Tex in a Can Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 A formal step taken towards relocating the franchise to Las Vegas. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000776434/article/oakland-raiders-file-las-vegas-relocation-paperwork Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhNoMularkey Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 "The city of Oakland has made no progress to keep the team, sources told Rapoport. It has not come up with a stadium proposal that league or independent sources believe is credible. " Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex in a Can Posted January 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 The collesium was built in 1966, they can't expect to keep an NFL team with an old stadium like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperion Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 I'm really excited to watch the Titans in Las Vegas from time to time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 I want the Raiders to relocate to San Diego. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nine Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 When I heard this earlier today, it occurred to me....it seems so odd that three different teams would relocate in a relatively short period of time considering how rarely it happens. But then I started thinking back over NFL history...and truth be told, the real rarity has been the league's relatively stability over the past 15-20 years. The league had expansions in Houston and Cleveland, and Jacksonville and Carolina before that....but no relocations at all. Think about it....prior to the Rams moving this past year, it had been twenty years since an NFL franchise pulled up stakes and moved. (Oilers moved to Tennessee after the 1996 season). But when the Oilers left Houston, NFL relocations were hardly a rarity; in fact, the Oilers were the fourth team to change cities in a three-year period, after the Browns became the Baltimore Ravens (1995-96), and Los Angeles lost both the Raiders AND the Rams after the 1994 season. The 1980s saw three teams change cities: Raiders left Oakland (1982), the Colts' infamous overnight evacuation from Baltimore (1984), and the Cardinals leaving St. Louis (1987). So while fans may think it's crazy to suddenly have three different teams playing musical cities....the craziest part is that it didn't happen sooner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajuntitan Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Raiders in Vegas seems appropriate. I'm all for it. It's far superior to both of the Los Angeles moves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HigherLogic Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Nice excuse to go to Vegas when we play them there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingDeath Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 I'm curious as to how the fan bases of each team reacts. Are the fans of moved teams more likely to be positive about the moves? Fans of teams with old stadiums more negative? I figure apathy rules the day with most, but I imagine those that feel somehow personally affected have stronger feelings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliTitan3518 Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 I think Oakland Raider fans will be devastated. Especially since they are good now. The move isn't going to happen until 2020 so they have to sit and watch this team get to a top level and then leave them. The move is going to hurt them as I don't see the stadium giving them any home field advantage. I expect the stadium to be filled with football fans who are in Vegas rather than Raider fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliTitan3518 Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 6 hours ago, HigherLogic said: Nice excuse to go to Vegas when we play them there Football, gambling, and strip clubs? Sign me up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex in a Can Posted January 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 18 minutes ago, CaliTitan3518 said: Football, gambling, and strip clubs? Sign me up not so far from the grand canyon either, for the healthier side of life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 All these teams moving is getting ridiculous. Only one I support is the Raiders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opus74 Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 13 hours ago, abenjami said: I want the Raiders to relocate to San Diego. Why in the world would they? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HigherLogic Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 1 hour ago, CaliTitan3518 said: Football, gambling, and strip clubs? Sign me up Plus, Nevada recently legalized recreational marijuana. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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