Smizzy Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 NFL | Chicago mayor would like second NFL team Fri, 30 Dec 2005 21:15:42 -0800 The Associated Press reports Chicago mayor Richard Daley believes getting a second NFL team would increase the city's chances of winning an Olympics bid for 2016. Daley claims a second team would make it more feasible to build an 80,000 capacity dome. Daley said, "This is a great city, a great sports town. If it can handle two baseball teams, it can easily handle two football teams." Daley has not yet approached the NFL about gaining a second franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R44 Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 I read somewhere that in the 1970's the NFL paid a company to decide expansion plans based on profitability. They came up with Chicago and Long Island -- a 3rd NY area team. NFL, scrapped the report/study, after paying a ton for it..... They went with Tampa Bay and Seattle as expansion teams. No need for a second team in Chicago. They would be 2nd class citizens worse than White Sox are. I would go more into detail, but I have disdain for most politicians, as the folks at JI political board can attest to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 I'm not sure you'll ever see a second franchise for ANY sport except what we have currently. With everything being about TV markets, it would be looked up merely as saturation rather then anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 why not give Canada an NFL team? (im kidding) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 There would be too many Gay Marriage controversies for one NFL team to handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJermaineFromQnz Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 never really think about how we have 2 baseball, 2 football, (2) basketball, and (2) hockey teams. we are spoiled. of course for some reason i had to root for the Jets, Mets, and Knicks. At least i got to see the rangers win a stanley cup... when i was 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cant Hackett Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 never really think about how we have 2 baseball, 2 football, (2) basketball, and (2) hockey teams. we are spoiled. of course for some reason i had to root for the Jets, Mets, and Knicks. At least i got to see the rangers win a stanley cup... when i was 9. The Islanders don't count as a hockey team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isired Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 chicago's not in the same league as NY or LA in terms of TV homes, which is all that matters to the NFL. NY (7.3MM) is in a class all it's own, w/ a comanding lead over LA (5.3MM), LA is also in it's own class with a commanding lead over CHI (3.4MM). CHI is not that far ahead of PHI (2.8MM), SF (2.4MM), BOS (2.4MM), DAL (2.2MM), DC (2.2MM), ATL (2MM), DET (1.9MM)... that's the rest of the top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 The Islanders don't count as a hockey team? He wasn't counting the Devils :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 chicago's not in the same league as NY or LA in terms of TV homes, which is all that matters to the NFL. NY (7.3MM) is in a class all it's own, w/ a comanding lead over LA (5.3MM), LA is also in it's own class with a commanding lead over CHI (3.4MM). CHI is not that far ahead of PHI (2.8MM), SF (2.4MM), BOS (2.4MM), DAL (2.2MM), DC (2.2MM), ATL (2MM), DET (1.9MM)... that's the rest of the top 10. How is the 4th largest population base in the United States not in the top 10 of TV markets? What the hell, don't they count 13-inch B&W TV's with coat hanger antenneas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Those numbers aren't right. Detroit has a population of less than 900,000 in Detroit proper. If they count the tri-county area, then that might be more accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Those numbers aren't right. Detroit has a population of less than 900,000 in Detroit proper. If they count the tri-county area, then that might be more accurate. Top 50 TV Markets Ranked by Households, 2004 Rank Designated Market Area (DMA) TV Households % of US 1 New York 7,375,530 6.692 2 Los Angeles 5,536,430 5.023 3 Chicago 3,430,790 3.113 4 Philadelphia 2,925,560 2.654 5 Boston (Manchester) 2,375,310 2.155 6 San Francisco-Oak-San Jose 2,355,740 2.137 7 Dallas-Ft. Worth 2,336,140 2.120 8 Washington, DC (Hagrstwn) 2,252,550 2.044 9 Atlanta 2,097,220 1.903 10 Houston 1,938,670 1.759 11 Detroit 1,936,350 1.757 12 Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota) 1,710,400 1.552 13 Seattle-Tacoma 1,701,950 1.544 14 Phoenix (Prescott) 1,660,430 1.507 15 Minneapolis-St. Paul 1,652,940 1.500 16 Cleveland-Akron 1,541,780 1.399 17 Miami-Ft. Lauderdale 1,522,960 1.382 18 Denver 1,415,180 1.284 19 Sacramnto-Stktn-Modesto 1,345,820 1.221 20 Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn 1,345,700 1.221 21 St. Louis 1,222,380 1.109 22 Pittsburgh 1,169,800 1.061 23 Portland, OR 1,099,890 0.998 24 Baltimore 1,089,220 0.988 25 Indianapolis 1,053,750 0.956 26 San Diego 1,026,160 0.931 27 Charlotte 1,020,130 0.926 28 Hartford & New Haven 1,013,350 0.919 29 Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle) 985,200 0.894 30 Nashville 927,500 0.842 31 Kansas City 903,540 0.820 32 Columbus, OH 890,770 0.808 33 Milwaukee 880,390 0.799 34 Cincinnati 880,190 0.799 35 Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And 815,460 0.740 36 Salt Lake City 810,830 0.736 37 San Antonio 760,410 0.690 38 West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce 751,930 0.682 39 Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk 731,630 0.664 40 Birmingham (Ann and Tusc) 716,520 0.650 41 Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York 707,010 0.641 42 Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws 704,810 0.640 43 New Orleans 672,150 0.610 44 Memphis 657670 0.597 45 Oklahoma City 655,400 0.595 46 Albuquerque-Santa Fe 653,680 0.593 47 Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem 652,020 0.592 48 Las Vegas 651,110 0.591 49 Buffalo 644,430 0.585 50 Louisville 643,290 0.584 Source : Nielsen Media Research, Inc. Nielsen Station Index (NSI) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 You're going to have to trust me... in the city of Detroit, there are less than 900,000 people. If you take into account the tri-county area of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb, you'll get the number closer to 2 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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