01-20-2017, 10:51 PM
(01-20-2017, 07:14 PM)J24 Wrote: Its a terrible idea to move to Vegas for the Raiders if the goal is to win but I think it will be a good move for the NFL because of the money.
Why its a bad move- No one is from Vegas that lives in Vegas so they already have their own teams to root for. Also the raider fans that live in California are not going to want to make the weekly 4 hour drive or go threw Airport security on a weekly basis just to go to a football game. Also their going from the 6th highest market in the country to the 40th.
Why is it good- their is a brand new stadium which will make a ton of money for the NFL, Raiders, and Las Vegas. It will also attract major events like a Superbowl, WrestleMania, Final Four, NFL draft and many others. Also its good for opposing fans who wanted to visit Oakland? Now it gives the average fan an excuse to have boys/girls weekend in Vegas.
There are a lot of Raider fans in the surrounding states, undoubtedly many of them in Las Vegas, so they won't be short of hometown fans. And for the reasons you state on your second paragraph, a Raiders ticket is going to be a hot commodity. Probably more than a few on this board and Bengaldom will make the trek out when we play there. Unfortunately, unless we finish in the same spot in our respective divisions and play out there, we won't see a Bengals game in Vegas until 2021.
