{"id":406541,"date":"2022-02-02T09:17:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T15:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=406541"},"modified":"2022-02-18T14:34:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T20:34:41","slug":"sports-franchise-relocation-how-do-the-fans-really-feel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/sports-franchise-relocation-how-do-the-fans-really-feel\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Franchise Relocation: How Do the Fans Really Feel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you like the sounds of the Austin Bears? Or maybe, the Birmingham Bulls? Us Chicago fans might not like it that much. But, if you recently participated in a survey conducted by BetUS, you might have a different tune.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a study published towards the end of last year, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betus.com.pa\/nfl\/news\/which-cities-deserve-sports-teams-survey\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BetUS polled 1,000 sports fans across the US<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn about their opinions on professional sports franchise relocation. They specifically focused on the NBA and NFL and their fan\u2019s feelings toward the idea. What exactly did they find about our Chicago teams? Let\u2019s find out.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CZaoAy0thi8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CZaoAy0thi8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CZaoAy0thi8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Chicago Bears (@chicagobears)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BetUS\u2019 Franchise Relocation Study Findings<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their first set of findings in their sports franchise relocation research starts with the NFL. Survey participants were asked which cities deserved a new NFL team, and what they said might surprise you. Austin, Texas was named most deserving of a new NFL franchise, with 22% of people feeling this way. Birmingham, Alabama came in second at 18% and they were closely followed by Lousiville, Kentucky at 17%. When respondents were specifically asked about which NFL teams they wanted to see in a franchise relocation, the Buffalo Bills led the pack with 25% of the votes. Second and third place weren\u2019t too far off that vote, with the Arizona Cardinals being selected 24% of the time, and the Atlanta Falcons coming in at 22%<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betus.com.pa\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BetUS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> asked similar questions regarding the NBA and it\u2019s franchises too. Just like the cities they picked for the NFL, Austin led the count as the city most deserving of an NBA franchise. Both Honolulu and Louisville tied for second at 14%. When it came to the NBA teams they wanted to see on the move, the Boston Celtics led the way at 26%. It\u2019s highly unlikely that we\u2019ll ever see that happen, but after the Oakland Raiders move a few years ago, nothing seems impossible. For the other NBA teams, the Brooklyn Nets came in second at 25%, and after them there was a three way tie for third\u2026 and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?s=chicago+bulls\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Bulls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were part of that group. Our first reaction to seeing that: absolutely not.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CZdVIC0NNXE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CZdVIC0NNXE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\" color:#3897f0; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CZdVIC0NNXE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chicago Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, the Chicago Bulls came up as a team that 24% of BetUS\u2019 survey respondents indicated they\u2019d like to see moved. Would that really happen? Well, like the Celtics, probably not. The Bulls franchise, the United Center, and the fans in Chicagoland are what make the Bulls, the Bulls. Our identity encompasses the entire franchise and it\u2019s fanbase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?s=chicago+bears\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Bears<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> saw themselves high up on the list in the franchise relocation study results. They had 20% of respondents saying yes to their relocation, which ended up being another three-way tie. Only this time, it was for 4th place. The other two NFL teams at 20% were the Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Chargers. It seems evident that the Bears will someday call Arlington Heights home, but is that really a full-blown relocation? We don\u2019t think so, and it\u2019s about as far as we\u2019d like to see them go.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betus.com.pa\/nfl\/news\/which-cities-deserve-sports-teams-survey\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">visit BetUS\u2019 website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn more about the findings and insights that were uncovered from their professional sports franchise relocation survey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While you\u2019re watching Bears games in Chicago, remember that you can be a part of the action with BetRivers Sportsbooks. BetRivers is popular for Illinois and Michigan<span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.rush.mi.ri&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\">sports betting<\/a><\/span>, and in other states where BetRivers operates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you like the sounds of the Austin Bears? 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