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The general rule for whether a US city is relevant (i.e.: not a flyover city) is if it has any major league sports teams (baseball, American football, basketball, and hockey, specifically). If it has at least one, it's relevant; if it has zero, it's irrelevant. ...and don't listen to the people from NYC and LA who say that a US city can only be relevant if it has half a dozen or more (like them). Being more relevant than pretty much all other US cities does not mean that they're the ONLY relevant cities.

Under this rule, the largest US metro area without one is Austin, Texas; however, it is sometimes grouped with San Antonio, Texas, which is not far from it. After that, it's the Hampton Roads metro area (Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Newport News) in southeast Virginia.

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>Indianapolis isn't a major city.

A rule of thumb in the US for what makes a city major and/or relevant is if it has any major league sports teams. Having just one gets you in the door, and Indianapolis has two (NFL and NBA). iirc, the largest US city without one is Las Vegas.