(01-26-2018 03:57 PM)Digi368 Wrote:  

(01-26-2018 10:28 AM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(01-26-2018 09:53 AM)usm99 Wrote:  

(01-26-2018 09:46 AM)Artemis Silver Bow Wrote:  

(01-25-2018 02:40 PM)hooverblazer Wrote:  I'd be surprised if Birmingham isn't one of the markets that will get an XFL team. Would present another use to the proposed downtown stadium.

I agree with others that the league needs to operate in the spring/summer to be successful.

I think Birmingham is a safe bet. As well as San Diego and St Louis with them not have NFL teams anymore.

My Guess:

West
San Diego
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Salt Lake or Honolulu

East
Orlando
Memphis
St Louis
Birmingham

I doubt this would have any impact on UTSA or UAB but if the XFL does somewhat succeed does that affect UTSA/UAB's bottom line because now you're competing for entertainment $$$ from fans. I realize each school has their core base but as far as trying to attract new fans, would this throw a kink into those plans? Not stirring the pot here, honest question

Not a UAB or UTSA guy (though I guess Norfolk is a possible landing spot for a team), but I don't think it'd make that much of a difference. The XFL is playing in the winter and won't compete directly against college football. Unless there's fans out there that have a immutable yearly football budget that would force them to choose between a Birmingham Crowdsourced Nicknames game and a UAB one, I suspect that current and prospective college football won't be affected by the XFL team that much.

Being from San Antonio, I would support XFL football in SA. Heck, I would probably buy season tickets. My appreciation for the NFL has been waning for several years and the officials of San Antonio have already exhausted every option to get a NFL team unsuccessfully. San Antonio would fully support pro football in any form.

My guess:

I would imagine all of the below have potential.

1). San Diego #17 (3,317,749) is the #17th largest Metro Market without a NFL team, currently. SDCCU Stadium 70,561 Capacity

2) St. Louis, MO-IL #20 2,807,002 The Dome at America's Center Capacity 70,000

3). San Antonio #24th (2,429,609) currently HOME to the the UTSA Roadrunners Stadium Alamodome 65,000 Capacity

4). Sacramento #27th (2,296,418) They have a stadium that is used as follows - Sacramento Hornet Stadium only has a Capacity of 21,195-seat college football and track stadium on the campus of California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State) in Sacramento, California.

5). Austin, TX #31 (2,056,405) Metro Markets - University of Texas at Austin Longhorns football team capacity of 100,119

6). San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA #35 (1,978,816) Stadium: San Jose State University CEFCU Stadium, known as Spartan Stadium Capacity 30,456

7). Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News #37 (1,726,907) Market Size. Forman Field 20,000 or NSU Stadium 30,000

8). Milwaukee, WI #39 Market Size (1,572,482) Possibly Miller Park Capacity: 41,900

9) Oklahoma City, OK #41 ( Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, is the on-campus football facility on the campus of the University of Oklahoma Capacity 86,000

10). Memphis, TN-MS-AR #42 (1,342,842) Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, home field of the University of Memphis Tigers football team. Capacity 58,207

11). Raleigh, NC Metropolitan #42 (1,302,946) Wayne Day Family Field at Carter–Finley Stadium Home to NC State Football Capacity
57,583

12). Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN #44 (1,283,430) Papa John's Cardinal Stadium is a football stadium on the southern end of the campus of the University of Louisville. Debuting in 1998, it serves as the home of the Louisville Cardinals football program Capacity
55,000

13). Salt Lake City #48 (1,186,187) Rice-Eccles Stadium 45,634 Rice-Eccles Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the campus of the University of Utah.