The Raiders have only been in Las Vegas for two games now, so we can cut the local fans a little slack if they’re not completely up to speed on franchise history just yet. So in the spirit of helping new supporters jump on board the bandwagon, here’s a crash course on being part of Raider Nation: This is a team (and fan base) with hate in its heart, and that’s a good thing.
Vengeance, anger and hatred can be powerful motivators, and the Raiders are not above those base emotions. In fact, they embrace them. The list of people, places and things the Raiders loathe is long and varied: They hate (in no particular order) Pete Rozelle, the Kansas City Chiefs, Mike Shanahan, Franco Harris, the Oakland City Council, Stan Kroenke, Bill Callahan's Xeroxed playbook, the Denver Broncos, Tony Siragusa and NFL Rule 3, Section 22, Article 2.