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Originally Posted by texboy
NFL, NBA are probably no goes. the NBA wouldn't put a team up the road from the Spurs and drain the the large Austin fan base, the NFL would jump on SA first considering the already in place infrastructure and rabid fan base (but the NFL is not big on SA, so I'm sure they wouldn't be big on Austin either). MLS is a maybe... BUT SA is essentially on the fast track for that so not sure how the MLS would view that. NHL. Sure, why not. Hah
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I would tend to agree with you but something tells me any NFL team would be pretty interested in Austin and this report shows the reason why.
Just look at some of the reported comments by the owner of the Raiders when there was talk of them moving. He had stated he would want a future stadium closer to Austin if they were to move to SA. The reason is because of our spending power. These guys aren't dumb, they know where the money is and what region would bring in the big bucks. If and I mean IF an NFL team comes, they will need to tap both metros and Austin would be a vital part of the equation.
As far as MLS is concerned there wouldn't be an issue with Austin landing a team as well.