Executioner’s Outline

Thesis: The city of Indianapolis, Indiana has seen professional sports been the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Topic Sentence: Indianapolis, Indiana has only two major sports team
a. Brief history of the Colts franchise
a. Colts in Baltimore
b. Colts in Indianapolis
b. Brief history of the Pacers franchise
a. Pacers in ABA
b. Pacers in NBA
Topic Sentence: The city of Indianapolis has jumped through many hoops to attract professional sports teams
a. RCA Dome
a. History of the RCA Dome
b. Costs of the RCA Dome
b. Market Square Arena
a. History of Market Square Arena
b. Costs of Market Square Arena
Topic Sentence: The professional sports team that had brought such prosperity to Indianapolis has flipped coin in the blink of an eye.
a. Threatening to abandon the city
b. Lucas Oil Stadium
a. Cost of Lucas Oil Stadium
c. Conseco Fieldhouse
a. Costs of Conseco Fieldhouse
d. CIB
a. Deficit
Topic Sentence: The means that the local government has proposed to pay for the stadiums has been a food and beverage tax.
a. Food and Beverage Tax
Conclusion Strategy: Point to the future