The Las Vegas Raiders will happen

[RockThatBlue]

Adam Schefter‏ @AdamSchefter

Raiders to Vegas: 31-1 Miami opposed, per source.

[chad72]

Maybe there is some hope for my Vegas timeshare, lol  

[ColtsBlueFL]

It's official now... Just hear commish and others on NFL radio (SiriusXM)

[LJpalmbeacher2]

 

I think the Raiders are taking a Big Gamble moving to Vegas.

[chad72]

2 minutes ago, LJpalmbeacher said:

 

I think the Raiders are taking a Big Gamble moving to Vegas.

 

Yes, it is such a transitional city that I am not certain a stable fan base can be developed. The "fanatic" element of a fan may be diminished. Raiders are now being bid out to gamblers and Mexico City, it looks like.

 

Now, do you think someone may ask someone to throw a game??? 

[LJpalmbeacher2]

1 minute ago, chad72 said:

 

Yes, it is such a transitional city that I am not certain a stable fan base can be developed. The "fanatic" element of a fan may be diminished. Raiders are now being bid out to gamblers and Mexico City, it looks like.

Obviously they have did their research and are willing to roll the dice.

[DougDew]

Staying in Oakland was a real gamble

[21isSuperman]

I usually don't like to see franchises move, but it will be nice for them to play on an actual field instead of a baseball diamond

[bababooey]

49 minutes ago, LJpalmbeacher said:

 

I think the Raiders are taking a Big Gamble moving to Vegas.

Nah, staying in Oakland would be dumb. No more absurd California taxes either. They will be mostly away fans going to the game though early on. I went to Denver @ New Orleans this year and it was like 50% Broncos fans because it's a party city so I assume similar for a new team in Vegas. They just got an NHL team as well that will probably be competitive early on after the expansion draft and with the Raiders on the rise it's possible they can convert some folks into fans and do very well.

 

I'm looking very forward to going to Vegas for the first time to see the Rangers play the Golden Knights but now the Colts will eventually play the Raiders there as well.

[BR-549]

1 hour ago, LJpalmbeacher said:

Obviously they have did their research and are willing to roll the dice.

I was watching the NFL channel when Schefter reported it so I switched over to Collin Cowherd to see what his thoughts were.... he made a comment about the city being transient and that he believes it will be hard to sell season tickets.  I doubt it could be worse than what we have seen Jax do in the past, lol

 

It will be interesting to see what happens.  I think they said the projection would be to have a stadium built by the 2020 season... seems awful quick to me unless they have already hired architects and so forth and are well into the design phase.  

[dgambill]

I think it will be awful for the Raiders. Honestly the crowd will be half the opposing team's fans. I know I will have tickets for a Raiders/Colts matchup as soon as they get moved in. That's one away game my wife will get behind in going to besides the Titan game. It's like when NE goes to Miami to play the Dolphins....the Pats fans take over....well this will be the norm week in and week out in Vegas. Plus there is a TON of other things to do in Vegas besides go see the Raiders...if they aren't winning it won't sell out.

[Coltsfan1953]

Do you think they will change from the Raiders to the Showgirls. 

[jvan1973]

29 minutes ago, dgambill said:

I think it will be awful for the Raiders. Honestly the crowd will be half the opposing team's fans. I know I will have tickets for a Raiders/Colts matchup as soon as they get moved in. That's one away game my wife will get behind in going to besides the Titan game. It's like when NE goes to Miami to play the Dolphins....the Pats fans take over....well this will be the norm week in and week out in Vegas. Plus there is a TON of other things to do in Vegas besides go see the Raiders...if they aren't winning it won't sell out.

Absolutely what I was thinking.   But,  the place will sell out every week.   I know I will be there the first time the colts are there

[jvan1973]

54 minutes ago, bababooey said:

Nah, staying in Oakland would be dumb. No more absurd California taxes either. They will be mostly away fans going to the game though early on. I went to Denver @ New Orleans this year and it was like 50% Broncos fans because it's a party city so I assume similar for a new team in Vegas. They just got an NHL team as well that will probably be competitive early on after the expansion draft and with the Raiders on the rise it's possible they can convert some folks into fans and do very well.

 

I'm looking very forward to going to Vegas for the first time to see the Rangers play the Golden Knights but now the Colts will eventually play the Raiders there as well.

I think he is playing off of the "gambling" theme of Vegas.  

[dgambill]

1 minute ago, jvan1973 said:

Absolutely what I was thinking.   But,  the place will sell out every week.   I know I will be there the first time the colts are there

Yep that's a 4 day weekend just waiting to happen. Usually cheap flights...cheap hotels...great food...some shopping for the mrs. and a game for me and its a win win. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Raiders have to use a silent count at home...imagine Seattle or Pittsburgh fans...terrible towels everywhere...it will happen.

[jvan1973]

40 minutes ago, BR-549 said:

I was watching the NFL channel when Schefter reported it so I switched over to Collin Cowherd to see what his thoughts were.... he made a comment about the city being transient and that he believes it will be hard to sell season tickets.  I doubt it could be worse than what we have seen Jax do in the past, lol

 

It will be interesting to see what happens.  I think they said the projection would be to have a stadium built by the 2020 season... seems awful quick to me unless they have already hired architects and so forth and are well into the design phase.  

Between the casinos and ticket brokers I think they will sell out season tickets faster than most other teams.   

[jvan1973]

4 minutes ago, dgambill said:

Yep that's a 4 day weekend just waiting to happen. Usually cheap flights...cheap hotels...great food...some shopping for the mrs. and a game for me and its a win win. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Raiders have to use a silent count at home...imagine Seattle or Pittsburgh fans...terrible towels everywhere...it will happen.

For sure,  LA isn't far away,  so they will have a bunch of fans,  But that will be the cheapest away game for every other team now

[BR-549]

3 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

Between the casinos and ticket brokers I think they will sell out season tickets faster than most other teams.   

Not to disagree but why would the casinos help sell season tickets?  I can see single game tickets being offered as a lure to go to a certain casino.... curious why you think that?  

I am not a Vegas guy, never been there, so I don't understand all of the perks etc. 

[BR-549]

1 minute ago, BR-549 said:

Not to disagree but why would the casinos help sell season tickets?  I can see single game tickets being offered as a lure to go to a certain casino.... curious why you think that?  

I am not a Vegas guy, never been there, so I don't understand all of the perks etc. 

Ohh... not to say that I don't want to become a "Vegas Guy", I would probably go there for a Colts game and to see the town, maybe just a little gambling... its just hard for me to let go of money to see what cards get turned up, lol.

[bababooey]

33 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

I think he is playing off of the "gambling" theme of Vegas.  

LMAO...oops.

 

 

[jvan1973]

45 minutes ago, BR-549 said:

Not to disagree but why would the casinos help sell season tickets?  I can see single game tickets being offered as a lure to go to a certain casino.... curious why you think that?  

I am not a Vegas guy, never been there, so I don't understand all of the perks etc. 

They can get a block of season ticket seats.  Have bus trips across town to the stadium.  Give seats away to hotel guests and gamblers.  They will also buy luxury seats for the high rollers 

[LJpalmbeacher2]

1 hour ago, jvan1973 said:

I think he is playing off of the "gambling" theme of Vegas.  

You Bet I was, but not everyone caught it.

[jvan1973]

Just now, LJpalmbeacher said:

You Bet I was, but not everyone caught it.

I picked up on it after the "roll the dice" comment.  Lol

[jet1968]

I use to drive out to Los Angeles every Friday. It seems to me about everybody in L.A. heads to Las Vegas for the weekend, which is good for the Raiders fans that were in southern California. I think that the people this move will hurt is the Chargers and Rams fans. Any of the time I spent in California seemed to me they were mostly Raiders fans rather in north or south California. And Vegas isnt much more then an extension of Los Angeles.

[BR-549]

28 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

They can get a block of season ticket seats.  Have bus trips across town to the stadium.  Give seats away to hotel guests and gamblers.  They will also buy luxury seats for the high rollers 

I guess so... hell I didn't think about that but it makes perfect sense.... stupid me thinking inside the box which is unusual for me... Thx

 

I can't wait to see what the stadium will look like.  I bet it will be grand.  It surely will also be covered as it is so hot there during the early part of the season.  Just a hunch.

[King Colt]

"No Mike, I'm Moe Green. You don't buy me out, I buy you out."

[jvan1973]

40 minutes ago, BR-549 said:

I guess so... hell I didn't think about that but it makes perfect sense.... stupid me thinking inside the box which is unusual for me... Thx

 

I can't wait to see what the stadium will look like.  I bet it will be grand.  It surely will also be covered as it is so hot there during the early part of the season.  Just a hunch.

It is certainly hot there in September

[King Colt]

New Logo?

[Happy2BeHere]

2 hours ago, jvan1973 said:

Absolutely what I was thinking.   But,  the place will sell out every week.   I know I will be there the first time the colts are there

 

3 hours ago, dgambill said:

I think it will be awful for the Raiders. Honestly the crowd will be half the opposing team's fans. I know I will have tickets for a Raiders/Colts matchup as soon as they get moved in. That's one away game my wife will get behind in going to besides the Titan game. It's like when NE goes to Miami to play the Dolphins....the Pats fans take over....well this will be the norm week in and week out in Vegas. Plus there is a TON of other things to do in Vegas besides go see the Raiders...if they aren't winning it won't sell out.

 

Mark me down with you two gentleman on being there for all Colts games. I'm in a little town just north of Salt Lake so a 7 hour drive is not a big deal compared to going anywhere else to see the Colts. In fact last time I saw the Colts was against the Chiefs in the RCA Dome the year they demolished it. It was an all field goal game not a single touchdown of any sorts...was kinda sad to see lol.

 

I'm disappointed by teams moving because I feel bad for the fans but I am glad it helps occasionally bring my Colts team closer to me 

[jvan1973]

7 minutes ago, Happy2BeHere said:

 

 

Mark me down with you two gentleman on being there for all Colts games. I'm in a little town just north of Salt Lake so a 7 hour drive is not a big deal compared to going anywhere else to see the Colts. In fact last time I saw the Colts was against the Chiefs in the RCA Dome the year they demolished it. It was an all field goal game not a single touchdown of any sorts...was kinda sad to see lol.

 

I'm disappointed by teams moving because I feel bad for the fans but I am glad it helps occasionally bring my Colts team closer to me 

7 hour drive?  Just get plane tickets well in advance.  Flying to Vegas is stupid cheap

[bababooey]

1 hour ago, jvan1973 said:

7 hour drive?  Just get plane tickets well in advance.  Flying to Vegas is stupid cheap

what is stupid cheap? To me $200 round trip from NY to indy or NY to Orlando is cheap to me

[jvan1973]

5 minutes ago, bababooey said:

what is stupid cheap? To me $200 round trip from NY to indy or NY to Orlando is cheap to me

If you can get that,  that is stupid cheap.   I don't live near a large airport.  So the only place I can go round trip for 200 bucks is Vegas

[crazycolt1]

6 hours ago, jvan1973 said:

They can get a block of season ticket seats.  Have bus trips across town to the stadium.  Give seats away to hotel guests and gamblers.  They will also buy luxury seats for the high rollers 

Exactly. I would be willing to 'bet' they will have no problem selling games out.

[King Colt]

Since Vegas is known for not having any beautiful women the cheerleader squad will probably be dropped.

[IinD]

They'll also be an attractive destination for players going forward.

 

No income tax, party city and new stadium.

 

Watching an Oakland game was brutal with that crappy field.

 

Also opposing fans may be able to see their team without the fear of getting stabbed.

[southwest1]

I preferred the Black Hole in Oakland. It just seemed to fit. Plus, I always liked when the cameras panned the crowd & you'd see Skeletor chilling next to Darth Vader. Yeah, money talks & everything else walks in the end. 

 

So whose big brother & little brother in LA now? You know like everybody knows Big Blue is top dog over the Jets in Met Life Stadium. 

 

It's strange because Philip Rivers hasn't played in a SB, but Derek Carr is a rising star. So, which team is top dog once the Raiders & Chargers start playing in their new digs for real in 2017? 

[Synthetic]

Geez, that sucks. I would be beyond devastated if my team left their home. 

[RockThatBlue]

On 3/27/2017 at 2:31 PM, LJpalmbeacher said:

 

I think the Raiders are taking a Big Gamble moving to Vegas.

I see what you did there.

[Coffeedrinker]

I wonder if they will change their name.  Las Vegas Mobsters has a nice ring.  Or the LV Wise Guys.

[jvan1973]

14 minutes ago, Coffeedrinker said:

I wonder if they will change their name.  Las Vegas Mobsters has a nice ring.  Or the LV Wise Guys.

Could be a great mascot