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What city would you like to see get a NFL team?
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I'd like to see Las Vegas get a team. There really is no sporting teams in that area. I feel it would be a good fit.
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Yeah, that's another team I forgot to mention. We definitely need some more west-coast teams. The problem is, the NFL can't really expand because it would mess with the divisions and playoffs. Sort of a weird situation.
Also, I think Toronto, Canada is another good one.
Toronto, Los Angeles, Portland, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City.
I dont' know, for L.A one of those teams already in Cali should just move.
Some states already have two teams and any of them should just relinquish a team to a city that doesn't have one.
Texas, New York, California. All three of them could stand to lose a team. Especially new york. I mean seriously, On the PRO level. you shouldn't have to SHARE a stadium.
It's all about supply and demand. If fans keep coming, it doesn't matter if a team has 1 team or 20.
Birmingham - Birmingham is an interesting choice, for a few reasons. First of all, there are zero major pro sports teams in Birmingham...or Alabama as a state. The closest pro sports markets (Atlanta and Nashville - ~145 and ~190 miles away, respectively) are far enough away where the market could work. Secondly, considering its place in Southern history, it seems like Birmingham (and Alabama) should have a pro sports team (outside of the Auburn Tigers, of course). The only potential setback I see would be Birmingham (as a city/metro) is on the much smaller side of NFL markets, and the city is college sports crazy (between Alabama and Auburn).
I like your Birmingham idea. But to be fair, it may be just as you said about it being a smaller market.
But it's probably a smaller market BECAUSE they aren't there in the first place. They have to give it a chance. And the fact that you probably have a ton of college football fans there already might actually give a Pro NFL team a good chance in that city.
Thanks dexterlabla1,
Also louisville!
Like Birmingham, Louisville is a historically important Southern city with no pro sports teams in the city or the state (outside of Univ of Kentucky basketball). I'm pretty sure size is not the issue....Louisville as a city/metro is large enough to support a pro team...one of the questions would be "are they willing"...the other would be are they too close to Cincinnati and the Bengals (~105 miles) and Indianapolis and the Colts (~115 miles), not to mention the Titans in Nashville (~175 miles), who probably have some of the southern Kentucky markets locked up.
Also louisville!
Like Birmingham, Louisville is a historically important Southern city with no pro sports teams in the city or the state (outside of Univ of Kentucky basketball). I'm pretty sure size is not the issue....Louisville as a city/metro is large enough to support a pro team...one of the questions would be "are they willing"...the other would be are they too close to Cincinnati and the Bengals (~105 miles) and Indianapolis and the Colts (~115 miles), not to mention the Titans in Nashville (~175 miles), who probably have some of the southern Kentucky markets locked up.
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My Top 3 places are
1. Las Vegas- Why this city doesn't have may major sports teams is just baffling to me. I'm not sure why teams hate Vegas so much
2. Oklahoma City- Their support of the Thunder prove they would show up for an NFL team if given one and I like the idea of more teams out west
3. Birmingham- I only pick this because there does need to be another team down south and Nashville, New Orleans and Atlanta are already taken. For so many good players to come out of Auburn and Alabama it seems like it would be good for them to have a home team to support
1. Las Vegas- Why this city doesn't have may major sports teams is just baffling to me. I'm not sure why teams hate Vegas so much
2. Oklahoma City- Their support of the Thunder prove they would show up for an NFL team if given one and I like the idea of more teams out west
3. Birmingham- I only pick this because there does need to be another team down south and Nashville, New Orleans and Atlanta are already taken. For so many good players to come out of Auburn and Alabama it seems like it would be good for them to have a home team to support
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Idaho. They will be called the Boise Beavers, and they will play on Boise State's blue field, fully equipped with a beaver tail on the back of their pants.
Memphis - already has one pro sports team (Grizzlies - NBA) and an NFL team in-state (Titans in Nashville)...but the Titans are more than 200 miles away (plenty of buffer), and despite its market size, Memphis could potentially draw off of fans in neighboring states Mississippi and Arkansas. The big problem is much like Oklahoma City's...there's already one pro team...are they big enough to support two? Possibly...
Pierre, South Dakota and Salt Lake City, Utah. Salt Lake City already has an NBA team, so I'm sure they could have an NFL team as well. I chose Pierre just because it looks like there's plenty of space between Denver and Minneapolis. I'd like to see more choice with the 4pm games too, western teams would help with that.
San Antonio/Austin the markets are quite close (~80 miles), so conceivably they could feed off of one another. Combined, they are nearly the size of the Miami market, and only have one pro sports team (Spurs - NBA). Austin is obviously college obsessed with the Univ. of Texas in town...but the size of the market + San Antonio's proximity would likely make it feasible. The only real potential problem I see is whether local fan loyalties are already tied up with the other Texas NFL teams...the Cowboys and the Texans. It would be very hard to recruit fans when there are already teams in your state...the other two states with 3 NFL teams are California and Florida.
Bingo. Giants and Jets sell out every game and have like a 10 year wait oon purchasing season tickets; no one cares now because the stadium is blue on sunday afternoon and then green on monday night.
I forgot about Norfolk (Tidewater) - a collection of decent sized cities in the largest state without a major pro sports team. Despite it's population, this area is sort of "off the beaten path" in terms of location (not along a major east/west or north/south route) Also a region that, for its size, seems to not get the recognition/exposure you would think of. That's what makes me wonder if this would really work. Is area even sports crazy?
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I was thinking Birmingham would be a good choice too!
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I think Vegas would be a great spot for a football and an NBA team.
Vegas is my favorite place and I want to move there so I hope to see some pro teams head out there. I know MLS and NBA just got approval and financing to build a soccer field and arena/sports complex so hopefully it'll pave way for NFL and MLB to open up shop there.
It has a pretty big population but I can see why leagues would be hesitant since most of the allure is the tourism and not so much the regulars. It is in the middle of the desert so it's not like there are a lot of neighboring towns it can feed off of like other major cities that support sports franchises.
It has a pretty big population but I can see why leagues would be hesitant since most of the allure is the tourism and not so much the regulars. It is in the middle of the desert so it's not like there are a lot of neighboring towns it can feed off of like other major cities that support sports franchises.
