NEXT: RAID ON SAN DIEGO.Byline: STEVE DILBECK OAKLAND - And now for the first time, we bring you the perfect nightmare. It just can't get any better - any worse? - than this. San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. gets to host the Super Bowl. San Diego gets the Oakland Raiders This article is about an American football team. For other uses, see Raider. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland, California. ! That Paul Tagliabue Paul John Tagliabue (born November 24 1940 in Jersey City, New Jersey) was the Commissioner of the National Football League. He took the position in 1989 and was succeeded by Roger Goodell, who was elected to the position on August 8, 2006. , who knew he had a twisted sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour ? ``Hey, they wanted a Super Bowl there,'' Raiders offensive guard Lincoln Kennedy Tamerlane Lincoln Kennedy (born February 12, 1971) is an American football Offensive tackle, currently signed to the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League. Career High School said. ``Now they're going to get picky pick·y adj. pick·i·er, pick·i·est Informal Excessively meticulous; fussy. picky Adjective [pickier, pickiest] Brit, Austral & NZ all of a sudden?'' Yes, bar the windows, hide the women and children, lock the liquor cabinets. The Huns, er, the Raiders and their manic fans are headed south to the world's most beautiful city for next Sunday's Super Bowl. The Raider Nation The Raider Nation is known for its "black hole", a specific section of the McAfee Coliseum (Sections 104, 105, 106, and 107) frequented by the rowdiest and most fervent fans of the Oakland Raiders. in for an entire week, preparing to play in the home of the city's own Chargers. They cannot close their eyes around Mission Valley and make it go away. If you're not a tattoo parlor or a body-piercing salon, or have a lot of silver-and-black face paint in stock, this is the worst thing that could happen to your Super Bowl. It's Al Davis and his lawsuits and semi-leisure suits. The invasion of heavy-metal music. The commitment to excellence, all calling your big event home. And the hated Raiders aren't satisfied in just coming, they're coming equipped with their own bonus story line. After passing the Tennessee Titans dizzy in a 41-24 victory in the AFC (1) (Application Foundation Classes) A class library from Microsoft that provides an application framework and graphics, graphical user interface (GUI) and multimedia routines for Java programmers. championship game Sunday at Network Associates Coliseum, the Raiders get to play in their first Super Bowl in 19 years against their coach from last season, Jon Gruden, who did not exactly leave an entire locker room of close buddies behind. ``It'll be a ticket worth buying,'' Raiders guard Frank Middleton said. Just to give you a hint of what they really think, Middleton was asked the best thing Gruden did for this Raiders team, and he said: ``Leave.'' Hint No. 2 comes from wide receiver Jerry Porter: ``When (Gruden) was here, we didn't win. He might have been the thing holding us back, who knows?'' Last time Gruden was leading the Raiders, they were having this little tuck problem in the snow against last year's team of destiny. Who knew the Raiders and all their receding hairlines and wheezers with plates in their legs would turn into this season's team of destiny? The Raiders have looked like the best team in the AFC for months, and they left little doubt against the Titans. They led 24-17 at the half, and then pretty much dominated the second half. They got so confident, they actually got nutty and called a few running plays in the fourth quarter. This after calling for a pass on all but one of their first 40 plays. Charlie Sheen never made that many passes. Quarterback Rich Gannon, your newly appointed NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. , completed 29 of 41 passes for 286 yards and three touchdowns. He also found the time to scramble for 41 yards and another touchdown, and then almost downplay the Raiders' ticket to the Super Bowl thing. ``I think we all feel if we can't go out and play a solid game next week,'' Gannon said, ``then it's all for naught.'' Understand, this is an ambitious group. The Raiders have been to four previous Super Bowls and won three of them. The last time the Raiders were in the Super Bowl, they actually called Los Angeles home. They had nutty characters such as Lyle Alzado, Ted Hendricks, Todd Christensen, Lester Hayes and Rod Martin, which to this day remains professional sports' all-time quote team. This team has a bunch of gentlemen, I mean besides linebacker Bill Romanowski. This team has husbands and fathers and good neighbors. Maybe San Diego can relax a little. Figure at worst, Raiders fans will only lower the city's average IQ 20 points for a week. Believe us, the sudden skyrocketing use of profanity Irreverence towards sacred things; particularly, an irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God. Vulgar, irreverent, or coarse language. The use of certain profane or obscene language on the radio or television is a federal offense, but in other situations, profanity will pass. You figure if any team's fans can figure a way to score some late ducats for the Super Bowl, it's the eye-bulging, alcohol-crazed zealots Zealots (zĕl`əts), Jewish faction traced back to the revolt of the Maccabees (2d cent. B.C.). The name was first recorded by the Jewish historian Josephus as a designation for the Jewish resistance fighters of the war of A.D. 66–73. from the Raider Nation, who almost turned Oakland's regular-season game in San Diego this year into their own private tailgate party. ``San Diego is going to be like a home game for us,'' Porter said. The only current Raider who was with the team in its last season in Los Angeles in 1994 is wide receiver Tim Brown. Brown is in his 15th season and making his first trip to the Super Bowl. He wouldn't care whether the Raiders were playing the Detroit Lions next Sunday, though the subplot sub·plot n. 1. A plot subordinate to the main plot of a literary work or film. Also called counterplot, underplot. 2. A subdivision of a plot of land, especially a plot used for experimental purposes. of going against Gruden is hardly lost on him. ``I know the NFL wishes it had another week so they could pump (the game) up,'' Brown said. ``It's unbelievable that in his first year after he leaves, we meet in the Super Bowl.'' It'll be quarterbacks Johnson & Johnson against cornerbacks Woodson & Woodson. It'll all be part of the great invasion. Halloween comes early this year in San Diego. And dressed in silver and black. The perfect nightmare. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: San Diego, we're coming: Oakland Raiders fans Mark Ortega and his son Mark, 6, of Stockton cheer at the AFC title game. Amy Sancetta/Associated Press |
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