DarkJourney Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Did this really need it's own thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportstar1212 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 I really don't see this happening... at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Maybe this is where the Columbus Federals should come in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorGangorDie Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Do the Cavs play any games in Columbus?No.Yes, one preseason game.And if there was a team, they could be the Columbus Knights. Columbus native Bow Wow says why not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornettored Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Do the Cavs play any games in Columbus?No.Yes, one preseason game.And if there was a team, they could be the Columbus Knights. Columbus native Bow Wow says why not... Would'nt the Knights of Columbus have something to say about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFB Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Do the Cavs play any games in Columbus?No.Yes, one preseason game.And if there was a team, they could be the Columbus Knights. Columbus native Bow Wow says why not... Oh, Bow Wow is from Columbus? That actually makes perfect sense... New York has Jay-Z, Detroit has Eminem, and Columbus has Bow Wow. Sounds right to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportstar1212 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Do the Cavs play any games in Columbus?No.Yes, one preseason game.And if there was a team, they could be the Columbus Knights. Columbus native Bow Wow says why not... Calvin Cambridge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Just because your city has the facility to host an NBA team doesn't mean you should have one.Be happy with what you have, Columbus (although I'd tell the Blue Jackets to shape up or ship themselves to Quebec pronto). Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 I don't think anybody who actually lives in Columbus wants an NBA team. Just the mayor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorGangorDie Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 The Knights of Columbus were actually what gave me that idea.I don't think anybody who actually lives in Columbus wants an NBA team. Just the mayor.Not true. Quite a bit of people I know are in favor of it. Granted, the people who I'm referring to are all Ohio State students and not truly a representation of Columbus as a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YessSir32 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 This is like Lansing, Michigan wanting a NBA team. Detroit Falcons (NABL) | Detroit Gears (UFL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I'm very surprised that Cincinnati doesn't have an indoor sports team (NHL or NBA). It seems like a good sports market, and they'd only have to compete with the Bengals one day of the week 8 times a year. There's obviously no arena in place but it's never even mentioned as a possible market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I think Columbus was the NHL's way of trying to market to all three Ohio cities at once. FWIW. But now that the Blue Jackets are in place, that eliminates Cincy as a potential hockey market. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C2W_O9BX4g On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said: It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire. On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said: Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy. POTD 5/24/12, POTD 2/26/17  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDubK414 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I'm very surprised that Cincinnati doesn't have an indoor sports team (NHL or NBA). It seems like a good sports market, and they'd only have to compete with the Bengals one day of the week 8 times a year. There's obviously no arena in place but it's never even mentioned as a possible market.Yes it is a good sports city. And really of those 8 times a year, could be that one or both could be on the road at a given time, and they could be scheduled at different times on same time if they are both at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysfan24 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I'm very surprised that Cincinnati doesn't have an indoor sports team (NHL or NBA). It seems like a good sports market, and they'd only have to compete with the Bengals one day of the week 8 times a year. There's obviously no arena in place but it's never even mentioned as a possible market.We have the Cincinnati Commandos who play in the United Indoor Football League. Not saying a lot though. And as a former resident of Columbus, I would like to see the city have an NBA team. The Cavs play one preseason game in Columbus every year and it sells out every time. Columbus not only has a growing population, it is Ohio's largest city (Not counting the metro population which is a large reason why they don't have an NBA team already.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcan'tseeme Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Moved the Jackets to Cincinnati, and then we'll talk about the NBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Moved the Jackets to Cincinnati, Why, exactly? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I'm very surprised that Cincinnati doesn't have an indoor sports team (NHL or NBA). It seems like a good sports market, and they'd only have to compete with the Bengals one day of the week 8 times a year. There's obviously no arena in place but it's never even mentioned as a possible market.Cincinnati does have UC and Xavier basketball. Not quite major league, but I'm assuming one or both of those teams plays at US Bank Arena on a semi-regular basis. Is there a lot of wealth in Cincinnati? I've been there a couple of times and saw the sights (which consist of the sports stadia and the aquarium), and didn't get the sense that there's a lot to draw from to support nightly winter pro sports. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I'm very surprised that Cincinnati doesn't have an indoor sports team (NHL or NBA). It seems like a good sports market, and they'd only have to compete with the Bengals one day of the week 8 times a year. There's obviously no arena in place but it's never even mentioned as a possible market.Cincinnati does have UC and Xavier basketball. Not quite major league, but I'm assuming one or both of those teams plays at US Bank Arena on a semi-regular basis. Is there a lot of wealth in Cincinnati? I've been there a couple of times and saw the sights (which consist of the sports stadia and the aquarium), and didn't get the sense that there's a lot to draw from to support nightly winter pro sports.Keep this in mind about the city of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH.From July 2011:CINCINNATI?Here in Hamilton County, where one in seven people lives beneath the poverty line and budget cuts have left gaps in the schools and sheriffs department, residents are bracing for more belt-tightening: rollback of a property-tax break promised as part of a 1996 plan to entice voters to pay for two new stadiums. The tax hit is just the latest in a string of unforeseen consequences from what has turned into one of the worst professional sports deals ever struck by a local government?soaking up unprecedented tax dollars and county resources while returning little economic benefit.At its completion in 2000, Paul Brown Stadium had soared over its $280 million budget?and the fiscal finger-pointing had already begun. The county says the final cost was $454 million. The team's estimate, which doesn't include infrastructure work around the stadium, puts the tab at $350 million. To help finance its stadiums, Hamilton County assumed more than $1 billion in debt by issuing its own bonds without any help from the surrounding counties or the state. As debt service ratchets up, officials expect debt payments to create a $30 million budget deficit by 2012. "The Cincinnati deal combined taking on a gargantuan responsibility with setting new records for optimistic forecasting," says Roger Noll, a professor of economics at Stanford University who has written about the deal. "It takes both to put you in a deep hole, and that's a pretty deep hole." The stadium's annual tab continues to escalate, according to the county's website. In 2008, the Bengals' stadium cost to taxpayers was $29.9 million, an amount equivalent to 11% of the county's general fund. Last year, it rose to $34.6 million?a sum equal to 16.4% of the county budget. That's a huge multiple compared to other football stadiums of the era that similarly relied on county bonds for financing. Those facilities have cost-to-budget ratios of less than 2%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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