The Raiders Will Control Vegas
Didn’t have a lot of time today so I made this, a reference to a very good video game. Fallout New Vegas is very good.
It’s also freakishly close to possibly happening? The world is a fragile place and at any moment it could be broken by nuclear war, and then what? We have a Raiders team in vegas that becomes actual raiders. The fans already dress exactly like the Raiders from fallout. The Steelers form up ranks and become the Brotherhood of Steel(ers). The Patriots become the Enclave. Ndamukong Suh-per mutants. Eagles and Cowboys fans become the synths from the institute because they aren’t real people. Should the 49ers be the New California Republic? They are probably more like mole rats at this point. The point is, we’re all doomed.
People are upset about the Raiders move (The paperwork is filed, seems to be happening, appears the Raiders will stay in Oakland until construction is done in Vegas) but this move feels so different than the move just last week with the Chargers. The Chargers move felt like a betrayal, a travesty, a tragedy, a move of extreme greed and hubris, a mistake, all at once. The Raiders move…feels like it kind of makes sense. I know that’s not what Oakland fans want to hear and they have a right to hurt, but it kind of does make sense. It feels like the Rams move last year. It was terrible for the fans in St. Louis, but the team going to LA made sense. Sense in a way the Chargers move doesn’t. On top of that, this move feels to be more a move of necessity than greed. Spanos wasn’t the richest owner but San Diego was workable, and he didn’t have any real genuine interest in making it work.
I think Mark Davis actually likes Oakland and wanted to stay there, but Davis is easily the poorest owner and economically building a new stadium for the Raiders felt so much harder. I’m sure greed and such is still involved, but it doesn’t feel like the betrayal the Chargers move felt like. I kind of like the idea of Raiders in Vegas, and their fanbase is everywhere and will go to those games, unlike the Chargers, who felt like a very San Diego homegrown proud establishment. It’ll be good for the franchise in some ways, how many people do you think will plan a trip to Vegas now to see their team play the Raiders that wouldn’t have gone to Oakland for a visit?
Just make sure when you go to Vegas to pack power armor.
Yet the NFL with its billions in revenue cannot possibly fund a new stadium in Oakland! Why pay for it when someone else will? It’s fucking atrocious
Handling a team in Vegas better than the NHL has done as well. Isn’t there already some kind of conflict with the Golden Knights name – a college already has it trademarked, and the Army’s parachute division are called the same thing too.
I have to go to a funeral for a Chargers fan, he was 23
I don’t want to see the Las Vegas Raiders, I hope they get a deal done in Oakland
I’m sorry for your loss. Unfortunately, Oakland seems like it’s not a possibility, Davis doesn’t have the funds for his own stadium and the city isn’t willing to put up enough money.
Thanks man. But Davis needs to learn how to use money better
Fallout New Vegas is my favorite game of all time so this made me very happy to see.
Love the Fallout references. I think the the Seahawks might be Synths, they’ve already started with Russel Wilson. He’s clearly not a real person.
Also Cam Newton seems like a super mutant. Cam Mewtonts? Cam Newtants?
Dave, if you play on PC, you should try the tale of two wastelands mod
Browns could be little lamplight considering they look like a bunch of 11 year olds running around having nothing else to do in life.
Also, Commonwealth Patriots
Browns = Bigtown
Yeah but big town was just a little lamplight but the then 11 year olds were annoying teens and had even less to do in life
Now their fans are New Vegas Cosplayers!
Dude, Steelers become The Pitt. it’s literally a faction from Pittsburg Steelmills.
Pats are Brotherhood of Steel. Crazed leader demanding total loyalty. Brady is Liberty Prime throwing giant nukes.
This would’ve worked better for me if I didn’t think it was about the SS for a while.
Dogmeat, pigskin…what’s the difference?
The Raiders fit in the black hole. If they have to lose the black hole (O.Co), I’d rather have them in sin city. Just hoping the team can win a title before they move in 2 years.
If you’re talking Fallout, I would want NFL to go the whole way, not stop halfway.
Until the Oberland Disciples take on the Somerville Marines, nothing ain’t gonna happen here.
Mark Davis
Poorest owner
Millionaire
Yea….still there has to be a better way to explain it Dave.
Ball. Ball never changes.
Awesome
And with that, the Falcons and Patriots will clash in the Super Bowl. Who you got, son?
Vault 3 will provide a pretty impressive homefield advantage, what with the waves of fiends you have to get there to the game site.
NFL. NFL never changes.
I live in Saskatchewan, Canada and love the Raiders. I’ve been to Oakland twice to see them play the Bears with my Dad (he’s a Bears fan). And I’d do it again. But Vegas is much more attractive for me. Because of the type of town Vegas is, it’s a lot easier to get there from where I live. I love the Bay Area and all but, if I want to take a quick weekend to see a football game, Vegas is a better option.
No, the Patriots are the perfect analogy for the Institute, they have the Director in Bill, Brady is Kellogg (Old, Powerful weapon in the right hands also from California ) , and the hordes of Synths are the numerous role players that Bill turns into stars