Board 8 > Looks like my city is getting an NFL Team. [Raiders]

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CaptainOfCrush
03/27/17 2:30:30 PM
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NFL owners approved a measure to bring the Raiders to Las Vegas. So now this city, which had zero big-league professional sports teams for half a century, has two in the blink of an eye.

They won't move until the 2020 season, but I'll probably still be living here by then so I'm interested in how things will go. I'm sure season tickets will be priced out the ass, but if not, I'll look into snagging a couple (if at all possible) since those could be really valuable.

But yeah, between SoCal and Vegas, I've never really lived in a city with an NFL team, so I'm excited!
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TheRock1525
03/27/17 2:33:18 PM
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Wait, 2020?

As in... 3 more seasons in Oakland?

That's going to be awkward as f***.
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Reg
03/27/17 2:33:28 PM
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On a related note, does anybody know why the Dolphins owner voted against the move? I can't find anything on that at a quick glance, and it stands out because it's the only one.
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TheRock1525
03/27/17 2:36:36 PM
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/dolphins/2017/03/27/why-miami-dolphins-owner-stephen-ross-voted-against-las-vegas-raiders-relocation-oakland/99700314/
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CaptainOfCrush
03/27/17 2:39:56 PM
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TheRock1525 posted...
Wait, 2020?

As in... 3 more seasons in Oakland?

That's going to be awkward as f***.

Yeah, the only "stadium" currently in Vegas is a 30,000 seat derelict piece of crap from the early 70s. No one's moving here until the new stadium is built, and they haven't even finalized a location.
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LeonhartFour
03/27/17 2:40:54 PM
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The Chargers are literally playing in an MLS soccer stadium for a couple years, which is awful, so I don't blame the Raiders for not wanting to move until they build their own stadium.
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RPGlord95
03/27/17 2:41:44 PM
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I say build a 100000 seat stadium two miles above the ground.
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TheRock1525
03/27/17 2:42:41 PM
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LeonhartFour posted...
The Chargers are literally playing in an MLS soccer stadium for a couple years, which is awful, so I don't blame the Raiders for not wanting to move until they build their own stadium.


I actually agree more with the Chargers than Raiders here.

Like... who in Oakland wants to get behind a team that you know for a fact will be gone in 3 years?
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LeonhartFour
03/27/17 2:43:43 PM
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it's going to be the only three years you get to see the Raiders be good this millennium since 2002
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CaptainOfCrush
03/27/17 2:46:00 PM
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Yeah with all the distractions in this city, I can't imagine the team not sucking.
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On_The_Pence
03/27/17 2:48:26 PM
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What's the second team? An expansion hockey team?
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LeonhartFour
03/27/17 2:48:55 PM
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On_The_Pence posted...
What's the second team? An expansion hockey team?


Yep, the Golden Knights or something.
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CaptainOfCrush
03/27/17 2:49:47 PM
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Yeah, the Vegas Golden Knights. Barely heard a thing about them but this Raiders news has people buzzing.
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On_The_Pence
03/27/17 2:50:08 PM
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The NHL already has so many teams though. Weird.
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mnkboy907
03/27/17 2:53:55 PM
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Late last year, the CEO of MGM Resorts said he's working on bringing an NBA team to Vegas as well. I don't know if there's anything concrete there, though.
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TheRock1525
03/27/17 3:00:37 PM
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On_The_Pence posted...
The NHL already has so many teams though. Weird.


I mean it had 30, the same as baseball and basketball.
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On_The_Pence
03/27/17 3:11:40 PM
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TheRock1525 posted...
On_The_Pence posted...
The NHL already has so many teams though. Weird.


I mean it had 30, the same as baseball and basketball.

Hm, for some reason I thought there were more because of all those random Western Canadian cities
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RPGlord95
03/27/17 3:28:08 PM
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Vancouver is pretty random
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psaltery
03/27/17 3:33:50 PM
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You might not be keeping the Raiders very long considering their city hopping history.
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ExThaNemesis
03/27/17 3:47:54 PM
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just absolutely baffling to do this right as the franchise is starting to become good on the field.

This sort of absurd distraction is the type of thing that will stop a good team from winning, and a great team from winning a championship.
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03/27/17 3:59:22 PM
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Weird that LA has a team as well.
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LeonhartFour
03/27/17 4:16:40 PM
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Anagram posted...
Weird that LA has a team as well.


Two teams.
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03/27/17 4:17:36 PM
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LeonhartFour posted...
Anagram posted...
Weird that LA has a team as well.


Two teams.

I can't even keep track of it anymore! I want to go back to the good old days of Ned Flanders being invited to a football game in LA and the guy laughing maniacally.
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On_The_Pence
03/27/17 4:17:43 PM
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RPGlord95 posted...
Vancouver is pretty random

Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg

No one has ever heard of these places!
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CaptainOfCrush
03/27/17 4:19:40 PM
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Hey now Calgary is Bret Hart country
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LeonhartFour
03/27/17 4:39:56 PM
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I also know Calgary is in Alberta because of Bret Hart's intro back when they used to have ring announcers.
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CaptainOfCrush
03/27/17 4:52:21 PM
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UltimaterializerX posted...
The NFL's dirty little secret is that it sucks live

umm can anyone else here back this up? I've never been to an NFL game.
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LeonhartFour
03/27/17 4:56:07 PM
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It's not that it sucks live. It's that football is probably the one pro sport that's better experienced on TV than live.

also college games are way better live than pro games in football and basketball
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VeryInsane
03/27/17 4:58:54 PM
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I've been two and they were both good experiences, though one was a 4th quarter comeback and the other was a rivalry game

It's better than my NBA experience at least! (Baseball and Hockey are both really good live though and might be better even if the game sucks)
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Paratroopa1
03/27/17 4:59:08 PM
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Uh live football games are f***ing amazing but I live in Seattle
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LeonhartFour
03/27/17 5:00:47 PM
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Baseball's a good sport to see live because you really can't get the full view and experience from TV. Baseball stadiums are generally just cooler than other sports arenas, too.
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On_The_Pence
03/27/17 5:03:19 PM
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LeonhartFour posted...
It's not that it sucks live. It's that football is probably the one pro sport that's better experienced on TV than live.

also college games are way better live than pro games in football and basketball

Vouched

It's fun to tailgate, but the actual game is much better watched on tv
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On_The_Pence
03/27/17 5:04:25 PM
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Hockey is easily the best live sport though
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Ultii
03/27/17 5:05:11 PM
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Paratroopa1 posted...
Uh live football games are f***ing amazing but I live in Seattle

Exactly, you have a great stadium.
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Paratroopa1
03/27/17 5:06:00 PM
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Football is a good TV experience but there's nowhere I'd rather be than among the screaming masses in the stands, the grandiosity of a football game is just unlike any other sport
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On_The_Pence
03/27/17 5:08:22 PM
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God I hate Seahawks fans
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Paratroopa1
03/27/17 5:08:44 PM
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KingBartz
03/27/17 5:10:53 PM
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depends what you are at the game for

don't expect to see and follow everything 100% if you are there live, but the experience isn't matched by anything
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Shaduln
03/27/17 6:02:27 PM
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On_The_Pence posted...
God I hate Seahawks fans

i know they're the worst
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trdl23
03/27/17 6:33:02 PM
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I don't have a pro football team near me.

I only have the Lions.
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ExThaNemesis
03/27/17 8:50:31 PM
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the Premier League is the best live sport and it's not even close.

There is nothing, full stop, nothing like being in the stands and singing actual songs as opposed to the American "LET'S GO TEAM" or "DE-FENCE" standard.
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LOLIAmAnAlt
03/27/17 8:52:45 PM
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TheRock1525 posted...
LeonhartFour posted...
The Chargers are literally playing in an MLS soccer stadium for a couple years, which is awful, so I don't blame the Raiders for not wanting to move until they build their own stadium.


I actually agree more with the Chargers than Raiders here.

Like... who in Oakland wants to get behind a team that you know for a fact will be gone in 3 years?

Raiders fans are hardcore.
They have really good talent potential at the moment.
They will show up to see the possible chance of winning one before the move
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VeryInsane
03/27/17 8:55:16 PM
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ExThaNemesis posted...
the Premier League is the best live sport and it's not even close.

There is nothing, full stop, nothing like being in the stands and singing actual songs as opposed to the American "LET'S GO TEAM" or "DE-FENCE" standard.


Well I was mainly going from experience. I was briefly considering going there when I was abroad and chickened out because I wanted to use my money elsewhere.

Ah well, at least I got to watch a handful at a reasonable time instead of the middle of the day! >_>
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On_The_Pence
03/28/17 6:19:37 AM
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ExThaNemesis posted...
the Premier League is the best live sport and it's not even close.

There is nothing, full stop, nothing like being in the stands and singing actual songs as opposed to the American "LET'S GO TEAM" or "DE-FENCE" standard.

Soccer is closer to a sing along than a sport, thanks for confirming
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