Quote Originally Posted by OKCRT View Post
What do you mean OKC is not a viable market? You fill the stadium 8 times a year. Yes 8 games a year... Did you hear me right? 8 games a year you have to fill the stadium for NFL football. Easily done in just about any market. OKC is not a transient city like LA or Atlanta or even Dallas. Look at the Thunder as example. The City would go full bore for an NFL team.

What you need is some big boys to pick up the slack when your team is not winning after 5-7 years. The NFL has a blackout rule and if the home team does not sell enough tickets then the game is blacked out in the home city.This creates an eviroment where fans start losing interest in the team. Bad NFL rule that needs to change IMO.

But as far as being a viable market? Hogwash. A new nfl owner wants to control the lucrative parking/tailgaiting areas/lots around the stadium. They want a cheap/low lease with stadium. But the NFL has revenue sharing so every team is going to make a huge amount of money from the tv contract. It has nothing to do with OKC being a viable market. In fact,supporting an NBA team is harder than supporting and NFL team. OKC could EASILY support an NFL team, Tulsa could EASILY support an NFL team.... Now go try and get one,that's a whole other story. But OKC not having or getting an NFL team has nothing to do with being a viable market,Nothing.
I guess you just aren't paying attention. And, you obviously know NOTHING about the economics of the NFL. Filling the cheap seats is irrelevant. You have to have enough corporate support to pay for 100+ luxury suites EVERY year. We are not even close.

Again, this shouldn't even be a conversation.