Same here, I have zero ties to Miami or Florida and the Dolphins are the only Florida team I support. As it says under my name, Dolphins and Tarheels are the two sports teams I cheer for. I've thought about this before and I'd follow the new team, regardless of the location and possibility of a name change. I would hate for them to no longer be the Dolphins but it'd still be my team. I understand it's going be different for locals.
Well, therein lies the problem: why should the state subsidize a stadium in Miami using funds from other areas of the state? Why shouldn't Miami's citizens be the ones to pay for it?
I'll be a Dolphins fan for the rest of my life! Seeing that Ross and I have about the same time left why the hell would I change?!
In my case, would love it they moved to LA. I could drive to every game. California has Dolphins swimming around also. I know many here are from S. Florida and I completely understand your points of view on the situation. Ross is a dam good businessman and if he cannot get the extra money for SB and attendance stays low, why not sell the team then to these LA guys looking to buy one. In a way its sad for S Florida if it happened but it just may be reality. LA lost the Rams and there is still a huge LA Rams fan base. Sorry to ramble but for this guy yes, a move to LA would be a good thing. Do not mean to offend anyone here, just giving my view point.
Good luck getting an explanation on that one. Your point of view is based on a falsehood, namely that LA is able to receive an NFL team. LA will not build a stadium until they get a guaranteed team; the NFL won't give them a team until they build a stadium. It's not going to happen.
Probably not the popular opinion but at this point screw the city of Miami. Move the Dolphins out of there. South Florida has turned into a hell hole. This team has no support down there. The fan base is a total shambles. Move on and find a place that will appreciate you.
Screw the LA hype, come to San Antonio/Austin! If they moved (not SA/Austin) and dropped the logo I might stop following them. I first started liking the team because of the logo and dolphins being a favorite animal as a kid, so that would take some of the value for me. Then again, I hate Dallas and not a big Texans fan either ... Might have to go back to Green Bay where I lived for a few years!
and I see it as such, I was a long distance Dolphins fan for 22 years and now live 3 hours away. It has nothing to do with where you live as a fan of Miami, but if they relocateto another place? They will never, ever be the Miami Dolphins again. It won't be the same, and I'll just be another NFL follower.
I would probably give them limited support them until Miami gets a new franchise, which it would eventually. As a person who has lived in South Florida for 50 years, I support locale teams and I always will. If the Dolphins relocated somewhere else, after a few years there would be very few players left on the team which played while they were still in Miami. Basically I support the MIAMI DOLPHINS. The LA Dolphins or anywhere else Dolphins just doesn't do it for me.
South Florida is one of the best places to live in the entire country. The fan base for the Dolphins is no different then it is for any other sports team in this area. They will go to see a winner, but they will not support a losing organization. That is the way it has ALWAYS been in South Florida and it is no different today. Obviously you don't live in South Florida if you think it is a hell hole. Hopefully others will believe you so they won't want to move here and we can prevent this paradise from getting any more crowded. The last I checked, far more people are moving into Miami and South Florida than are leaving the area.
San Antonio is the pits of hell Amigo. Outside of seeing an old footing for the Alamo there isn't much else there. The River walk blows. Never smelled or saw so much sewage in my life. San Antonio relies now on the Alamo Bowl which in itself, blows.
It's a question I've pondered. For me being a non-local fan, I'd have to consider whether the name was changing or not. If they went to L.A. and became a different team it would be hard. I'm not a big fan of the ownership or GM. The coaches and players are mostly new. It's the Miami Dolphins that I love. The name, the team, the colors. If that changed, it would be hard to stay a fan. I'd probably have to switch to the local team as much as that would pain me.
My friend, tomorrow morning is never going to come. Lets face it, S. Florida does not need a football team anylonger. The money taken in from tourists is enough. I see it as Ross selling all of his interest or 49% of it to a buyer in LA. Then, on my end of things, life would be GREAT.
The only name that would change is it would go from Miami to Los Angelos. The Dolphins logo/name would stay the same. There are Dolphins on the west coast too. Sad to think about but it just may be reality. IMO S. Florida would not miss an NFL football team at all.
Yes, I would. It's not like the people of Miami been real supportive of the team. I would not blame Ross if he pulled up the Mayflower trucks! Heck you can not even get a stadium bill to pass, to get Super Bowl 50...
Theres no reasoning for moving, if Ross can't make things work here then he doesn't deserve a team. Taxpayers shouldn't have to foot the bill for billionaires that own teams to make money. Look at the loyalty that the Marlins showed the taxpayers for their "investment".
Dude, ancient history. C'mon man, you can think of something better then that. When the Rams left Cleveland people were worried about putting food n their mouth. When the Rams left LA people understood that Carroll Rosenblum was married to a **** named Georgia and less then a month after he was drowned ( LMFAO ) she married her long time boyfriend Frontierre. So the story goes when you are wealthy and marry a women because she gives good head.
The Hawaiian Puka heads. Only move I could accept. If the fins leave Miami I would be left to cheer for whoever is playing the Jets and then I would have buy a patriots hat...kill me now.
I'd follow them where ever because I am not loyal too the city of Miami. That said, this discussion is moot. They are not going anywhere. Goodell would not allow it.
Roger has let it slip before that he prefers an expansion team in there. I would say leading candidates (if it ever got that far) would be Toronto, San Antonio (chargers latest rumor). Or maybe a Portland. Would be a crap load of money make from Toronto (30,000,000 weekly national audience, huge TV conglomerates centralized there, complete government support).
No. It's a root, root, root for the home team. If they're not here its a shame. If the Dolphins are taken from Miami, I'll never watch NFL football again. Go Canes. Go Heat. Go Marlins. Go Panthers.
"let’s just say right now: the NFL isn’t moving the Dolphins anywhere." "The NFL lives off of television money." "...the Dolphins television reach includes the No. 16-ranked Miami-Fort Lauderdale market and the No. 38-ranked West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce market." "That combination means, in effect, this is the No. 8 market, just ahead of Washington D.C., and Atlanta." http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/06/3382577/david-j-neal-let-the-miami-dolphins.html
I root for the Miami Dolphins. If there is no Miami Dolphins, then well.... Went through this dilemma a few years back when the Penguins were rumored to be moving to Kansas City before Lemieux saved them.
Market size would be relevant if this were MLB, where teams privately make their own TV contracts. But in the NFL, all games are carried by national broadcasters. The money from CBS, ESPN, NBC, and FOX goes into one large pool which is split among the 32 teams. The market size of a given team is irrelevant because its TV market is the entire United States. LA being the #2 TV market is an irrelevant fact as far as NFL franchises are concerned. They would make the same amount of TV revenue in LA that they would in Anchorage.
I'm a Dolphin fan, not a Miami fan. If they moved, but kept the logo and history, fine. New logo and I'm out. Sent from my SGH-T959V using Tapatalk 2
So would that in turn also make the fact that the Miami/PB/FL area is the 8th television market irrelevant as well?
I can't ever imagine there never being a Miami Dolphins football team. With that said, if the unthinkable ever happens, I pray the NFL mandates the trademark "Miami Dolphins" remains in South Florida and the team must adopt a new name as the Baltimore Ravens (aka Cleveland Browns) were required to do. Bottom line; if the Dolphins were to leave, I'd feel betrayed and it would be difficult for me to hold allegiance to a team that betrayed me.
I would go back to rooting only for the hometown Saints. It would be a shame though..some of us have been fans of this storied franchise for over 40 years.
This is true. Its the reason why the viability of a market mainly revolves around how much they are willing to spend building the team a stadium.
The biggest upgrade are the teams LA has been going after for 3 years now - San Diego, St. Louis, Buffalo, Jacksonville. Vikings were on the list until their city approved a deal for a new stadium.