We hear your pain, St. Louis. We know you’re aching. We see the Rams-shaped hole in your athletic heart. With the NFL’s owners voting 30-2 to move St. Louis’ football team to Los Angeles next year, the Rams have played their final home game in the Midwest, and St. Louis is down a professional sports team. Now, unless you’re a hockey fan, your life is devoid of a home team for half of the year. We’re here to help.

With the Rams gone, the Blues en route to another first-round playoff loss and even the Cardinals likely to be surpassed by the hated Cubs, it’s time for the Washington University sports teams to become the pride of St. Louis.

The proposal isn’t as far-fetched as it might sound. Let’s start with football because, well, football fans in St. Louis don’t have much of a choice. With Saint Louis University and the city’s Division II universities all lacking football programs, Wash. U. boasts the only post-high school gridiron team in the city.

If you squint, you can see some similarities between the contemporary Bears and the golden age Rams that captivated local fans. Last season, Wash. U. quarterback J.J. Tomlin had a better season than any Rams’ passer since their Greatest Show on Turf days (it’s true; the history of Rams’ quarterbacks is ugly). On Francis Field in 2015, the Bears were St. Louis’ greatest show on turf.

They put up 45 points in the season opener and 41 in a home game two weeks after that. They scored 70 in a home game in October and 51 in a tough road loss a month later. Points are fun, and Francis Field has bunches of them.

Rams-turned-Bears fans would also experience a new perk: seeing their favored team actually win games. The Rams haven’t finished a season with a winning record since 2003, while the Bears won all five games at home in 2015, bringing their record at Francis to 14-1 over the last three years. The only thing more fun than points is wins, and Wash. U. has both.

It isn’t just football where Wash. U. sports can fill a citywide hole. St. Louis hasn’t had a professional basketball team since the ’70s and Saint Louis University’s program is slumping. Come on down to the Field House, where both the men’s and women’s squads feature legendary coaches, winning records and lofty postseason aspirations.

Each team has four home games left this season, starting with key conference contests this weekend. Or if you’d rather wait until next year to pick up a new rooting interest, you’ll be just in time for the unveiling of the fancy new Athletic Complex. The only thing missing will be a Jumbotron.

Of course, the city swinging its allegiance to Wash. U.’s teams would strain the Bears’ facilities. Basketball is set with its new AC, but the football Bears might need to search for a new stadium. Even last season, when the Rams had the worst attendance of any NFL team, they still brought in nearly 60,000 fans per game. Such a crowd might overwhelm the ancient Francis Field bleachers. But hey, we hear the Edward Jones Dome is free.