I have never, ever been a Raider Fan. \u00a0Becoming a Broncos fan in high school made that an impossibility.<\/p>\n
I’ve rooted for some of their players, like Bo Jackson and Jerry Rice and Ronnie Lott.<\/p>\n
I like their theme song from NFL Films. \u00a0I think they’re the only team to have a theme song from NFL Films.<\/p>\n
But I’ve had a dislike, bordering on hatred, for the Raiders for as long as I can remember.<\/p>\n
That said, I am genuinely sad that they are moving to Las Vegas. \u00a0Screw the fans. \u00a0The business of businesses is to make money, and that’s exactly why they’re being moved.<\/p>\n
I remember how upset folks were around here when they first moved to Los Angeles. \u00a0The simple fact that they were a Los Angeles team probably added to my lifelong animosity toward the team.<\/p>\n
When they moved back, not everyone up here in NorCal welcomed them back. \u00a0Most of the folks I knew did, but there were a handful who had a feeling that this would happen again.<\/p>\n
And it did.<\/p>\n
This is why people have trust issues.<\/p>\n
All joking aside, I feel bad for the Oakland Raiders’ fans, especially the ones who now see their team leave home for a second time. \u00a0The San Francisco Giants almost moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, after 1992, but didn’t, but I remember how gut wrenching that felt at the end of that season.<\/p>\n
And with the Golden State Warriors moving to San Francisco in a couple of years, Oakland will be left with the A’s, unless they end up moving as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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