December 08, 2008
Football History
So, probably only Bart will be interested in this, but I'm working on putting an Excel spreadsheet together with a win-loss record for each team throughout its history. Long story short, Cleveland is officially regarded as being one team throughout its history. As part of the deal to move the Browns to Baltimore, Art Modell agreed to let the city keep the team's "history," so Baltimore is regarded as a 1996 expansion team and Cleveland is regarded as a 1946 expansion team that suspended operations from 1996-1998. I'd have never guessed.
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That's awesome. I support all endeavors to keep fans involved in a franchise. The example I am thinking of is the purchase of the Packers by the fans. I know why it doesn't happen more often, but to root for a team that you had more than just a geographical stake in would be a lot of fun.
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