sunday's NFL game to either Houston, the home of the visiting Texans, or Texas Stadium in Dallas, where the Cowboys have a bye week. Four years ago, fires chased the Chargers to a home game against the Dolphins at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe.

read story | posted by rcade to Football at 2:16 PM CDT (15 comments total)

Here's a link to the Chargers vs. Dolphins game in Tempe.
I'm still pissed off about it.

Comment icon posted by lilnemo at 3:26 PM CDT on October 24

If the Texans were more of a legitimate contender in their division, I'm sure the other teams would be objecting to the additional home game for Houston.

Comment icon posted by jaygolf at 3:26 PM CDT on October 24

well I think it would be wrong to host the game in or near Houston (Dallas is far to close) as it gives them an unfair "home" game.

But for the chargers would hosting a game in Tempe, or San Francisco or anywhere else outside of Texas really be any worse than Miami having to host a "home" game in London this week?

Comment icon posted by bdaddy at 3:38 PM CDT on October 24

bdaddy, don't you think that questions of "fairness" are a bit niggling at this point? This is an emergency measure, it's not being done to put a stick in someone's eye. Your stadium's full of refugees, you'll play where you can, you'll be at something of a disadvantage relative to what you would be at your home stadium no matter what.

Comment icon posted by lil_brown_bat at 4:15 PM CDT on October 24

Although Dallas is four hours from Houston, if I recall correctly, it's also a city that has a rivalry with Houston's NFL franchise that's reinforced by a yearly preseason trophy game. Locals will root for the Chargers in that game.

Comment icon posted by rcade at 4:23 PM CDT on October 24

I wish it was in L.A.

Comment icon posted by SFValley_Dude at 5:50 PM CDT on October 24

Although Dallas is four hours from Houston, if I recall correctly, it's also a city that has a rivalry with Houston's NFL franchise that's reinforced by a yearly preseason trophy game. Locals will root for the Chargers in that game

Wrong. I am a local, and while I love seeing the Cowboys beat the other Texas team, I would still pull for the Texans over any non-Texans. Oh wait, LaDanian is from Waco and Norv gets honorary status as a former Cowboy coach. Go Chargers.

Comment icon posted by texoma-slim at 5:57 PM CDT on October 24

"Almost 50 members of the Chargers organization were forced to abandon their homes because of the wildfires."

Not to mention the 850,000 others in So. California that have been forced to evacuate.

Reality check . . . let's not loose sight of whats important.

And before you ask: YES . . . I AM one of them.

Just let them play. . .

Comment icon posted by B-2 Spirit at 6:44 PM CDT on October 24

Wrong. I am a local ...

Me too -- born in Dallas and was a season ticket holder for years before moving to Florida. Only time I remember liking the Oilers was when Earl Campbell was playing for them.

Comment icon posted by rcade at 7:14 PM CDT on October 24

Doesn't matter to me where they play. I gave up watching football when the Oilers slithered out of Texas and headed to Nashville

Comment icon posted by texasred at 7:44 AM CDT on October 25

They should post-pone it. The Chargers have enough to do without having to deal with a game and travel.

Or move it to the Rose Bowl and give all the proceeds back to the community.

Comment icon posted by Monica Poland at 9:47 AM CDT on October 25

When exactly would they play if they postponed the game?

Comment icon posted by apoch at 10:34 AM CDT on October 25

Living close to the fires, and seeing smoke even right now, this game should be played. It is not right, 8 people have burned to death, 100,000 are homeless. This is something like Katrina, with regards to displacement of families. However, the NFL is not even considering not playing the game. I read in the papers today that it will be played Monday in Houston or Dallas.

Comment icon posted by SFValley_Dude at 12:56 PM CDT on October 25

The fires are a great tragedy (although when all is said and done, I think the numbers will show it's not a patch on Katrina), but I'm not quite sure I understand why you believe the game should not be played. Perhaps you can elaborate.

Comment icon posted by lil_brown_bat at 1:41 PM CDT on October 25

Wait a minute; did you just say the game should be played, then that it shouldn't be played, both within the same post? Because that's what it looks like, at least to me.

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