What Western City would be a good fit for an NFL team? | Page 4

global_nomad · 2011-04-07T21:10:36-07:00

I'm thinking in the next 3-5 years their could be a possibilty that a team moves to LA, Niners move to Santa Clara, SD moves to Orange County/South LA, and Bills move to Toronto. As I mentioned in the NFL realignment thread, if a team moves to LA, the Chargers and Niners stay on the West Coast, then if 1 other team moves out West of the plain states it would be enough for 2 divisions of 4. If the Great Recession continues for another 4-8 years I think the NFL will consider realigning teams so that divisions would have to spend less cost on logistical travels. Besides LA, what city would be good for any NFL team. I tried to list cities top to bottom based also on population.

Apr 10, 2011 at 8:14 AM

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Lobo49er
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Originally posted by zillabeast:
Originally posted by pelos21:
Originally posted by Lobo49er:

Albuquerque, of course!

And just say No to El Paso

ABQ ain't no sunflower either dude. In fact, I think I would much rather live in El Paso.

Saying I'd rather live somewhere other than ABQ isn't much of a stretch. However, saying I'd rather live in El Paso is.

Apr 10, 2011 at 10:33 AM

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global_nomad
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Originally posted by WINiner:

Looks like a collection of high tech bedpans.

if those look weird try looking up the models of the World Cup in Qatar.

Apr 10, 2011 at 11:29 AM

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Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Originally posted by zillabeast:
Well, if you're gonna put one in Toronto........

Don't tell me it's too close to Seattle. Not the way all those teams out East are so close.

Vancouver is beautiful. I love the city. But they have a serious traffic problem. No freeways. How do you get 80,000 fans in and out? Pretty tough in that city IMO.

Vancouver has the 99 freeway going right through the city. I say they can build a stadium on the outskirts of town. Surrey, BC is very close to the US-Canada border, not as populated, and is mostly farm land.

[ Edited by fanmusclecars on Apr 10, 2011 at 11:31 AM ]

Apr 10, 2011 at 12:04 PM

#49

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Originally posted by Lobo49er:
Originally posted by zillabeast:
Originally posted by pelos21:
Originally posted by Lobo49er:

Albuquerque, of course!

And just say No to El Paso

ABQ ain't no sunflower either dude. In fact, I think I would much rather live in El Paso.

Saying I'd rather live somewhere other than ABQ isn't much of a stretch. However, saying I'd rather live in El Paso is.

Whatever dude

Apr 10, 2011 at 12:30 PM

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I don't think there will ever be an NFL team in Vegas because the players would get in so much f**kin' trouble.

Apr 10, 2011 at 1:07 PM

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global_nomad
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OAK-SD-DEN-San Anton

SF-SEA-LA-ARI

I like San Antonio but it doesn't seem West enough to fit in. Plus isn't the Alamo Dome pretty run down.

Apr 11, 2011 at 7:29 AM

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Portland

Apr 11, 2011 at 2:34 PM

#53

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Originally posted by D_Niner:

Portland

Portland Whales, Portland Grizzlies, Portland Lumberjacks, Portland Sharks.....

Apr 11, 2011 at 2:55 PM

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Originally posted by WINiner:
Originally posted by D_Niner:

Portland

Portland Whales, Portland Grizzlies, Portland Lumberjacks, Portland Sharks.....

the Portland Free Range Yuppies

Apr 11, 2011 at 4:03 PM

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Originally posted by HessianDud:
Originally posted by WINiner:
Originally posted by D_Niner:

Portland

Portland Whales, Portland Grizzlies, Portland Lumberjacks, Portland Sharks.....

the Portland Free Range Yuppies

Portland or Vancouver would make sense Geographically. Then there could be 2 teams in the Northwest, 2 teams in the bay area, two teams in So-cal (if SD stays in so-cal and LA gets a team) and Arizona and Denver.

Apr 11, 2011 at 5:23 PM

#56

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Originally posted by modninerfan:
Vancouver is large enough to support a team but I think the Seahawks already control that market.

not true, there are lots of seahawks fans here, but every other person is a fan of a different random nfl team

Apr 12, 2011 at 1:27 AM

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Originally posted by TX9R:
I would say none. The west coast is not as sport obsessed as the rest of the country, and economically none on that list could support a team except Vegas, which has the same problem as LA: no one is actually from there and generally already have a team they root for.
If anything the south is the place to go, just look at census trends, that's where all the people are going. But all the major cities in the south already have a team except one: San Antonio. For some reason the Spurs are considered small market but SA is the 7th biggest city in the US and it will only continue to grow. Football is king in Texas, to me it's a no brainer.

Thats funny. I don't know who came up with this?? I've heard it a couple times. Seattle doesn't seem to have too much trouble getting good fans. Niners, although right now perennially one of the worst teams in the sport, still rack in plenty of money and have a huuge following. The Broncos are awful too, and they still have top 5 attendance. Chargers stadium is worse than ours, and they still seem to field great teams with decent attendance.

The Al Davis' aren't worth discussing, and the entire state of Arizona is pretty much a collective group of fairweather fans, no offense.

You think LA is gonna have trouble cuz everyone likes a different team? SA is gonna have it much worse w the Cowboys, Texans, Oilers, and maybe even the Saints now.

Just because there are more people on the East does not mean they are more sports obsessed. Sure you've got the Yankees/Sox etc, but people care about their teams on the best side too. I live in Dallas, but I grew up in Orange County. All the South cares about is college sports, or more to the point SEC football.

The west is obsessed with sports, we just don't have the number of huge cities to represent it. I'm sure you toss a team in LA and it'll do just fine. The south, most notably Dallas Texas (katrina, and smart businessmen fleeing from the joke of a business climate in california) is the fastest growing area, but the west is right behind it.

Apr 12, 2011 at 6:17 AM

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Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Originally posted by pelos21:
Originally posted by global_nomad:
Originally posted by TX9R:
I would say none. The west coast is not as sport obsessed as the rest of the country, and economically none on that list could support a team except Vegas, which has the same problem as LA: no one is actually from there and generally already have a team they root for.
If anything the south is the place to go, just look at census trends, that's where all the people are going. But all the major cities in the south already have a team except one: San Antonio. For some reason the Spurs are considered small market but SA is the 7th biggest city in the US and it will only continue to grow. Football is king in Texas, to me it's a no brainer.

What about El Paso or West Texas?

As much as I would love that, our economy just won't be able to support it.

El Paso is not that big and not that rich.

There's a ton of people, but not big businesses which are a must. Plus it's basically Mexico with a fence in the middle.

Apr 13, 2011 at 3:09 PM

#59

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Originally posted by zillabeast:
Originally posted by pelos21:
Originally posted by Lobo49er:

Albuquerque, of course!

And just say No to El Paso

ABQ ain't no sunflower either dude. In fact, I think I would much rather live in El Paso.

Oh hell no, ABQ >>>>> El Paso

Apr 13, 2011 at 9:58 PM

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Originally posted by LoboLtnLvr49er:
Originally posted by zillabeast:
Originally posted by pelos21:
Originally posted by Lobo49er:

Albuquerque, of course!

And just say No to El Paso

ABQ ain't no sunflower either dude. In fact, I think I would much rather live in El Paso.

Oh hell no, El Paso >>>>> ABQ

I'm glad you agree.