Wow that's awesome you experienced that. 37 year old Raider fan from Texas here. I'm very sad for the fans in Oakland that they are moving. It upsets me Al didn't make a better effort to at least keep the team in California. The real estate there in the 80s was dirt cheap compared to now. I loved what Al did but hated what he did or didn't do more. I guess I'm bitter about the move more than I am the mediocrity or worse in the past 17 years.

@@Texas_Cruiser You would have loved our 70s team they were loaded top to bottom, and flat out beasts. (We're the only team to have 3 college award's named after players from those years, Hendricks, Biletnikoff & Guy.) From the late 80s until the early 2000s we just couldn't win which was painful to watch. Leaving Oakland for L.A. was gut wrenching, but after several years they came back home. Now they will be gone for good, and and sadly an era will come to an end this Sunday.

@@kazgak I would've loved to have seen those games. I've seen as much footage of the old days as I possibly could from the glory years. Cliff Branch was my favorite. Seeing Fred here reminisce about the days of old and the guys he coached was a real treat. I fulfilled my dream and got to go to an Oakland game in 2012. Made the trip by myself and stayed in San Fran. During that time I fell in love with the bay area. I'm from Austin by the way but actually from here...not an import lol. I got to work in Milpitas for a month in 2013 but didn't get to catch a game. We lost the game I went to but I'll never forget the experience. There's an interview with Charles Woodson you can find similar to this one also that was recently posted. I didn't even want the team moving to San Antonio. To me this is like the Steelers leaving Pittsburgh...it's part of the character of that area and town. I'll make some games to Vegas but I'll be sure to note I was a fan before they moved there. I became a fan because of Bo...he was THE GUY when I was a kid and I loved the silver and black. I came to learn about the history of the team and fell in love. And although I became a fan when the team was in LA my heart with them is in Oakland. This upcoming game will be sad for me and I can only imagine how much for you. This goes beyond the game itself...people and families coming together. It was part of the culture of Oakland. I'm not an Athletics fan but will make it to a game someday and will be wearing my Raiders hat and Rickey Henderson jersey. Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

@@Texas_Cruiser The best part of the game back than was they let the player's play. Snake wearing a smiley face sticker on his helmet, the defense wearing what were basically casts on their arms, clubbing opposing teams like baby seals. When the NFL became a business, and started regulating everything the players/coaches do and wear, it truly became the no fun league. They even had to get the owners to vote to let the players celebrate after touchdowns? The greedy NFL can't help itself, it is killing football one stupid rule at a time and they cannot substain building multi-billion stadiums for much longer on the taxpayers dime. Oh well I still love my Raider's, and how they treat the old Raider's as family forever.

You can find a handful of Raider 70s games on youtube. Pre 78 are hard to find. You can find both halves of Raiders Saints MNF, Stabler’s last comeback. Freddy B and Willie are retired, but a lot of great players still there.

Couldn't agree more. Go Raiders, my friend

With Montreal

I am a Vikings fan since 1968 but I feel exactly the way you do used to love watching the old AFL and I also didn't want a meager between the NFL and AFL and especially loved watching the late afternoon games with Curt Gowdy calling the game with the Oakland raiders vs. KC Chief's

And yes the Raiders definitely belong in Oakland!

@@jameshuseby6290 Thanks James. Those were great games for sure! I was a first hand witness to many of them at old Municipal Stadium and I have vivid memories of both the good and the bad times. It's what cemented my fandom of the Chiefs. Today's NFL is entertaining but it lacks the personal flavor that pro football in the 60's and 70's contained. Sure the NFL is trying to create that connection between the fans and the players, but it seems contrived, almost as if todays players are in public promotions because they HAVE to be there. Back then you could actually talk to them and get to know them away from the field and they were like normal family people. When one of the Chiefs was scheduled to come to our school to speak, our gymnasium was PACKED! Everybody in the school was there! Several times as a young adult I bumped into Led Dawson, Buck Buchanan, Otis Taylor, Jim Lynch, Bobby Bell, Ed Podolak and others. On every occasion they were congenial, articulate, humble, kind-hearted and patient with us. They became our heroes. When summer came around, we couldn't wait for football season. Any news about the Chiefs was enormous to us. Long Live the AFL!!!

If she is franchise. She will be forwarded to Vegas.

Very sad. And I'm mad at Al for not making it happen...he could've. And real estate was way cheaper in Cali then than it is now. At least something to keep the team in Cali. And I'm a fan from Texas.