It’s been a strange couple of weeks in San Diego. There has been talk of clearing the land on the site where Qualcomm Stadium used to stand, following BOLTMAN’S exodus, in order to make way for a bid at attracting a new sport to San Diego: MLS Soccer. The plan would call for building a 20,000-30,000 seat stadium in the hopes of being approved for an MLS expansion team, ironically similar to the stadium the Chargers call home for the next two years. The plan would be entirely financed by a private organization, working in conjuncture with SDSU, and would include additional dorms and offices for the school, a 55 acre river front park, an entertainment district of sorts and that 15 acres would be set aside for an NFL caliber stadium if the Chargers or another team decided to call San Diego home in the next five years. I am certainly no fan of MLS, much less soccer in general, but I love this idea so far. Not only would it save the city millions of dollars of maintenance that have to go into Qualcomm’s upkeep each year, it also sends Dean Spanos and the NFL a very hearty “fuck you.” Some kind of approval is needed before the end of the month, so we should see this progress fairly quickly if it going to be moving forward.

Meanwhile, north of Camp Pendleton, the Chargers have stated that they currently have no plans to change their uniforms following their departure. The San Diego Union Tribune submitted a request for fans to help design a new helmet for the team. I decided to put my ‘Shopping skills to the test and see if I couldn’t help them change their minds with some proposals:

Dean, if you’re interested in any of my designs, gather your family around, stare into any mirror and say “Ph’nglui mglw’nafh BOLTMAN R’lyeh wgah’nagl,” three times. A representative will be with you shortly!

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