The St. Louis Rams are 0-4 this year, have managed an NFL-worst 24 total points, and have lost 14 straight games dating back to last year (and 31 of their last 36 going back to 2007). Now the team is reaching its second stage of a potential sale, with no real guarantees the franchise will stay in St. Louis. Worry no more, Rams fans, for Rush Limbaugh is here to save your team.
Rush Limbaugh Put in Bid to Buy St. Louis Rams
Yes, Rush Limbaugh -- radio host, conservative political commentator, guy who makes ignorant comments -- wants to buy the Rams.
Radio personality Rush Limbaugh has joined forces with St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts in a bid to buy the St. Louis Rams football team, NFL sources confirmed Monday. [...]
Limbaugh, a conservative political commentator, first mentioned his interest in the Rams last May. He was unavailable to the Post-Dispatch for comment but in a statement sent to KMOX radio, Limbaugh said: “Dave and I are part of a bid to buy the Rams, and we are continuing the process. But I can say no more because of a confidentiality clause in our agreement with Goldman Sachs. We cannot and will not talk about our partners. But if we prevail we will be the operators of the team.”
While Yahoo!‘s MJD immediately dislikes the idea because “[n]o one will be able to mention the Rams without mentioning co-owner Rush,” and worse still, “[h]is very presence brings politics into the football discussion,” Turf Show Times is cautions, and wonders if the Rams should be afraid of Limbaugh as an owner.
With Rush Limbaugh in the news as a potential owner of the Rams, should Rams fans be concerned? No, nothing to do with his political slant, but his past suggestions for crappy teams hits a little close to home. Check it out: "You can just close down the Detroit Lions, close down the Cincinnati Bengals, and you wouldn’t have to cut anybody other than the players."
Uh oh, could the Rams be among those nobody-would-miss teams?
NFL rules would prohibit the Limbaugh ownership group from moving the team as long as Checketts was involved (the NFL doesn’t allow owners with multiple franchises to own teams in different markets), and while rules may not explicitly say they can’t fold the team, I don’t imagine the league would let that happen.
But at least one thing is known for certain if this deal were to take place: Donovan McNabb would never be lining up under center.
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