Having confronted Dr. David, Bob Eldred, International Man Of Mystery, 
exclaimed:
 
 DGR> National Football Conference
 DGR> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 DGR> Mid-West                South                 West
 DGR> ~~~~~~~~                ~~~~~                 ~~~~
 DGR> Minnesota               St. Louis             Seattle
 BE> ^^^^^^^^^
 BE> And here's where we run into problems.  The Rams already left LA on
 BE> me, I think I'd scream if they left the NFC West.
     If lived in St. Louis, and I was an NFL fan I think I would rather 
watch games against Kansas City than Arizona.  
 
 BE> I know it makes more sense, but certain teams belong in certain
 BE> divisions.  They think so, their fans think so, and so realignment
 BE> will not work.
     Geographical rivals are more enduring then those based on 
two teams being competitive at a top level.  Teams are constantly going 
up and down in ability and players change, thus rivalries based on 
competitiveness looses it's appeal once imbalance is introduced.
Here in my area we have the CFL, and even though Hamilton and Toronto 
have had good teams and bad over the decades, and more times than not 
there has been a competitive imbalance between the two, the rivalry 
is still intense, and becomes a really big deal on Labour Day.
     
     Right now in the NFC West there is only one team that is actually 
in the west!  If you don't realign then toss out the Geographical 
designations because they are essentially meaningless.  Do as the NHL 
did for 20 years and name the divisions after people, that way it 
doesn't matter where you expand to or where franchises shift. Have a 
Rozelle division, a Lombardi division, a Landry Division, a Shula 
Division, a Davis Division, and an O.J. Simpson division....
                                             Sincerely Yours
                                             
                                             David G. Riess
                                             EchoMr.Geography
... Angry Aliens breed in the Great Radioactive Swamps of Crayola Prime.
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