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[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

You need to leave Tennessee off that list. Nashville has the NFL and NHL. Memphis has the NBA.

You also need to leave Oklahoma off that list because they're in the Midwest.

I said...

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Then you look at states like Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, etc. that don't have any professional teams across the entire state, or they have very few.

Basically, for example, if you live in the Memphis area and don't like basketball, you're SOL in terms of professional sports.

And I know Oklahoma isn't "in the south".. but I wasn't being picky about that.

[ASTalumna06]

Here ya go!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...rts_franchises

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

I said...



Basically, for example, if you live in the Memphis area and don't like basketball, you're SOL in terms of professional sports.

And I know Oklahoma isn't "in the south".. but I wasn't being picky about that.

Yep, Memphis is SOL just like the people in San Antonio and Shreveport and damn near every other city down here except for Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, and Houston.

If you're not going to be picky about the entire point of the thread, why don't you also include states that are franchise-free or with only a few franchises like the Dakotas, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, and Hawaii to make your point?