Bengals v. Hamilton County - Square Off

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(Yesterday, 06:13 PM)XsandOs Wrote: Sunset; several cities have at least two, three or even four NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL Teams. Different seasons with some overlap and large populations. The point is can an area that has two of the top-3 college Football Teams also support an NFL Team? Can an average fan spend hundreds on Saturday and turn around and do the same on Sunday? How many luxury suites/seats would the Browns need to sell in Austin/SA? 
Yes I have. To multiple cities. And I agree that there are fans in Austin/SA/Central Texas who would welcome an NFL Team. But how many and how long would it take for the Bengals to get enough following to be profitable? 

The map below (basic Google search) identifies Austin as #1 city for an NFL Team. A few points:

1: It is interesting that they have no MLB, NHL, or NBA Teams. SA has the Spurs. Also, a "potential collaboration" between SA/Austin is opined. 

2: Louisville is 5th and Columbus is not in the top-10. My argument against Bengals moving to any KY cities is the age old question "Why doesn't the Ohio River flood Cincinnati?"

3: My thoughts throughout this thread have been that Cincy is the best place for the Bengals. I don't believe the Bengals should risk investing the time and money needed to be potentially more profitable in Central Texas 5-10 years down the line. Let alone a move to St. Louis or that GOD awful Louisville. 

BTW, for those who may not know the answer: Because Kentucky sucks!    

San Antonio might be a bit better for NFL over Austin, as it's the 7th most populous city in the US.
SA has a larger population than Austin and even Dallas, plus folks from Austin can easily commute into SA for games (1.5 hours).
That wouldn't take away from the Longhorns either.

The combined metro populations of SA + Austin is > 5 mill people. That'd put them near the Top 10.
Even separate, SA and Austin are both higher metro populations than areas such as Cincy, Pittsburgh, Vegas, Cleveland, Indy, and more.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area