Cities The XFL Should Have Chosen And Team Names

Now that the dust has settled, it's time to talk about the cities the XFL chose as homes for their inaugural season. Bottomline, there where no statement selections. I think they had a chance to turn some heads and instead, they just chose some big markets and played it safe. Here is a list of the 8 cities that the XFL should have chosen and most importantly, THEIR TEAM NAMES.

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Chicago Cardinals

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It's time for the second city to get a second football team. The city of Chicago has been hungry for more football since the Cardinals left in 1959. To this day, you could probably overhear some guy at a bar on the southside of Chicago after 5-7 Miller Lights say, "Aye, remember dat da Arizona Cardinals used do be da CHICAGO CARDINALS. Wouldn't dat be somethin if they brought em back."

3rd largest metro market in the US.

Great sports town.

Loves football.

This is an easy pick and bringing back the Cardinals after a nearly 60-year break would generate a ton of excitement.

Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

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Oakland Black Raiders

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The city of Oakland is crushed right now. The Black Hole was an awesome place for football, and these fans deserve it. The NFL screws them and the XFL comes in to save them. You even make it easy on the fans by keeping the Raiders name (sort of). Wanna sue us, Mark Davis? Bring it on you bowl cut, PF Changs-eating motherfucker.

Stadium: McAfee Coliseum

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San Diego Super Chargers

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Another city that the NFL abandoned and another city the XFL will save. And a brand new and improved team name! We aren't the Chargers, we are the Super Chargers. Try to sue us Goodell, TRY!!!

Stadium SDCCU Stadium

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Las Vegas Lights

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Oh, you're starting a team in Vegas? Well welcome to the neighborhood because so are we. This is an opportunity to get in a good ole fashioned arm wresting competition with the NFL. New market for both teams and competing directly for eyeballs and new loyal fans. Gambling and Football, what more do you need? Side note: I came up with this name on my own and found out shortly after writing this blog that there is a soccer team called the Las Vegas Lights. Sorry soccer dorks, I came up with this name in my brain and since I didn't know your team existed (and quite frankly, I don't care) that basically means I get to keep the name. Move aside.

Stadium: Las Vegas Stadium

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Miami Vice

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I'm drooling thinking about the Miami Vice uniforms. Straight fire. The XFL would sell millions of these things. Miami is a great football town and is surrounded by a ton of prominent programs both at the college and high school level. This would catch on pretty quickly.

Stadium: Where do you think? Hard Rock Stadium

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Austin Longhorns

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**GLASS SHATTERS** **Stone Cold Walks Out** NEW MARKET ALERT. The one thing that pissed me off about the city announcements was that the didn't try one new market. Not one. There are so many cities that would love to have a home football team and Austin is a perfect fit. The University of Texas gets tremendous fan support and the city of Austin is growing pretty rapidly. Austin has some minor league sports teams in their city, but XFL would have an opportunity to come in and be the first major sports team in the city.

Stadium: Texas Memorial Stadium

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Nashville Wildcats

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Another growing market that could use more football. Titans fans who have been curse with mediocre football for the past decade would be very excited to have a new to to turn their attention to. The nickname "Cats" has a nice ring to it and Nashville is a fun ass town for a weekend that could be capped off with a football game. This one has legs.

Stadium: Nissan Stadium.

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Charlotte Plott Hounds

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When I was thinking of team names for Charlotte, I came across the history of Plott Hounds and it instantly became the most unique and cool mascot not only in the XFL, but maybe in sports. The Plott Hound is native to Germany and North Carolina and was bred to hunt bears. BEARS! Also, who doesn't love dogs? Not football guys. Not this football guy.

Stadium: Bank of America Stadium

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Bonus Expansion Cities in 2025

Denver

Mexico City

Toronto

New York

My fingers hurt from blogging so hard, so I'm going to blog about the expansion teams another time. Oh really, Mr. Football Guy? Your fingers hurt? Well now your back's gonna hurt, cuz you just pulled landscaping duty. Anyone else fingers hurt? Didn't think so.

Mr. Football Guy