Where would Buffalo go?
Where would any of them go at this point?
There are only so many cities/states that can accommodate pro teams of any type. There has to be a fan base.
They tried to have hockey in Atlanta twice. Didn’t work. Why? Folks in Atlanta aren’t down with the NHL and the costs associated with seeing a game.
The midwest isn’t all that NFL friendly as college football rules the day.
Sadly, the taxpayers will have no say in anything as the politicians are bought and paid for and DO NOT care one bit. It’s the same as any other big money development that is approved without any taxpayer input. We the politicians just made all of you this gigantic sh*t sandwich and you all have to eat it, while we get to watch the games from the owners box. Oh yeah....think of all the jobs...what a scam all that crap is, too.
St. Louis. San Antonio. Salt Lake City.
Dark horse? London, UK.
There were rumblings they could more to Toronto, as a large part of the Bills fanbase actually live in Ontario, but that would obviously destroy the CFL.
San Diego and St Louis just lost teams recently. That’s always the 1st look. Meanwhile OKC still wants a football team. Benson was used to threaten to move the Saints to San Antonio before Katrina. There’s ALWAYS some place to go.
Most of these failures have to do with team quality. Both NHL teams that were in Atlanta were TERRIBLE. Hard to build a fan base losing most of your home games. Win a bit, go deep in the playoffs, your like the Sharks or Knights. Winning gets fans. Right now the Bills are winning, if they go somewhere, tickets will sell.
Taxpayers always have a say. But they keep electing whores that love to prostitute themselves for business. Not just sports either. Any time a big business talks about a new HQ or factory the cities line up “what can give you to come here?” And businessmen are smart. Never pay for something you don’t have to. If multiple cities wants to build you a stadium, or a factory, then there’s really no reason to pay for one yourself.