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Originally Posted by -King-
Exactly. Just like how the league pushed them last year to build excitement for the relocation just like you said.
Oh wait.
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Cool...now can you explain the financial benefits to the NFL...having the Chiefs up 4 games (head-to-head) in the division with 10 weeks left? Or having the Raiders at 2-3 in a billion dollar stadium...trying to gain traction in a city that didn't really want them.
People dont realize that the locals are largely indifferent to the Raiders...many didn't want them there at all. There isn't a swell of excitement in Vegas about them. It's a Golden Knights city. They want home a grown team to root for...not some transient team with an established fan base from another city.
The GNs actually went to the Stanely Cup in their first season in Vegas...what are the odds? Quite the Cinderella story right?
Did I mention that the casinos made million off the Raiders win?
It's cool if you want to believe the NFL is about the integrity of sport...purveyors of the spirit of competition.
I think it's comprised of 32 billionaire owners that made their fortune juking the system...that built a monopoly that is free of legal interference. One that is primarily financed by television ratings.
"It's just business"....
I have no beef with the Raiders...the NFL is more fun when there is a legit rivalry. When they start manipulating games to manufacture one...for ratings and betting...it sucks. It becomes theater..
2 of the 3 Raiders wins have been heavily influenced by the officials...Saints/Chiefs. If you cant see a pattern forming...it's not my concern.
Their first win wasn't controversy-free either...the HC took some heat when he chose to run a FB instead of McCaffrey on a 4th and short...which effectively ended the game.