When Clay Bennett, Aubrey McClendon, and Tom Ward purchased the Seattle Supersonics and eventually moved them here, Oklahoma City took a lot of public relations hits nationwide. Most of the national media bemoaned the lack of loyalty shown by the move. It didn't matter that the team was hemorraghing money in a tiny landlocked arena that could not be rennovated to improve the team's finances, or that polling showed complete apathy among the areas potential fans. The Supersonics had always played in Seattle, so Seattle--not the guys who had just shelled out $350 million to purchase the team--owned the franchise.
Today, I am expecting those same finger pointers in the national media to do an about face. News is filtering out currently that the Oklahoma City YardDawgz AFL franchise is on its way to the Pacific Northwest. Apparently, Seattle is trying to get even.