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In a decision that would have been hard to fathom not so long ago, NFL owners voted 31-1 on Monday at the Annual League Meeting to approve the Raiders' proposal to relocate to Las Vegas
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It's perfect. If ever a team belonged in a city. The Vegas Raiders. Hopefully there is plenty of scandal to follow along with it.
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NFL ::)
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Now that the chargers are traitors and leaving san Diego, im conflicted. Do i jump ship now that they're leaving? To spite them do i become a raiders fan? Do i hate them both? Do i stay loyal to the chargers and still hate the raiders?
These are the things that keep me up at night... Maybe i need counseling..
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Niners?
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Just wondering, with Las Vegas being hot as fuck outside how are they going to compensate for that with stadium/practice?
Gotta be a bitch sitting there on a Sunday afternoon in an open stadium
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The guy that Mark Cuban points to as being luckier than him.
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The guy that Mark Cuban points to as being luckier than him.
He is worth the exact amount the raiders are worth, not a penny more
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Yes Sir gentlemen! Im very excited to finally have a hometown team. Hopefully we can keep the Oakland goons to a minimum. It's a great day for the city of Las Vegas. Very good for our economy.
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Niners?
I dunno... Im a cowboy fan also. Niners are the right color, but think i need an AFC team on the west coast, & that leaves me in a conundrum. (im a Chargers fan, Cowboys fan, & Ravens fan.)
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grown men "fans" of football teams ::)
Do you all wear snapbacks and sit around hooting and hollering when its on the tube?
Fucking hell, when you become a man you should put childish things away.
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grown men "fans" of football teams ::)
Do you all wear snapbacks and sit around hooting and hollering when its on the tube?
Fucking hell, when you become a man you should put childish things away.
X2. BTW what color thong you think Phil Heath will wear on the Olympia stage this year?
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X2. BTW what color thong you think Phil Heath will wear on the Olympia stage this year?
turquoise and glittery.
I hope.
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turquoise and glittery.
I hope.
That's what I was thinking. Possibly purple but either way I think he will go with glittery version.
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grown men "fans" of football teams ::)
Do you all wear snapbacks and sit around hooting and hollering when its on the tube?
Fucking hell, when you become a man you should put childish things away.
Coming from a nearly 60 yr old boy who still trolls internet msg boards, and who after a couple decades of training, still has yet crack the 16" arm mark and still desires to step on stage in a high school auditorium in a thong seeking approval from other men while his wife browses online dating profiles during his little posing routine.
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Just wondering, with Las Vegas being hot as fuck outside how are they going to compensate for that with stadium/practice?
Gotta be a bitch sitting there on a Sunday afternoon in an open stadium
They're going to build a domed stadium. No difference than Arizona. They have domed practice fields also.
Heat won't be an issue. What will be an issue is a young black man just given millions in a city with legal gambling, the best clubs in the world and whores out to party and get fucked daily.
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They're going to build a domed stadium. No difference than Arizona. They have domed practice fields also.
Heat won't be an issue. What will be an issue is a young black man just given millions in a city with legal gambling, the best clubs in the world and whores out to party and get fucked daily.
Went to a dbacks game in arizone a fe years back it was 123deg outside, and a cool 60deg inside.
It was fucking amazing
Beats sitting at dodger stadim in the sun sweating like a hog with my 10 dollar beer
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Went to a dbacks game in arizone a fe years back it was 123deg outside, and a cool 60deg inside.
It was fucking amazing
Beats sitting at dodger stadim in the sun sweating like a hog with my 10 dollar beer
What's cool about the dbacks stadium is that it's watercooled. Not traditional AC. They pump cool water through pipes which cools the air and they push it out.
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They're going to build a domed stadium. No difference than Arizona. They have domed practice fields also.
Heat won't be an issue. What will be an issue is a young black man just given millions in a city with legal gambling, the best clubs in the world and whores out to party and get fucked daily.
Went to a dbacks game in arizone a fe years back it was 123deg outside, and a cool 60deg inside.
It was fucking amazing
Beats sitting at dodger stadim in the sun sweating like a hog with my 10 dollar beer
What's cool about the dbacks stadium is that it's watercooled. Not traditional AC. They pump cool water through pipes which cools the air and they push it out.
Thanks for the responses guys, was not sure how they do things down there being from the great white north and all
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What's cool about the dbacks stadium is that it's watercooled. Not traditional AC. They pump cool water through pipes which cools the air and they push it out.
Being as it's the desert using water seems like the most expensive form of ac?
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I drive right by that location every day and will shoot some photos of that huge vacant lot so that we can all argue about it for months to come.
There have been lots of high level discussions about the location of this new stadium which I have not been involved with .... in so I 'are dumb' now but I do plan to enlighten myself and offer some valid comments to GetBiggers who show an interest.
BUT ... As of this moment ... I am not even sure if that vacant lot on the west side of the freeway ( I-15 ) opposite the Mandalay Bay (as shown in the previous photo) is the exact location chosen by the honchos who make such decisions.
But it is the only vacant lot available unless they have decided to build it on the golf course lot just south of Mandalay Bay.
Confused yet???
Me too!
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Being as it's the desert using water seems like the most expensive form of ac?
Colorado River cuts right through. Plus the water is circulated and barely evaporates out.
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I drive right by that location every day and will shoot some photos of that huge vacant lot so that we can all argue about it for months to come.
There have been lots of high level discussions about the location of this new stadium which I have not been involved with .... in so I 'are dumb' now but I do plan to enlighten myself and offer some valid comments to GetBiggers who show an interest.
BUT ... As of this moment ... I am not even sure if that vacant lot on the west side of the freeway ( I-15 ) opposite the Mandalay Bay (as shown in the previous photo) is the exact location chosen by the honchos who make such decisions.
But it is the only vacant lot available unless they have decided to build it on the golf course lot just south of Mandalay Bay.
Confused yet???
Me too!
My parents live 5 blocks away from the Rams/and shitcharges stadium
man i was crossing my fingers the raiders came back to Los Angeles :(
but Las Vegas is alot more fun than my 1 or 2 trips a season to Oakland , i can go for the weekend in Las Vegas, as opposed to getting the first flight out to Oakland on sunday morning and the first flight out to Los angeles after the game on sunday lol
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NaILS, We live about a mile and a half from this vacant lot and if you don't mind I'm gonna send some local info regarding this subject ... which most GetBigger sports fans may already know about.
I'll make each post as short as possible for those GETBGGERS who don't like to read anything larger than a couple of sentences, but I cannot guarantee that.
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WARNING ... THIS POST IS LARGER THAN A COUPLE OF SENTENCES!
The stadium project is estimated to come in at a cost of around $1.9 billion. "My best guess is 2.7 billion!"
It’s a state-of-the-art facility that neighbors the Las Vegas Strip and is being designed by Kansas City-based MANICA Architecture. The site it’d be located on is a 63-acre piece of land on Russell Road on the west side of Interstate 15. "If I recall this particular piece of property correctly, it seems a bit narrow when measured east to west. I expect some unplanned demolition projects adjacent to the property before it is completed."
The plan is for it to be a domed, air-conditioned stadium with a capacity of 65,000 spectators. If a Super Bowl were to come to Las Vegas — which seems highly likely — the stadium can increase its capacity to 72,000 seats.
The design of the stadium currently includes a retractable, natural turf field and giant glass walls that open for a better view of the strip.
In addition to the massive stadium, parking for up to 8,000 cars with the ability for tailgating and mix-use development is in the works.
If proper agreements can be made, ground would be broken later in 2017 with an anticipated opening year of 2020.
Nails ,,,, SO don't buy your airline tickets just yet!
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NaILS, We live about a mile and a half from this vacant lot and if you don't mind I'm gonna send some local info regarding this subject ... which most GetBigger sports fans may already know about.
I'll make each post as short as possible for those GETBGGERS who don't like to read anything larger than a couple of sentences, but I cannot guarantee that.
Heck YEA! updates on a regular basis would be Great , thanks stuntmovie
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NAILS, Thanks! We posted at the same time it seems, so read a post or two above your last post.
One of the staples of the stadium would be an “eternal flame” dedicated to former Raiders owner Al Davis.
When Los Angeles was being thrown around as a potential landing place for the Raiders, the franchise again requested the eternal flame, the San Diego Reader reported.
The reason the flame is so important to the franchise is because of the vital role Davis played in establishing the franchise. He was the principal owner and general manager of the Raiders from 1972-2011 and was responsible for the original move from Oakland to Los Angeles, and then back to Oakland in 1995.
Davis had long toyed with the idea of having an NFL franchise in Las Vegas. He said during the 1980s that a move to Sin City would be great for the league, adding that the gambling that comes with the city is widely accepted within the league.
You know, when I came into the National Football League, many of our owners owned horses, owned dog tracks, owned all the familiar habitats of gamblers and gambling. We have learned to accept this in the National Football League. We have people, as I say, who own hotels in Las Vegas, and it is not frowned upon.
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DOING A LOT OF PASTE AND POST HERE BECAUSE MOST OF THIS STUFF IS NEW TO ME . SORRY ABOUT THAT!
The stadium wouldn’t only be the home for Raiders games.
The University of Nevada-Las Vegas seems likely sign on as a secondary tenant to the stadium, but would need to form a separate agreement with the Raiders in order to do so. The would have to outline how the two entities would function together. And the ground has been laid by state legislature, who crafted Senate Bill 1, which established a funding plan within the stadium district.
The Las Vegas Stadium Authority said March 9 during a hearing that UNLV will be a partner with the Raiders, but possibly a tenant at the stadium.
With the Ultimate Fighting Championship being headquartered in Las Vegas, it also seems logical that the MMA fighting league would host events at the stadium. In addition, a potential Super Bowl could be down the line, as well as hosting a number of events that are currently held at nearby Sam Boyd Stadium, which is owned by UNLV (the Las Vegas Bowl and USA Sevens rugby).
Other possible events could include major NCAA football bowl games, Major League Soccer matches and WWE WrestleMania.
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While the site for the stadium and a funding plan was approved in October 2016, there isn’t yet a formal lease agreement between the Raiders and the Las Vegas Stadium Authority board, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
However now that the Radiers’ move has been approved by the NFL’s owners, they can continue to move forward with the paperwork.
Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak met with Raiders president Marc Badain for hours in mid-March — prior to the NFL owners’ approval — to continue moving forward with the chance to build Las Vegas Stadium, as it’s currently dubbed.
The lease agreement is in progress. They have an option to buy the land, which they will do if and when there is a relocation vote. And I think concerns about how they will service the debt were also addressed to everyone’s comfort.
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Maybe they can use the stadium for the Porno Movie Convention. Cum stained field for the win.
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DIABLO, I may be mistaken but I think that the HARD ROCK and/or THE SANDS have the porno convention tied up.
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Sadly, the Raiders HAD to move. Oakland's stadium is the absolute laughing stock of the NFL and MLB. The place is an absolute shithole built in the mid 1970's using cinder blocks and concrete and rebar. I've been in prisons with more ambience.
Most importantly, what the fuck is wrong with this dunce? What look is he trying for? Yes, this guy owns the Raiders.
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Sadly, the Raiders HAD to move. Oakland's stadium is the absolute laughing stock of the NFL and MLB. The place is an absolute shithole built in the mid 1970's using cinder blocks and concrete and rebar. I've been in prisons with more ambience.
Most importantly, what the fuck is wrong with this dunce? What look is he trying for? Yes, this guy owns the Raiders.
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Sadly, the Raiders HAD to move. Oakland's stadium is the absolute laughing stock of the NFL and MLB. The place is an absolute shithole built in the mid 1970's using cinder blocks and concrete and rebar. I've been in prisons with more ambience.
Most importantly, what the fuck is wrong with this dunce? What look is he trying for? Yes, this guy owns the Raiders.
Luck of the draw. Some dunces are born into rich families aka. Trump and others have to earn their way through life.
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With the Raiders IN LV, Southern Nevada is guaranteed at least eight NFL games per year, and that also could come with Super Bowls, Pro Bowls, NFL Drafts and many other pro football events.
But what other big-time events can the new 65,000-seat, $1.9 billion domed stadium attract once it’s completed in 2020?
Look no further than the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, as the perfect example for what to expect in Las Vegas with a state-of-the-art venue.
The home of the Arizona Cardinals has hosted a Super Bowl, a college football national title game and this weekend’s college basketball Final Four all in the past three years.
“Getting a new stadium is absolutely the reason why we’re hosting these events,” said Tom Sadler, the president and CEO of the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority. “Without a domed stadium, you’re for sure not getting a Final Four.
“When we were first pushing for this stadium, those are the type events that we said if we build it, they will come.”
Numerous sporting events have taken place in Arizona since the University of Phoenix Stadium opened in 2006. But Sadler said it’s no guarantee Las Vegas will get the major events just because it has a new stadium.
They are not automatic awards just because a stadium is built,” he said. “It doesn’t mean that it’s going to be in the rotation. You have to compete with other cities and other states that are very formidable.
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“Geographically, Los Angeles will also be competing now with their stadium. All three cities (Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Phoenix) have the nice weather, but it still comes down to which city puts up the best bid.”
Las Vegas isn’t a shoo-in for the major events, but the stadium at least puts the city in the race.
The UNLV football team could benefit by being able to leverage more home-and-home contracts with top programs such as Ohio State and Michigan. UNLV will play Ohio State on the road in September, and it traveled to Michigan in 2015.
“I think we already do a good job of getting those type of programs to Las Vegas,” UNLV coach Tony Sanchez said. “UCLA has been here. Wisconsin has been here. BYU is coming this year.
“Not sure it will boost the scheduling, but there are so many advantages with having a new stadium. A world-class facility in the right location can impact your student body. It will increase attendance, but part of it is winning. And we have to do that consistently.”
College football neutral-site games could be in play for Las Vegas. The University of Phoenix Stadium recently hosted a game between Arizona and BYU that drew more than 50,000.
“We’ve been trying to get into the neutral-site games, and our first one was wildly successful,” Sadler said. “It was a great game, and it really set the table up for us to do that again in the future.
“The Arizona sporting scene has changed so much, and now Las Vegas is going through it.”
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Sadly, the Raiders HAD to move. Oakland's stadium is the absolute laughing stock of the NFL and MLB. The place is an absolute shithole built in the mid 1970's using cinder blocks and concrete and rebar. I've been in prisons with more ambience.
Most importantly, what the fuck is wrong with this dunce? What look is he trying for? Yes, this guy owns the Raiders.
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Never understood people who would PICK that hairstyle.
But if you ask me, he's probably bald and its some sort of wig.
Who in the hell would want to cut their hair like that?
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Anyone bored shitless yet?
I think that covers the basics unless anyone wants to offer further details.
I'm told that the hotel room taxes will be raised to cover LV's portion of this 'investment' and the property may start getting prepared by late July 2017.
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The following are my basic observations and commentary regarding the new stadium location.
Decent location. Close to the south end of the STRIP on the west side of the freeway directly opposite Mandalay Bay. An easy walk (unless it gets too damn hot) over the Hacienda Rd. overpass from Mandalay Bay and the Luxor whose room rates will sky-rocket during stadium events.
The land which the stadium will occupy consists of approximately 63 Acres of which I assume every square inch will be needed as it is long from north to south but relatively narrow running east to west.
The streets bordering the property are presently very narrow except for Russel Road on the property's south end which serves as an on and off ramp to I-15.
Dean Martin is on the east side of the property.
Polaris is on the west side of the property.
And Hacienda on the North side.
Not much room to maneuver if you're driving, but they most likely have a solution for it.
The stadium will be easily seen by everyone traveling north or south on I-15.
The street on the west side seems to be 70% occupied by small business enterprises and equipment storage lots which could be a big problem as those lots are the only means of expansion for the potential growth of typical businesses that are found to be somewhat common around major US stadiums such as restaurants, bars, etc.
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The Oakland Raiders announced Tuesday they are accepting $100 deposits for what appears to be personal seat licenses at the new Las Vegas stadium.
The Raiders posted the ticket deposit information on the web site lasvegasstadium.raiders. com.
The link directs to page where deposits can be made for PSLs. The team said the deposit is refundable.
The Raiders, who will play in Oakland in 2017 and perhaps beyond, plan to compete in the new domed stadium in 2020.
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There seem to be plans afoot to open a new brothel around the same time that the Raiders open the new stadium.
Since prostitution is illegal in LV (Clark COUNTY)itself , the owner plans to build it about 70 miles outside of the city.
If he attempts to create some kind of connection or association with the RAIDERS by name or insinuation, you can be sure that a major lawsuit will follow.
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In the possible event that the new LV (Raider's) stadium cannot be completed on time, it appears that they will use Sam Boyd's Stadium if necessary.
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turquoise and glittery.
I hope.
pink and extra small with glitter and lights on it
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In the possible event that the new LV (Raider's) stadium cannot be completed on time, it appears that they will use Sam Boyd's Stadium if necessary.
They can't use that stadium due to numerous issues. they'd have to spend millions to upgrade it which would be a waste since UNLV would be using the new stadium as well.
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What are the rates for NFL tickets nowadays?
One game ticket?
Season Pass?
PS. The Raiders will be playing eight home games in LV when they start a full season in the new stadium.
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DIABLO, At present Sam Boyd is the only option if there is any delay with construction.
And I think that the Sam Boyd has 'hosted' pro football at sometime in the past. I gotta check that out.
NEW THOUGHT .... How do these stadiums prevent drones from flying over a stadium while the game is in progress?
That big 'hole' on the north side of this new Raider's Stadium looks like a promising challenge for inexperienced drone photographers.
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I live in Vegas.
Trust me...there are a LOT of people here that do NOT want the Raiders here.
This town has a great deal of crime here and people are weary of the ghetto following the Raiders have.
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hahahahaha
as apposed to all the degenerate gamblers, hookers, pimps , drug addicts , loansharks, mobsters, sluts, drunks, and pawnshop owners ???
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Sadly, the Raiders HAD to move. Oakland's stadium is the absolute laughing stock of the NFL and MLB. The place is an absolute shithole built in the mid 1970's using cinder blocks and concrete and rebar. I've been in prisons with more ambience.
Most importantly, what the fuck is wrong with this dunce? What look is he trying for? Yes, this guy owns the Raiders.
That's the third brother. Mr & Mrs Smothers kept him in the shed.
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What are the rates for NFL tickets nowadays?
One game ticket?
Season Pass?
PS. The Raiders will be playing eight home games in LV when they start a full season in the new stadium.
stunt i have no idea but i know it isnt cheap i bet for a family of 4 to to to a game well over 500 bucks and then some,
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What are the rates for NFL tickets nowadays?
One game ticket?
Season Pass?
PS. The Raiders will be playing eight home games in LV when they start a full season in the new stadium.
Season passes will be hard to get. Teams are using PSLs now that range from $25K and up just to reserve the right to buy season tickets. Teams collect hundreds of millions from these PSLs that cover the money they put into building a stadium. So when they say the Raiders are contributing $650 million they intend to make it back by selling PSLs and luxury boxes.
Luxury boxes are where the most money is made for owners. Luxury boxes are exempt from the CBA so owners don't have to share that revenue with players. Raiders thinking being in Vegas a lot of casinos will snatch up those boxes at high premiums.
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I live in Vegas.
Trust me...there are a LOT of people here that do NOT want the Raiders here.
This town has a great deal of crime here and people are weary of the ghetto following the Raiders have.
Majority want them here. Trust me. I am Las Vegas. Born and raised and still here. And I have a very diverse group of people in my circle.
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Majority want them here. Trust me. I am Las Vegas. Born and raised and still here. And I have a very diverse group of people in my circle.
Male nurses?
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I still cant understand how a team can be up rooted and changed city to city, there would be hell on if this happened in real football...
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OLD SCHOOL, DIABLO, Regarding NFL ticket prices:
I checked around the net and it appears that $300 ticket prices are the norm but it also appears that those ticket prices are not 'standard' throughout the NFL. (I need to find more accurate info on this!)
And regarding the LUXURY BOXES .... I have no idea how many will be available in this new stadium but I'm sure that the major casinos will be fighting to thier death to get their hands on them and make them available to the high end 'whales' .
That's another subject that should be interesting to follow on this board.
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OLD SCHOOL, DIABLO, Regarding NFL ticket prices:
I checked around the net and it appears that $300 ticket prices are the norm but it also appears that those ticket prices are not 'standard' throughout the NFL. (I need to find more accurate info on this!)
And regarding the LUXURY BOXES .... I have no idea how many will be available in this new stadium but I'm sure that the major casinos will be fighting to thier death to get their hands on them and make them available to the high end 'whales' .
That's another subject that should be interesting to follow on this board.
All new stadiums are essentially dedicating about 1/4 of the space to the boxes. It's the owner's big revenue generator without sharing. Look at the Levi Stadium or the renovations to Soldiers field. The Chargers left San Diego because they had shitty limited boxes. those boxes are untouch revenue for the owners.
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DIABLO, 1/4 seems to be too high but you could be right. I'll be trying to get more info on this subject as time passes.
Such as.... Are they reunited each year to the highest bidder of are they sold for a lifetime?
Here are a couple of shots of the vacant land as it stands today.
The second photo was taken on Polaris Rd which is the western border of the property which will most likely be rezoned prior to 2020 and sold at exceptionally high prices.
If you know the location of Crazy Horse III .... you may be familiar with the land that the new stadium will be situated on.
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I have no idea what the luxury suits will go for in 2020 but according to a website dated Aug. 2014......
Luxury suites have become a huge revenue stream for NFL teams and no team charges more for the high-end experience than the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium.
The 170 suites at Levi's Stadium can accommodate 20-40 guests and will cost up to $60,000 depending on the game and the specific suite according to data obtained by Bloomberg.com. According to the 49ers, the suites comes with "red carpet VIP hospitality," access to a private tailgate, parking passes, an in-suite catering credit, as well as other amenities.
Theses luxury suites have become one of the key driving forces behind teams' demands for new stadiums as they mark one of the biggest sources of revenues that teams don't have to share with the other teams.''
Interesting to note that the most expensive Raider's suite that same year was $14,510.
I am guessing that the LV casinos will be setting new suite price records and continue to so indefinitely.
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LOCAL HERO, This may help a bit regarding fans getting upset when their team relocates.
"the Raiders are trying to stay with their ex until their new beau builds a house for them.
Shockingly, this is not going over well in Oakland. The Raiders’ initial plans are to stay in the Oakland Coliseum for at least the 2017 and 2018 seasons before moving into their new $1.9 billion Las Vegas palace in 2020.
Already there have been complications, such as Oakland City Councilman Larry Reid saying he’s consulting with city attorneys to see if there is a legal way to boot the Raiders out early, according to the East Bay Times.
There is also the matter of asking “The Black Hole,” (the nickname for the team’s passionate fan base) to keep buying tickets and cheering loud rather than tearing the place down.
(Literally. Browns fans tore up the bleachers and threw them onto the field after the team’s final game before moving to Baltimore in 1995.)"
Should be interesting to see how The Black Hole reacts!
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Two impressive renderings of the soon to be underway LV Stadium.
BUT..... that huge video wall facing the freeway may be declared as a hazard for motorists if I know how politicians operate ....... which I don't.
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Appreciate the updates stuntmovie
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Thanks, POLY!
Here is something just about no-one including life-long LV resident, Mr. Wiggs, is aware of. (But once again I could be wrong and Wiggs may declare otherwise.
A second stadium on the Strip will shortly be in the works and will be dedicated to basketball.
As far as I know nothing about this new stadium had been mentioned on TV and I only read the NATIONAL ENQUIRER while waiting for the lady in front of me searching for her credit card at the Walmart grocery store.
I have photos and all that stuff from a couple of years ago when the honchos/basketball VIPs gathered together to dig some dirt with chrome plated shovels and talk about the greatness and future of basketball within the LV basin ..... and I will pass them on if any Getbigger shows an interest.
Oh yea .... And this new stadium will include a high rise hotel ... but no casino.
Will be interesting to see how that works out.
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The above refers to The All Net Arena which was originally announced about three years ago and was intended to be opened early this year (2017).
I am not aware of the reasons for the delay but now it seems to be back on track ....
"A $1.3 billion arena with a retractable roof to be constructed on the former Wet 'n' Wild site on the Strip on the south side of the SLS Casino.
Former UNLV and NBA player Jackie Robinson plans for the 22,000-seat arena to house basketball, hockey, boxing, rodeos and concerts.
Robinson has ties to the NBA and has interest in bringing a team to Las Vegas. He said the arena would be large enough to play host to NCAA regional basketball tournaments."
That north end of the Strip needs improvement and this just might do it.
Developers have tentatively named the project the All Net Arena and Resort, and the project would include a high-end resort with a spa. A promenade called Victory Plaza would lead visitors from Las Vegas Boulevard past lush landscaping and water features to a restaurant, nightclub, wedding chapel and retail amenities as well as the arena.
The four-level arena would include 75 luxury boxes: 25 1,000-square-foot executive suites and 50 500-square-foot corporate suites.
The retractable roof would enable the arena to host traditionally outdoor events such as tennis matches and rodeos, or indoor sports such as basketball and hockey.
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pink and extra small with glitter and lights on it
I see what you did there. ;D
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I see what you did there. ;D
yes mr white that would be epic
mr white do you think people who like to do coke and bang whores will go to las vegas to watch the las vegas"anal" raiders play football.
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yes mr white that would be epic
mr white do you think people who like to do coke and bang whores will go to las vegas to watch the las vegas"anal" raiders play football.
It's a lot more fun to bang whores and do coke then watch that team play so my answer would be no. Although they should have escort and stripper services at the game (and a special room for such activities). Each urinal should also be a special slot machine so you can win money if you pee the correct number.
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Thanks. Very nice.
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stunt i have no idea but i know it isnt cheap i bet for a family of 4 to to to a game well over 500 bucks and then some,
They'll probably have $17 beer night on Monday night games...
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HP, YEA .....thanks for that impressive video. Is there any other stadium that looks better?
And thanks for the humor break from you other GETBIGGERS.
Had a bad day with my great and loyal companion at the vets.
ZIPPY (who can easily beat any GetBigger in a foot and paw race) has diabetes and has to have injections twice a day and a special Hill's prescription diet.
But he never complains, so it looks like he'll be doing ok. No more cookies though.
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HP, YEA .....thanks for that impressive video. Is there any other stadium that looks better?
And thanks for the humor break from you other GETBIGGERS.
Had a bad day with my great and loyal companion at the vets.
ZIPPY (who can easily beat any GetBigger in a foot and paw race) has diabetes and has to have injections twice a day and a special Hill's prescription diet.
But he never complains, so it looks like he'll be doing ok. No more cookies though.
Mine needed a couple broken teeth surgically removed this week and a cyst on her side removed. Dog are far better then people so sorry to hear about your loyal companion.
Audrey is nine plus year old 15lb jacked Boston Terrier. She's supposed to be resting but is itching to play ball!
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Walter, We used to have a English Bull Dog named Sgt Major . Someone ended up making a USMC Sgt. Major uniform for him with all the rockers and a name-plate.
Needless say, he even had his own dog-tag.
One of the only dogs we ever had that never went AWOL for an hr or so after jumping the fence to greet the kids in the local school-yard.
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Sorry Guys, Not much of an update in the past few days but the following may be of interest regarding the new LV Raisers Stadium. Updated April 1, 2017 LVRJ
Southern Nevada construction industry experts say whoever ends up building the planned 65,000-seat stadium for the Las Vegas Raiders will face a massive challenge to get it done by the opening of the 2020 NFL season.
The enormity of the project, the long checklist of approvals necessary to get it started and a potential labor shortage once work begins are among the roadblocks facing the Raiders, their development partner and the Las Vegas Stadium Authority.
Between today (April 1, 2017) and the middle of August 2020 are 1,231 days.
It took contractors working on Jerry Jones’ spectacular 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium for the Dallas Cowboys 1,346 days to complete from groundbreaking to ribbon-cutting. And three experts who have experience on projects in Southern Nevada say the Raiders will be lucky to get started within 18 months.
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Long post here so I'll cut it up a bit for the benefit of those GETBIGGERS who dislike too many words within one post.
The Raiders are set to play at the Oakland Coliseum in 2017.
But then where does the nomadic Silver and Black call its temporary residence until 2020, when a domed 65,000-seat stadium in Las Vegas will be ready?
Don’t ask the Raiders. They don’t know, either.
Oakland general manager Reggie McKenzie said,“There is obviously a lot of work to be done between now and when this happens, but a lot of it is unknown. It makes you think, ‘What is Las Vegas going to be like?’ Or, ‘What is it going to be like walking into our stadium in Oakland this season?’ A lot is going through our minds but, for now, we’re in Oakland.’’
The uncertainty extends to the man with more at stake than anyone — Raiders managing general partner Mark Davis. That is why he and team president Marc Badain are formulating contingency plans in case Alameda County officials attempt to break a lease designed to retain the Raiders at the Coliseum through the 2018 season.
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Among the cities and stadiums under consideration in the Raiders’ emergency plan are San Antonio (Alamodome); Santa Clara, California (Levi’s Stadium); and San Diego (Qualcomm Stadium).
Oakland City Councilman Larry Reid told reporters last week, “I don’t want ’em here,’’ at the Coliseum beyond 2017. He has asked city attorneys to explore if the Raiders have broken the lease by failing to engage in what he said were good-faith stadium negotiations.
Davis prefers to play in Oakland in 2018. Playing regular-season games at UNLV’s Sam Boyd Stadium is problematical but not impossible, and might happen in 2019, according to Badain. It is likely that the Raiders will play some preseason games at Sam Boyd, Davis said.
But Badain said, “I don’t know that you could never go there (Sam Boyd) for a regular season. There are some challenges.’’
NFL officials in recent weeks visited Sam Boyd to examine what would need to be reconfigured to a minimum standard for the Raiders to play there during the regular season.
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TV CHALLENGES ….. Minimum requirements exist for NFL broadcasts, and the league does not want the on-air product to suffer if those conditions cannot be met. The NFL and the networks are studying what can be done, if anything, to bring Sam Boyd to those standards.
The most pressing issue is lack of adequate space along the sidelines to produce a high-quality broadcast by the league’s national television partners at Fox, NBC, CBS, ESPN and the NFL Network. It might be possible to remove seats in the lower section along the sidelines and replace them with additional end-zone seating.
The Raiders are discussing with UNLV officials about what would need to be done if the team is compelled to play regular-season games at the Rebels’ home field. The locker rooms would need upgrading and seating capacity would be expanded to enable the Raiders to generate more revenue to help defray stadium expenditures.
“You would have to put a lot of money (into it),’’ Badain said. “You do a lot of temporary facility upgrades, then decide if it’s worth it. We have not closed the door on it but right now it’s not our top priority. It’s just one option.’’
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All of the ambiguity affects the entire Raiders organization, particularly the man who directly is in charge of making sure the Raiders product on the field remains at a high level. The Raiders advanced to the postseason for the first time in 14 years last season.
When I played for (Dallas coach) Jimmy Johnson and the Cowboys, he always told me to worry about things I needed to worry about — focus on things you can control,’’ Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said. “So, let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves with a lot of specifics. We just don’t have a lot of answers right now.’’
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Thanks to LVRJ
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Due to the absence of any reliable stadium updates at present, and in an effort to keep this topic somewhat alive .... I thought it may be a good idea to post some interesting but relatively unknown NFL facts which some GetBig NFL experts may 'elongate' on.
First series of questions regards the NFL season schedule ... How it's done and who does it/ I'll do my best to include the answers at the end of this post providing that I am personally aware of those answers.
Otherwise I'll leave it up to the NFL trivia experts.
1. Easy ....How far in advance is the season's schedule approved ad published?
2. Difficult ....Who is responsible for setting up this yearly schedule?
3. Extremely difficult ....How many one season, NFL schedule 'combinations' are possible?
No Getbigger will be able to answer #3 and I can't figure out the formula, so here's the answer according to a reliable website .... "Computers generate 400,000 complete or partial schedules from a possible 824 trillion NFL game combinations."
4. Easy ....How many regular games do/does each team play and in how any weeks?
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fuk football, who watches that nonsense aside from whorish mudshark degenerates and dopes? fuk the 'raiders' and their thug following even more.
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Today (13 April 2017) I drove past the 63 acres of vacant land in which the new Las Vegas Raiders' stadium will eventually be constructed and found it to be as vacant as it aways has been except for a 'hole' in the 'fence' that is big enough to let a small vehicle pass through.
Even the FOR SALE sign is still there. So as of this date .... nothing noticeable has been done on this vacant lot.
ZILLOTCH, You offered an interesting comment about the present Oakland Raider fans (thug following) and since I am not familiar with any Raider fans, I decided to do some research to see how accurate you were with that 'description'.
And you were pretty damn close to being accurate .... but not precisely.
Last year (2016) the Washing Post researched the number of arrests made during NFL games and within the surrounding area.
The results showed that the Chargers led the League in fan arrests with an average of 26.4 arrests per game.
Second place went to the Giants with 22.5 arrests per game.
Third place went to the Jets with 21.5 arrests per game.
The Raiders placed 4th with 17.8.
5th place Steelers .... 16.8.
Honorable mention but definitely not 6th .... 49'ers .... 11.4.
I'm sure that this 'thug study' is being closely analyzed by various LV 'security forces' and it will be interesting to see if Raider fans can improve their image when they arrive here in Sin City.
Not too many years ago, if anyone fucked up that individual would go home with a broken hand or .... not go home at all.
Thanks, Zillotch.
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I'm sure that this 'thug study' is being closely analyzed by various LV 'security forces' and it will be interesting to see if Raider fans can improve their image when they arrive here in Sin City.
Thanks, Zillotch.
I'm sure they'll be well behaved... perfect angels
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fuk football, who watches that nonsense aside from whorish mudshark degenerates and dopes? fuk the 'raiders' and their thug following even more.
Agreed.
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Due to the absence of any reliable stadium updates at present, and in an effort to keep this topic somewhat alive .... I thought it may be a good idea to post some interesting but relatively unknown NFL facts which some GetBig NFL experts may 'elongate' on.
First series of questions regards the NFL season schedule ... How it's done and who does it/ I'll do my best to include the answers at the end of this post providing that I am personally aware of those answers.
Otherwise I'll leave it up to the NFL trivia experts.
1. Easy ....How far in advance is the season's schedule approved ad published?
2. Difficult ....Who is responsible for setting up this yearly schedule?
3. Extremely difficult ....How many one season, NFL schedule 'combinations' are possible?
No Getbigger will be able to answer #3 and I can't figure out the formula, so here's the answer according to a reliable website .... "Computers generate 400,000 complete or partial schedules from a possible 824 trillion NFL game combinations."
4. Easy ....How many regular games do/does each team play and in how any weeks?
Answer to question 3 is wrong. Teams have predetermined games scheduled. They play division opponents twice, rotate through a different division in the AFC and NFC every year and then play a couple games against teams in theie conference who finished in the same spot. So the combination of possible matchups goes down from the trillion number which is assuming 32 teams playing 16 games against any other team.
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Diablo, I have no idea what a TRILLION even is but it does seem like a lot so I also doubt that is a reliable figure when you have only 32 teams playing each other within 17 weeks.
BUT .... The four guys within the NFL (official NFL dudes) who do all this figuring out stuff claim that that trillion number figure is accurate and takes more than one computer to devise the number of possibilities.
But they could just be saying that in order to maintain the millions of dollars that they get paid each year.
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Now that the chargers are traitors and leaving san Diego, im conflicted. Do i jump ship now that they're leaving? To spite them do i become a raiders fan? Do i hate them both? Do i stay loyal to the chargers and still hate the raiders?
These are the things that keep me up at night... Maybe i need counseling..
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Good on board with a real sport and meet me by Mirage Ice Machine 7 on Olympia weekend.
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those who know me... know i am trying to move to LV 8)
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ZILLOTCH, I'm no big fan of football either buy you appear to be an avid anti-football fan (American football) and although the avid football fan base has been decreasing lately .... here are the actual football fan stats .....
49% of Americans are avid football fans ....
According to an Associated Press-GfK poll, nearly a third of those fans say they would not consider attending a Super Bowl -- even though few have any idea how much it costs.
The NFL is still the most popular sports league in the United States, drawing the highest TV ratings by far. Its revenues climbed above $9 billion last year and the Super Bowl is the most watched television program of the year.
More on this subject to follow if there is any interest .....
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ZILLOTCH, I'm no big fan of football either buy you appear to be an avid anti-football fan (American football) and although the avid football fan base has been decreasing lately .... here are the actual football fan stats .....
49% of Americans are avid football fans ....
According to an Associated Press-GfK poll, nearly a third of those fans say they would not consider attending a Super Bowl -- even though few have any idea how much it costs.
The NFL is still the most popular sports league in the United States, drawing the highest TV ratings by far. Its revenues climbed above $9 billion last year and the Super Bowl is the most watched television program of the year.
More on this subject to follow if there is any interest .....
Fuck the NFL. No...really. F u C k the NfL. Bunch pseudo frobabies. Black, white, brown, halfrican (for the asswipe QB) or whatever. Fuck 'em all to welfare.
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I used to be a huge NFL fan (mainly a social thing) but after the deflate gate - i realized sports are an epic waste of time. ill watch game 7, the world series and a big UFC fight etc but that is about it
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I used to be a huge NFL fan (mainly a social thing) but after the deflate gate - i realized sports are an epic waste of time. ill watch game 7, the world series and a big UFC fight etc but that is about it
believe it or not, professional tennis matches can be fun to watch. especially the finals at Wimbledon or the finals at the US open
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believe it or not, professional tennis matches can be fun to watch. especially the finals at Wimbledon or the finals at the US open
Tennis matches in person has a lot of smoking hot whores. The best part is they all show up in their tennis skirts to watch. Fucking love chicks in short skirts and white tennis shoes.
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Latest LV Stadium Authority news .... As of Thursday, 20 April 2017
According to a recent report the Raiders paid $3.5 million to play at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in 2016 and $925,000 for the 2015 season but under the most recent version of the Las Vegas stadium lease agreement which was unveiled last Thursday during a meeting of the public entity overseeing plans for the $1.9 billion project, the Raiders won’t pay any rent at all.
"It's based on the fact that the Raiders are going to be investing up to $1.15 billion and certainly taking the risk for any overruns," board chairman Steve Hill said after the meeting. "So, in order for that agreement to make financial sense, the revenue from the stadium needed to flow to those investors.”
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And some other details discussed by LV Stadium Authority Board Members at that 20 April meeting ....
Stadium's insurance.
Stadium naming rights.
The stadium lease agreement
The timeline to have the stadium ready for the 2020 NFL season.
UNLV's right to use the stadium.
All agreements and documents are anticipated to be completed by the end of summer or early fall as the lease agreement and other crucial documents must be finalized before construction can begin.
The land has yet to be purchased.
Anything not resolved past October will present a problem!
The next Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board meeting will take place on 11 May 2017.
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The 62 acre parcel of vacant land on which the LV Raiders' Stadium will be built has been purchased. More to follow...../
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The 62 acre parcel of vacant land on which the LV Raiders' Stadium will be built has been purchased. More to follow...../
Oakland Raiders Select Nine Players In 2017 NFL Draft
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Following the conclusion of the 2017 NFL Draft, Oakland Raiders General Manager Reggie McKenzie addressed the media, breaking down the additions the team made over the past 72 hours.
“I think the way it fell, we got a lot of players, at the end of the day, it looks like we needed,” explained McKenzie. “We felt like we got a lot of good players with high talent levels from top to bottom. Some are going to be more raw than others. We’re going to have to see down the line, more so. I think talking to the board, you said, ‘Job well done.’”
In total – after McKenzie shipped off a sixth round pick to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for two sevenths – the Silver and Black finished draft weekend with a total of nine selections, six on defense, and three on offense.
Both McKenzie and Head Coach Jack Del Rio have said that they’ll be looking for improved play across the board from the defensive group in 2017, and the Raiders general manger is expecting that all six of the defensive rookies he added will come in and compete for playing time immediately.
“They’re all going to come in and compete,” McKenzie said. “We’re signing guys post-draft also. We’re going to give them all the opportunity to compete with the veterans that we already have on board. We hope that out of it all, the competition part of it, the cream rises and we have a very good 53-man roster.”
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The Oakland Raiders have closed on the purchase of 62 acres west of the Mandalay Bay resort, clearing a hurdle in the team’s bid to relocate to Las Vegas and build a stadium in time for the 2020 NFL season.
The purchase price disclosed in documents posted Monday morning on the Clark County Recorder’s Office website is $77.5 million.
Early estimates projected that the Raiders would spend $100 million for stadium land.
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Update regarding the LV Raiders Stadium construction project:
DO YOU THINK THAT THE RAIDERS WILL EVER CALL LAS VEGAS ... HOME?
October 2017 was the planned date for completing all the necessary paperwork required to build the $1.9 billion NFL-ready domed football stadium to relocate the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas.
But October has arrived and it still ain’t done!
So now the Stadium Authority may push the paperwork-completion deadline six months ahead into April 2018.
The need for the Raiders to have a final construction cost estimate for the stadium is the cause of the delay.
The Raider’s architects and engineers are still working to complete stadium designs and until they’re done, the team can’t zero in on a final cost.
This final cost must be known in order to approve using the public funds in the stadium project.
These public funds are $750 million in revenue being generated by an increase in a hotel room taxes for payments on bonds that will be used to borrow money to build.
By law, the Raiders have to spend the first $100 million before they can tap public funds.
This delay could possibly prevent the contractors completion of the stadium in time for the NFL preseason games in the summer of 2020.
So …. Are the Raiders negotiating to extend their lease at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum through 2020?
Maybe! Maybe not!
Other LV Authority and Raiders ‘agreements’ that are still pending:
An enabling work memorandum.
A joint-use agreement with UNLV.
A Clark County development agreement.
A community benefits plan.
Final development agreements..
The above 5 items can be explained in further detail if anyone is interested.
And a series of resolutions for the authority to certify that include assurances of the team’s financial viability, evidence of signed agreements with a contractor, an events management company for the stadium and corroboration from the NFL for the team to relocate to Southern Nevada.
The authority also requires an agreement that the Raiders won’t relocate once the stadium is built and verification of Bank of America’s leasehold mortgage agreement with the Raiders.
So are the raiders coming or ain't they ain't!?
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Who cares. The Raiders are back to sucking again.
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NFL ::)
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No longer an NFL fan either .... but this stadium construction situation ...I find to be very interesting and reminds me of the old Corps saying ... "PROPER PLANNING PREVENTS PISS POOR PERFORMANCE!"
It appears to me that no deep thought was given prior to the selection of the current 63 acres of vacant Las Vegas land that the Raiders apparently paid millions for when there is so much other available desert land which is not confined to a predetermined space whatsoever.
Here's another bit of info on why the current piece of property may not have been the best selection .....
STADIUM PARKING ....
Parking at the new Raiders stadium will prove much harder to come by than a ticket to the game.
The Russell Road site purchased by the will hold less than 15 percent of the parking spaces required for Clark County to certify the 65,000-seat stadium for occupancy
The team needs the certificate in order to begin work on the $1.9 billion stadium.
The tight 30-month construction calendar to be ready for the 2020 NFL season leaves little room for delays in permitting.
A recent study found that just 2,400 of the 16,250 parking spaces needed will fit on the 62-acre site acquired by the team for $77.5 million and that those 2,400 spaces likely will be reserved on game days for luxury suite holders, club seat ticket holders, players, coaches and team staff.
The Raiders still could attempt to purchase additional parcels in the vicinity of the stadium to create more parking spaces, but asking prices for such land jumped precipitously as expected following NFL approval of the Raiders relocation in March.
In addition to the lack of available parking at the stadium, analysis showed Flamingo Road, Russell Road and Tropicana Avenue would suffer major congestion from game-day traffic going into and out
of the facility.
Nearly 20,000 of the tourists expecmted to attend each game would walk to the stadium from various Strip hotels.
That heavy flow of pedestrians would require the construction of a dedicated pedestrian walkway adjacent to the Hacienda Avenue overpass.
The report suggests building the walkway wide enough to handle a future monorail station at Mandalay Bay.
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