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re: Buffalo Bills threatening move to Central Texas - Austin Bills?
Posted on 8/2/21 at 9:17 am to TexasTiger08
Posted on 8/2/21 at 9:17 am to TexasTiger08
The finger lakes region of upstate New York is great
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Posted on 8/2/21 at 9:24 am to TexasTiger08
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Pittsburgh was dying. Cleveland was dying. Detroit was/is dying. Factor in that Green Bay isn’t exactly booming, and that Buffalo is near Toronto, and I think it’s reasonable to suggest that Western NY is still a good spot for the NFL.
Those cities have considerably larger Metros.
Detroit = 5.5 mill
Cleveland = 3.5 mill
Pittsburgh = 2.3 mill
Buffalo = 1.1 mill and still falling
Posted on 8/2/21 at 9:38 am to Paul Allen
quote:Family is on lake canandaigua
The finger lakes region of upstate New York is great
Posted on 8/2/21 at 9:55 am to jclem11
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$1.5 billion stadium
Never happen with an empty Alamo Dome 75 miles away, if it were ever going to happen.
Posted on 8/2/21 at 9:56 am to Draconian Sanctions
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I’d think they’d build a stadium on the south end of Austin to draw from San Antonio as well
Why wouldn’t they just go to San Antonio and spend less to upgrade the Alamo Dome?
Posted on 8/2/21 at 9:57 am to OchoDedos
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Never happen with an empty Alamo Dome 75 miles away, if it were ever going to happen.
If a team were to move to the area, I promise you they would get promised a shiny new stadium to do it, they aren’t moving to go into the Alamo Dome
Posted on 8/2/21 at 9:57 am to kingbob
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Why wouldn’t they just go to San Antonio and spend less to upgrade the Alamo Dome?
They aren’t footing the bill so why would they care about using a cheaper option?
Posted on 8/2/21 at 10:39 am to wildtigercat93
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Yeah but Austin isn’t exactly a massive TV market I don’t believe
The Austin metro area is a little more than double the size of The Buffalo metro area.
And I’m not advocating for the team to move, I hope they stay. One of the best fan bases in the NFL and they don’t deserve to have this happen.
But my point still stands. The NFL doesn’t give a shite about the fans and they have demonstrated this over and over.
Posted on 8/2/21 at 10:40 am to TexasTiger08
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It’s way better than Memphis.
Many, maybe not, I haven’t lived in Buffalo and I haven’t lived in Memphis in over a decade.
But none of that is relevant to this discussion
This post was edited on 8/2/21 at 10:43 am
Posted on 8/2/21 at 10:52 am to memphis tiger
I’m not really disagreeing with Austin being a bigger city or that the NFL would look for a bigger city, but the market sizes are pretty similar so it doesn’t really make sense to hop from one smaller market to another. Not to mention how segmented the actual fanbase would be in Austin given you have two other NFL teams within 4 hours of this city and it’s already a transplant type city.
I mean Jerry would never let it happen regardless. That’s why I think it’s funny to try to use Austin as a leverage city, but I guess with LA out of the picture these teams need a new bait city
I mean Jerry would never let it happen regardless. That’s why I think it’s funny to try to use Austin as a leverage city, but I guess with LA out of the picture these teams need a new bait city
Posted on 8/2/21 at 12:11 pm to stendulkar
Somehow, this is the Longhorns’ fault.
Posted on 8/2/21 at 12:16 pm to Madking
Considering the NFL is about to get their shite pushed in by the city of St. Louis over moving the Rams, perhaps they should hold off on moving the Bills.
One billion dollar lawsuit at a time.
One billion dollar lawsuit at a time.
Posted on 8/2/21 at 12:56 pm to memphis tiger
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The NFL doesn’t give a shite about the fans and they have demonstrated this over and over
its predator capitalism.
Vegas Raiders say hi.
Posted on 8/2/21 at 2:04 pm to wildtigercat93
Buffalo isn't as small a market as is made out.
Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Southern Ontario, probably even the southern tier of NY state and northern PA.
Much in the same way New Orleans is deemed small despite having a foothold on virtually all of LA, MS and the Gulf Coast all the east to Pensacola.
Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Southern Ontario, probably even the southern tier of NY state and northern PA.
Much in the same way New Orleans is deemed small despite having a foothold on virtually all of LA, MS and the Gulf Coast all the east to Pensacola.
Posted on 8/2/21 at 2:07 pm to stendulkar
So the libs in Austin are going to pay for the stadium? Like the residents of SF paid for the baseball stadium? 
Posted on 8/2/21 at 2:22 pm to stendulkar
Well yeah. Who didn't know this.
Posted on 8/2/21 at 2:25 pm to stendulkar
1.5 billion is insanely cheap
Posted on 8/2/21 at 2:29 pm to MaroonMonsoon
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1.5 billion is insanely cheap
Huh?
Posted on 8/2/21 at 2:30 pm to kingbob
The Alamodome doesn’t have the bells and whistles that these new stadiums need. I’m perfectly fine watching a game there, but it’s on par with the old GeorgiaDome, and it’s established that those places aren’t good enough.
Posted on 8/2/21 at 2:32 pm to hnds2th
Austin is full of transplants now. I know there’s lots of money in the area, but it doesn’t scream “loyal pro sports city” to me. That’s something San Antonio would be better at.
At some point, maybe you just move a team to Fort Worth and have two in the Metroplex
At some point, maybe you just move a team to Fort Worth and have two in the Metroplex
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