Saints?

[Marcus Bryant]

In addition, what about the per capita income and TV household rankings for those expansion and relocation cities? I'm too lazy to look but my guess is that SA and NO would be near or at the bottom.

[Rescueone]

SA & Austin combined would be an attractive market. But it's not like the NFL's ratings are going to be that piss poor if there is not a team in this area.

Here's a random thought, what if the NFL tried to break into Canada? If you could turn another country onto the league the prospective payoff would seem to be a bit larger than counting on more Texans to watch football.

The question is, how would the CFL take the NFL coming into their country?
We're talking Canadians here, where Ice hockey is king!

[j-6]

Oh yeah, and the metro markets in the US and Canada bigger than SA without an NFL team (I forgot Houston on the earlier list, but they're over 5M):

Los Angeles 17,542,967
Toronto 9,791,270
Montreal 3,601,870
Portland 2,467,746
Vancouver 2,157,454
Sacramento 1,980,692
Las Vegas 1,952,820
Orlando 1,901,541

[blaze89]

I agree. Which three games would you perfer they let use showcase San Antonio? I would like to see, Buffalo, Atlanta and Detroit!
How about others?

Thanks for that T.V ratings link site. great info.

We can't be picky, the NFL doesn't want to give us just one, so if the city can get three - one to set a mark, two for improvement or to prove game one wasn't a fluke, three to cement the statement - this can go either positive or negative for us.

I thought that the rights to broadcast NFL games were on contract for X-amount of games for, X-amount of years, for X-amount of dollars. How does advertising dollars play a part when it's already under contract with the networks? Do the teams get an extra cut for high viewing attendance? If they do, seems like the NFL is double dipping to me.

Pay attention to tomorrow's opening game and see how many new shows are being advertising during the contest. The NFL already has their piece from the TV contract so I'm talking from a network standpoint. Networks love to have NFL programming to sell ad time cause the NFL brings in high ratings. Networks want the larger TV markets for advertisers and ad revenue, the NFL has alot of money coming in from the networks so there is a connection between the NFL and TV markets with is the networks and advertising profits.

I agree San Antonio has to prove everyone wrong with the attendance issue. If the decide to play here, I'm commited to going.

Have fun!

[j-6]

In addition, what about the per capita income and TV household rankings for those expansion and relocation cities? I'm too lazy to look but my guess is that SA and NO would be near or at the bottom.

National top and bottom 10 (with the Valley and Laredo bringing up the rear), then further down the page is a chart with all major area data:
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/MPINewsRelease.htm

New Orleans Per capita personal income (MSA) 2003: $30,092
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108567.html


San Antonio Per capita personal income (MSA) 2003 $27,810
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108597.html

[Vashner]

I heard a rumor several players purchased houses in one of the new fancy hill country developments to get kids in good schools etc... in the last couple days ..

[Rescueone]

[QUOTE=Rescueone] I agree. Which three games would you perfer they let use showcase San Antonio? I would like to see, Buffalo, Atlanta and Detroit!

It looks like I'm getting my wish!!!!! OOOOOOOH YEAH! Come on San Antonio,
let's do our part.

[tlongII]

Damn! I'm jealous as of the Saints playing 3 games in San Antonio! I have to drive over 3 hours up the interstate to see the Seahawks play if I want to see NFL football.