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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
I guess the Dolphins figure South beach is the one place in the league where opposing players can best get into trouble pre game and want that advantage for themselves?
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Some NFL writers guessed it might have been because now Vegas is major player for super bowls, competition for Miami
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Originally Posted by Vinny01
I was a fair weather NFL fan through most of my 20's. As a kid I was a cowboys fan and a Broncos fan but not really hardcore either way. I got into fantasy football 4 years ago with my buddies and the last 3 years my wife joined a woman's fantasy league. NFL fandom in our house has increased substantially every year with this being the year we choose a team. Most of my friends root for the Seahawks and I have chosen to dislike that team (a lot of the supporters I am friends with also support the Canucks in hockey so maybe that is the reason behind it?)
A friend of mine is a Cowboys fan and almost had me convinced at the start of last year to pick them but then I heard about the potential for Vegas to get a team, but not any team, they would get the Raiders who are one of the best brands in the league. I watched a fair bit of their games last year and my wife and I decided if thebmove happens we are on the bandwagon now and going forward.
I know a lot of people in the Bay Area are pissed but I am ecstatic on the news. The one thing the Seahawks had was a close proximity and direct flights from Calgary. Vegas is just as easy a location to get to with all kinds of great restaurants, shows, NHL, parties etc.
I am stoked as the Raiders gained 3 lifelong fans today
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Ya even as a life long Raiders fan picking it up from my dad when I was little it's bittersweet
I've been to a lot of games down in Oakland and it was a nice place to go and the fans are great, so I feel bad for them. But personally the excuse to go to Vegas now at least once a year will be great. If I lived in the Bay area though I'd be mad, especially since the team looks poised to be a contender going forward
I don't see how people can really blame Davis though, he's giving back any season ticket deposits people made for this year, and it's also a deal he couldn't turn down
I don't think public money for football stadiums makes a ton of sense, if it makes any sense though it would be Vegas, it's a new hotel tax I believe so it's not residents paying for it
But also just from a money sense, Davis is not rich NFL wise and he basically got a free stadium. Oakland wasn't going to give them money, so from a business standpoint it was a no brainer