It was talked about in the local media when the Santa Clara location was in the planning stages, but Crazy Al never would have never signed off on it.
NFL: Raiders to Las Vegas
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It was talked about in the local media when the Santa Clara location was in the planning stages, but Crazy Al never would have never signed off on it.
This. LA still has a large Raider fan base. It's just a short drive to Vegas. That road will be packed full of fans who'll spend a ton of money and shoot at each other with some regularity.
The LA media seems to think this is all but a done deal. Seems like a perfect fit. Anything to keep the Raiders out of SoCal. Their fans.....
San Fran is going from having a stadium on it's southern edge (Candlestick) and one right across the bay in Oakland to possibly none in Oakland and the new stadium like 45 minutes south from San Fran. Levi's Stadium is basically in San Jose. No clue why they are still calling them the San Francisco 49ers.
The same reason they still call the Jets and Giants "New York" when they both play in Jersey.
AT&T Stadium is like 10 miles from downtown Dallas. MetLife Stadium is in NJ but still only like five miles from Manhattan. Santa Clara is 25+ miles from San Fran and San Jose is bigger than San Fran population wise. I just think it's odd I guess. But I get it...that's been their name forever so why change.
I'm quite sure the behind the doors policy on gambling is far different than the quotes we see from Goodell. I'll bet they're thrilled to potentially have a team in a city where gambling on sports is legal. Prior to fantasy football, gambling was the biggest reason why the NFL was successful. I have no stats to back that up but I'm willing to stake a large sum that it's true.
You might even say I'd gamble on it.
I agree. If Oakland can't pay for a new stadium, the NFL should. It's not the fans' fault that the Raiders have been so terrible.
NHL and now the NFL in Vegas. Should be interesting; I think the Raiders will be successful there should they decide to move.
Vegas seems like it would be a good NBA city. Still surprised they chose hockey instead.
Vegas seems like it would be a good NBA city. Still surprised they chose hockey instead.
Every time I go to Vegas I always meet Canadians. I think they love gambling or something. Might have a little something to do with it.
Oakland (mayor's office) pushing hard to keep the Raiders from moving. They're talking about it right now on KNBR (San Francisco). Time will tell if there is anything to the story.
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/loca...02478366.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_BAYBrand
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/loca...02478366.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_BAYBrand
I have a buddy who is a native northern Californian and lifelong Raiders fan. He now lives in the Phoenix area so LV would be a lot more convenient for him. I'm curious as to whether he is excited about the prospect of having his team closer or not happy that they would be leaving the team's home (again).
