OT: Oakland likely can't afford to keep Raiders, Los Angeles a realistic option

If it's an AFC team, like the Raiders, I could easily root for both. If it was an NFC team, or worse, an NFC west team.... that would be hard.

 

Without an NFL team in Portland, I watch NFL but don't root for a team. If one came to Portland, I would root for it. I'm very old that way.

 

I'm already a raiders fan so it would be awesome

 

I would drop the Niners in a second if we got a team, unless it was the Seacocks...

 

This is where the small town thinking started

 

I'd love to get an NFL team here. Only 8 home games a year I think it would be ridiculously successful. Baseball has too many games fans would lose interest. There isn’t any Pro or college football in the Portland area. I have no interest in the Seakhawks.

LA is probably the big favorites to get the team, but they have 2 college football teams, 2 NBA teams, 2 baseball teams, and the NHL. I think Portland fans would be a much more passionate fanbase.

But I’m not in favor of public tax dollars subsidizing for profit business so I just don’t see any way the city would be willing to fork over the half a billion dollars it would probably take of financing. I suspect Paul Allen is going to oppose a team coming to Portland since he owns the Seahawks.

 

I'm a die hard raider fan and think moving to Portland would be icing on the cake. Doubt they get a team though.

 

I would love to have them move here, but I don't see it happening. We're too busy spending money on bridges for MAX.