Also, if you look at the Golden Horseshoe (similar area that is done for Chicago), Toronto's population should be 9,245,438. Toronto should be on the radar for an NFL team in the future.
I'm not huge on the NFL, but what do those cities offer that Toronto doesn't?Too far down the list. They don't want to expand past 32 and won't since no owner (as they should) wants to let anyone else sit at the big boy table. Highly doubt anyone would want to relocate to Toronto. London and then Mexico City are their two main international goals and offer a lot more than Toronto ever could.
They aren't 1-2 hours away from an NFL team already?I'm not huge on the NFL, but what do those cities offer that Toronto doesn't?
Almost all of my buddies are huge NFL fans. There's a major passion for the league here. Do London and Mexico City have a well established NFL fanbase already?
I'm not huge on the NFL, but what do those cities offer that Toronto doesn't?
Almost all of my buddies are huge NFL fans. There's a major passion for the league here. Do London and Mexico City have a well established NFL fanbase already?
They are. It's not the same as having a team based in your city though. A Canadian team would bring together a lot of the Canadian market and would probably be a pretty valuable addition.They aren't 1-2 hours away from an NFL team already?
True, I can imagine that a legit NFL bid would result in a large NFL stadium being built in Toronto though. Corporate support wouldn't be an issue in this city either.London offers much a much bigger stadium. Wembley in London is 90,000 and the biggest in Canada is the Olympic Stadium in Montréal which is well under 60,000. There are only 8 home games, so 30,000 seats is a gigantic difference. London is the banking center of Europe, although with Brexit that may end so the corporate support from Toronto would be good but possibly not as good as London. London metro area also has more people than the entire population of Ontario. They have an established population of local fans that have sold out the NFL games played there in minutes.
Mexico City offers North America's second largest metro area at more than 20 million people and the Azteca Stadium set the NFL attendance record set in 1994 with something like 110,000 people. There was a turf issue a few years ago that took the wind out of the sails slightly, but with 20 million people, it's a huge market.
They are. It's not the same as having a team based in your city though. A Canadian team would bring together a lot of the Canadian market and would probably be a pretty valuable addition.
Would you, as a Sabres fan, be happy if your closest team was located in Toronto? It's only 1-2 hours up the road.
It's humorous to me that San Francisco plays in San Jose, which the government CSA stats (which are about commuting to work) say are different markets.
And yet, Candlestick to Levis stadium is a shorter drive for me to get to the Coyotes arena or Cardinals stadium, And I'm on the northern part of the East valley.
After going to the Coyotes game last night, I'm thoroughly convinced that the Phoenix market is just fine for hockey if they could have built an arena downtown, or if Talking Stick was big enough for the NHL and could accommodate both.
BTW... if you include MLS, also add Xolos de Tijuana to the San Diego profile.
Please google "Google Busses" when referencing Bay Area commuting. And don't be surprised about commuters from Sacramento and Stockton and Tracy into the Bay Area, because they silly like that.
And I said "google google" and didn't get swallowed by a Kraken nor died from laughing at my work. So there's that.
It's humorous to me that San Francisco plays in San Jose, which the government CSA stats (which are about commuting to work) say are different markets.
And yet, Candlestick to Levis stadium is a shorter drive for me to get to the Coyotes arena or Cardinals stadium, And I'm on the northern part of the East valley.
After going to the Coyotes game last night, I'm thoroughly convinced that the Phoenix market is just fine for hockey if they could have built an arena downtown, or if Talking Stick was big enough for the NHL and could accommodate both.