San Antonio is Americas 7th most populous city (1.3 million)with about 2 million peole in the metro.This city is long overdue for an NFL team. Larger metro wise than several NFL cities, Indianapolis,Charlotte,Nashville,Buffalo,New Orleans#43,Jacksonville, and little Green Bay and about the same size as Kansas City and Cincinatti metro's. Austin as well is larger than all but Indianapolis,Cincinatti and Kansas City. Central Texas needs a team.The San Antonio-Austin area has over 3.5 million people in 6 adjacent counties along I-35.They project San Antonio and Austin to swell to more than 6 million people in less than 20 years. However the TV markets are separated.San Antonio's TV market is #37 but shares the territory with Austin# 50 making it smaller and vice versa. If both cities were combined that would bump up central Texas Tv market to number 17. The Alamodome will work for now untill a new stadium is built. As for the Saints, I hope they can stay in New Olreans.I'd rather San Antonio get an NFl expansion when ever that may be. New Orleans will rebuild but it will take several years. Tom benson who has close ties to San Antonio,scores of car dealerships there, and has an estate there,is said to be living there now.If he does move the team there I hope it's a last resort if he cannot stay in New orleans. The Saints would be a good name for San Antonio. San Antonio in english means Saint Anthony. San Antonio is a mature city, 300 year old. It deserves a team.
I personally hope the Saints don't relocate because of the people of Louisana. I was watching Inside the NFL and they said LA is a good possable location.
NO! NOT LA! Please don't move to LA! Too many teams are in California already! I don't want to see anymore jerseys than there are already.
The NFL wants a team in LA. You can't pass up a market of 15 million people. Austin is a cool city, but unless the NFL opens two new teams, its not happening.
San Antonio would be a better "NFL City" than Los Angeles. LA is the kiss of death for NFL football. The "fans" there just don't care.
VF is right. The league is dying to have a team back in LA. They haven't had one since the Raiders left. The Rams don't count. The sad part is people in LA have proven the can't and won't support a team ver a given period of time. The only think more ridiculous is moving an NHL team to SLC. I hope the Saints stay in the Crescent City. San Antonio/Austin would be a great place for a team to relocate. Is Bob Irsay (Colts) or Wayne Weaver (J'ville) listening? There are already 2 temporary stadiums; U Texas & Alamodome and probably no other state us synonmous w/ football than Texas.
They won't move the Saints because of the hurricane. Taking the team away from New Orleans because of something out of there control wouldn't look good for NFL. It won't happen.
