Current Events > Why are pro sports teams in America based on cities and not states?

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Zikten
04/26/23 6:23:30 PM
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NHL
MLB
NBA
NFL

If I was some powerful person who commanded all 4 of those leagues, I'd set it up so each pf those had 50 teams. 1 per state. Places like New York, Illinois and and California would have to lose some teams. But each state would have 4 teams to represent them, 1 per sport

Everyone in the state would have pride for their team instead of just people who live in a particular city
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Dakimakura
04/26/23 6:25:17 PM
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Having 6 California and Texas teams would lose some meaning

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Zikten
04/26/23 6:26:20 PM
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Dakimakura posted...
Having 6 California and Texas teams would lose some meaning
It would be 4

No matter how big or small a state is, they only get 4

1 hockey team, 1 baseball team, one football team, 1 basketball team
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Blue_Target
04/26/23 6:26:27 PM
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Patriots represents six states

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Zikten
04/26/23 6:26:53 PM
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Blue_Target posted...
Patriots represents six states
Well I'd make that stop
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Dakimakura
04/26/23 6:28:31 PM
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Montana teams would have like 1 fan at each game

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Zikten
04/26/23 6:29:09 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

They might sell less but the league would prop up smaller teams. Much like how the NBA spends money to prop up the WNBA even though its not as profitable as the NBA
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WBC_Injury
04/26/23 6:30:24 PM
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This is one of the worst takes
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Tyranthraxus
04/26/23 6:30:27 PM
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Zikten posted...
It would be 4

No matter how big or small a state is, they only get 4

1 hockey team, 1 baseball team, one football team, 1 basketball team

California has like 6 in just baseball.

Well one less now that the As are leaving.

Besides even European soccer has multiple teams per city.

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Kim_Seong-a
04/26/23 6:30:58 PM
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Why would anyone have pride for a sports team just because it shares a name with their birth state?

You dont choose where your born. Players dont have to be from the area to play for the team. Sometimes teams get sold off and become the team of a completely different town.

City or state is irrelevant, it's just branding.

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Antifar
04/26/23 6:31:13 PM
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This is a solution in search of a problem, as though rural Michigan isn't full of Lions fans, Western MA Red Sox fans, etc.

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NoxObscuras
04/26/23 6:32:56 PM
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We in Los Angeles laugh at your proposal:

LA Kings
LA Angels
LA Dodgers
LA Chargers
LA Rams
LA Lakers
LA Clippers
LA Sparks
LA Galaxy
LA Football Club
Angel City Football Club

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Zikten
04/26/23 6:33:02 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
California has like 6 in just baseball.

Well one less now that the As are leaving.
Yea but I'm not talking about the real world. This is if I had set all the leagues up. Like if I either was alive decades ago or I'm some immortal ruler like the player in a Civilization game and I manage all the sports throughout American history

There would be only 4 teams per state. It doesn't matter what they have right now in real life
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WBC_Injury
04/26/23 6:33:24 PM
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This is honestly one of the stupidest takes I've ever heard and I'm willing to bet that TC has unironically used the term "sportsball" at least twice in their life.
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Zikten
04/26/23 6:34:36 PM
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No I don't say sports ball.
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CRON
04/26/23 6:35:06 PM
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WBC_Injury posted...
This is honestly one of the stupidest takes I've ever heard and I'm willing to bet that TC has unironically used the term "sportsball" at least twice in their life.
I don't even like sports and I agree with this. I'm reminded of when the OG XFL had a joint NJ/NY team named the Hitmen.

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Mizznox
04/26/23 6:38:21 PM
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The quality of the sports would suffer from spreading the talent of 30-32 team leagues across 50 teams.

Many would not do well financially - there's a reason states like the Dakotas, Wyoming, etc. don't have pro teams already, and some current teams would likely suffer from potentially losing fans from neighboring states that don't currently have teams.

If you intend it to be that players play for the team of the state they're from, you're going to have wildly unbalanced teams. If the typical draft/free agency/trade rules stay anything remotely similar to how it works now, then you're going to have probably an even worse problem than we already do with players focusing on playing in big markets - or at least, not the many small markets.

Sorry, but there's just really nothing good about this proposal.

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ShineboxPhil
04/26/23 6:40:47 PM
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Zikten thread

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SiO4
04/26/23 6:47:57 PM
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Antifar posted...
This is a solution in search of a problem, as though rural Michigan isn't full of Lions fans, Western MA Red Sox fans, etc.


There are a ton of Red Sox fans in upstate as well.
I've been at gatherings.with friends and was literally the only Yankees fan there.

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kage_53
04/26/23 6:51:04 PM
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Zikten posted...
It would be 4

No matter how big or small a state is, they only get 4

1 hockey team, 1 baseball team, one football team, 1 basketball team

Its financially better for a large state like California to have multiple teams than it is to have one in a place like Iowa

You are pretty much asking for sports leagues to lose money.
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__aCEr__
04/26/23 6:51:53 PM
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Not sure you're going to find a lot of ice hockey fans in Hawaii.

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SiO4
04/26/23 9:51:01 PM
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__aCEr__ posted...
Not sure you're going to find a lot of ice hockey fans in Hawaii.


Warm-weather states don't deserve Hockey.

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Questionmarktarius
04/26/23 10:42:40 PM
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Dakimakura posted...
Montana teams would have like 1 fan at each game
Meanwhile, in Wyoming...

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VampireCoyote
04/26/23 10:47:21 PM
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Who gave New England a team thats a made up place! #notarealstate

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mullettron
04/26/23 10:51:32 PM
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Every pro sports league should have one team per continent.
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KainWind
04/26/23 10:52:00 PM
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Canada was probably done with hockey anyway. Great proposal.

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Dietpepsi420
04/26/23 10:52:15 PM
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What about DC? Do they lose all 4 of their teams?

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Jeff_AKA_Snoopy
04/26/23 10:53:16 PM
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*stares suspiciously at the Arizona Cardinals, Arizona Coyotes, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins*

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bigtiggie23
04/26/23 10:53:19 PM
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This topic just reminded me that Utah has a pro sports team.

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Irony
04/26/23 10:54:04 PM
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This topic just reminded me of Utah

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Zikten
04/26/23 10:54:52 PM
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Dietpepsi420 posted...
What about DC? Do they lose all 4 of their teams?
DC and the territories could have teams too. I think the nbc show Great American Song Contest treated them like states and let them each have a contestant
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GuerrillaSoldier
04/26/23 11:25:47 PM
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the answer to the question in the topic title is "money"

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DCinGA
04/26/23 11:28:29 PM
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I like it TC!

50 is probably too many for an interesting regular season, but the playoffs would be gangbusters.

College Football is nearly state vs state and it may be the most passionate sport in the States
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A_Good_Boy
04/26/23 11:29:09 PM
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NoxObscuras posted...
We in Los Angeles laugh at your proposal:

LA Kings
LA Angels
LA Dodgers
LA Chargers
LA Rams
LA Lakers
LA Clippers
LA Sparks
LA Galaxy
LA Football Club
Angel City Football Club
Clearly they'd all have to engage in tournament style death matches for baseball, basketball, hockey, and football. There can only be one team per league per state.

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The-Apostle
04/26/23 11:31:17 PM
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Houston Texans
Texas Rangers
Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Timberwolves
Arizona Coyotes
Utah Jazz
New York Knicks
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
New York Giants
New York Jets
New Jersey Devils
Etc...

At least one in every sport. Get rekt TC.

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electricbugs2
04/26/23 11:33:08 PM
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Irony posted...
This topic just reminded me of Utah
The only things I know about Utah are Mormon's/BYU and the hottest girl I've ever seen in my life was from Salt Lake City. Oh and my favorite Deathcore band is from SLC too.

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meralonne
04/26/23 11:36:48 PM
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WBC_Injury posted...
This is one of the worst takes


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K181
04/26/23 11:36:57 PM
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Because you need fans to support teams, and big states can support loads of teams much more readily than small states can support a team.

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cjsdowg
04/26/23 11:46:28 PM
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Carolina Panthers, that is two states LOL

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Dan_Haren-
04/26/23 11:57:21 PM
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More money
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DeathVelvien
04/27/23 12:05:51 AM
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So, ignoring everything else dumb with this topic, what happens to the Canadian teams

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pfh1001
04/27/23 12:06:26 AM
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WBC_Injury posted...
This is honestly one of the stupidest takes I've ever heard and I'm willing to bet that TC has unironically used the term "sportsball" at least twice in their life.


100% chance.
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Garioshi
04/27/23 12:07:46 AM
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I'm sure a Boise football team would attract tens of thousands of fans every single night

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electricbugs2
04/27/23 12:08:49 AM
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DeathVelvien posted...
So, ignoring everything else dumb with this topic, what happens to the Canadian teams
British Columbia Canucks
Alberta Flames
Alberta Oilers
Manitoba Jets
Ontario Maple Leafs
Ontario Senators
Ontario Blue Jays
Ontario Raptors
Quebec Canadiens

Yup, it's pretty dumb lol.

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UnholyMudcrab
04/27/23 12:09:04 AM
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Garioshi posted...
I'm sure a Boise football team would attract tens of thousands of fans every single night
I for one will be at every Idaho Taters game until the day I die. Some fan you are.

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Zikten
04/27/23 12:14:53 AM
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pfh1001 posted...
100% chance.

Zikten posted...
No I don't say sports ball.
You think just because I have a weird idea about organizing the leagues that I say sports ball? Someone who said sports ball wouldn't even have enough interest in sports to be thinking about this

You probably think I say hand egg as well
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