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  1. Dilbert
    https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/american-targeting-mountain-west-powers-among-handful-of-expansion-candidates-in-realignment/ The American is looking to replace UCF, Cincinnati and Houston and apparently is looking west. Their shortlist includes Air Force, Colorado State, Boise State, San Diego State from the Mountain West and UAB from Conference USA. Boise State and Memphis are top targets for the Big 12 should they expand further. I know Air Force has said they are happy with the Mountain West due to the proximity of their opponents, however if CSU and BSU join with them Air Force would also have Tulsa and SMU somewhat close in Texas, plus Navy for their yearly football game. If Boise State joins I feel they would need at least one of the Colorado schools to go with them. UAB has their shiny new stadium and is on an upward trend since the program was briefly discontinued. San Diego State like Boise State are both powerhouse football schools in the MW but both are on an island away from other schools in the American. Colorado State I feel is only just a lure to get Air Force to join.
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    According to the AD at Texas Tech the Big 12 may not be done with expansion. After the current contract ends and Texas and Oklahoma leave he believes that they will expand again adding at least two more schools.
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    Three new clubs in the CIF next year. The Billings Outlaws name and look have returned, while the Rapid City Marshals and the Topeka Tropics will also join.
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    If BYU doesnt join the Big 12 id say Memphis or Boise State. If the American loses Cincinnati, Houston and UCF. I think good replacements for them would be UAB, Louisiana,, Army and Buffalo. Keep in mind currently Army and Navy are Patriot League members with Navy football only for the AAC. Maybe if Navy and Army become full members of the American it might work. To replace UAB in CUSA Id say James Madison or Kennesaw State, or Sam Houston State To replace Buffalo in the MAC maybe Youngstown State, Indiana State, Murray State, Morehead State or Eastern Kentucky. To replace Louisiana in the Sun Belt maybe Liberty or Chattanooga.
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    While I have no doubt Cincinnati, Houston and UCF would jump to the Big 12, BYU is still a big question mark. Like Notre Dame I have heard BYU enjoys their football independence and controlling their schedule. Would they be willing to give that up to join the Big 12? Cincinnati would have no problem. They were almost in a few years ago to the point they had their media background printed for the news conference that never happened because the Big 12 decided against expansion at the time.
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    Apparently they do however the rule is that it has to be an NFL stadium and not a college stadium, meaning their Katrina homes in Baton Rouge and San Antonio were ruled out as were TCU and SMU in the Dallas-Fort Worth area where they are currently calling home for practice.
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    The real question here is will there be more fans at this game than at a Jaguars game?
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    Saints home opener vs Green Bay has been moved to Jacksonville. Due to the lingering effects of Hurricane Ida to New Orleans, the team has been practicing in Arlington TX and had hoped to play the game there but couldnt because of a concert at AT&T Stadium. The Saints looked at Florida next as Aaron Rodgers has struggled playing in games in Florida. They ruled out Miami because its a destination spot and easy to travel to for Packers fans. They ruled out Tampa as they were worried the fans of their division rivals would show up cheering against them so they chose Jacksonville as of the three cities that would be the costliest for Packers fans traveling to the game, hoping to keep many Packers fans from coming to the game.
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    All these schools would be a good fit for the Big XII. Plus UAB will open its new football stadium this year.
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    I mean if they wanted to do the full circle the right thing for the Coyotes to do would be move to Atlanta
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    I dont think VMC is suitable even as a temporary venue. Lets face it the desert experiment in Arizona should have ended years ago. Its time to move them somewhere else, like Quebec, Kansas City or Houston.
  12. Dilbert
    At this point: Baylor-American Iowa State- Big Ten Kansas -Big Ten Kansas State-American Oklahoma- SEC Oklahoma State- Pac 12 TCU-American Texas-SEC Texas Tech- Pac 12 West Virginia-ACC Disband the Big XII, give the American their automatic bid. The Big XII has been a joke ever since they got West Virginia to join.
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    Oakland lost the Raiders, the Warriors and the minor league indoor football team that hasnt even played yet. The fact that they are close to losing the A's tells me that the city just isnt trying hard enough.
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    Because the team is the AA affiliate of the Canadiens
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    I will say this is a definite upgrade over the old one. "Prompted in part by feedback from a variety of important stakeholders, we decided to redesign our logo prior to hitting the turf for our inaugural season. We are excited about our newest logo design as it brings more versatility and options to the many marketing and community relations initiatives we are planning," said George Manias, President of the FireWolves.
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    Digging the Fleur de Lion
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    I think the stadiums should be downtown or as close to downtown as possible. Its like how MLS tried going out to the burbs for a while with Frisco, Commerce City, Bridgeview, and Chester. It just isnt the same and can be difficult to get to with public transportation.
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    You can put the new NAHL Kansas City Scouts in the unused bin. The team was sold to new owners who are moving them to Amarillo to replace the recently departed Amarillo Bulls. The new Amarillo team will take up a name of Amarillo hockey past, the Amarillo Wranglers. The Scouts were to begin play in 2020-21 but sat out due to the pandemic. In March of this year the team received permission to be inactive for 2021-22 for the same logistics and pandemic reasons. The reborn Scouts lasted shorter than the NHL Scouts of two seasons while the NAHL Scouts lasted for one season, without even playing a game.
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    This got me thinking. Is the Bay Area really big enough to support two teams? They've had the Giants and A's since 1968. They had the 49ers and Raiders from 1960-81 and 1995-19. Sure large metros like New York and LA can handle it but can the Bay Area?
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    OOF! They went from AAA to beer league. Binghamton had a good minor league run 1973-2021 (well more like 2020, since they played their last season in Newark NJ)
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    old man yells at cloud
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    From what Ive seen the top places for a team now are Montreal, Nashville, Portland and Las Vegas. Tampa Bay has kinda claimed Montreal already. Las Vegas and Nashville have both built new ballparks. Portland lost its team and ballpark to MLS. At this point if the city/state/provincial government gets involved in funding, Id say Portland has the best shot.
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    I mean its no different than when the Lakers moved from Minneapolis to Los Angeles or the Jazz moving from New Orleans to Utah
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    i wonder if that cow pasture in Peculiar, Missouri that Charlie O. Finley threatened to move the Kansas City A's to is still available?
  25. Dilbert
    It seems the Quad Cities River Bandits have an identity crisis. The left is still being used as their primary logo and on their website, but the right is being used as an alternate colors logo and is being used on social media
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