Football Las Vegas Raiders? - Page 22

ChiefsCountry · 01-28-2016, 09:34 PM

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14...ng-leaked-memo

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- While a leaked memo from UNLV president Len Jessup said representatives of the Oakland Raiders will be in Las Vegas on Friday to check out potential stadium sites, team owner Mark Davis would offer only a cryptic comment.

"In typical Raider fashion," Davis said with a laugh over the phone from the Bay Area, "I can neither confirm nor deny."

Davis will be in Las Vegas and is scheduled to meet with Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson, Sands spokesman Ron Reese confirmed.

The Sands Corp. announced Thursday that it was lending its support to build a $1 billion domed stadium on a vacant 42 acres of land recently purchased by UNLV near the corner of Tropicana Avenue and Koval Lane across from McCarran International Airport.

"Correspondingly, the Sands leadership team let us know that officials from the Oakland Raiders are scheduled to travel to Las Vegas and tour locations around the valley for a potential new home, and they have asked us to meet them at our 42-acre site on Friday morning to answer questions about that site," Jessup wrote in the memo, which was reported earlier by Nevada political reporter Jon Ralston.

UNLV is looking for a new home for its football program, which has played at 35,500-seat Sam Boyd Stadium some nine miles from campus on the eastern edge of the city since 1971.

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Los Angeles-based Majestic Realty Co. and UNLV are involved in the conceptual plans, and Las Vegas Sands senior vice president of government relations and community development Andy Abboud said the project would be a "public-private" partnership, with the Sands or the Adelson family contributing a large portion of the financing.

"He said the casino company, which operates the Venetian and Palazzo [casinos], as well as casinos in Macau, Singapore and Pennsylvania, could also raise financing for the project," the Review-Journal reported.

Tony Sanchez, UNLV's head football coach, said "having an on-campus, state-of-the-art stadium would be huge."

"We have a nice stadium now; the location is just a little further out," said Sanchez, who grew up a die-hard Raiders fan in the Bay Area. "To have something on campus, right in the heart of Las Vegas, would change the entire game-day atmosphere. We're right near the Strip. People can walk or take public transportation. It would be a great addition for the city."

Davis has long stated that remaining in Oakland is his primary goal, but after being rebuffed in an attempt to move to Los Angeles and join the Chargers in a joint-stadium project in nearby Carson, the Raiders do not have a lease for a home stadium for the 2016 season. They do have the option to join the Rams in Inglewood should the Chargers decline.

It is expected that the Raiders will play at least the 2016 season in Oakland. They have also been linked to San Diego, should the Chargers go to Los Angeles, for the following years as well as to San Antonio.

The NFL has had a hard line against Las Vegas, and it is hard to see the league signing off on allowing a team to relocate to the gambling capital of the country. The NFL did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

Las Vegas has chased a major league franchise for almost two decades, including MLB and NBA teams. The city appears close to getting an NHL team in under-construction T-Mobile Arena between the New York-New York and Monte Carlo casinos.

And while Las Vegas may be a relatively small media market at No. 41 nationally, it is bigger than four other current NFL markets in Jacksonville (No. 48), New Orleans (No. 51), Buffalo (No. 52) and Green Bay (No. 68), per last year's Nielsen data.

Kiimo · 02-20-2019, 06:48 PM

I can see it now: Phillip Rivers on Tropicana, holding a John 3:16 sign and handing out "pornography kills!" cards to passersby.

SuperBowl4 · 02-20-2019, 06:58 PM

Just keep on Losing Baby!

KChiefs1 · 04-09-2019, 09:19 PM

Stadium is coming along.

https://youtu.be/dmj7Xhukkgc

**TribalElder** · 04-09-2019, 11:12 PM

Gonna be nice when we travel to a fancy stadium and throw the raiders a beating every year

**007** · 04-09-2019, 11:24 PM

Sure hope I can afford a ticket to a game there. Would be one hell of a weekend

KChiefs1 · 09-15-2019, 05:25 AM

https://youtu.be/alr1cZkmmrY https://youtu.be/vg8qml9-VTU

C3HIEF3S · 09-15-2019, 07:51 AM

Can't wait for this. As much as the Raiders organization belongs in the Coliseum, a yearly Vegas trip to see the Chiefs play will be even better.

Carlota69 · 09-15-2019, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by KChiefs1

https://youtu.be/alr1cZkmmrY https://youtu.be/vg8qml9-VTU

First, this guy is horrible. Rubbing his eye while on camera? Duuuuude that is a bad look.

Second, his points are on spot on.

I’ll be going to the first Raiders game here, so I’ll know immediately all the issues. But just looking at it, knowing the area the stadium is being built, this shit is gonna be a ****ing nightmare, especially for those coming from outside the strip.

The stadium looks cool AF where it is, but man there is no
Parking and the streets around are way to small
And tight.

The businesses are gonna charge an arm and a leg for parking and you’re still gonna have to take a big hike to get there and Uber is gonna jack the rates and getting a uber will also be a nightmare.

I really Hope the city comes up with a better plan or it’s gonna be a big fat cluster****

R8RFAN · 09-15-2019, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlota69

First, this guy is horrible. Rubbing his eye while on camera? Duuuuude that is a bad look.

Second, his points are on spot on.

I’ll be going to the first Raiders game here, so I’ll know immediately all the issues. But just looking at it, knowing the area the stadium is being built, this shit is gonna be a ****ing nightmare, especially for those coming from outside the strip.

The stadium looks cool AF where it is, but man there is no
Parking and the streets around are way to small
And tight.

The businesses are gonna charge an arm and a leg for parking and you’re still gonna have to take a big hike to get there and Uber is gonna jack the rates and getting a uber will also be a nightmare.

I really Hope the city comes up with a better plan or it’s gonna be a big fat cluster****

You don't think they will run the entire city's public transit system?

Not being a smart ass just wondering

Carlota69 · 09-15-2019, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by R8RFAN

You don't think they will run the entire city's public transit system?

Not being a smart ass just wondering

Our transit system sucks, so
I’m sure they’ll use it, but not sure how effective it’ll be

**cabletech94** · 09-15-2019, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlota69

Our transit system sucks, so
I’m sure they’ll use it, but not sure how effective it’ll be

i like that i need another excuse to go to vegas anyway!!!

displacedinMN · 09-15-2019, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlota69

First, this guy is horrible. Rubbing his eye while on camera? Duuuuude that is a bad look.

Second, his points are on spot on.

I’ll be going to the first Raiders game here, so I’ll know immediately all the issues. But just looking at it, knowing the area the stadium is being built, this shit is gonna be a ****ing nightmare, especially for those coming from outside the strip.

The stadium looks cool AF where it is, but man there is no
Parking and the streets around are way to small
And tight.

The businesses are gonna charge an arm and a leg for parking and you’re still gonna have to take a big hike to get there and Uber is gonna jack the rates and getting a uber will also be a nightmare.

I really Hope the city comes up with a better plan or it’s gonna be a big fat cluster****

So......the raiders legacy lives on

scho63 · 04-21-2023, 07:46 AM

Now the Oakland A's following the Raiders out of that shithole crime ridden ghetto of Oakland.

Eureka · 04-21-2023, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by scho63

Now the Oakland A's following the Raiders out of that shithole crime ridden ghetto of Oakland.

It's kind of a shitty play by the A's owner. He basically makes it tougher for the Raiders to stay in Oakland then proceeds to follow them. Oakland losing 3 professional sports teams in 5 years.

The move has been a hit for the Raiders/Vegas and I'm sure the A's will have similar success. I always have a blast in Vegas.

Pasta Little Brioni · 04-21-2023, 08:55 AM

What a dump

01-28-2016, 09:34 PM
ChiefsCountry The Insider Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lake of the Ozarks Casino cash: $2368752	Las Vegas Raiders? http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14...ng-leaked-memo ALAMEDA, Calif. -- While a leaked memo from UNLV president Len Jessup said representatives of the Oakland Raiders will be in Las Vegas on Friday to check out potential stadium sites, team owner Mark Davis would offer only a cryptic comment. "In typical Raider fashion," Davis said with a laugh over the phone from the Bay Area, "I can neither confirm nor deny." Davis will be in Las Vegas and is scheduled to meet with Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson, Sands spokesman Ron Reese confirmed. The Sands Corp. announced Thursday that it was lending its support to build a $1 billion domed stadium on a vacant 42 acres of land recently purchased by UNLV near the corner of Tropicana Avenue and Koval Lane across from McCarran International Airport. "Correspondingly, the Sands leadership team let us know that officials from the Oakland Raiders are scheduled to travel to Las Vegas and tour locations around the valley for a potential new home, and they have asked us to meet them at our 42-acre site on Friday morning to answer questions about that site," Jessup wrote in the memo, which was reported earlier by Nevada political reporter Jon Ralston. UNLV is looking for a new home for its football program, which has played at 35,500-seat Sam Boyd Stadium some nine miles from campus on the eastern edge of the city since 1971. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Los Angeles-based Majestic Realty Co. and UNLV are involved in the conceptual plans, and Las Vegas Sands senior vice president of government relations and community development Andy Abboud said the project would be a "public-private" partnership, with the Sands or the Adelson family contributing a large portion of the financing. "He said the casino company, which operates the Venetian and Palazzo [casinos], as well as casinos in Macau, Singapore and Pennsylvania, could also raise financing for the project," the Review-Journal reported. Tony Sanchez, UNLV's head football coach, said "having an on-campus, state-of-the-art stadium would be huge." "We have a nice stadium now; the location is just a little further out," said Sanchez, who grew up a die-hard Raiders fan in the Bay Area. "To have something on campus, right in the heart of Las Vegas, would change the entire game-day atmosphere. We're right near the Strip. People can walk or take public transportation. It would be a great addition for the city." Davis has long stated that remaining in Oakland is his primary goal, but after being rebuffed in an attempt to move to Los Angeles and join the Chargers in a joint-stadium project in nearby Carson, the Raiders do not have a lease for a home stadium for the 2016 season. They do have the option to join the Rams in Inglewood should the Chargers decline. It is expected that the Raiders will play at least the 2016 season in Oakland. They have also been linked to San Diego, should the Chargers go to Los Angeles, for the following years as well as to San Antonio. The NFL has had a hard line against Las Vegas, and it is hard to see the league signing off on allowing a team to relocate to the gambling capital of the country. The NFL did not respond immediately to a request for comment. Las Vegas has chased a major league franchise for almost two decades, including MLB and NBA teams. The city appears close to getting an NHL team in under-construction T-Mobile Arena between the New York-New York and Monte Carlo casinos. And while Las Vegas may be a relatively small media market at No. 41 nationally, it is bigger than four other current NFL markets in Jacksonville (No. 48), New Orleans (No. 51), Buffalo (No. 52) and Green Bay (No. 68), per last year's Nielsen data.
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