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ALL-PRO SEXMAN posted:Didn't stop Niners fans all those years. Well it stopped me! The last time I went to a game (of any sport) at Candlestick was in the 1980s.
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Leperflesh posted:Well it stopped me! Shame on you. I was there for the Monday Night Blackout Bowl against Pittsburgh.
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I just watched Moneyball for the first time tonight and good lord what a poo poo stadium
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ALL-PRO SEXMAN posted:Shame on you. I was there for the Monday Night Blackout Bowl against Pittsburgh. So you're saying the Superbowl issue in the Superdome was normal for the Niners? Also, I don't believe the Georgia Dome is as old as the last time Leperflesh went to Candlestick, and they're already tearing it down to build a new one.
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Chilichimp posted:So you're saying the Superbowl issue in the Superdome was normal for the Niners? That's why they played so well after the blackout. It suddenly became a home game for them.
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Really really late for this, but I believe that overwhelming evidence suggests that Birmingham is a poor choice for pro teams. Sure, the actual NFL would have more sway, but Sunday is for going to church and talking about how your team did the day before, not pro football. As for non-expansion team news, the proposed laws to fund an expansion of San Diego's convention center have stalled in court (apparently a new tax still has to follow laws for votes even if it only taxes visitors!) which opens the door a crack for the convention center expansions to be tied to a new football stadium downtown. This is a very small crack, as a new stadium would cost about a billion additional dollars and the team and league have nobly pledged to contribute less than half of that. This is a mere 15 years after the Padres' former ownership group got the city to build a stadium, made about $700 million from developments surrounding it, and then sold the team, never using any of that revenue to increase payroll significantly.
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Chokes McGee posted:Sign Rally Possum as a dual sports star, start him and Kickoff Pidgeon at WR. What happens the other two games?
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Tricky Ed posted:Really really late for this, but I believe that overwhelming evidence suggests that Birmingham is a poor choice for pro teams. Sure, the actual NFL would have more sway, but Sunday is for going to church and talking about how your team did the day before, not pro football. There is either going to be a new stadium in San Diego or approval for a stadium by 2016, or the Chargers are gone.
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swickles posted:What happens the other two games? Possum ate the pigeon in week 14
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mhmm yes *blows bubbles out pipe*quote:Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora 9m quote:Perhaps it was all mere coincidence. It was just quirky timing that, with his franchise again a free agent after the season, and his efforts to get a stadium in Los Angeles taking on a more fevered pitch, and with him openly flirting with San Antonio to up the relocation ante, now, of all times, Mark Davis's Oakland Raiders happened to travel to Southern California for two days of practices with the Cowboys.
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Well, it's really dumb but we're talking Mark Davis here. For whatever it's worth I do remember reading a bunch of stuff about how close Jerry was to Al, it's at least superficially believable. And again, Mark Davis.
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Grittybeard posted:Well, it's really dumb but we're talking Mark Davis here. Why is it dumb that Mark Davis is a topic of discussion in a sub about the Raiders possibly moving to LA? And yes, Al Davis and Jerry Jones were very close, Jones looked to Davis as a mentor when he first took over ownership of the Cowboys. Al was, after all, THE maverick sports team owner for 40+ years that Jones has tried to emulate(with varying degrees of success).
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I guess I was referring specifically to the highlighted part, which is way over the top and probably the writer purposely framing it that way more than anything. Although in the last decade it's hard to see where going to Jerry for advice on anything other than making money is worthwhile.
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Grittybeard posted:I guess I was referring specifically to the highlighted part, which is way over the top and probably the writer purposely framing it that way more than anything. Although in the last decade it's hard to see where going to Jerry for advice on anything other than making money is worthwhile. Okay, yeah, I agree, the general tone is a bit melodramatic, actually. I'm going to assume that since Mark has known Jerry since he was a young adult, it's more of a recent father figure/good friend of the family thing since Al died.
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Yeah I highlighted the wrong part just for giggles, but the interesting part is how Jerry is pushing(helping) Davis towards LA
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Blitz7x posted:Yeah I highlighted the wrong part just for giggles, but the interesting part is how Jerry is pushing(helping) Davis towards LA Why wouldn't he? A franchise in LA would be instantly worth north of $2b. When teams get sold, every owner gets a cut. It's in the NFL's best interest for numerous reasons to have at least one organization in LA, and the primary one is financial, of course.
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Blitz7x posted:mhmm yes *blows bubbles out pipe* This is the worst slashfic I ever read
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Suspect Bucket posted:This is the worst slashfic I ever read ![]()
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Grittybeard posted:I guess I was referring specifically to the highlighted part, which is way over the top and probably the writer purposely framing it that way more than anything. Although in the last decade it's hard to see where going to Jerry for advice on anything other than making money is worthwhile. FWIW, Jed York did the same kind of ring kissing of Jerry when he was trying to get Levi's funded. The old man has a lot of pull.
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Bort Bortles posted:This doesnt only happen in California. NC drivers are Real Bad (I wont say The Worst because I dont want to start a "my state's drivers are the worst" chat).
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CannonFodder posted:As a truck driver who has been all over the country, the answer is All Of Them. They Are All The Worst™. Well that is depressing (that they are all The Worst) because it means there is no escape ![]()
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Bort Bortles posted:Well that is depressing (that they are all The Worst) because it means there is no escape Say it with me now: "I believe I can flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...
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warcrimes posted:Why wouldn't he? A franchise in LA would be instantly worth north of $2b. When teams get sold, every owner gets a cut. It's in the NFL's best interest for numerous reasons to have at least one organization in LA, and the primary one is financial, of course. He also really doesn't want a team in San Antonio.
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rjmccall posted:He also really doesn't want a team in San Antonio. Neither does Bob McNair, and as head of the owners' finance committee he's the guy that approves franchise moves. San Antonio isn't getting a NFL team any time soon.
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Who folds first?quote:Davis and the Raiders have a one-year lease at O.Co Coliseum. Per Tafur, Davis hasn’t requested an extension, and he doesn’t plan to do so.
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if Jerry Jones is at all responsible for the Raiders moving to Los Angeles i will put on a Cowboys jersey, renounce every horrible thing i ever said about their organization, and then buy my season tickets
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The Raiders belong in LA.
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davecrazy posted:The Raiders belong in LA. ![]()
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They should get sponsored by Hanes and be the panty raiders.
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Raiders should build a stadium that floats on the water and can travel around the bay Fans would board the stadium on old fashioned wooden bridges
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Ostentatious posted:Raiders should build a stadium that floats on the water and can travel around the bay And then in the off season they can blockade Seattle until they get their booty.
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japtor posted:Hell I'll be satisfied as long as they just remain in CA. The question is what cites would sound good/funny for the name, such as "Weed Raiders" The real question is when are the denver nuggets going to change their logo.
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Ostentatious posted:Raiders should build a stadium that floats on the water and can travel around the bay ![]()
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That's loving awesome, wilford.
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http://deadspin.com/ribeyes-helicop...dium=socialflow Raiders were wine'd and dine'd
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Those are expensive loving crab cakes
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ROSS MY SALAD posted:Those are expensive loving crab cakes We don't all live on the coast.
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How do you end up at Ruth's Chris in Texas?
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ROSS MY SALAD posted:Those are expensive loving crab cakes I was in Maryland the past week. I love, LOVE crabcakes but was kind of surprised at how expensive they actually were. This despite the fact that I was pretty much the Crabcake capital of the world.
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Awww man. They almost sent him to a hotel with a comic-con convention. Opportunity for an amazing photo gone forever.
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