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RE: OT: XFL making a return
(01-27-2018 12:56 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote: (01-26-2018 06:09 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote: (01-26-2018 03:57 PM)Digi368 Wrote: (01-26-2018 10:28 AM)Cyniclone Wrote: (01-26-2018 09:53 AM)usm99 Wrote: 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.
100% sure Orlando will field a XFL team. The last time Orlando was 3rd in attendance and the Citrus Bowl is basically vacant.
Would make far more sense to look at Spectrum or OCSC, 66k seats is far too large.
But then it's the XFL, so I suppose looking for "sense" is a fool's errand.
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