Raiders' Maxx Crosby reveals why he has so much love for Oakland despite playing there for one season
The Las Vegas Raiders are currently trying to become the best show in Las Vegas, which is hard to do when you play in the entertainment capital of the country. Things are much different now for the Raiders than they were a long time ago. Now, it's flashy lights, but it used to be grit […]
The Las Vegas Raiders are currently trying to become the best show in Las Vegas, which is hard to do when you play in the entertainment capital of the country. Things are much different now for the Raiders than they were a long time ago. Now, it's flashy lights, but it used to be grit and grind.
The last time the Raiders were legitimately a great team was when they were in Oakland. And, yeah, the new stadium is the best in the league, they have a lot of money, they are in a great location, too. However, there was something different about the team playing in Oakland.
Maxx Crosby, the Raider's best player, only played there for a year, but he has so much love for Northern California.
"It's funny, I was just talking about this today, and someone was asking me, Did you play for the Oakland Raiders at one point? And I was like, 'That year, I'll never forget it, for many reasons, good and bad.' The fans in Oakland, I'm so happy I got to experience that and obviously it was the last year in Oakland, and the fans — I can't even explain," Crosby said on his podcast. "I'm coming from Eastern Michigan; we had 12,000 in the crowd; they've got tarps over the away side because there's nobody over there.
"That's what it was. And then, in my first game, we're playing Denver on Monday night, Von Miller's on the other side. We're playing Denver, and the crowd was — I can't even explain how ridiculous it was. They're throwing shit on the field; people are falling out of the stands. A shit show. By the time the fourth quarter hits, you get the wave of kush going through the whole stadium. I'm looking around, and all the guys are like, 'Welcome to Oakland.' I'm like, this is legendary. I've got so much love for Oakland."
The Oakland "Black Hole" atmosphere at the coliseum can never be replicated. It's not even close to what it was. Sure, players love playing in Vegas because it's Vegas, but there is rarely a home-field advantage. I can see how that environment left such a strong impression on a rookie, Maxx Crosby. Imagine the monster that he is now playing and holding up the Oakland crowd. It would have been legendary.
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