Bama residents, what's it like not having a pro sports team?

[TheNJNole]

I know you all love the hut hut, but what gives?

Don't tell me the fan base doesn't spend enough to justify a pro team. I've seen those Walmart pictures....

No flame....

 

[tiderollsonu]

Actually liberating tbh can not watch the woke NFL and not feel like I'm missing anything. Also don't do fantasy leagues.

That said most of the people I know in south Alabama are who DAT fans and North of the ham are dirty birds.

 

[skramer100]

I live in Florida, we have 3 NFL teams, 2 MLB, 2 NHL, 2 NBA. I would rather be a fan of Bama football then our teams. I mean shit, they have Jacksonville St over there.

 

[tiderollsonu]

I live in Florida, we have 3 NFL teams, 2 MLB, 2 NHL, 2 NBA. I would rather be a fan of Bama football then our teams. I mean shit, they have Jacksonville St over there.

 

[Darth Maul]

I know you all love the hut hut, but what gives?

Don't tell me the fan base doesn't spend enough to justify a pro team. I've seen those Walmart pictures....

No flame....

There has never been an attempt to put an NFL team in Bham. A real one would probably do alright, for a small market team. But the State of Alabama is the epicenter of big time college football and people will not support some bush-league pro team.

 

[Cre8ive]

I know you all love the hut hut, but what gives?

Don't tell me the fan base doesn't spend enough to justify a pro team. I've seen those Walmart pictures....

No flame....

We do have a pro football team. They are called the Crimson Tide.

 

[sanction]

It’s kinda like having your hopes and dreams come true almost every January.

 

[Wagonstick 74]

Oh Pee, what are you talking about?
Bammer has a higher player payroll than 1/3 of the AFC. Been “professional hut hut since Saban came there” !!

 

[BLatta12]

I know what you mean here but to be fair the Birmingham Barons and Rocket City Trash Pandas are “pro”.

There have been studies and the closest thing to a major pro franchise an AL city’s population can support is MLS.

 

[Red'75™]

To be honest, it doesn't bother me in the least. Sports in general, particularly professional sports has gotten so politically diseased, corrupt and greedy that I can't stand to look at it anymore. I think that's why I started throwing darts years ago.

 

[AgEngDawg]

I know you all love the hut hut, but what gives?

Don't tell me the fan base doesn't spend enough to justify a pro team. I've seen those Walmart pictures....

No flame....

I think they had a Canadian football team one time.

 

[BigBucnNole]

There has never been an attempt to put an NFL team in Bham. A real one would probably do alright, for a small market team. But the State of Alabama is the epicenter of big time college football and people will not support some bush-league pro team.

How big is BHam?

 

[Red'75™]

How big is BHam?

2020 Population: 200,733
Land Area: 148² miles.
2nd Largest City in Alabama.

 

[Nayat]

As a Nebraska resident I echo the sentiments it is nice not having the additional wokeness to deal with. Plus fantasy football seems really stupid to me.

 

[TJHall1]

From Iowa. Also in the crew thinking not having a pro sports team is good. Pro athletes do nothing but bitch and be PC cunts. Already too close to the faggot NFL, NBA, and mlb teams in Minneapolis and Chicago.

 

[Darth Maul]

2020 Population: 200,733
Land Area: 148² miles.
2nd Largest City in Alabama.

Jefferson and Shelby Counties, so Bham metro, is about 800K.

 

[imprimis]

I'm in DFW and wonder when we will have a pro-sports team here too.

 

[IAmDamagedGoods]

Before all the woke bullshit I could have cared less about football & after all the wokeness they can all fold! Ppl act like they worship these teams/players & the teams/players think they are gods! They actually believe that because they say or think a certain way that their "worshippers" will agree, like they have some great power over this universe. At the end of the day if they never played another game it would affect my life 0%. So no this Bama/Florida chick don't give a rats patoot about Bama getting a pro team.

 

[khael-hawk]

They only have to share the spotlight with Little BrAUther. Sweet gig. Iowa fans understand.

 

[laterallyshaking]

It just means I've never given a rip about the NFL. I tried to consider myself a Saints fan once in my 20s. But it doesn't really work like that. I just didn't feel invested.

Granted, if Alabama were to have an NFL team, I imagine the fanbase would be massive, loyal, and rabid. College football fans in Alabama like to say they aren't missing anything by not watching NFL, but I think that's a lot like an angry fatherless child saying they never wanted a dad anyway.

 

[PleasureMoose]

The entire NFL will soon just be a huge pro bowl for former Alabama players

 

[TheNJNole]

The entire NFL will soon just be a huge pro bowl for former Alabama players

There are only so many busts and tatts of the Big, Fat, Trashy Circus Elephant one can reasonably tolerate.....