New Stadium in Las Vegas

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Edited Date/Time 1/29/2016 12:45pm
Rumor is Oakland Raiders are looking to partner with UNLV to build a 65,000 seat dome stadium in Vegas. I would hate to see Sam Boyd go with all the tradition, but a downtown venue would make the season finale that much better.
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F150Motocrosser 1/29/2016 5:55am
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Sounds like nothing more than more leverage to help broker a deal in another city. So far the Raiders have talked about moving to LA, San Diego, San Antonio, now Las Vegas
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hvaughn88 1/29/2016 6:05am
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I'd be surprised if the NFL softened their stance on Vegas
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bvm111 1/29/2016 6:53am
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I work at UNLV and I have not heard anything about this... I will ask my POC at Thomas Mack/ Sam Boyd hospitality to see if I can confirm. That would be cool if true.
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etccb 1/29/2016 7:18am
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The story that I read made it seem like a new enclosed stadium is happening with or without the raiders. UNLV home + ?? built with major funding from some casino owners.

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Godnick993 1/29/2016 8:05am
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I live here in Vegas and there has been some talk about this stadium for a month or two now. But this is the first I've heard about the Raiders coming to town. I do believe it will happen with or without a major sports team
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jmx411 1/29/2016 8:16am
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Going to be crazy if Las Vegas has two brand new stadiums with the T-Mobile arena and now a new football stadium, but have no professional sports teams to fill them.
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IceMan446 1/29/2016 8:16am
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Raiders are NOT going to Vegas.

Not that I care.

Matthes would be pumped though.
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F150Motocrosser wrote:
Sounds like nothing more than more leverage to help broker a deal in another city. So far the Raiders have talked about moving to LA, San...
Sounds like nothing more than more leverage to help broker a deal in another city. So far the Raiders have talked about moving to LA, San Diego, San Antonio, now Las Vegas
The NFL ran by Roger $$$$$$ Goodell. Hell I would not be surprised if they are not called the London Raiders by the time it's over with. The game will never be the same in my opinion.
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APLMAN99 1/29/2016 9:41am
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I've only been to 2 UNLV football games, but both were pretty sparse in attendance except for the "visiting" groups. The numbers I see only show about an 80-85% attendance average so I'd think that it'd be a really empty feeling place during UNLV games.

Maybe there's the thought that a covered stadium would be more "comfortable", especially during the first month of the NCAA season, so more fans would come out to the game if it were more climate controlled.
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NV825 1/29/2016 9:54am
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As much as I despise the Rebels (in-state rivals to my Nevada Wolf Pack), I hope this new stadium comes to fruition. Being closer to the strip and having it covered from the Vegas heat would be great. Sam Boyd Stadium is very outdated and not close to the action of the strip.
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jmx411 1/29/2016 10:04am
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APLMAN99 wrote:
I've only been to 2 UNLV football games, but both were pretty sparse in attendance except for the "visiting" groups. The numbers I see only show...
I've only been to 2 UNLV football games, but both were pretty sparse in attendance except for the "visiting" groups. The numbers I see only show about an 80-85% attendance average so I'd think that it'd be a really empty feeling place during UNLV games.

Maybe there's the thought that a covered stadium would be more "comfortable", especially during the first month of the NCAA season, so more fans would come out to the game if it were more climate controlled.
I was reading an older article about why UNLV wants to build a new stadium. They think it will help with recruiting and a couple years ago was the thought of maybe being able to join the Big 12. It will would also bring in a lot of huge events like NCAA football national championship, Final Four, Super Bowl, boxing events.
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NV825 wrote:
As much as I despise the Rebels (in-state rivals to my Nevada Wolf Pack), I hope this new stadium comes to fruition. Being closer to the...
As much as I despise the Rebels (in-state rivals to my Nevada Wolf Pack), I hope this new stadium comes to fruition. Being closer to the strip and having it covered from the Vegas heat would be great. Sam Boyd Stadium is very outdated and not close to the action of the strip.
Who has the cannon???? WhistlingWhistling
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BAMX 1/29/2016 10:15am
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I wish that they would take the Chargers instead. I am tired of hearing their billionaire owner whine about needing the tax payers to kick in more money to build him a new stadium and make him even more wealthy. The faster they get out of here the better.
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NV825 1/29/2016 10:19am
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NV825 wrote:
As much as I despise the Rebels (in-state rivals to my Nevada Wolf Pack), I hope this new stadium comes to fruition. Being closer to the...
As much as I despise the Rebels (in-state rivals to my Nevada Wolf Pack), I hope this new stadium comes to fruition. Being closer to the strip and having it covered from the Vegas heat would be great. Sam Boyd Stadium is very outdated and not close to the action of the strip.
bvm111 wrote:
Who has the cannon???? WhistlingWhistling
Just don't break it this time please Grinning It will be coming back to its rightful home next year.
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Well as a fyi. Las vegas is getting a stadium and its currently being built for the nhl... supposedly the nhl is going to expand there... i know a stadium is being built beacuse my buddys send me a snapchat of it.. last weekend... i doubt it could hold a football team though, but i could be wrong.
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Motodave15 1/29/2016 10:58am
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jmx411 wrote:
Going to be crazy if Las Vegas has two brand new stadiums with the T-Mobile arena and now a new football stadium, but have no professional...
Going to be crazy if Las Vegas has two brand new stadiums with the T-Mobile arena and now a new football stadium, but have no professional sports teams to fill them.
I think the nhl expansion is the t-mobile arena..
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APLMAN99 1/29/2016 11:04am
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Motodave15 wrote:
Well as a fyi. Las vegas is getting a stadium and its currently being built for the nhl... supposedly the nhl is going to expand there...
Well as a fyi. Las vegas is getting a stadium and its currently being built for the nhl... supposedly the nhl is going to expand there... i know a stadium is being built beacuse my buddys send me a snapchat of it.. last weekend... i doubt it could hold a football team though, but i could be wrong.
A stadium and an arena are pretty different things, usually.

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MotoMalyDad 1/29/2016 11:15am
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How will can the casino owners pay for it. Every gambler wins big money. Look at all the billboards on I-15 ha ha
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Motodave15 1/29/2016 11:31am
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Motodave15 wrote:
Well as a fyi. Las vegas is getting a stadium and its currently being built for the nhl... supposedly the nhl is going to expand there...
Well as a fyi. Las vegas is getting a stadium and its currently being built for the nhl... supposedly the nhl is going to expand there... i know a stadium is being built beacuse my buddys send me a snapchat of it.. last weekend... i doubt it could hold a football team though, but i could be wrong.
APLMAN99 wrote:
A stadium and an arena are pretty different things, usually.
Yeah, you got me there

I know a arena is being built, since your splicing hairs
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TeamGreen 1/29/2016 11:35am
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The Oakland-LA-Oakland Raiders are the "Street Corner Whores" of the NFL. The ghost of Al Davis is still ruining that franchise.

The NFL, in general, is a Glamorous Shit-Show and makes me see the true "game" in College and High School football.

But, that's jus' me...
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Joe Camel 1/29/2016 12:32pm
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Matthes only gives a real shit if it's a hockey team.

It should have a hockey team.
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F150Motocrosser wrote:
Sounds like nothing more than more leverage to help broker a deal in another city. So far the Raiders have talked about moving to LA, San...
Sounds like nothing more than more leverage to help broker a deal in another city. So far the Raiders have talked about moving to LA, San Diego, San Antonio, now Las Vegas
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