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Largest metropolitan area without a major sports franchise?

Now that Vegas (Golden Knights, Aces, Raiders) and Austin (A...
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/13/25
Cardinals, Diamondbacks and Suns crying losing hoap (and yes...
flickering razzmatazz azn
  05/15/25
Phoenix once had every major U.S. pro sport: basketball (Sun...
Vibrant Bat-shit-crazy Ticket Booth
  05/16/25
Now they have zero
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/17/25
😞
Vibrant Bat-shit-crazy Ticket Booth
  05/19/25
OUR COUNTRY'S A FAGGOT PIECE OF SHIT
Splenetic Exhilarant Hall
  05/19/25
...
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/14/25
soccer isn't a major sport and Austin part of the San Antoni...
rusted bonkers nursing home
  05/14/25
It’s now the big 5 of major sports champ, Austin is al...
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/14/25
Stfu lib. Major sports in America are Football, Golf, baseba...
rusted bonkers nursing home
  05/15/25
who the fuck gave phil mickelson a moniker
multi-colored beta hissy fit mental disorder
  05/15/25
...
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/15/25
If you count soccer as a major sport, the largest metro area...
Underhanded poppy dragon corner
  05/15/25
Chat GPT said inland empire
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/15/25
Interesting. I think of L.A./Orange Counties and the Inland ...
Underhanded poppy dragon corner
  05/16/25
HONOLULU MOTHERFUCKERS this has always been the correct ans...
mahogany area karate
  05/15/25
New England Patriots covers MA/CT/RI so Hartford isn't reall...
Cruel-hearted sepia property kitty
  05/15/25
Don’t forget Vermont
Beady-eyed ruddy plaza
  05/15/25
Patriots play closer to Providence than Boston
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/15/25
didnt we already do this thread and someone said phoenix des...
rose chad
  05/15/25
This thread has never been done before iirc
pearly appetizing orchestra pit
  05/15/25
yeah just searched "sports franchise" not even gon...
rose chad
  05/15/25
America changes, expansion franchises come, teams move, popu...
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/15/25
cities in canada are annexed
pearly appetizing orchestra pit
  05/15/25
...
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/15/25
Greensboro and Raleigh are right next to each other. It&rsqu...
Beady-eyed ruddy plaza
  05/15/25
...
Cruel-hearted sepia property kitty
  05/15/25
Youre also overlooking the appleton-oshkosh megalopolis.
Pea-brained mentally impaired toaster brunch
  05/15/25
They are satellite cities of Green Bay imo
Beady-eyed ruddy plaza
  05/15/25
Go on. Keep confirming your ignorance.
Pea-brained mentally impaired toaster brunch
  05/15/25
Im intellectually honest unlike some
Beady-eyed ruddy plaza
  05/15/25
They have an NHL team, if that counts. They won the Stanley ...
Galvanic Electric Furnace
  05/15/25
By area: Anchorage, AK. And it's not close. /thread
Pea-brained mentally impaired toaster brunch
  05/15/25
"Austin FC" LJL TYFT.
Shaky Vengeful Station Deer Antler
  05/15/25
AI says MLS counts but doesn’t list WNBA (which I disa...
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/15/25
The MLS does not fucking count and your AI is showing why, a...
Shaky Vengeful Station Deer Antler
  05/15/25
Great thread
passionate office
  05/15/25
this same fucking thread is made every 2 years. no surp...
Cracking tantric faggotry
  05/15/25
It’s the Same Author every time afaik
Beady-eyed ruddy plaza
  05/15/25
chandler makes it every time
nudist immigrant
  05/15/25
ive made many great threads, they are just drowned out by th...
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/15/25
...
multi-colored beta hissy fit mental disorder
  05/15/25
...
mahogany area karate
  05/15/25
RADIOACTIVE RADIOACTIVE
Cyan dilemma goyim
  05/17/25
Tashkent
nudist immigrant
  05/15/25
...
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/15/25
It's a great question and really depends on the assumptions ...
Swashbuckling rigor
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...
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/15/25
Lmao MLS. I have never once in my life seen a single MLS hig...
avocado harsh stage
  05/16/25
Yeah MLS has no famous players
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/16/25
Has to be Denver or Jacksonville. Huge cities.
curious set
  05/16/25
Denver has the Colorado rapids (commerce city is a suburb) a...
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/16/25
...
curious set
  05/17/25
...
floppy coral toilet seat
  05/17/25
Rockies….
Beady-eyed ruddy plaza
  05/17/25
They play in Colorado Springs IIRC
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/17/25
...
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/17/25
It may or may not be the largest but why doesn't Norfolk hav...
Mildly autistic stimulating chapel sandwich
  05/17/25
Population is too spread out no major downtown area
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/17/25
Aren’t “downtowns” anachronistic outside t...
Beady-eyed ruddy plaza
  05/17/25
Never heard of it.
Swashbuckling rigor
  05/18/25
Burlington, Vermont is closer to the equator than Jakarta
lake federal temple sex offender
  05/17/25
That actually makes sense.
Mildly autistic stimulating chapel sandwich
  05/18/25
Breezewood/ thread
razzle-dazzle sick feces
  05/17/25
i forgot des moines
Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State
  05/21/25


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Date: May 13th, 2025 6:20 PM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State

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#48928002)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:39 AM
Author: flickering razzmatazz azn

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#48933152)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 1:43 AM
Author: Vibrant Bat-shit-crazy Ticket Booth

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#48935952)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 3:25 PM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State

Now they have zero

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



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Date: May 19th, 2025 2:14 PM
Author: Vibrant Bat-shit-crazy Ticket Booth

😞

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



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Date: May 19th, 2025 2:16 PM
Author: Splenetic Exhilarant Hall

OUR COUNTRY'S A FAGGOT PIECE OF SHIT

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



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Date: May 14th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State



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



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Date: May 14th, 2025 10:38 AM
Author: rusted bonkers nursing home

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#48929578)



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Date: May 14th, 2025 10:41 AM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State

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#48929584)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:31 AM
Author: rusted bonkers nursing home

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#48932740)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:43 AM
Author: multi-colored beta hissy fit mental disorder

who the fuck gave phil mickelson a moniker

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 1:11 AM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State



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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 1:15 AM
Author: Underhanded poppy dragon corner

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#48932499)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 1:20 AM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State

Chat GPT said inland empire

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



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Date: May 16th, 2025 12:52 AM
Author: Underhanded poppy dragon corner

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#48935908)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:34 AM
Author: mahogany area karate

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#48932744)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:58 AM
Author: Cruel-hearted sepia property kitty

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#48932780)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:17 AM
Author: Beady-eyed ruddy plaza

Don’t forget Vermont

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:58 AM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State

Patriots play closer to Providence than Boston

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:14 AM
Author: rose chad

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#48932800)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:17 AM
Author: pearly appetizing orchestra pit

This thread has never been done before iirc

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:20 AM
Author: rose chad

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#48932811)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:24 AM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State

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#48933109)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:29 AM
Author: pearly appetizing orchestra pit

cities in canada are annexed

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:30 AM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State



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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:16 AM
Author: Beady-eyed ruddy plaza

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#48932803)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:21 AM
Author: Cruel-hearted sepia property kitty



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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:24 AM
Author: Pea-brained mentally impaired toaster brunch

Youre also overlooking the appleton-oshkosh megalopolis.

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:42 AM
Author: Beady-eyed ruddy plaza

They are satellite cities of Green Bay imo

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 9:00 AM
Author: Pea-brained mentally impaired toaster brunch

Go on. Keep confirming your ignorance.

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:32 AM
Author: Beady-eyed ruddy plaza

Im intellectually honest unlike some

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 11:39 AM
Author: Galvanic Electric Furnace

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#48933356)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:20 AM
Author: Pea-brained mentally impaired toaster brunch

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

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:35 AM
Author: Shaky Vengeful Station Deer Antler

"Austin FC"

LJL TYFT.

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:37 AM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State

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#48933136)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:38 AM
Author: Shaky Vengeful Station Deer Antler

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#48933149)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 11:35 AM
Author: passionate office

Great thread

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 11:40 AM
Author: Cracking tantric faggotry

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#48933364)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 12:01 PM
Author: Beady-eyed ruddy plaza

It’s the Same Author every time afaik

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 12:03 PM
Author: nudist immigrant

chandler makes it every time

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 12:06 PM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State

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#48933457)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:46 PM
Author: multi-colored beta hissy fit mental disorder



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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 11:40 PM
Author: mahogany area karate



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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:34 PM
Author: Cyan dilemma goyim

RADIOACTIVE RADIOACTIVE

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: nudist immigrant

Tashkent

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:40 PM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State



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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:41 PM
Author: Swashbuckling rigor

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#48934976)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 11:36 PM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State



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



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Date: May 16th, 2025 1:13 AM
Author: avocado harsh stage

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#48935926)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 5:23 PM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State

Yeah MLS has no famous players

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



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Date: May 16th, 2025 5:29 PM
Author: curious set

Has to be Denver or Jacksonville. Huge cities.

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



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Date: May 16th, 2025 5:31 PM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State

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#48937706)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 2:34 AM
Author: curious set



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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:25 PM
Author: floppy coral toilet seat



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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:31 PM
Author: Beady-eyed ruddy plaza

Rockies….

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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:34 PM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State

They play in Colorado Springs IIRC

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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 2:23 PM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State



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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 3:39 PM
Author: Mildly autistic stimulating chapel sandwich

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#48939644)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:16 PM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State

Population is too spread out no major downtown area

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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:32 PM
Author: Beady-eyed ruddy plaza

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#48940555)



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Date: May 18th, 2025 9:16 PM
Author: Swashbuckling rigor

Never heard of it.

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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:30 PM
Author: lake federal temple sex offender

Burlington, Vermont is closer to the equator than Jakarta

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



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Date: May 18th, 2025 1:13 AM
Author: Mildly autistic stimulating chapel sandwich

That actually makes sense.

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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:37 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle sick feces

Breezewood/ thread

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



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Date: May 21st, 2025 5:29 PM
Author: Glittery Fishy Coffee Pot State

i forgot des moines

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