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Largest metropolitan area without a major sports franchise?

Now that Vegas (Golden Knights, Aces, Raiders) and Austin (A...
fragrant striped hyena point
  05/13/25
Cardinals, Diamondbacks and Suns crying losing hoap (and yes...
primrose personal credit line
  05/15/25
Phoenix once had every major U.S. pro sport: basketball (Sun...
pale prole spot
  05/16/25
Now they have zero
fragrant striped hyena point
  05/17/25
😞
pale prole spot
  05/19/25
OUR COUNTRY'S A FAGGOT PIECE OF SHIT
Infuriating Bateful Filthpig Resort
  05/19/25
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fragrant striped hyena point
  05/14/25
soccer isn't a major sport and Austin part of the San Antoni...
Motley Copper Ladyboy
  05/14/25
It’s now the big 5 of major sports champ, Austin is al...
fragrant striped hyena point
  05/14/25
Stfu lib. Major sports in America are Football, Golf, baseba...
Motley Copper Ladyboy
  05/15/25
who the fuck gave phil mickelson a moniker
Twinkling excitant reading party sanctuary
  05/15/25
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fragrant striped hyena point
  05/15/25
If you count soccer as a major sport, the largest metro area...
lemon useless dog poop
  05/15/25
Chat GPT said inland empire
fragrant striped hyena point
  05/15/25
Interesting. I think of L.A./Orange Counties and the Inland ...
lemon useless dog poop
  05/16/25
HONOLULU MOTHERFUCKERS this has always been the correct ans...
Gaped parlour
  05/15/25
New England Patriots covers MA/CT/RI so Hartford isn't reall...
aquamarine dashing menage weed whacker
  05/15/25
Don’t forget Vermont
Metal Ocher Pistol
  05/15/25
Patriots play closer to Providence than Boston
fragrant striped hyena point
  05/15/25
didnt we already do this thread and someone said phoenix des...
Stimulating Newt Casino
  05/15/25
This thread has never been done before iirc
maniacal stirring market
  05/15/25
yeah just searched "sports franchise" not even gon...
Stimulating Newt Casino
  05/15/25
America changes, expansion franchises come, teams move, popu...
fragrant striped hyena point
  05/15/25
cities in canada are annexed
maniacal stirring market
  05/15/25
...
fragrant striped hyena point
  05/15/25
Greensboro and Raleigh are right next to each other. It&rsqu...
Metal Ocher Pistol
  05/15/25
...
aquamarine dashing menage weed whacker
  05/15/25
Youre also overlooking the appleton-oshkosh megalopolis.
Flushed Charismatic Orchestra Pit
  05/15/25
They are satellite cities of Green Bay imo
Metal Ocher Pistol
  05/15/25
Go on. Keep confirming your ignorance.
Flushed Charismatic Orchestra Pit
  05/15/25
Im intellectually honest unlike some
Metal Ocher Pistol
  05/15/25
They have an NHL team, if that counts. They won the Stanley ...
Magenta low-t stock car gaping
  05/15/25
By area: Anchorage, AK. And it's not close. /thread
Flushed Charismatic Orchestra Pit
  05/15/25
"Austin FC" LJL TYFT.
beady-eyed purple shrine pocket flask
  05/15/25
AI says MLS counts but doesn’t list WNBA (which I disa...
fragrant striped hyena point
  05/15/25
The MLS does not fucking count and your AI is showing why, a...
beady-eyed purple shrine pocket flask
  05/15/25
Great thread
Irradiated stead pervert
  05/15/25
this same fucking thread is made every 2 years. no surp...
Electric swollen property
  05/15/25
It’s the Same Author every time afaik
Metal Ocher Pistol
  05/15/25
chandler makes it every time
Cordovan puppy native
  05/15/25
ive made many great threads, they are just drowned out by th...
fragrant striped hyena point
  05/15/25
...
Twinkling excitant reading party sanctuary
  05/15/25
...
Gaped parlour
  05/15/25
RADIOACTIVE RADIOACTIVE
Idiotic party of the first part
  05/17/25
Tashkent
Cordovan puppy native
  05/15/25
...
fragrant striped hyena point
  05/15/25
It's a great question and really depends on the assumptions ...
Geriatric salmon business firm
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fragrant striped hyena point
  05/15/25
Lmao MLS. I have never once in my life seen a single MLS hig...
Razzle-dazzle rigpig
  05/16/25
Yeah MLS has no famous players
fragrant striped hyena point
  05/16/25
Has to be Denver or Jacksonville. Huge cities.
Fishy range
  05/16/25
Denver has the Colorado rapids (commerce city is a suburb) a...
fragrant striped hyena point
  05/16/25
...
Fishy range
  05/17/25
...
Nudist french chef pit
  05/17/25
Rockies….
Metal Ocher Pistol
  05/17/25
They play in Colorado Springs IIRC
fragrant striped hyena point
  05/17/25
...
fragrant striped hyena point
  05/17/25
It may or may not be the largest but why doesn't Norfolk hav...
Cracking plaza community account
  05/17/25
Population is too spread out no major downtown area
fragrant striped hyena point
  05/17/25
Aren’t “downtowns” anachronistic outside t...
Metal Ocher Pistol
  05/17/25
Never heard of it.
Geriatric salmon business firm
  05/18/25
Burlington, Vermont is closer to the equator than Jakarta
fantasy-prone cruise ship
  05/17/25
That actually makes sense.
Cracking plaza community account
  05/18/25
Breezewood/ thread
comical slap-happy lay half-breed
  05/17/25
i forgot des moines
fragrant striped hyena point
  05/21/25


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Date: May 13th, 2025 6:20 PM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point

Now that Vegas (Golden Knights, Aces, Raiders) and Austin (Austin FC) are out of the picture, what’s the largest city in the USA without a major sports franchise?

I’m thinking:

Oakland

Honolulu

Hartford

El Paso

Quad Cities

Quebec City

Phoenix

Norfolk

Inland Empire cities (but I consider this LA)

Anchorage

Albuquerque

Raleigh

Chattanooga

Boise



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48928002)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:39 AM
Author: primrose personal credit line

Cardinals, Diamondbacks and Suns crying losing hoap (and yes hockey failed in the desert but last I checked they still have the other 3)...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48933152)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 1:43 AM
Author: pale prole spot

Phoenix once had every major U.S. pro sport: basketball (Suns), football (Cardinals), baseball (Diamondbacks), and hockey (Coyotes).

Bye, Coyotes!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48935952)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 3:25 PM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point

Now they have zero

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48939630)



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Date: May 19th, 2025 2:14 PM
Author: pale prole spot

😞

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48944622)



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Date: May 19th, 2025 2:16 PM
Author: Infuriating Bateful Filthpig Resort

OUR COUNTRY'S A FAGGOT PIECE OF SHIT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48944626)



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Date: May 14th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48929571)



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Date: May 14th, 2025 10:38 AM
Author: Motley Copper Ladyboy

soccer isn't a major sport and Austin part of the San Antonio metro. correct answer is Norfolk, VA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48929578)



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Date: May 14th, 2025 10:41 AM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point

It’s now the big 5 of major sports champ, Austin is also a completely different metro than San Antonio albeit close. I’ve actually driven between the two. It’s not like La to Inland empire where it’s constant city.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48929584)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:31 AM
Author: Motley Copper Ladyboy

Stfu lib. Major sports in America are Football, Golf, baseball, basketball and maybe hockey in that order

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48932740)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:43 AM
Author: Twinkling excitant reading party sanctuary

who the fuck gave phil mickelson a moniker

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48932753)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 1:11 AM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48932485)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 1:15 AM
Author: lemon useless dog poop

If you count soccer as a major sport, the largest metro area without a major team would be El Paso. If you don't count soccer, it would be Austin.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48932499)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 1:20 AM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point

Chat GPT said inland empire

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48932504)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 12:52 AM
Author: lemon useless dog poop

Interesting. I think of L.A./Orange Counties and the Inland Empire as one huge, connected area. But interesting nonetheless.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48935908)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:34 AM
Author: Gaped parlour

HONOLULU MOTHERFUCKERS

this has always been the correct answer, why the fuck does everybody always ignore this obviously and incontrovertibly correct answer

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48932744)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:58 AM
Author: aquamarine dashing menage weed whacker

New England Patriots covers MA/CT/RI so Hartford isn't really true. Foxborough is barely even in the "Boston area".

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48932780)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:17 AM
Author: Metal Ocher Pistol

Don’t forget Vermont

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48932805)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:58 AM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point

Patriots play closer to Providence than Boston

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48933201)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:14 AM
Author: Stimulating Newt Casino

didnt we already do this thread and someone said phoenix despite the arizona cardinals cause theyre technically legally like 5 miles outside of phoenix

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48932800)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:17 AM
Author: maniacal stirring market

This thread has never been done before iirc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48932806)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:20 AM
Author: Stimulating Newt Casino

yeah just searched "sports franchise" not even gonna bother linking the results. realized its flame but he put so much effort into the op. im getting old i guess.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48932811)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:24 AM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point

America changes, expansion franchises come, teams move, populations change.

This isn’t a static answer that will always remain the same.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48933109)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:29 AM
Author: maniacal stirring market

cities in canada are annexed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48933119)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:30 AM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48933122)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:16 AM
Author: Metal Ocher Pistol

Greensboro and Raleigh are right next to each other. It’s Raleigh but the combined population of the metro area is immense. A team would have Greensboro proles commuting nbd. Proles love driving vast distances. Green Bay is far af from Milwaukee and nobody cares.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48932803)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:21 AM
Author: aquamarine dashing menage weed whacker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48932814)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:24 AM
Author: Flushed Charismatic Orchestra Pit

Youre also overlooking the appleton-oshkosh megalopolis.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48932819)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:42 AM
Author: Metal Ocher Pistol

They are satellite cities of Green Bay imo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48932839)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 9:00 AM
Author: Flushed Charismatic Orchestra Pit

Go on. Keep confirming your ignorance.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48932880)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:32 AM
Author: Metal Ocher Pistol

Im intellectually honest unlike some

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48933126)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 11:39 AM
Author: Magenta low-t stock car gaping

They have an NHL team, if that counts. They won the Stanley Cup once.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48933356)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:20 AM
Author: Flushed Charismatic Orchestra Pit

By area: Anchorage, AK. And it's not close. /thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48932809)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:35 AM
Author: beady-eyed purple shrine pocket flask

"Austin FC"

LJL TYFT.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48933134)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:37 AM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point

AI says MLS counts but doesn’t list WNBA (which I disagree with)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48933136)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:38 AM
Author: beady-eyed purple shrine pocket flask

The MLS does not fucking count and your AI is showing why, as of right now, we all still have jobs.

The NHL has historically been counted in these threads, although it's not really clear why.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48933149)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 11:35 AM
Author: Irradiated stead pervert

Great thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48933344)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 11:40 AM
Author: Electric swollen property

this same fucking thread is made every 2 years.

no surprise that the author of this stolen valor is a shitty poaster who has never independently made a thread (or even a poast) worth reading.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48933364)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 12:01 PM
Author: Metal Ocher Pistol

It’s the Same Author every time afaik

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48933441)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 12:03 PM
Author: Cordovan puppy native

chandler makes it every time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48933454)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 12:06 PM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point

ive made many great threads, they are just drowned out by the volume of crap i post

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48933457)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:46 PM
Author: Twinkling excitant reading party sanctuary



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48934991)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 11:40 PM
Author: Gaped parlour



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48935690)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:34 PM
Author: Idiotic party of the first part

RADIOACTIVE RADIOACTIVE

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48940558)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: Cordovan puppy native

Tashkent

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48933446)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:40 PM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48934972)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:41 PM
Author: Geriatric salmon business firm

It's a great question and really depends on the assumptions you make.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48934976)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 11:36 PM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48935675)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 1:13 AM
Author: Razzle-dazzle rigpig

Lmao MLS. I have never once in my life seen a single MLS highlight, I couldn’t tell you a single championship winner, I can’t name a single current player and in fact I don’t even know when the season takes place. In contrast I hear plenty about the NHL despite never watching it. “Major sport” my ass.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48935926)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 5:23 PM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point

Yeah MLS has no famous players

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48937684)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 5:29 PM
Author: Fishy range

Has to be Denver or Jacksonville. Huge cities.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48937700)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 5:31 PM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point

Denver has the Colorado rapids (commerce city is a suburb) and Jacksonville has the Florida marlins

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48937706)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 2:34 AM
Author: Fishy range



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48938613)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:25 PM
Author: Nudist french chef pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48940550)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:31 PM
Author: Metal Ocher Pistol

Rockies….

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48940554)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:34 PM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point

They play in Colorado Springs IIRC

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48940557)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 2:23 PM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48939501)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 3:39 PM
Author: Cracking plaza community account

It may or may not be the largest but why doesn't Norfolk have any teams? Close to 2 million people in the metro area. Nearest big city is DC which is pretty far away.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48939644)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:16 PM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point

Population is too spread out no major downtown area

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48940540)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:32 PM
Author: Metal Ocher Pistol

Aren’t “downtowns” anachronistic outside the northeast? LA is spread out. Dallas, Houston….

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48940555)



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Date: May 18th, 2025 9:16 PM
Author: Geriatric salmon business firm

Never heard of it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48942629)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:30 PM
Author: fantasy-prone cruise ship

Burlington, Vermont is closer to the equator than Jakarta

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48940553)



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Date: May 18th, 2025 1:13 AM
Author: Cracking plaza community account

That actually makes sense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48940676)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:37 PM
Author: comical slap-happy lay half-breed

Breezewood/ thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48940564)



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Date: May 21st, 2025 5:29 PM
Author: fragrant striped hyena point

i forgot des moines

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724612&forum_id=2...id.#48951826)