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Largest metropolitan area without a major sports franchise?

Now that Vegas (Golden Knights, Aces, Raiders) and Austin (A...
spruce point
  05/13/25
Cardinals, Diamondbacks and Suns crying losing hoap (and yes...
Violent gunner trump supporter
  05/15/25
Phoenix once had every major U.S. pro sport: basketball (Sun...
hot dashing native
  05/16/25
Now they have zero
spruce point
  05/17/25
😞
hot dashing native
  05/19/25
OUR COUNTRY'S A FAGGOT PIECE OF SHIT
Silver wrinkle rehab
  05/19/25
...
spruce point
  05/14/25
soccer isn't a major sport and Austin part of the San Antoni...
garnet incel
  05/14/25
It’s now the big 5 of major sports champ, Austin is al...
spruce point
  05/14/25
Stfu lib. Major sports in America are Football, Golf, baseba...
garnet incel
  05/15/25
who the fuck gave phil mickelson a moniker
irradiated roast beef sound barrier
  05/15/25
...
spruce point
  05/15/25
If you count soccer as a major sport, the largest metro area...
Vengeful duck-like athletic conference main people
  05/15/25
Chat GPT said inland empire
spruce point
  05/15/25
Interesting. I think of L.A./Orange Counties and the Inland ...
Vengeful duck-like athletic conference main people
  05/16/25
HONOLULU MOTHERFUCKERS this has always been the correct ans...
carmine multi-colored dopamine box office
  05/15/25
New England Patriots covers MA/CT/RI so Hartford isn't reall...
Mind-boggling alpha
  05/15/25
Don’t forget Vermont
heady chad
  05/15/25
Patriots play closer to Providence than Boston
spruce point
  05/15/25
didnt we already do this thread and someone said phoenix des...
chrome trip cuck crackhouse
  05/15/25
This thread has never been done before iirc
Low-t Narrow-minded Casino Macaca
  05/15/25
yeah just searched "sports franchise" not even gon...
chrome trip cuck crackhouse
  05/15/25
America changes, expansion franchises come, teams move, popu...
spruce point
  05/15/25
cities in canada are annexed
Low-t Narrow-minded Casino Macaca
  05/15/25
...
spruce point
  05/15/25
Greensboro and Raleigh are right next to each other. It&rsqu...
heady chad
  05/15/25
...
Mind-boggling alpha
  05/15/25
Youre also overlooking the appleton-oshkosh megalopolis.
erotic corner
  05/15/25
They are satellite cities of Green Bay imo
heady chad
  05/15/25
Go on. Keep confirming your ignorance.
erotic corner
  05/15/25
Im intellectually honest unlike some
heady chad
  05/15/25
They have an NHL team, if that counts. They won the Stanley ...
Obsidian provocative resort becky
  05/15/25
By area: Anchorage, AK. And it's not close. /thread
erotic corner
  05/15/25
"Austin FC" LJL TYFT.
indigo talking dysfunction
  05/15/25
AI says MLS counts but doesn’t list WNBA (which I disa...
spruce point
  05/15/25
The MLS does not fucking count and your AI is showing why, a...
indigo talking dysfunction
  05/15/25
Great thread
Abusive topaz crotch
  05/15/25
this same fucking thread is made every 2 years. no surp...
cracking smoky affirmative action
  05/15/25
It’s the Same Author every time afaik
heady chad
  05/15/25
chandler makes it every time
Thriller meetinghouse
  05/15/25
ive made many great threads, they are just drowned out by th...
spruce point
  05/15/25
...
irradiated roast beef sound barrier
  05/15/25
...
carmine multi-colored dopamine box office
  05/15/25
RADIOACTIVE RADIOACTIVE
Zombie-like vigorous hairy legs
  05/17/25
Tashkent
Thriller meetinghouse
  05/15/25
...
spruce point
  05/15/25
It's a great question and really depends on the assumptions ...
Ultramarine elastic band abode
  05/15/25
...
spruce point
  05/15/25
Lmao MLS. I have never once in my life seen a single MLS hig...
Cheese-eating famous landscape painting
  05/16/25
Yeah MLS has no famous players
spruce point
  05/16/25
Has to be Denver or Jacksonville. Huge cities.
salmon fantasy-prone volcanic crater
  05/16/25
Denver has the Colorado rapids (commerce city is a suburb) a...
spruce point
  05/16/25
...
salmon fantasy-prone volcanic crater
  05/17/25
...
ungodly ebony really tough guy
  05/17/25
Rockies….
heady chad
  05/17/25
They play in Colorado Springs IIRC
spruce point
  05/17/25
...
spruce point
  05/17/25
It may or may not be the largest but why doesn't Norfolk hav...
Maroon fat ankles parlor
  05/17/25
Population is too spread out no major downtown area
spruce point
  05/17/25
Aren’t “downtowns” anachronistic outside t...
heady chad
  05/17/25
Never heard of it.
Ultramarine elastic band abode
  05/18/25
Burlington, Vermont is closer to the equator than Jakarta
Comical Spot
  05/17/25
That actually makes sense.
Maroon fat ankles parlor
  05/18/25
Breezewood/ thread
Insanely creepy jet forum stain
  05/17/25
i forgot des moines
spruce point
  05/21/25


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Date: May 13th, 2025 6:20 PM
Author: spruce 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=2Elisa#48928002)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:39 AM
Author: Violent gunner trump supporter

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=2Elisa#48933152)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 1:43 AM
Author: hot dashing native

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=2Elisa#48935952)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 3:25 PM
Author: spruce point

Now they have zero

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



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Date: May 19th, 2025 2:14 PM
Author: hot dashing native

😞

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



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Date: May 19th, 2025 2:16 PM
Author: Silver wrinkle rehab

OUR COUNTRY'S A FAGGOT PIECE OF SHIT

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



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Date: May 14th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: spruce point



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



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Date: May 14th, 2025 10:38 AM
Author: garnet incel

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=2Elisa#48929578)



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Date: May 14th, 2025 10:41 AM
Author: spruce 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=2Elisa#48929584)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:31 AM
Author: garnet incel

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=2Elisa#48932740)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:43 AM
Author: irradiated roast beef sound barrier

who the fuck gave phil mickelson a moniker

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 1:11 AM
Author: spruce point



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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 1:15 AM
Author: Vengeful duck-like athletic conference main people

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=2Elisa#48932499)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 1:20 AM
Author: spruce point

Chat GPT said inland empire

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



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Date: May 16th, 2025 12:52 AM
Author: Vengeful duck-like athletic conference main people

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=2Elisa#48935908)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:34 AM
Author: carmine multi-colored dopamine box office

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=2Elisa#48932744)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:58 AM
Author: Mind-boggling alpha

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=2Elisa#48932780)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:17 AM
Author: heady chad

Don’t forget Vermont

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:58 AM
Author: spruce point

Patriots play closer to Providence than Boston

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:14 AM
Author: chrome trip cuck crackhouse

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=2Elisa#48932800)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:17 AM
Author: Low-t Narrow-minded Casino Macaca

This thread has never been done before iirc

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:20 AM
Author: chrome trip cuck crackhouse

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=2Elisa#48932811)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:24 AM
Author: spruce 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=2Elisa#48933109)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:29 AM
Author: Low-t Narrow-minded Casino Macaca

cities in canada are annexed

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:30 AM
Author: spruce point



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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:16 AM
Author: heady chad

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=2Elisa#48932803)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:21 AM
Author: Mind-boggling alpha



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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:24 AM
Author: erotic corner

Youre also overlooking the appleton-oshkosh megalopolis.

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:42 AM
Author: heady chad

They are satellite cities of Green Bay imo

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 9:00 AM
Author: erotic corner

Go on. Keep confirming your ignorance.

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:32 AM
Author: heady chad

Im intellectually honest unlike some

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 11:39 AM
Author: Obsidian provocative resort becky

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=2Elisa#48933356)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 8:20 AM
Author: erotic corner

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

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:35 AM
Author: indigo talking dysfunction

"Austin FC"

LJL TYFT.

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:37 AM
Author: spruce 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=2Elisa#48933136)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 10:38 AM
Author: indigo talking dysfunction

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=2Elisa#48933149)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 11:35 AM
Author: Abusive topaz crotch

Great thread

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 11:40 AM
Author: cracking smoky affirmative action

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=2Elisa#48933364)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 12:01 PM
Author: heady chad

It’s the Same Author every time afaik

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 12:03 PM
Author: Thriller meetinghouse

chandler makes it every time

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 12:06 PM
Author: spruce 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=2Elisa#48933457)



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:46 PM
Author: irradiated roast beef sound barrier



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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 11:40 PM
Author: carmine multi-colored dopamine box office



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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:34 PM
Author: Zombie-like vigorous hairy legs

RADIOACTIVE RADIOACTIVE

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: Thriller meetinghouse

Tashkent

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:40 PM
Author: spruce point



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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 7:41 PM
Author: Ultramarine elastic band abode

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

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



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Date: May 15th, 2025 11:36 PM
Author: spruce point



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



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Date: May 16th, 2025 1:13 AM
Author: Cheese-eating famous landscape painting

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=2Elisa#48935926)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 5:23 PM
Author: spruce point

Yeah MLS has no famous players

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



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Date: May 16th, 2025 5:29 PM
Author: salmon fantasy-prone volcanic crater

Has to be Denver or Jacksonville. Huge cities.

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



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Date: May 16th, 2025 5:31 PM
Author: spruce 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=2Elisa#48937706)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 2:34 AM
Author: salmon fantasy-prone volcanic crater



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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:25 PM
Author: ungodly ebony really tough guy



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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:31 PM
Author: heady chad

Rockies….

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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:34 PM
Author: spruce point

They play in Colorado Springs IIRC

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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 2:23 PM
Author: spruce point



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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 3:39 PM
Author: Maroon fat ankles parlor

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=2Elisa#48939644)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:16 PM
Author: spruce point

Population is too spread out no major downtown area

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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:32 PM
Author: heady chad

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

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



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Date: May 18th, 2025 9:16 PM
Author: Ultramarine elastic band abode

Never heard of it.

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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:30 PM
Author: Comical Spot

Burlington, Vermont is closer to the equator than Jakarta

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



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Date: May 18th, 2025 1:13 AM
Author: Maroon fat ankles parlor

That actually makes sense.

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



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:37 PM
Author: Insanely creepy jet forum stain

Breezewood/ thread

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



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Date: May 21st, 2025 5:29 PM
Author: spruce point

i forgot des moines

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