There are likely many fans out there who would have liked to see the league attempt to venture into smaller markets, particularly those that don’t already have a professional football team. Critics would say that it would help the league establish its own identity.
However, the right decision is the one that the XFL made. Going into the cities they chose — Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Tampa Bay, Washington, D.C., and St. Louis — was the right move for a few reasons, but primary among those is the television markets that they will go into.
Sure, it might be fun to have a team in Albuquerque or Omaha, but the XFL will be looking to land a TV deal and in order to do that, it will need to be in those larger markets.
XFL Wise to Put Teams in Current NFL Markets
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XFL Wise to Put Teams in Current NFL Markets
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Re: XFL Wise to Put Teams in Current NFL Markets
It's all about the TV money. You can't survive as an upstart league, if you don't have exposure and the tv money that comes along with it. It helps pay the bills. When the money runs out, you don't have a league anymore. See The UFL and USFL.
You can judge this better by the tv contract The XFL gets. If it gets a weak one, then it's fair to criticize whether going big markets was a wise decision or not. The XFL according to reports did look into Oakland and Portland. Two areas that do not or will not have teams by 2020. Oakland had some type of scheduling conflict and didn't have the venue lined up. Portland's MLS team did not want to share their stadium with The XFL, so those two doors were closed.
Back in 2001, The original XFL had 5 teams in non NFL cities. Memphis, Orlando, Las Vegas, Birmingham and LA. The two best drawing teams?....New York and San Fran. Two NFL markets.
It's like the old addage.... What did you rob a bank?.... Because that's where all the money is.... A simple answer to why The XFL chose strong TV markets.
You can judge this better by the tv contract The XFL gets. If it gets a weak one, then it's fair to criticize whether going big markets was a wise decision or not. The XFL according to reports did look into Oakland and Portland. Two areas that do not or will not have teams by 2020. Oakland had some type of scheduling conflict and didn't have the venue lined up. Portland's MLS team did not want to share their stadium with The XFL, so those two doors were closed.
Back in 2001, The original XFL had 5 teams in non NFL cities. Memphis, Orlando, Las Vegas, Birmingham and LA. The two best drawing teams?....New York and San Fran. Two NFL markets.
It's like the old addage.... What did you rob a bank?.... Because that's where all the money is.... A simple answer to why The XFL chose strong TV markets.
