Why doesn't Mississippi have any major sports teams?

Mississippi has a major sports team. MSU's (Ole Miss) football team draws more fans per game than most MLB, NBA and some NFL teams. As far as professional sports, the market simply isn't there. The largest city is Jackson with a population just ov... read more

Mississippi has a major sports team. MSU’s (Ole Miss) football team draws more fans per game than most MLB, NBA and some NFL teams. As far as professional sports, the market simply isn’t there. read more

The 4 major sports being the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL, the count of states having no teams in any of these leagues is 25: Hawaii, Alaska, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kansas**, Alabama, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina, Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine. read more