Montclair State University Montclair State University Digital Commons School of Communication and Media Scholarship and Creative Works School of Communication and Media 1-18-2021 From Save The Crew to Saved The Crew: Constitutive Rhetoric, Myth, and Fan Opposition to Sports Team Relocation Stephen Andon Montclair State University,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/scom-facpubs Part of the Speech and Rhetorical Studies Commons, and the Sports Studies Commons MSU Digital Commons Citation Andon, Stephen, "From Save The Crew to Saved The Crew: Constitutive Rhetoric, Myth, and Fan Opposition to Sports Team Relocation" (2021). School of Communication and Media Scholarship and Creative Works. 29. https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/scom-facpubs/29 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the School of Communication and Media at Montclair State University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in School of Communication and Media Scholarship and Creative Works by an authorized administrator of Montclair State University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Research Article Communication & Sport 1-25 ª The Author(s) 2021 From Save The Crew Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions to Saved The Crew: DOI: 10.1177/2167479520981907 Constitutive Rhetoric, journals.sagepub.com/home/com Myth, and Fan Opposition to Sports Team Relocation Stephen P. Andon1 Abstract Sports franchise relocation is a hallmark of the American sports landscape. Teams relocate at their owners’ whims, leaving fans with little more to do than voice their angst. When the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer announced in 2017 that ownership was set to move the team to Austin, a group of the Crew’s most ardent supporters initially seemed resigned to the franchise’s predetermined fate.