In Oakland the beans don’t burn on the grill. The Raiders are moving on up to that deluxe casino in the sky. They were born in Oakland in 1960 when the Raiders played in the AFL One of the most popular franchises in the league, the silver and black razzled and dazzled fans for decades. As a franchise this is not their first rodeo when it comes to moving. The Raiders moved from Oakland in 1982 and became the Los Angeles Raiders. However they returned to Oakland in 1995. Raiders have won three Superbowls as they captured Superbowl XI and Superbowl XV in Oakland while winning Superbowl XVIII in LA.

This has been the third franchise in recent years to move their team. St.Louis Rams moved to LA. Then the San Diego Chargers also are in the process of moving to LA. Los Angeles has been years without an NFL and they used to have two. Now they will have two again. It’s all about the almighty dollar. Roger Goodell the NFL commissioner and all the owners in the league don’t care about people they hurt. They only care about what’s in the people’s wallet. They give it then they take it away. St.Louis had two teams come in and out of their city. They did get to see Kurt Warner guide them to a Superbowl. They were the greatest show on turf. They played in a newly built stadium in 1995 and left back to LA in 2015. Only Twenty years for a stadium. That’s why they left St.Louis as they wanted another stadium. Then San Diego which has the best weather in the States how would you not want to stay and play in that city which baffles my mind. Before my time Chicago had two football teams which would of been very cool. It was like baseball the Bears and the Cubs on the North side while the Cardinals and the White Sox on the South side.  I might of been a Cardinal fan. Actually in Chicago they still have a few Cardinals fans that still root for them because the team was born in Chi town.  However you might still have a cult following from fans in cities that their NFL team abandoned them. Most likely you come away with anger fans. When the Oilers left, Houston fans were steamed so the owners of the Titans had to get their team out of dodge quickly. This could happen in Oakland as well. The Raiders are expected to play in the Vegas desert in 2020. Where are they going to play and be supported? If you piss off the Black hole you might get lynched. The Raiders could find their way to San Antonio for a temporary home.

So why Vegas? Las Vegas will be one of the smallest markets in the United States. Las Vegas has one minor league baseball team called the 51’s which have been there for years and are well established. When you think Vegas you think of tourists coming into sin city to gamble or get it on and have a few days of fun and leave town while you still can. Las Vegas did have a minor league hockey team called the Thunder but it did not last. However they will be getting a new Hockey team and this time one of the main four sports. The Vegas Golden Knights will be dropping the puck in the NHL next year instead of the Thunder back in minor league hockey, the IHL. Nevada has been booming with more and more people headed to that state to live a better life. I actually know two girls that have been from Chicago and have moved to Nevada and they are happy as clams. However the NFL and the owners have money signs in their eyeballs as their tongues wag out of their mouths like a crazed dog. For years the NFL was against gambling. Football is one the most popular sports to gamble on. You know Roger and his disciples will have his hands in the cookie jar of cash as the NFL will probably let gambling happen and everyone in their tight circle will be swimming in cash like Scrooge McDuck.

The Black hole is in my opinion one best fans in all of sports. It also one of the scariest groups of fans in all of sports. From grim reapers to Darth Vader’s along with the cast from Mad Max and whatever other Halloween mask they can grab out of their closet they are nuts. It’s a shame because when the Raiders move to Vegas they will be playing in a dome. Plus what kinds of fans will they get out there? My favorite story is hearing one of these motorcycle guys with his face painted and he was wearing shoulder pads with spikes coming out and yelled to a ref. He screamed whatever number on his back and the Ref looked at him from the field as this was before the game said something like you suck and if you blow a call your a dead man. The refs quickly walk away from the fans and towards the field maybe feeling a little uneasy. To get all those crazies in one place rooting on their team and putting the scare into the other team –  that is what Raider Nation is all about. Will they have this type of dedication in Vegas? Will you get fans from Vegas? It seems like Vegas has a good portion of it’s people coming from other states to live. These people might root for the teams they left from their former towns they lived. Maybe the porn convention weekend can get some ladies dressed in black leather. At times motorcycle gangs cruise into Nevada. Maybe they can make a section of the new dome scary. That’s another thing I have a hard time with, picturing the Raiders playing their home games in a dome.

This is the screw ball that is killing the black hole and breaking Oakland’s heart at the same time as they will lose their beloved Raider team.

“JUST MOVE BABY,” with his stupid Dumb and Dumber hair cut. The city of Oakland’s Mayor came out with a last minute proposal to try to keep the team in Oakland. But Roger Goodell was quick to kick that proposal to the curb. The NFL, Mark Davis and the city of Oakland could of gotten something done. They see Oakland as a town of three brinks trucks filled with gold, but they see Vegas as a fleet of brinks trucks filled with gold. I hate when they mess with old franchises and when they move. They could easily gave Vegas a expansion team and have kept the Raiders in California. It’s GREED and now the NFL will have their hands in football gambling. Next they will want my dog.