Sports What Ifs.
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Yet another auto racing what if: since the early seasons of Formula One were plagued by issues related to a lack of funds and money for all involved, what if they'd decided to implement rules reminiscent of those of the early 1900s Gordon Bennett Cup, with each country entering a maximum of three cars, entirely built in the country the constructor(s) hailed from?
What if the Cubs in 1935 had not gotten shy about Dimaggio because of an injury. It would have been hard to outbid the yankees but they had enough money and were drawing lots of fans so let's say they manage it.
People talked about him hitting 800 home runs in fenway, that's not realistic but And regularly he could easily approach 500. Even with his years off for the war.
What about 400? He hit .381 one year I think. Chicago was a big enough media market that they might have managed to make him almost as big of a star as he was in New York.
People talked about him hitting 800 home runs in fenway, that's not realistic but And regularly he could easily approach 500. Even with his years off for the war.
What about 400? He hit .381 one year I think. Chicago was a big enough media market that they might have managed to make him almost as big of a star as he was in New York.
That would likely shrink the field, if anything.
It took the media money to get that ball rolling. Find a way to do that better and earlier, and you'll be able to help the teams more. Earlier sponsorship paired with that would be better.
Still, the earlier you go with all that, the less ROI at first.
Here's one: the Dallas Cowboys manage to go to Superbowl I and defeat the Packers (which almost happened), 3 out of 4 years. The NFL trophy is today called the Landry Trophy
I like that one. Might have made the Cubs a lot more relevant during a period when the NL wasn’t as strong, too
On the You Tube video for the NFL's Top 10 "what ifs", someone talked about this. They wondered if it would turn the Cowboys into a dynasty if they got hungry enough.
Also, Don Meredith probably doesn't retire until the early-70's, delaying his appearance on MNF (or perhaps butterflying that away altogether). It also may have led to Staubach and/or Morton being traded at some point.
Was just thinking of this with the NFL but with if Urban Meyer had somehow ended up at Notre Dame instead of Bryan Kelly? That might be really scandalous given rumors about his behavior and the facts we know now about his time in Jacksonville and at Ohio State.
College HC have more power than NFL ones,if anything nice the jaguars ruined Meyer career too
I just heard about something interesting regarding the 1960 NFL Expansion:
The original plan was to give the other expansion team to Houston (Craig Cullinan would have been the owner, not Bud Adams). However, since Cullinan couldn't secure a stadium lease in Houston, that fell through. The Vikings became an NFL team, the door was opened for Oakland, and the rest is history.
The original plan was to give the other expansion team to Houston (Craig Cullinan would have been the owner, not Bud Adams). However, since Cullinan couldn't secure a stadium lease in Houston, that fell through. The Vikings became an NFL team, the door was opened for Oakland, and the rest is history.
Let's say he pulled it, no al Davis or al Davis ends up owning itll AFC Minnesota Vikings?
Al Davis' first NFL job was scout (with the 1954 Colts). Then, after stints at The Citadel and USC (after getting passed over for HC in 1960 in favor of John McKay), he joined the brand-new LA Chargers in 1960 as WR coach for three years.
Where he goes after may depend on who the Viking coach is. In 1960, Van Brocklin was still playing for Philly, so he wouldn't have been hired (he thought that he would get the Eagle job after retiring, but the Eagles reneged). According to Wikipedia, they were looking at Ara Parseghian (with Northwestern at the time), future Brown HC Nick Skorich, and, believe it or not, Bud Grant (who was in the CFL at the time).
Parseghian was the first choice, but he backed out when local columnist Sid Hartman reported it to Northwestern (which Ara didn't want). Lets say that an earlier interview goes well, and it is under the radar. The Vikings start out a year earlier in the AFL with Ara Parseghian as their first HC instead of Norm.
Norm lasted six years despite a record of 29-51-4, so I can see Ara staying there for several years, especially if he has success quicker. So, Al Davis probably doesn't end up there by 1963 as HC.
If he stays in the AFL, maybe he goes to the Broncos (who were a terrible organization at the time) and turns them around at some point.
Lot of butterflies on this one.
Another NFL related one: Instead of NFL expansion into Houston in 1996
1) the Oilers stay in Houston
2) 1996 Expansion establishes a NFL team in Austin, TX (Austin Desperados maybe? Or Renegades?) Which goes on to win a Superbowl in first 10-15 years. (Probably a NFC team, Considering Oilers were AFC)
1) the Oilers stay in Houston
2) 1996 Expansion establishes a NFL team in Austin, TX (Austin Desperados maybe? Or Renegades?) Which goes on to win a Superbowl in first 10-15 years. (Probably a NFC team, Considering Oilers were AFC)
The United States continues to develop soccer (international football) during the 1920s and beyond along side American Football. If that is the case, when is the first US World Cup Victory?
What if Aaron Rogers was drafted and eventually made starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers? Dynasty?
Austin wasn’t much of a market in the mid-90s on its own merits as it was, and still has the problems an Austin team would have today:
1) Dallas and Houston would fight it tooth and nail. It’s honestly a minor miracle Jax happened in Florida
2) Austin has another football program that the city is obsessed with. Big metro NCAA programs can coexist with NFL just fine - Pitt and the Steelers and my own UW Huskies and the Seahawks are good examples - but neither Pitt nor Washington have the kind of rabid followings the Longhorns do AND are much bigger markets, at least in 1996, than Austin
Detroit was a booming city without a team and that was before the Soldier Field allowed a full-time tenant....the Spartans Beat them to it and the rest is history.
If they still land Jim Harbagaugh it would, since 2011, Jimbo did wonders with Smith and Rodgers could survive the 49ERS dark years easily
Maybe the Spartans would have folded at that time.
I never heard that one, though. Interesting. Would they have had different owners, or the same ones?
I meant the baseball Cardinals...not Chicago...maybe should had clarified.