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As former residents of San Antonio, we cannot recommend the city enough for college basketball fans.
Go to enjoy what is only the SECOND time in history that all four NUMBER ONE seeds made the Final 4
FLORIDA and DUKE may have punched the first two tickets to San Antonio
but the HOUSTON COUGARS (GO COOGS) May have the Home state advantage, trust me many fans will make the easy I-10 drive from Houston to San Antonio for this.
And don't forget the WAR EAGLE AUBURN Tiger fans. One of the prettier campuses in the country, and home to some great basketball fans.
WHO IS YOUR PICK FOR THE MLB IN 2025
This week, Major League Baseball opens the 2025 season.
The rich got embarassingly richer as the Dodger have added two Cy Young caliber-pitchers in Blake Snell and Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki.
Oh, and they get Ohtani back pitching this season. DAMN!
The American League appears wide open with the favorite Yankees losing ace Gerritt Cole for the season, and having traded Nestor Cortes in the offseason
We think the Houston Astros might surprise some people, with that resilient team and some quiet off-season moves.
They traded some high-dollar players and let another (Alex Bregman) walk in free agency, but may have replaced them with players with POTENTIALLY even higher upside.
Congratulations to the Ohio State Buckeyes on their impressive victory and National Championship victory.
Not a one game fluke, the Buckeyes had to go through Oregon, Texas, and Notre Dame en route to the first championship of the `12-team College playoff
We lost a little confidence in them with that disappointing Michigan game, but that was their true season "Mulligan" as they have come surging back and been on a roll ever since.
Maybe now Ryan Day will quiet the critics, although this group has been very vocal all season.
So, to be clear, just understand that we are not recommending that they make the Super Bowl a national holiday. We DO love football, but come on.
But, as a parent of middle school aged kids, it was always difficult to attend much less throw a Super Bowl party and then be ready for school and work on Monday morning
We did it ONCE, and that did not end well
But, we think that the NFL is moving towards a new NFL schedule that would push Super Bowl Sunday to the Sunday before President's Day, which is a Federal holiday
The Recent expansion to a 17-game schedule was one step towards the NFL schedule expansion that could ultimately lead to an 18-game regular season.
Assuming that the season starts at the same time, the addition of one more week would put the Super Bowl around February 9th which would be the day before the President's Day holiday
This is one idea, we also wonder if the NFL should consider breaking with tradition and move the Super Bowl to Saturday
We expect that this will take a few years, and approval to expand the schedule must pass the NFLPA, but this change would mean more money for all parties involved, and create a great holiday weekend for the Super Bowl going forward.
Our money would still be on the Los Angeles Dodgers, but there is no arguing that Juan Soto signing with the Mets puts the Mets in the National League race.
Soto and Lindor provide huge left-handed power at the top of the lineup, but there is still a lack of pitching if the Mets intend to compete with the Dodgers
If nothing else, the Mets should be favored for the National League East with the Braves losing starting pitcher Max Fried to the Yankees
If the Mets can make some additional moves, such as aquiring a front-line starting pitcher then they make the NL power structure really interesting
We cannot be impartial here, as we have been Astros fans so long we worked at the Astrodome back in the day. Yeah, we're old, shut up.
Kyle Tucker is a great player who adds great offense and defense to any team, but we think for the Astros' current situation, he was simply the odd man out.
Tucker was part of the 2022 World Series Championship team, but does not have the same level of fan connection that a player like Alex Bregman does, who has been there since the 2016 season.
From the strategy of competing within the American League, with all trade factors being equal, we think the Astros were smart dealing Tucker to the Cubs, not to the League-rival Yankees. This move could have haunted Houston for years.
And then, after that, could Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid just RETIRE ALREADY and let the other teams have a shot at this damn thing??
The NFL is clearly eyeing expansion, especially considering that the last team added was the Houston Texans in 2002.
We see that they are looking hard at Europe, but are slowly building up a following mostly in London, where we would expect them to add a minimum of 2 teams.
Closer to home, we have a few recommended cities that the Expansion committee should consider and we will make the case for them here in these rotating articles
WHY WOULD THE SAN ANTONIO/AUSTIN MARKET BE GOOD FOR THE NFL?
First of all, we lived in San Antonio for 5 years so we know firsthand that this is a good football market. For all the cliches about Texas, the state loves football and should have more than just the 2 existing football teams.
The combined population of San Antonio and Austin (approximately one hour drive away from each other) is over 5.2 Million people
Both cities are highly desirable areas to live, and San Antonio especially is a major tourist city with all of the necessary infrastructure to handle large numbers of visitors for NFL games.
The Riverwalk, Alamo, Tower of the Americas and other tourist draws are very popular, and San Antonio is already the host city for major events such as the NCAA Final Four in April of 2025.
San Antonio already has a stadium that could serve as a temporary home for NFL games (The Alamodome), until a more updated NFL stadium could be constructed.
The location of the Alamodome is perfect as it is walking distance from the Downtown Riverwalk and tourist areas. We attended 2 NFL games there when San Antonio served as the post-Katrina temporary home of the New Orleans Saints.
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