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Originally Posted by discojames
One untapped resource San Antonio could benefit from would be the large population of Northern Mexico. A large number of visitors from there come to San Antonio regularly for shopping and entertainment and have second homes there. Imagine the first NFL team with name, logo, uniforms, and merchandise with a Latin theme? It could open a whole new fan base in the Rio Grande region and even to Monterrey in addition to creating a brand awareness in all regions of our country with its expanding Latino population.
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A terrific point to bring up Disco. The Northern Mexico market which includes Monterrey would be a perfect area to tap for support for a San Antonio based NFL franchise. Many of these consumers spend millions of dollars as it is in shopping and real estate ownership in the San Antonio area. It would be a natural to tap this market for support for a San Antonio NFL team.
As far as the per capita income knock against San Antonio, it doesn't hold much water at this point. San Antonio now has more than enough affluent people to support a number of pro-sports teams. Do the math. Filling the Alamodome 8 or 10 times a year for a city of 2.0 million people would not take much. In fact it would take a minimal effort. Numerous smaller cities do that that are currently in the NFL including Buffalo, Nashville and Charlotte. There's plenty of money in San Antonio and South Texas and to label it a poor region would be a misnomer as it would apply to filling up a sports stadium and supporting a team that plays 8 home games a year.