[BSL63087]

College football is much bigger there and I'm not sure that an NFL team would do very well in Alabama. Plus, it's not exactly the most attractive place for a team to relocate or expand to. LA is a huge market that amazingly still has no NFL since the relocation of the Rams and Raiders. I don't see Alabama getting a team anytime soon.

[jrich01]

as a life long birmingham resident40yrs i would love to have a nba and a nfl team here and i think if done right would be very successful , look were are going to build arena 65000 seats , and lastly the nfl is actively looking for a city to balance league with new la franchise next year , with nfl there are 8 games,nba has 41 thats 50 games i know we can support big league sports we have with minor leagues usfl wfl

[ScranBarre]

Alabama, or more specifically Birmingham, is on the back-burner for any potential new team simply because there are so many larger metropolitan areas out there that have yet to acquire one. They include:

Los Angeles: pop. 12,365,627 (Def. needs a team)
Riverside/San Bernandino: pop. 3,254,821 (Would be included with LA team)
Portland: pop. 1,927,881 (Def. needs a team)
Sacramento: pop. 1,796,857 (Could be included with 49ers)
San Jose: pop. 1,735,819 (Could be included with 49ers)
San Antonio: pop. 1,711,703 (Def. needs a team)
Orlando: pop. 1,644,561 (Could be included with Buccaneers)
Columbus: pop. 1,612,694 (Def. needs a team)
Providence: pop. 1,582,997 (Could be included with Patriots)
Virginia Beach/Norfolk: pop. 1,576,370 (Def. needs a team)
Milwaukee: pop. 1,500,741 (Could be included with Packers)
Las Vegas: pop. 1,375,765 (Def. needs a team)
Austin: pop. 1,249,763 (Could be included with Cowboys or Texans)
Louisville: pop. 1,161,975 (Def. needs a team)
Hartford: pop. 1,148,619 (Could be included with Patriots)
Richmond: pop. 1,096,957 (Could be merged with a VB/Norfolk team)
Oklahoma City: pop. 1,095,421 (Def. needs a team)

Birmingham is only the 48th-largest metropolitan area in the nation, at 1,052,238 residents. It would make more sense to ensure that the 47 larger markets already have a strong presence in professional sports before extending that same priviledge to Alabamians. Good luck!

[UAGrad]

ROOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL Tide ROLL!!!!!

[jrich01]

come on people wake up we need big time sports here or we will become a smaller mas to mobile and montgomery have yall not heard mobile just landed a major steel plant that will employ over 6000 people , and may land eds aircraft plant another 2000 people also new race track is being built dale jr if we dont get out of this backwards thinking those of you that really care about birmingham we will become the third largest city in state lose the number spot and lose millions of dollars in federal and state monies

[Southlander]

Originally Posted by jrich01

come on people wake up we need big time sports here or we will become a smaller mas to mobile and montgomery have yall not heard mobile just landed a major steel plant that will employ over 6000 people , and may land eds aircraft plant another 2000 people also new race track is being built dale jr if we dont get out of this backwards thinking those of you that really care about birmingham we will become the third largest city in state lose the number spot and lose millions of dollars in federal and state monies

Moderator cut: personal - off topic Those plants are in MOBILE...and the workers will NOT drive to Birmingham regularly to see an expensive game. Unless, of course, it's Alabama or Auburn playing. Birmingham has grown without an NFL or NBA team.
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[jrich01]

Moderator cut: personal - off topici dont think for one min that mobile folks will drive to birmingham but what im saying is if this msa drops below those areas birmingham will loose millions of dollars in federal fund as well as state matches and if it doesnt happen here it will happen down there
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[ScranBarre]

JRich, you don't need to be worrying about that happening anytime soon. Birmingham is the 48th-largest MSA in the nation and has an annual growth rate of about 1.0%, or roughly 10,000 new residents per year. Meanwhile, Mobile and Montgomery are much, much smaller than Birmingham.


Mobile MSA (Baldwin and Mobile Counties): 564,013
This is projected to grow to only 738,000 by 2025.

Montgomery MSA (Autauga, Elmore, and Montgomery Counties): 344,168
This is projected to grow to only 460,700 by 2025.

[jrich01]

we want a team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jrich01]

oh by the way did anyone watch news today stadium is coming so dont be surprised if team talk dosent start again strong