Sonics headed to OKC, money headed to Seattle

Why would karma punish the people of OKC? They didn't do anything wrong.

 

Well, maybe Oklahoma City can build a multi-purpose stadium for the newly moved to town Sonics and when Rooney sells off his team, maybe then the Steelers could play there as well.

And I don't understand the marketing, but it seems like it is about exposure and nothing generates exposure like a professional team.

 

What are you selling though?

Putting your sneakers on the feet of a pro athlete will help sales. But having him wear those sneakers in your fair city won't likely cause people to up and move to OKC. It might not even cause people to visit.

 

Robert Swift?

 

There might not be a professional sports team that is as popular as the Pittsburgh Steelers. There might not be a city that's struggling more to recruit and retain residents as the city of Pittsburgh, which is second only to New Orleans in terms of population loss in the past three years. According to the marketing surveys, shouldn't that be impossible?

 

The Steelers are kind of like religion in that town, no?

 

That would be correct.

 

Despite the popularity of college hockey there, I don't see that succeeding.
What works in college doesn't always work in the pros

 

But not enough of a religion that people will relocate to the city because of it. Not so much of a religion that a company CEO makes a suggestion to his board of directors to open an office in the city. In the past 36 months the city of Pittsburgh has been home to a Super Bowl champion, hosted a Stanley Cup final and the U.S. Open. Know what it's done in terms of population increase or businesses moving to the area? Nothing.

 

I guess I was confused as to what point you were arguing as this thread has bobbed to and fro quite a bit. I thought you were saying the Steelers should not be successful in the town when in fact your argument was that a team cannot make a town more than what it is, a point with which most of us agree.

But please, whatever you do, do not disparage the good folks of OKC. They deserve nothing but financial success, tremendous food, hot women and great basketball.

 

I agree, it's not their fault at all.

Karma is meant for Stern, Bennett and Schultz.