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re: Will the pels ever get this kind of local support?
Posted on 4/29/13 at 8:06 am to Fearthehat0307
Posted on 4/29/13 at 8:06 am to Fearthehat0307
My opinion, based upon attending games since the team moved to N.O., talking to people who are fans, casual fans and non-fans, observing the local landscape and looking more closely at attendance trends here and across the league (at least I used to until I got bored with it)is that N.O. can and probably will be a viable market under the Benson regime. For one thing, his ownership and the re-branding will help.
Look, when Paul, West and Chandler were here and made that run 07-08, the Arena had something like 18 sellouts from the end of December until the end of the regular season. Then, they sold out all of the playoff games. Their home attendance ranked somewhere in the middle of the pack, and the N.O. Arena is not among the largest in terms of seating capacity. Not only that, but there was interest around the city.
Consistent winning with a couple of likeable stars will do the trick. Will they ever be as ingrained in the local sports culture as the Saints? Doubtful. But they will become part of that culture and they will be successful.
Look, when Paul, West and Chandler were here and made that run 07-08, the Arena had something like 18 sellouts from the end of December until the end of the regular season. Then, they sold out all of the playoff games. Their home attendance ranked somewhere in the middle of the pack, and the N.O. Arena is not among the largest in terms of seating capacity. Not only that, but there was interest around the city.
Consistent winning with a couple of likeable stars will do the trick. Will they ever be as ingrained in the local sports culture as the Saints? Doubtful. But they will become part of that culture and they will be successful.
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Posted on 4/29/13 at 4:03 pm to VOR
Couple of thoughts: America, especially the South, loves football. So it is going to be hard for the Pels to ever be more popular than, or even as popular as, the Saints.
That being said, the same thing can be said in a lot of places. Just because the NFL is the #1 sport in town doesn't mean their can't be support for another team as well. I've lived in DC/Virginia for over a decade. For years it was pretty much all Redskins, all the time. But the the Nats add Strasburg, Harper, and an NL East winning team and the attendance numbers are up and I see Nats stuff everywhere now.
I think the same thing would happen in NOLA. The city hasn't seen enough pro sports success (one pro championship ever). If the Pels are good and have a couple of stars, the town will adopt them no doubt. Especially since there are only two pro franchises in town.
Last thought: the NFL draft tv numbers are definitely influenced by LSU just as much as the Saints. Witness Birmingham having big numbers as well. Think those are Falcons, Saints and Titans fans watching?
That being said, the same thing can be said in a lot of places. Just because the NFL is the #1 sport in town doesn't mean their can't be support for another team as well. I've lived in DC/Virginia for over a decade. For years it was pretty much all Redskins, all the time. But the the Nats add Strasburg, Harper, and an NL East winning team and the attendance numbers are up and I see Nats stuff everywhere now.
I think the same thing would happen in NOLA. The city hasn't seen enough pro sports success (one pro championship ever). If the Pels are good and have a couple of stars, the town will adopt them no doubt. Especially since there are only two pro franchises in town.
Last thought: the NFL draft tv numbers are definitely influenced by LSU just as much as the Saints. Witness Birmingham having big numbers as well. Think those are Falcons, Saints and Titans fans watching?
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