Peter Holt and Red McCombs willing to invest in the Oakland Raiders ...

[Chinook]

I think it would be stupid to call them the San Antonio Raiders, they need to make it Austin's team too. If they come they should be the South Texas Raiders, and San Marcos would make sense to draw from both cities. The Spurs could never survive doing that, trying to fill 50-60 nights a year, but 10 times in a year I think people would travel to San Marcos from either city.

It's just strange that it would be so close to Austin. I'd only consider going to a game once every four years or so (whenever the Raiders host the Ravens), so the distance wouldn't really bother me if it were a lot closer to SA, but if you're going to double-down that much on Austin being part of it, I'd like to hear more talk that Austin would actually support this. So far it's been all SA (besides some random polls). I'd like to hear about Austinite investors and politicians pushing for this before I think this could work as a full twin-cities venture.

[yavozerb]

http://www.expressnews.com/sports/pr...rs-6758941.php

[sasaint]

Is Davis even being vilified? It just seems like this is an inevitable parting. Neither Davis nor Oakland can afford to build a new stadium. Their current stadium is falling apart. Short of selling the team to someone willing to dump a ton of money into a new place, I don't see how anyone can expect Davis to handle this differently.

And again, I don't think Austin is keen on getting an NFL team. The best thing about SA being so close is that THEY (y'all) can go ahead and pay for one, and we can just drive down whenever we feel like it. Like I don't want the Spurs in Austin. SA can be the sister city with all the cool stuff, and Austin can be the one with all the money.

My impression is that the good people of Austin will support a local NFL team when the Longhorns abandon the sport, and not before then. Just IMHO.

[sasaint]

Have you ever been to Utah? Did you hear a lot of jazz while you were there?

For that matter, how did you enjoy all those Lakes out in Los Angeles?

When I become commissioner I plan to rectify those issues my first day in office.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

My impression is that the good people of Austin will support a local NFL team when the Longhorns abandon the sport, and not before then. Just IMHO.

It's getting pretty close. How many losing seasons in a row for them? The Vince Young season seems like 80 years ago, frankly.

[sasaint]

It's getting pretty close. How many losing seasons in a row for them? The Vince Young season seems like 80 years ago, frankly.

Don't know how many seasons. Don't follow UT athletics - or the Big 12 very closely. But I believe that Austin is committed to UT and would be pretty blasé about a local NFL team - UNLESS it was a serious Super Bowl contender. I don't expect the Raiders to relocate to South Texas anyway, and I really don't want them to. But if they change the name to some geographical mish-mash that rolls off the tongue like a multi-syllabic boulder I will ignore them entirely.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Don't know how many seasons. Don't follow UT athletics - or the Big 12 very closely. But I believe that Austin is committed to UT and would be pretty blasé about a local NFL team - UNLESS it was a serious Super Bowl contender. I don't expect the Raiders to relocate to South Texas anyway, and I really don't want them to. But if they change the name to some geographical mish-mash that rolls off the tongue like a multi-syllabic boulder I will ignore them entirely.

Some suggestions for names.

- "Hippies"?
- "Hipsters"?
- "Shorthorns"?
- "Longerhorns"?
- "Traffic Jams"?
- "Transplants"?
- "Weirdos"?

[Spurs9]

It's just strange that it would be so close to Austin. I'd only consider going to a game once every four years or so (whenever the Raiders host the Ravens), so the distance wouldn't really bother me if it were a lot closer to SA, but if you're going to double-down that much on Austin being part of it, I'd like to hear more talk that Austin would actually support this. So far it's been all SA (besides some random polls). I'd like to hear about Austinite investors and politicians pushing for this before I think this could work as a full twin-cities venture.

If SA is trying to hard to pull in the Raiders, why would they put them somewhere in San Marcos. The city profits off revenue of resturants/hotels etc. If thats all in San Marcos what revenue are they pulling in?

[BatManu20]

If the Raiders do end up moving out of Oakland, which is still very much up in the air, wherever they go, they won't change their branding.. that would just be dumb. They would lose a ton of fan fare with such an act. It will always be Raider Nation wherever they go.

[baseline bum]

So the Chargers look to be going to LA too.

[GSH]

So the Chargers look to be going to LA too.

So the NFL has figured a way for their finals to be LA vs. LA? Somewhere, David Stern is crying.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

So the NFL has figured a way for their finals to be LA vs. LA? Somewhere, David Stern is crying.

as if the Rams or Chargers will even make the playoffs let alone the Super Bowl in the next 10 years... let alone BOTH of them

[BD24]

I agree with chinook and others that putting the stadium so close to Austin doesn't make a lot of sense. Put it somewhere off of 35 such as Retama Park. It's still close enough to San Antonio to be "Their" team, but easy enough to access for people who want to come down from Austin.

[baseline bum]

I agree with chinook and others that putting the stadium so close to Austin doesn't make a lot of sense. Put it somewhere off of 35 such as Retama Park. It's still close enough to San Antonio to be "Their" team, but easy enough to access for people who want to come down from Austin.

I don't think you'd have enough space there, that whole area around the 35/1604 interchange is pretty built up. You'd probably have to go out to Cibolo, or maybe a little north of New Braunfels.

[Rain Man]

LMAO

Ok SA try this, hope in one hand and in the other. See which one fills up first.

Just be happy with the Spurs and forget about the rest.

[baseline bum]

LMAO

Ok SA try this, hope in one hand and in the other. See which one fills up first.

Just be happy with the Spurs and forget about the rest.

San Antonio looks like it could end up being the fatty you go home with at 2:00AM now that the bar is closing.

[GSH]

as if the Rams or Chargers will even make the playoffs let alone the Super Bowl in the next 10 years... let alone BOTH of them

Dude... you keep missing the jokes today. Stern once said that his dream matchup for the Finals would be Lakers vs. Lakers.

See? So if the NFL puts enough teams in LA, then maybe... never mind.

[BD24]

I don't think you'd have enough space there, that whole area around the 35/1604 interchange is pretty built up. You'd probably have to go out to Cibolo, or maybe a little north of New Braunfels.

They could buy Retama park I would think. There is a lot of empty land between 1604 and new braunfels. Would think they could figure out something. More room their than universal city that's for sure.

[BD24]

San Antonio looks like it could end up being the fatty you go home with at 2:00AM now that the bar is closing.

I like the comparison

[baseline bum]

I like the comparison

San Antonio is obviously a Plan C for the Raiders. But Plan A and B look dead in the water with the Chargers to LA and the A's unable to partner with them for a place in Oakland.

[Obstructed_View]

Theres no way they would put the stadium in SM tbh. How could they call them the San Antonio Raiders if its in SM
What incentive would there be for San Antonio to not even have the team in the city if they can't profit off it?

Santa Clara is about the same distance from San Francisco. , Arlington is 20 miles from Dallas.

[Obstructed_View]

San Antonio looks like it could end up being the fatty you go home with at 2:00AM now that the bar is closing.

As a fan of the city of San Antonio, I'll take it.

[TheGreatYacht]

LMAO

Ok SA try this, hope in one hand and in the other. See which one fills up first.

Just be happy with the Spurs and forget about the rest.

Whose troll is this? That's one ty alt

[TheGreatYacht]

Bring the Raiders over here, Carr is on the come up and the team has potential. Tired of having got quarterbacks representing Texas. Brian Hoyer on one team, and some 8-8 choking cuck who chews tobacco and is built like Charmin toilet paper on the other.

Pictured above are 3 choking betas and Dwyane Wade.

[gameFACE]

There's a Lloyd Christmas chance of it happening. Yeah, we're the fat chick. Although in between SA/Austin makes sense maybe they could play at Longhorn stadium for a season while a radical transformation of the Alamodome could happen. In any case there is still the TV market problem.