Could Eddie DeBartolo be primed to be the Eastbay's Super Hero involved with keeping the Raiders in Oakland?KPIX reported late Thursday night the former 49ers owner has sent his personal rep to Oakland to meet with city officials about possibly exploring a stadium deal along with possible development ideas around the existing Coliseum Stadium.
This latest report coincides with Las Vegas plans to build an NFL stadium near the strip that has heightened interest with Raiders' owner , Mark Davis.
Oakland city officials have maintained that they cannot compete with Vegas's mega-billion offer (that needs approval from two-thirds of the Nevada legislature) of approximately $750M. Even if this were to clear, Vegas would still need NFL owner approval to complete a possible Raiders' move.
Hurdles galore.
Having Eddie involved in an Oakland stadium deal for the Raiders would be awesome, and be a message to the 49ers that loyalty to a community matters. Jed York and Trent Barfy have destroyed a once great franchise, plus gave the middle finger to loyal 49er fans.
ReplyDeleteIt would also be interesting with Uncle Eddie and Nephew Jed having interests in teams in the same market again.
DeleteBrilliantly said. Just because your mommy buys you a team doesn't mean you know how to run it.
DeleteRaiders are more likely to move to LA (already has league approval) and share the Rams stadium than to move to Las Vegas or stay in Oakland.
ReplyDeleteLA is dead to the Raiders. The Chargers are in line before the Raiders, and there is no way that the Rams, who now own the LA market, would ever allow the Raiders -- the one team besides the Rams with a sizable fan base in LA -- to be their tenant. The Raiders would steal the Rams' thunder and they own their stadium; the NFL could not, and can not, dictate to the Rams who (or even if) they share a stadium with. That includes the Chargers, who will be well-served to work out something with San Diego.
DeleteThe Rams will never let the Raiders back into their neighborhood.
Don't waste your time on Eddie D. He's a terrible businessman. Borrowed so much money to keep the 49ers afloat he had to give the team to his sister to pay the family back. His father's board of directors refused to consider him as CEO of the family company -- so his sister got the job. Has tried dozens of businesses such as brewpubs and casinos -- and never gotten anywhere.
ReplyDeleteEddie resigned from the corporation and the team because he was facing a felony charge from his Lousiana dealings.
DeleteI don't think the 49ers ever had a problem staying "afloat."
Don't let his backstabbing sister in the gates when its built.
ReplyDeleteThis could be interesting with DeBartalo entering the fray.
ReplyDeleteBut I would prefer to see the Lott & Peete investor group buy the Raiders or develop a stadium.
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DeleteRonnie Lott & Mr. DeBartolo are very close friends. I believe that Ronnie asked Mr. DeBartolo to join his Stadium Venture in Oakland.
But as a Native San Franciscan, I'd like it greatly IF, and this is ONLY IF...The Raiders move out of Oakland to Las Vegas, & Mr. DeBartolo would bring a new Franchise to SF! And of course, build a New Stadium in the City. I know, I know...but I "can" dream, can't I???
Whatever it takes to keep the Raiders in Northern CA.
ReplyDeleteSince the Nevada legislature approved the hotel tax to fund the stadium it appears Oakland will have to hope the league owners put Vegas on hold to allow Oakland yet more time. But given that this is California the chances are slim that a Vegas level of public funding will be available.
ReplyDeleteI would not be surprised to see both the Raiders and A's start moving quickly to strike a deal to stick around. Oakland will always have some problems, but it's undergoing a big change as is the entire East Bay. Soon those teams will need Oakland more than Oakland needs them. Couple that with the obvious finally being realized the South Bay is just too damn hot to sit and watch a game, and suddenly the A's may realize that a ballpark on Oakland's waterfront with a view of SF has the potential to be better than an SF stadium with a view of the East Bay. The A's should wake up and get this thing done.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the Raiders go, who cares. They were here, they left, the city bent over backwards to bring them back, and now they want out again. Good riddance Raiders.
I wish Eddie would focus his attention on talking some sense into his nephew and convince him to let go and get some respected pros in there to run the entire organization.
Step 1 - Come out and apologize to the fans for screwing up that franchise
Step 2 - Get rid of Trent and all other decision makers in the organizations
Step 3 - Spend some money on getting respected professionals to run everything
Step 4 - Spend your energy on mending broken fences with fans - apologize, let people out of their PSLs, get some shade for half of the stadium where the regular fans get baked each home game, and then get out of the way a bit until you get some trust back.
Rant over.
Keep in mind this bill in Nevada has to now be signed by the Governor(which I think will happen) but the Nevada Senate now gets to vote on the deal. Word is the Senate is 100% against it.
ReplyDeleteI heard from a buddy of mine in Vegas who is "in the know" that Vegas would have to spend from 900 million to 1 billion to get the surface streets and freeways rebuilt to handle the 75,000 coming to the stadium.
I think you're all deluded.
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