Last Sunday, the San Di.....oops, I mean, the Los Angeles Chargers opened their season opener at their "home" stadium. The reason why "home" is in air quotes is because the Chargers since moving to LA have felt like they are playing on the road. Take Sunday for instance, the majority of the crowd was wearing red for the opposing Kansas City Chiefs. I wasn't alive during the AFL days, but from the stories I've heard, you didn't wear an opposing team jersey. You would probably end up in a hospital that night.

Before I go any further, people reading this are probably saying "A.J. Dean Spanos gave the city of San Diego a chance to get a new stadium and the city turned it down. So Dean Spanos had no choice but to move the team." You are correct on that, BUT the situation they were put in is just sad. Back in 1982, Donald Sterling, everyone's lovable (being sarcastic there) racist, sexist former owner of the Clippers moved the team from San Diego to L.A. for greener pastures. What he got was sharing an arena with the Lakers and many, many losing seasons. Sound familiar? That is exactly what Dean Spanos is doing with the Chargers. The sparkling new stadium being built in Los Angeles is not meant for the Chargers. It is meant for the Rams, which the land was purchased by Stan Kroenke. (Kroenke could be a subject on a future article). What makes this situation much worse is that the Chargers are playing at StubHub Center, a stadium equipped for playing football. The problem is that it's not equipped for NFL football and with the fans not caring, this has become a tragic situation.

The NFL has a number of problems including concussions and political issues, but really this is a disturbing situation where it can not be ignored. Earlier, I said San Diego, then stopped to say Los Angeles. Listen to some reporters and they will do the same thing, because in their minds, they still think that the Chargers are in San Diego. There will come a time when the organization will lose money and what do the owners and the commish thrive on: making money! And maybe something will be resolved.

So, enclosing, you have to feel for the fans. I know a couple of diehard Chargers fans (my brother and my nephew) who believe every season is the year the Chargers finally reach the top. You have feel for the players, especially Philip Rivers. Rivers has been a mainstay for the Chargers since 2004 and the team's face of the franchise. The players didn't ask for this, but when you have an owner who sees dollar signs going to L.A., what can you do? The Chargers have a playoff contending team despite having major injuries to key players. Problem is, they will have to play 16 road games to do it.