WEBVTT - The future of OAKLAND Raiders fans!

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<v Speaker 1>Can I want to get into this a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>one of the things we've been talking about all week,

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<v Speaker 1>and Chris Bavona, I'd love to get your thoughts because

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<v Speaker 1>you were just in Las Vegas, right. So we've been

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<v Speaker 1>talking about this Raiders move. We've been talking about this

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<v Speaker 1>Raiders move for a little bit um and and I

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<v Speaker 1>have new information to bring to the to bring to

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<v Speaker 1>the Fantasy Freestyle listeners Chris yesterday. But we were talking

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<v Speaker 1>about it's like, what do you do if you're an

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<v Speaker 1>Oakland Raiders fan. If you're an Oakland Raiders fan, do

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<v Speaker 1>you cheer for this team? Do you buy season tickets?

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<v Speaker 1>You give them the money to support this team? Because

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<v Speaker 1>unlike the Rams and unlike the Chargers, this team is

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<v Speaker 1>on the precipice of contending for a you know, an

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<v Speaker 1>NFC championship, potentially Super Bowl, especially in the next two years,

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<v Speaker 1>as Car moves on, as Mac moves on. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>So if you're a Raiders fan in l A, do

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<v Speaker 1>support the team? Do you protest? You know? That was

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<v Speaker 1>the whole question we had. We've been talking about the

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<v Speaker 1>Raiders for a lot this week, and check this out

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<v Speaker 1>new information I read UH and dead Spin, the U.

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<v Speaker 1>The Raiders actually refinanced their thing with Oakland Alameda Coliseum

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<v Speaker 1>so many times, and they were gonna do the PSL

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<v Speaker 1>that's how they were gonna pay for it. They didn't

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<v Speaker 1>sell enough PSLs and with the interest um, they were

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<v Speaker 1>on the hook for three fifty million dollars, so they

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<v Speaker 1>refinance their loans right for that that the taxpayers are

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<v Speaker 1>having to pay and now they have to pay this

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<v Speaker 1>until two thousand and twenty five, regardless of if the

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<v Speaker 1>Raiders are there or not, they have to pay. The

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<v Speaker 1>taxpayers will now have to pay thirteen million dollars. The

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<v Speaker 1>county has to make that up in tax money every

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<v Speaker 1>year from now until two thousand and twenty five, regardless.

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<v Speaker 1>So maybe if you was a Raiders fan that I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, no, no, not, It's okay. I'll still go

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<v Speaker 1>out and support the team. I'm gonna cheer for them.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna wax pope poetic and nostalgic about them. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna relish every opportunity I can. Does it change your

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<v Speaker 1>mind knowing that your tax dollars are still going to

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<v Speaker 1>repay the refinancial bill for the colisseum when it was

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<v Speaker 1>originally done for al Davis and you're gonna be on

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<v Speaker 1>the hook for that until two thousand and twenty five. Chris,

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<v Speaker 1>how does that make you feel? So as a Los

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<v Speaker 1>Angeles Raiders fan, excuse me because you said l A.

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<v Speaker 1>That's actually where most of the Las Vegas fans are from.

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<v Speaker 1>Most of the Vegas Raiders fans are from Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 1>They didn't want the Raiders in Los Angeles. They're like, no,

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<v Speaker 1>we want a reason to go out to Vegas. So

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<v Speaker 1>this is great. From from a Los Angeles Raiders perspective,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's great. I think it's amazing for them.

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<v Speaker 1>For the Oakland Raiders fans, I think this is absolutely terrible.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a very sad day for them. Not only that,

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<v Speaker 1>if I was an Oakland Raiders fan, I would give up.

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<v Speaker 1>I would give up team football and I just become

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<v Speaker 1>a fantasy football fan. Interesting. Interesting, but check this out.

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<v Speaker 1>Oakland doesn't want them either. Oakland doesn't want them there either.

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<v Speaker 1>Check this out. I have quotes now from the executive

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<v Speaker 1>director of what is known. I didn't even know this existed,

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<v Speaker 1>something called the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Authority. These are

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<v Speaker 1>the people that actually run the stadium and actually execute

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<v Speaker 1>the lease that they have. The executive director, a guy

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<v Speaker 1>named Scott McGibbon, says, I would say to you with

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<v Speaker 1>the highest level of confidence, my opinion and the recommendation

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<v Speaker 1>of my board members, there's no way we have an

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<v Speaker 1>appetite for the third season here in Oakland. That would

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<v Speaker 1>be the two thousand nineteenes his season before they actually move.

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<v Speaker 1>He goes on to say, He goes on to say,

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<v Speaker 1>we have two more years of lease options right now,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's actually financial to lead to our benefit if

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't exercide the options, and and even if they

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<v Speaker 1>didn't play here in two thousands seventeen or two thousand eighteen,

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<v Speaker 1>they're trying to get out of the least. They want

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<v Speaker 1>no part of this because they don't want fans protesting outside.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't want God forbid them to be even better

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<v Speaker 1>and then walk away. You know this sort of thing.

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<v Speaker 1>It's real bad. I think they're gonna wind up in

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<v Speaker 1>San Antonio, to be quite honest, I think they're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>wind up in San Antonio. Or I think they're they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna wind up playing a lot of games in Mexico City.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know what I'm saying, I can see that happening.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember the st want to Saint Antonio for a little

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<v Speaker 1>while after the Katrina You know. So, I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be a good scene down there in Oakland.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's really really bad. And I'll tell you what, um, Chris,

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned that Raiders fans, you know, you could just

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<v Speaker 1>become Fantasy football fans instead. I think what they are

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<v Speaker 1>gonna wind up doing, to be quite honest, I think

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<v Speaker 1>they gonna become Miami Dolphin fans. And here's why. Stephen Ross,

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<v Speaker 1>the Dolphins owner, he was the only one that voted

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<v Speaker 1>no on this move. Okay, Stephen Ross, it went thirty

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<v Speaker 1>one to one. Steven Ross is the only guy who

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<v Speaker 1>said no. And and and you know why, in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 1>because Stephen Ross spent five hundred million dollars of his

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<v Speaker 1>own money to renovate the Dolphins stadium. And now, basically

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<v Speaker 1>what Mark Davis is looking for is that corporate welfare,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. So it's either that or here's another idea,

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<v Speaker 1>and I want to get your take on it, Mr

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Bovona and my Man Sports with Z. Also, now,

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<v Speaker 1>with the Raiders moving to Vegas, that means Super Bowls

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<v Speaker 1>will be played in Vegas. That means less Super Bowls

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<v Speaker 1>will be played in Miami. That's money out of Steven

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<v Speaker 1>Ross's pocket. So not only does he have less Super Bowls,

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<v Speaker 1>but uh, you know, he had to put up five

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<v Speaker 1>hundred million dollars to renovate his stadium. The Raiders, they

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<v Speaker 1>just get to move somewhere else and have the taxpayers

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<v Speaker 1>pay for it. I I understand. I think you should

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<v Speaker 1>ride with the only owner who voted no. That would

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<v Speaker 1>be Stephen Ross and the Miami Dolphins going over to

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<v Speaker 1>Miami because it's the same kind of spirit down there

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<v Speaker 1>in Miami too. What do you think? What do you think, Zach?

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's you know, I was talking to an

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<v Speaker 1>Oakland Raiders fan actually a couple of days ago, and

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<v Speaker 1>he was telling me, you know, He's like, I'm you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm an Okland Raiders fan. I'm gonna be a Raiders

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<v Speaker 1>fan no matter what. But you know, the way Miami

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<v Speaker 1>handled you know, owners, I think owners should pay for

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<v Speaker 1>their Why are you giving the taxpayers that That's ridiculous