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"I had guys from other teams come in and be like, 'This is kind of, like, mediocre a little bit,'" running back Jalen Richard said.

Who can forget Randy Moss essentially refusing to run routes across the baseball dirt infield in August, September and, if the A's went on a postseason run, October? Or routine field goal attempts becoming wild adventures with kickers slipping on the dirt? Or nasty strawberries on the arms and legs of players? Davis was also the lone remaining stadium to house both NFL and MLB teams. Sure, it was a dump, but it was their dump. Hey, there was once a dead rat in the press box fountain drink dispenser. Now, it is bad form to speak ill of the dearly departed, and Raiders coach Jon Gruden was respectful of the Raiders' most recent home, the 54-year-old Oakland Coliseum, and its constant, often losing battle with sewage issues. "Yeah," he said, "that was their Death Star. Nearly three weeks later, in an interview with ESPN, Davis was reminded that the Death Stars of the Star Wars franchise was actually destroyed - not once but twice. "Welcome," Davis said, "to the Death Star, where our opponents' dreams come to die."

21, when the Raiders broke in their new yard with a training camp practice, calling it their field of dreams and reminding them of the legacy they were not only representing but also building and of the importance of teamwork. But the real world intruded upon the Raiders' first-world dream, with a havoc-wreaking pandemic that, besides the losses in lives and economic stability, cost the Raiders fans in their first season in their new home.ĭavis read a prepared statement that day, Aug. It's a football oasis that not even Bugsy-Siegel-as-played-by-Warren-Beatty would dare dream about (Allegiant Stadium is less than 3 miles from the Flamingo, the real-life Siegel's creation). Sure, the Raiders had their long-dreamed-for palace. The centerpiece of the $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat, state-of-art, domed stadium with a translucent roof loomed over his shoulder: the imposing, 95-foot Al Davis Memorial Torch, with sliding lanai doors behind it that open to the Las Vegas Strip. LAS VEGAS - As Mark Davis lorded over the scene - assembled players, coaches and staff members scattered about the natural grass playing surface, with their ears tuned in - the Las Vegas Raiders owner took the mic. Raiders ecstatic to finally open luxurious 'Death Star' Allegiant Stadium You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser