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As a property-tax-paying Alameda County homeowner, I have had a hate-on for Don Perata ever since he put together that sweetheart deal to bring them back in the '90s. I am *so glad* they are moving to Las Vegas; let them suck someone else's blood for a while.

"For a while" sends chills down my spine because it implies they might return.

O/U until they start complaining that Vegas doesn't show them love and threatening to move to the next sucker that will pony up a billion in public money?

09-11-2018 , 04:54 PM

#2127

chillrob

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I was still hoping the move would fall through, but they're building the stadium now, so I guess we're stuck with it.

The whole bribing rich team owners with taxpayer money is such a boondoggle. I wish they would find some way to stop it, maybe an agreement between all the major cities. Prisoner's dilemma problem though.

09-11-2018 , 05:17 PM

#2128

pig4bill

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Could be worse. At least they're interesting. You could be getting the Browns.

09-11-2018 , 07:03 PM

#2129

DougL

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Quote:

Originally Posted by chillrob

Prisoner's dilemma problem though.

"If you don't give us a billion dollars, we won’t move the Raiders to your city."

OK, we'd want more than a billion to take them.

Ez game. Keep your damn Raiders.

In 20 years you may not have enough kids trying out to have the football feeder system they need. If I ran a city, I'd sell high. You're hearing some shocking people saying that they wouldn't have their kids play. I grew up in Friday Night Lights, and it will drag on for a long while. This concussion thing is them dead league walking.

09-11-2018 , 08:24 PM

#2130

chillrob

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Hard for me to see football becoming less popular because of injuries when other "sports" which involve two guys beating each other to a bloody pulp keep becoming more and more popular in recent years.

09-11-2018 , 09:09 PM

#2131

ninefingershuffle

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DougL

But the south

09-11-2018 , 10:19 PM

#2132

callipygian

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8 home games per season.

Eight.

09-11-2018 , 10:49 PM

#2133

DougL

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Quote:

Originally Posted by chillrob

One of the guys I heard talking about concussions was Joe Rogan. Can't get more "hit him in the face" than Joe. I'm not saying it will be less popular, but that the massive feeder systems will break down,

Quote:

Originally Posted by ninefingershuffle

But the south

That's why I think 20 years. Sane people would have already stopped.

09-12-2018 , 12:57 PM

#2134

AlwaysFolding

Urban Pharmer

Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 19,980

I don't believe in bloodsport. Unless it's fightclub.

09-12-2018 , 04:37 PM

#2135

King Spew

Just average

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First Rule.......

09-12-2018 , 07:49 PM

#2136

AlwaysFolding

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DAMNIT

09-13-2018 , 12:23 PM

#2137

callipygian

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DougL

That's why I think 20 years. Sane people would have already stopped.

And in 20 years, you think people will be more sane?

09-13-2018 , 02:24 PM

#2138

AlwaysFolding

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Only with more somas.

09-14-2018 , 11:30 AM

#2139

DougL

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Quote:

Originally Posted by callipygian

And in 20 years, you think people will be more sane?

Tort lawyers need time to spin up. Evidence needs time to accumulate. People are slow to change their minds, even as evidence goes from "pretty clear" to "wtf? What were you guys thinking". It will take effectively a couple of generations.

It took how many years from cigarettes being widely referred to as "coffin nails" to smoking being widely shunned/banned? It was a good while, but not forever.

09-14-2018 , 07:43 PM

#2140

chillrob

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DougL

It took how many years from cigarettes being widely referred to as "coffin nails" to smoking being widely shunned/banned? It was a good while, but not forever.

That took over 100 years. People are pretty stupid. I'm not sure there has ever been a person who has taken his first puff from a cigarette and not immediately known it was unhealthy.

http://www.reporterherald.com/ci_224...ed-nailed-down

09-14-2018 , 09:29 PM

#2141

shuinthehouse

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DougL

". You're hearing some shocking people saying that they wouldn't have their kids play.

I live near Patriots stadium, several kids of x-players around my son's age. Big hitting ex-Patriot let his kids play HS (and not surprisingly they are very good) but were not allowed to play tackle football prior to high school, drills only.

09-15-2018 , 01:59 AM

#2142

AlanBostick

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Whatever you do, don't fold:

Ignition - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 94.04 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 33)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 30.77, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
Hero (BTN): 92.4 BB
SB: 194.64 BB (VPIP: 9.09, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 22)
BB: 100 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K