Old XFL teams:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:XFL_teams
New teams? My guess:
Orlando, San Antonio, Las Vegas, Nashville, Salt Lake City.
All places ignored by the NFL. The NFL teams are increasingly located in declining cities. Popular with the older crowd, but the grandkids live in places like the list above.
Which will make the eventual merger talks fun to watch. The XFL locates in young areas with growing economies, inks a smart media deal, they could set the terms...except the grandkids play soccer.
Nashville had a team. Memphis fought for one for decades only to get one that was to go to Nashville the next year. Memphis didn’t support the Oilers then I hate being forced to watch the Titans now
San Antonio - I like it ...
Richmond Confederates. That will cause heads to explode.
What about cities such as Cleveland? The fans were loyal, in spite of the hilariously bad play, until this year. The young players self-destructed with their focus being on insulting the fans, with the coach’s blessing. I’m wondering if a team in the new league could be successful in Columbus, Canton or Akron if it respected the fans. Most of the Browns base of fans that were driven away this year live in the suburbs, so why not put a team near a highway interchange that is easy access for where they live?
Nashville already has a team (Titans) and Las Vegas is getting one in 2 years (Raiders)