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Yep, party central just like NYC and Miami.Imagine the home field advantage Vegas Raiders will have, it's gold! The opposing players will be juiced to go to sin city for the weekend and I can't imagine those guys bringing their "A game" when they are hungover after a night at the craps table and an early morning visit to the bunny ranch.
Mark Davis has said that he would like to play the next two years in Oakland, then they would probably play 2019 at Sam Boyd stadiium, then get into their new stadium in 2020. Of course all of that can change depending on how the citizens of Oakland respond to the news that the Raiders will be moving.
GB doesn't count on party central. they count on heart burn and constipation following a night of ingesting good beer, fresh sausage and cheese curds
Hell..Appleton is one of the drinkers cities in America (was it the top one in that poll a while back?)
Not once the Rams moved there, IMO. LA shouldn't have more than one team.
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And this is why the Raiders may find they don't have much of a home field advantage after this. Teams who play the Raiders away are going to have fans who turn it into an opportunity for a long weekend in Vegas. Opposing fans are going to travel to that stadium on a regular basis like nowhere else.
Soon to be called the Raider expressRiversco said:
I worry about that, but also wonder how much will be mitigated by Raiders fan in Cali and all over the US being able to get to these games a little more easily as well -- always cheap flights and lodging to be found in Vegas, and a great excuse for a getaway.
That is an excellent point. Raider Nation always traveled to SD in huge numbers. Is going to Vegas that much different?
We'll displace PIT fans as the team that travels the best. Except that instead of drawing huge fanbases in road games like the Steelers, we'll just need to do it at home.
Think it was Andrew Brandt who said the proposal MD and Vegas put together was very impressiveWe'll displace PIT fans as the team that travels the best. Except that instead of drawing huge fanbases in road games like the Steelers, we'll just need to do it at home.
The Mausoleum site is a terrible place for a "modern" baseball park. It's like the Meadowlands, flat, unpopulated swampland, not a real urban park. The Jack London site is much better but the A's have totally rejected it so far.
I can't see people doing it 8 times a year. Many, many better cities to go but money talks.We'll displace PIT fans as the team that travels the best. Except that instead of drawing huge fanbases in road games like the Steelers, we'll just need to do it at home.
OK, but think a little bigger my friend. You don't think the Casinos will have massive blocks of tickets to hand out as comps? At best 60 -70% of the tickets, and probably much less, will be available to purchase by the fans. All the games will be "sell outs" but most will only have around 80% of the stands full (I think many of the comp tickets will not go to Raiders or opposing teams fans and won't be utilized by those that get the tix). Then out of those people that are there, what % will be Raiders fans? It'll be much closer to a Super Bowl type experience than a typical NFL game experience and feel.
I think the casinos will certainly have some luxury suites for their high rollers, and execs. I also think they will have some blocks of tix they will buy, sure.
Not that many teams really. Raiders and Rams were already essentially vagabonds. Browns went to Baltimore and then got the same team name back and the fans seem to come out in droves. Chargers I guess could hurt. It's not like every team is moving all the team. Almost all are not.
