OT NFL approves Raiders move

[Oviedo]

I've been to Oakland and to Las Vegas and if I'm a player there is no doubt that Vegas is where I'd want to be. Oakland is like the West Coast version of Baltimore.

More like West Coast version of Newark or Bayonne, NJ. They are all depressed sucking holes

[papillon]

The part I hate most about any of this movement or non-movement by NFL teams are the public funds being used to finance the move, stadium, etc. I think I saw that 750 million dollars (out of 1.9 billion needed) of public funds are being used to relocate and build the stadium, by far the largest investor. The majority of the residents of Clark County or Nevada will never set foot in the stadium. The team is investing 500 million.

Pappy

[Northern_Blitz]

The part I hate most about any of this movement or non-movement by NFL teams are the public funds being used to finance the move, stadium, etc. I think I saw that 750 million dollars (out of 1.9 billion needed) of public funds are being used to relocate and build the stadium, by far the largest investor. The majority of the residents of Clark County or Nevada will never set foot in the stadium. The team is investing 500 million.

Pappy

This! I believe that it has been shown that there is no net financial benefit to building or keeping a sports team.

Bringing these teams in is all teams / leagues taking as much money as they can from taxpayers and politicians wanting to feed their ego by keeping a team.

[Real Deal Steel]

You don't leave a woman twice; and then say I"m still going to live with you while I see a new woman.

Something tells me that this idea of staying in Oakland for two years until the Stadium is built isn't going to go over well with the resident Oakland fans. The Raider fans across the nation are going to be fine but the resident Oakland fan I think isn't going to take this laying down.

[buccoray61]

You don't leave a woman twice; and then say I"m still going to live with you while I see a new woman.

Something tells me that this idea of staying in Oakland for two years until the Stadium is built isn't going to go over well with the resident Oakland fans. The Raider fans across the nation are going to be fine but the resident Oakland fan I think isn't going to take this laying down.

Agree 100 %.

[SteelBucks]

Will be interesting to see the "trouble" Raiders players get into living and working in "Sin City." Could be constant headlines

Could you imagine the 70's Raiders in Vegas? That would be must see TV.

[squidkid]

You don't leave a woman twice; and then say I"m still going to live with you while I see a new woman.

Something tells me that this idea of staying in Oakland for two years until the Stadium is built isn't going to go over well with the resident Oakland fans. The Raider fans across the nation are going to be fine but the resident Oakland fan I think isn't going to take this laying down.

disagree. the community makes a ton of money during football season plus fans in general allow the owners to stick it up our ass every chance they get and most keep supporting them

[Real Deal Steel]

Raiders are trying to get out of dodge for the reasons I stated.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/raiders-could-reportedly-play-in-san-antonio-or-with-49ers-if-oakland-fans-bail/