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I agree. There is not enough people down there to support an NFL team. What's more, they would have to name the team the Alabama Bears and the helmet would have Bear Bryant's face on it.
The reason why Birmingham could not support an NFL franchise
1. Only a city of 1.1 M in the metro
2. Everyone in that area is obsessed with college, not big on pro.
Jacksonville is the SAME SIZE, 1.1 million metro. Also, Jacksonville is dominated by college football with Florida and UGA.
However, I do agree with the above poster from the last page. I could see San Antonio getting a team because it would serve Austin too. SA and Austin are only a 45 min drive apart.
If it did, Green Bay, WI wouldn't have the Packers.
I just don't see an NFL team in Alabama because of territory. To the east, you have the Falcons, to the north, you have the Titans, and to the west, you have the Saints.
And on top of that, you have the 'Bama Crimson Tide.....
I don't think they would support it.
If it did, Green Bay, WI wouldn't have the Packers.
I just don't see an NFL team in Alabama because of territory. To the east, you have the Falcons, to the north, you have the Titans, and to the west, you have the Saints.
And on top of that, you have the 'Bama Crimson Tide.....
I don't think they would support it.
Yes, the size of the city and METRO area are important.
The CITY of Green Bay is small, but GB is near Milwaukee. Therefore, the GB packers serve both cities. Without Milwaukee, the GB packers would not exist.
If it did, Green Bay, WI wouldn't have the Packers.
No, no no. when the Packers were founded it was not uncommon for smaller scale towns to have a professional football "club." Besides, the interests for the founding of a team back then are so completely different then what they are today it is not even close to fair to compare the founding of the packers to a creation of an expansion team today.
Milwaukee is not the main reason the Packers still exist, "the Packers are the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional sports team in the United States." Regardless the Packers are a unique franchise in so many ways, to say well "so and so could have a team, look at GB," is misinformation.
No, no no. when the Packers were founded it was not uncommon for smaller scale towns to have a professional football "club." Besides, the interests for the founding of a team back then are so completely different then what they are today it is not even close to fair to compare the founding of the packers to a creation of an expansion team today.
Milwaukee is not the main reason the Packers still exist, "the Packers are the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional sports team in the United States." Regardless the Packers are a unique franchise in so many ways, to say well "so and so could have a team, look at GB," is misinformation.
Yes, Yes, Yes. When the packers were founded, Milwuakee was still a quick drive away.
When the Packers were founded Milwuakee was a city with a high population for that time period. Milwuakee is the reason the Packers exist, without Milwaukee the packers would move.
Going off of your logic.............. the fact that foxbrouough has a team has nothing to do with its proximity to boston.
But, in the end EVERYONE that lives in Milwaukee drives to their games.
Same with Orlando and the Tampa Bucs.
Same with Boston and the pats.
Same with Central Jersey with the Eagles, Jets or Giants.
Same with people in LA driving to see the Chargers in San Diego, which is only two hours away.
Better yet, maybe you will understand this one....... The same way people in Fort Worth and rural Texas go to see the Cowgirls.
What do you not understand?
When team location is taken into proximity by the NFL and NFL owners they have a certain radius of say 100 miles.
A certain amount of people have to be within that radius.
First off, don't ever bring up "Cowgirls" when I post. Second, people in Fort Worth don't have to drive that far since they're in our county, anyway.
And I know all about markets and all, but I don't think you get what I'm saying at all. You must think I mean even some podunk, backwoods area with more stop signs than people can have a team. And that's not what I'm saying. Of course you at least have to have about 100,000, but the fact that small town Green Bay has an NFL franchise (no matter how they're still around in that town), shows that you really don't have to have a huge town to have a major pro sports team.
And NO I'm not talking about the metro area.... especially in this case since Milwaukee 90 miles away from Lambeau Field. The Packers market the whole state, but it's still the GREEN BAY Packers.
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