Question for those who have been to OAKLAND before...
 

I am attending the game on 11/07 in Oakland...

I'm looking to buy two tickets for the game...I don't want to spend a ton of money...I am concerned about the quality of the ticket, but I'm not OVERLY concerned (as long as I can see the game)...

What section should I be looking for? Obviously I'm not going to be sitting in the Black Hole...as I don't want me, or my girlfriend...stabbed.

So any advice?

I don't want to spend an arm and a leg, and I don't want to get stabbed.

Other than that...as long as I'm not behind some concrete pole...I'm not too picky.

You are nuts.

It doesn't matter where you sit, you are going to get hassled the whole game.

Prepare to be penetrated.

LMAO

This won't end well.

Just turn up that winning personality of yours a few notches and I'm sure everything will be fine.

When you get to your seats, be sure to yell "I PEE ON MY ROOMATES".

I don't really care about that...

If you're saying it will BE SO BAD for my girlfriend if I wear my Chiefs shit...I'll just wear a polo or something and try not to cheer too much...

Right now I'm just trying to get seats that don't make me look like a dipshit...

Good luck man. When I went to Oakland, the BART platform was scary enough. I can't imagine going into the stadium.

no no no, you wear your chiefs jersey in order to psyche them out before they psyche you out!

actually you know what...

any friendly Raiders fan (ha!) that frequents this board and also goes to the games...

Please PM me...I have a lot of questions as I need a hotel room around that area for the 6th and 7th and I really have no idea what I'm trying to do as I've never been to California.

I have a really hard time believing it's THAT bad...

It's 2010...and I think it's funny when people talk shit to me...it's not like I'm going to get mad or anything...

Good luck....

I ****in hate Oakland. Although, I've never been, I just know for a fact that I ****ing hate it.

You'd be better off going to San Diego to see the Chiefs.

Besides the fact that the Oakland Coliseum is a shit hole, you won't be able to enjoy the game because their fans are ****ing insane pricks.

And Oakland is a ****ing dump.

My uncle goes out there about every year to watch the Chiefs and his basic rule is don't wear red or any Chiefs gear if you value your life.

I am sure you would be ok if you went with a large group or maybe with some friends that are Raider Fans.

It's THAT bad.

Back in the early 90's, I lived up in the Bay Area and worked in Berkeley, not too far from Oakland.

I think you'll be hard pressed to find someone that doesn't think Oakland is a complete sink hole.

You're not lying atleast their airport is decent

Hootie, they will kill you if you conduct yourself in a similar fashion as you do on this board. Don't wear any Chiefs gear and keep your mouth shut. I've been to a KC/Oak game(Leggett returned a botched fake field goal for a TD) trust me on this.

Yeah, I know...

But that's just the week I'm going to be down there...

Based off of what I'm hearing, I'll just not wear any Chiefs gear...

Should I just stay in San Fran and commute to Oakland the day of the game or...?

What's my best option (other than waiting a month for San Diego which isn't a possibility for me)

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Wear your Chiefs shit and if you see younger Mexicans that look like gangsters yell "soo woo"

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Be sure to wear your KC gear and tell everyone around you that the Raiders suck.

Yeah, definitely stay in San Francisco, if possible. It's one of the most amazing cities in the world and you definitely need to check it out if possible.

OTOH, if San Fran is one of the top cities in the world, Oakland is its exact opposite.

Be careful!

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That field look even worse

So...San Fran to Oakland the day of the game wouldn't be a huge problem if driving?

Now I'm getting a little bummed out here...was pretty excited for this.

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Don't go to the bathroom.



No. Seriously.

I'd just take BART, if possible. There's no way I'd drive.

Eh, that wasn't bad.

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gang rapes?

Those vids that have been posted aren't that bad. Obnoxious, yeah. But not anything really out of the ordinary.

Second that....well except downtown San Fran where there is all kinds of drug dealers and homeless people pretty much everywhere.

Or....... bring a few extra items:

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And the Chargers fan was quiet. Imagine him being a drunken Hootie. What will happen then?

Oakland is one of the worst cities in the US. I used to work at the Oakland Zoo so I know a little bit about the Oakland area. Seriously craptacular and you would probably get injured if you wore anything chiefs to the game. If you go outside the stadium wearing your chiefs stuff you will get hurt. Seriously those people are animals.

On the otherhand I went to a Chiefs/49'ers games in san fran wearing my chiefs stuff and took my now wife and never feared for my safety and it was very enjoyable.

Time out. So Hootie is a racist right? And the place he chooses to watch a football game is Oakland?

Just wear your black leather jacket and be quiet. You'll be fine...Don't smile if we score. Don't even smile.

Yes take Bart, dont drive.

Yeah but I'm not a racist to their faces so...

You'll have to feign cheering when the Raiders do something good too, I mean, they'll know something is wrong with you if you are just quiet the whole game.

Wife and I lived in San Fran for 2 years back in the early 90's. Other than Jack London Square, Oakland sucks. Complete and total cesspool.

Yep. My uncle says he wears neutral colors and doesn't cheer or anything to make people think he is a Chiefs fan. I don't get why he keeps going it just doesn't seem like it would be that much fun.

I'm just going to get drunk and keep my mouth shut...

you all act like I'm reeruned...

It's not like I get into fights...ever.

**** that

Just run around yelling "****in bean dippers!" and everyone will leave you alone.

You should go somewhere where you don't have to pretend you aren't a Chiefs Fan.

If I was you, I'd go to Denver. Your game against them is in Mid November (nice weather then) and Denver is a really fun, cool city.

I don't have a choice here man...

I'm going to be in that area at that time and thought it would be fun to check out the Chiefs on the road...

I'm still going to do it...I just won't wear Chiefs stuff or cheer...it's not like I still won't have a great time...I love watching the Chiefs play.

right now I'm just trying to see how affordable/enjoyable I can make this without spending a fortune...

I went to denver a few years ago and i think i had 1 fan give me a finger but the rest were pretty cool to us. that one fan was a drunk db though

Froze our asses off and lost but it was fun and downtown was solid

I wear my Chiefs stuff in Denver all the time, and I don't ever hear anything. usually they just ask about the Chiefs. But I must say, I love the smug look on everyone's faces as I walk by and imagine what they are thinking.

Why the **** wouldn't you wear a Chiefs jersey?

Are you a Chiefs fan or are you a Chiefs fan?

Advice? Wear something black and spend an hour bathing in muskrat piss before you attend the game.

It's a matter of fitting in, really.

FAX

Why the **** would you go to oakland is my question

I figured this would be a dumb place to ask for advice...

I don't give a shit about Oakland or the scum that lives there...

Some day, I want to check out a lot of NFL stadiums...

I'm just so happening to be around the Bay Area at this time...it's not like I was like "hey, I'd really love to go to Oakland!"

Thanks for the heads up. Now we know to start training your replacement to be ready by mid-November.

I go out to Berkeley a few times a year for work. Oakland is a dump. I haven't been inside, but from the outside and on tv their stadium is a dump too.

I just don't understand the purpose of going to a Chiefs game and not wearing red, not expressing yourself, and not totally lighting up when things go well.

McCluster breaks a 50 yarder off the left tackle... Why the hell pay for a ticket if you're going to react to that with a golf clap?

Wear red. Make the lady wear red. Thicken your skin accordingly, and love your team.

LIKE THE GOOD LORD INTENDED

Sorry i didn't pay attention too close, but im sure it will be a rare opp, id still rather go to a bar locally and watch than there, just me.

Maybe cause you don't want to get stabbed?

You'll be fine. Just don't be a prick.

Be a nice guy, love your team. Wear red and love the hate. Take a couple pictures, leave with a lifetime experience.

That's what football is all a-****in'-bout.

I drove to a royals game against the A's a couple of years ago. I got lost outside the stadium.....it was like a warzone....Oakland is a $hithole and that is being nice about it.

:spock:

Find, then go in there with your Chiefs gear on, get really liquored up like normal and start acting like you do on here. Let us know how that works out for you. :thumb:

Take Dane's advice and stay in San Fran and take the Bart to the Stadium. Looking at the schedule it would take about 30 minutes from Embarcadero (closet one to Fisherman's Wharf) to the Stadium and the cost is $3.80 one way\person.

There are some nice parts in Oakland, but its mostly shitty, fyi.

You really do live in a ****ing bubble, don't you. ROFL

Yeah but it is the piece of land by the sign saying you are now leaving Oakland.

As should be obvious by now, I just have really thick skin and having people holler at me like idiots doesn't hinder me from having a great time.

That is like walking into a Crips neighborhood wearing red. Brillant

You don't have to go to that much trouble to find someone to stab AriDouche in the face

wear some bulletproof vest and carry at least a 45. cal.

I think of the best times ever....would be to go to Oakland in a red darth vader costume....

You know it would piss off all the tards in regular vader suits.

Does being stabbed in the base of the spinal cord with a screwdriver hinder your good time?

Oakland fans are classless, dirty scum that love to stab upstanding citizens.

and btw I would think at the Stadium is where you might be the safest. I would hate to wear a Chiefs jersey on the Bart before or after the game where you are in an enclosed space with no cops around.

You STILL DON'T GET IT.

Getting hollered at is probably the least of his worries.

And while you're there, be sure to repeatedly scream; "The Hells Angels' Big House Crew is a bunch of pussies!!!"

FAX

Its all chance.

Will you end up in the section with the regular idiots and thugs who will talk a lot of shit to you but do nothing, or will you end up in the section with the drunk idiots and drunk thugs who will believe it is their duty to kick the shit out of you?

If thats the question you have to ask yourself before going anywhere, you probably shouldn't go.

I'll gladly buy you a ticket.