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T-Mac United wrote:Belongs to RealGM: Football...

Go ugh... both teams suck.

BTW, Mets vs. Astros.

Baller 24 wrote:Cowboys = Rockets

Romo = McGrady

If you can't get out of the first round then you suck!

Texans....meh

Astros? sigh

Mets? uggghhh

Wikipedia wrote:Renovation to the Astrodome

The Oilers' resurgence came in the midst of a battle for the franchise's survival. In 1987, Adams threatened to move the team to Jacksonville, Florida unless the Astrodome was "brought up to date." At the time the Astrodome only seated about 50,000 fans for football—the smallest capacity in the NFL. Not willing to lose the Oilers, the city responded with $67 million in improvements to the Astrodome that included new Astroturf, 10,000 additional seats and 65 luxury boxes. These improvements were funded by increases in property taxes and the doubling of the hotel tax, as well as bonds to be paid over 30 years.

[edit] 1990s

Adams was frustrated that the Oilers, despite their gaudy regular season performances, could not make it to the AFC Championship Game, let alone the Super Bowl. In 1992, for example, the Oilers compiled a 10–6 regular season record, but made history against the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Wild Card playoffs by blowing an NFL record 35–3 lead to eventually lose 41–38 in overtime, a game now known simply as "The Comeback". Adams had been blamed for the team's previous spells of mediocrity, largely because he had a tendency to micromanage the Oilers. He showed this again before the 1993 season. After three losses in the wild card game and three losses in the divisional playoffs, he gave the Oilers an ultimatum—make the Super Bowl in 1993 or he was breaking up the team. While the Oilers responded with a 12–4 record—their best record ever in Texas—and another AFC Central title, they lost in the second round to the Chiefs. Adams made good on his threat—most significantly, trading Moon to the Minnesota Vikings. Without Moon, the Oilers appeared to be a rudderless team. They finished the next season 2–14, which is still the worst record for a full season in franchise history. The Oilers managed to get back to respectability over the next two years, but would never make the playoffs again in Texas. However, they did manage to establish the future cornerstone of the offense by drafting Steve McNair in 1995.

[edit] Final years in Houston

At the same time, Adams again lobbied the city for a new stadium—one with club seats and other revenue generators present in recently–built NFL stadiums. However, Mayor Bob Lanier turned him down almost out of hand. Houston residents were wary of investing more money on a stadium so soon after the Astrodome improvements and that the city was still struggling to recover from the oil collapse of the 1980s. Adams, sensing that he was not going to get the stadium he wanted, began shopping the Oilers to other cities. He was particularly intrigued by Nashville, and opened secret talks with then-mayor Phil Bredesen. At the end of the 1995 season, Adams announced that the Oilers would be moving to Nashville for the 1998 season. City officials there promised to contribute $144 million toward a new stadium, as well as $70 million in ticket sales. At that point, support for the Oilers all but disappeared. Houstonians wanted to keep the team but did not want to give Bud Adams any more money for what he did. The 1996 season was a disaster for the Oilers. They played before crowds of less than 20,000 and games were so quiet that it was possible to hear conversations on the field from the grandstand. It was especially notable that the team went 8–8, finishing 6–2 in road games and finishing only 2–6 in home games. After the season, the city agreed to let Adams out of his lease a year early, allowing Adams to move the Oilers to Tennessee.