Reply #17: A bit of a stretch, but not unthinkable [View All]

[KamaAina]

the smallest present NFL market is Jacksonville, which had around 900,000 people in 1990 (the Jags began play in '95). O'ahu had 870,000 in 2000 (more like 900,00 now). Too, the Farce (or whoever) would probably sell LOTS more merchandise than the Jags, particularly overseas. Who wouldn't want a replica jersey with a half-naked guy on a surfboard carrying a football? :-)

Aloha Stadium, in fact, was built in 1970 with the promise that a major league baseball expansion team would follow; it never happened, and probably would have gone the way of the Seattle Pilots if it had, due to having to fill up the stadium 81 times (less doubleheaders) versus 8.