Comments on: Raiders relish hosting a Super Bowl, too

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 29 May 2010 03:21:59 +0000

Evpimp… Funny… Except he’s seen his team in 5 of them… and has won 3 of them… More than most NFL teams can say…

By: LeeB

LeeB — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:57:11 +0000

OK Al, here is how it goes. The going trend is that you build a new stadium and you get the SB at some point thereafter.
Quid pro quo. Now, go back to bed.

By: 1nationraidernation

1nationraidernation — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:49:26 +0000

It’s ok, 90% of these haters couldn’t even afford the median home price of 450K in Oakland.
so you don’t have to get knifed, or mugged by the ceo, or the attorney that have season tickets next to me. We are all criminals because we love the raiders.

By: raidertg

raidertg — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:37:24 +0000

Give Big Tex a break he has no life and like to talk out his a$$ and clown on people for there typing.

By: Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:42:46 +0000

This isn’t the first time this idea’s been floated. In 2002, then-Oakland mayor Jerry Brown made a presentation before NFL brass on the appeal of a joint Oakland/SF Super Bowl: Oakland would host the game, SF the festivities (SF has more hotels, entertainment, etc.). It’s not as farfetched as some would seem to think.
At the presentation, Ol’ Moonbeam famously couldn’t name the starting QB in that year’s Super Bowl: Rich Gannon of the Oakland Raiders!
Before anything like this can happen, however, CalTrans would have to fix all the potholes in I-880 (presuming the present stadium site) . That stretch of freeway is the most treacherous thing about an Oakland Super Bowl.

By: Shanahan's Rat Teeth

Shanahan's Rat Teeth — Wed, 26 May 2010 12:56:48 +0000

dwatkins says:
May 26, 2010 1:12 AM
Why would anyone waznt to go to that stadium for a SB. The A’s are trying their damndest to move out of that pit
–Junior beat me to it, but just in case you weren’t able to comprehend his reply…READ THE FRICKIN’ ARTICLE BEFORE YOU POST!
Big Tex: Jamarcus Russell is gone, and fair or not, he was a MAJOR reason fans stopped going last year. After the city of Oakland relinquished control of ticket sales to the Raiders following a settlement in 2005, the team sold out 18 of 24 games from 2006-2008, despite winning only 11 games during that span. Compare that to 25 sellouts (although many games were sold out at kickoff, but not before the blackout deadline) while the disaster that was the OFMA was in charge of ticket sales from 1995-2005.
Obviously, eliminating PSL’s and actually having a staff and budget to advertise and sell tickets, which anyone can tell you wasn’t the case w/ the OFMA, was a no-brainer for the team. The Raiders got a lot of bad press and unwarranted criticism for the PSL fiasco, as many placed the blame on the team instead of the city. Even now, many in the media and the majority of NFL fans point to the blackouts as evidence of a lack of fan support, which is inaccurate.
The Raiders were terrible from 2003-2005, yet had the 3rd highest increase in attendance in the league from 2006-2008, despite the aforementioned struggles and economic climate. Why? Because the team was no longer handcuffed by the OFMA. In 2009, the years of losing came to a head, and the poster boy was Jamarcus Russell due to his indifference and lack of effort. Attendance was awful, but by cutting Russell, the team has renewed optimism and indirectly shown fans that their protests were heard loud and clear.
I am willing to bet that this season’s attendance numbers are more along the lines of 2006-2008, instead of 2009. A competitive team would obviously help even more, as would a new stadium. But the bottom line is the fans are there, have always been there, and will support the Raiders even when they struggle…but only if they are getting an honest, competitive effort in return.

By: Big Tex

Big Tex — Wed, 26 May 2010 12:24:18 +0000

“I will be take my 1 year son with me to all game. You see that is who Raider fan do it.” Also “Al is respected in the NFL by all the major plays.”
So tell me raidertg, did the “1 year son” dictate that mess?

By: raidertg

raidertg — Wed, 26 May 2010 11:05:05 +0000

I love it! All the NFL fans that need to hate on Oakland. Oakland is a great site for a Superbowl. There is the local trans plus it is located in the midle the three major freeways and there is more then enough to do in the area with SF and San Jose near by. Oakland has a bad rep but the games are not anything like the Haters make them out to be. I will be take my 1 year son with me to all the game. You see that is who Raider fan do it. We are born and die Silver and Black. We don’t jump from one wagon to the other like alot of people.
As for the Al Davis comments you are kinding yourself if you don’t think Al is respected in the NFL by all the major plays. The man has done a lot of great thing for the NFl and many of you just need something to hate on.

By: Ray Guy

Ray Guy — Wed, 26 May 2010 10:40:07 +0000

Call me pessimistic, but with our luck it will be the only Super Bowl in history that is blacked out locally.

By: Big Tex

Big Tex — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:32:56 +0000

I’m guessing this is just a ploy by Al Davis to at last be able to have a sell-out in Oakland. Some of those “crowds” last year looked as if Uncle Al could have walked around to personally thank every individual for coming and not spent more than a half hour doing it.

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:31:22 +0000

Have to agree that worrying about crime near this stadium is for whiners or people who just flat out never been there but want to voice their disdain for Oakland. Sure, it has a bad rep, but the stadium isn’t exactly in a haven of Bloods/Crips. I just wasted my time reading through some of these misinformed comments that are made to only stir up BS because the people who say them are just ignorant lowlifes that should actually experience a place before offering an opinion on it.
Of course, it’s fitting that a DC Niner fan and a Vikings fan are worried about rowdy crowds. As for Master Shake, he just seems bitter about something. Maybe it’s a lack of parental guidance in his youth.

By: Junior

Junior — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:26:19 +0000

There are some ignorant MF’s on this site. Talking bad about an area you’ve never even been. I forgot that Oakland is the only city in America that has issues with crime.
Well said 36mongor.
Then there’s this:
dwatkins says:
May 26, 2010 1:12 AM
Why would anyone waznt to go to that stadium for a SB. The A’s are trying their damndest to move out of that pit
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Given that you can write, I’m guessing you can actually read too. So do yourself a favor and read the article before you make such a stupid comment. This article is clearly talking about a new stadium.

By: jbraider

jbraider — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:20:20 +0000

DoesNotCompute says:
May 25, 2010 10:57 PM
Yeah, you’re right StupidCanadianVikingFan – Oakland is the only stadium on the planet where bad things happen. I’m sure there have never been any fights or stabbings at the Metrodome or any of the other fine facilities, such as in Philly or New York or Chicago…do us all a favor and stay the F in Canada.
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Well said.

By: ampats

ampats — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:10:15 +0000

Amy Trask knows to ask for Oakland to host a Super Bowl since that will happen before the Raiders playing in another SB.

By: BroncoBourque

BroncoBourque — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:07:15 +0000

If they can get a new stadium in the Bay area, they should get consideration for a Super Bowl. Southern warm weather cities shouldn’t have a monopoly on holding Super Bowls. If a city/team has a suitable stadium, they should be able to hold the big game. All these owners and cities paid big money to buy teams and build stadiums, they should get the right to have the financial benefit of a Super Bowl.

By: jb10

jb10 — Wed, 26 May 2010 08:38:31 +0000

# Mike_in_Texas says: May 26, 2010 1:09 AM
Isnt New Orleans full of black gangs too? How about the poor small city of Jacksonville and its small stadium?
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i guess you missed the part about the raiders wanting to host a sb AFTER they get a new stadium?

By: 36mongor

36mongor — Wed, 26 May 2010 08:37:18 +0000

“Maybe Oakland is just trying to “Ketchup” to everyone else.
There’s no way a SB is played anywhere near Oakland. It’s not central to anything but crime. I could go on and on from unfortunate personal experience, but if you don’t know, well, good for you.”
This is moronic. Oakland is a far more central location than East Rutherford, New Jersey, as you can easily BART to Berkeley, San Francisco, Marin, or drive down to San Jose. The whole Bay Area is in play if you host the game in Oakland. This is the exact argument that the Giants and Jets used to snag their game.
Crime in Oakland is not nearly as bad as it’s being made out to be in the comments here. I went to a Bears-Raiders game in Oakland wearing a Bears jersey and opposing fans were an absolute non-issue. I guarantee that the people posting about crime here haven’t even been to Oakland, or that if they have been to Oakland they did something retarded that resulted in their ass getting kicked or them getting robbed. This can happen in every stadium/big city if you don’t act right. Oakland is less dangerous than Miami or New Orleans, get a clue.

By: shadowman1433

shadowman1433 — Wed, 26 May 2010 07:55:04 +0000

You would be safe at the game. The average raider fan wouldn’t be able to afford tickets to the game. In the parking lot after the game is a different story though.

By: bwisnasky

bwisnasky — Wed, 26 May 2010 07:17:11 +0000

What so AL can see one before he dies??
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I’m pretty sure I remember old Rozell having to bite his tongue as he handed the old man 3 of those Lombardi things…. Al surely doesn’t have to host a Superbowl to get a look at the thing.. he looks at 3 of them every day he goes in to the office….. which is a lot more of those trophies than most teams in the NFL have….

By: millionwatts

millionwatts — Wed, 26 May 2010 04:37:42 +0000

Al is exploring some other options to watch a good football team. that Raiders thing of his doesn’t seem to work out

By: ja

ja — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:28:11 +0000

i thought only raider fans log in to raider news, all this raider haters logging in to our news are stupid stick to your team news and STFU! if your scared to come to our house stay the F out punks!

By: Michael LaRocca

Michael LaRocca — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:52:57 +0000

If I say the Raiders won’t have home field advantage in the Super Bowl, is that just waaaaaaaaaaay too obvious?

By: Rasta

Rasta — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:58:45 +0000

Maybe twenty years after AL dies.

By: dwatkins

dwatkins — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:12:26 +0000

Why would anyone waznt to go to that stadium for a SB. The A’s are trying their damndest to move out of that pit

By: ZennyandtheBrets

ZennyandtheBrets — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:12:22 +0000

Lambeau Field – 2015.

By: Mike_in_Texas

Mike_in_Texas — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:09:45 +0000

Isnt New Orleans full of black gangs too? How about the poor small city of Jacksonville and its small stadium?

By: thumper

thumper — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:47:11 +0000

don’t think this will happen,,,, crime…. seen what happened to chicago on the olympics …..and see where there gona be now,,, even worse…. greenbacks talk,, and bs walks

By: OLDCRACKER

OLDCRACKER — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:31:07 +0000

If Oakland gets a Superbowl, I’m investing in Jonson & Johnson (bandages), the Colt 45 brewery, and maybe a knife company.
I can only imagine the Viqueen fans running and screaming like little girls as drunken Raider fan, with 3 heads, chases them with a machete.

By: peterGriffin

peterGriffin — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:16:02 +0000

we will all be dead by 12/21/2012 anyways so it dosent matter

By: dogma1

dogma1 — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:08:26 +0000

I think every team should get to hold a Super Bowl, lets me fair.