What is with this board's obsession with Chicago for expansion other than market size? Chicago has never supported alternative football leagues, so why would it be different this time around? Market size should not be the only factor for future expansion, fan support also has to be there, and I am skeptical that Chicago will ever support a pro football team that isn't the Bears.Logofan wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2019 12:28 pm I think if the XFL make it to year 2 there will definitely be expansion and maybe a relocation or two.
Based on what we're seeing with NFL results, I don't see LA working out and I think them relocating is a high probability but staying in-state. Maybe SF or Sacramento...SD would be perfect but stadium situation is a question mark.
If either Dallas or Houston stumble, I can see a jump to SA once the dust settles from the AAF mess.
On the expansion side, I think they'll be really strategic with this. Tampa is on an island in the deep south by themselves and there's no midwest presence. I'm thinking Nashville (27th tv market) and Chicago (3rd) would be good choices.
Next wave maybe Phoenix and Denver. That gives them a decent blanket of markets spread across the country. Just my two cents, anyway.
Phoenix did not support the AAF Hotshots, so why would they support an XFL team?