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Posted on 5/25/15 at 9:53 pm to Kafka
Excellent addition to the thread, jackdaw
Posted on 5/25/15 at 11:11 pm to Tigerfan56
Yes, Atlanta is #1 in the nation for CFB ratings. So do yourself a favor and adjust the narrative.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 11:21 pm to BRtoATL
quote:there is no narrative. its the truth
adjust the narrative.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 11:23 pm to WestCoastAg
Guess pro sports are the only truth you are aware of.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 11:24 pm to BRtoATL
well those are the ones that matter the most so
Posted on 5/25/15 at 11:31 pm to WestCoastAg
Are we on PelicanDroppings or TigerDroppings. Anyways, college football is my #1 passion, so I'm just not going to be able to agree with you.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 11:39 pm to PrimeTime Money
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Keep in mind that Houston is not a basketball town, has many transplants, and they've had trouble generating hype since they had the TV deal fiasco where nobody could watch the local teams. Keeping that in mind...
What? Houston is crazy about the rockets
Posted on 5/25/15 at 11:39 pm to Kafka
As far as I'm concerned, no NHL equals shitty sports city.
All the great tradition-rich cities are very passionate about their hockey. Boston, Chicago, etc.
To that end, Nashville is the only cultured sports city in the south.
All the great tradition-rich cities are very passionate about their hockey. Boston, Chicago, etc.
To that end, Nashville is the only cultured sports city in the south.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 11:42 pm to Volmanac
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All the great tradition-rich cities are very passionate about their hockey. Boston, Chicago, etc.
New Orleans isn't a tradition rich city?
Almost like there is a correlation between hockey cities and cold weather. Crazy. Nice hook though
This post was edited on 5/25/15 at 11:45 pm
Posted on 5/25/15 at 11:44 pm to TigerBait1127
tradition rich sports cities. Nola is a nice warm weather place to host an event and a nice place to grow five-headed future Vols quarterbacks, but not a tradition rich sports city cuz no NHL.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 11:47 pm to Volmanac
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a nice place to grow five-headed future Vols quarterbacks
Posted on 5/25/15 at 11:50 pm to Volmanac
New Orleans is not a great sports town -- with the exception of the Saints, who arguably have a more significant relationship with their city than any other NFL franchise except the Packers. And Green Bay being such a small town is obviously a special case.
Posted on 5/26/15 at 7:12 am to TH03
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It's pretty common knowledge that Atlanta is a shite sports town.
It's also pretty common knowledge that for whatever reason Louisianans spend inordinate amounts of time thinking about Atlanta.
Then they move there.
Posted on 5/26/15 at 9:49 am to tigerclaws15
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Atlanta is a terrible big city
did you ever live in Atlanta? I did, and it's the best big city I've ever lived in. prefer it by a wide margin to living in Houston.
it's got great restaurants, a reliable and safe train system, a great airport and lots to do.
Posted on 5/26/15 at 9:57 am to Tigertown in ATL
These city vs. city dick measuring threads are dumb. And I guess I'm dumb too for weighing in, but here goes:
Atlanta really is a sub-par pro sports town, but it isn't as bad as people (esp on this board) say. The Braves are typically middle of the pack in attendance, the Falcons are usu in the top half of the NFL, and the Hawks are usu in the bottom 10 (but not bottom 5) of NBA.
IMO the reason Atlanta is a sub-par (but not terrible) sports town is due to a couple of big factors:
(1) the popularity of college sports in the region, which takes a good bit of people's attention.
(2) the relative lack of success of the pro sports teams in the city. The truth is that a lot of people in all cities tend to be a bit bandwagon. When a team does well, it draws well, people buy gear, and people talk about the teams more. You can point to a handful of places where people are pretty loyal even when teams suck, and another handful of places where the teams don't draw well even when the team wins, but I've seen enough sports cycles to know that success generally breeds popularity.
The whole "transplants" thing is overrated. Most big cities have a ton of transplants, and I don't think Atlanta has any higher percentage than a lot of other big cities.
Just my $0.02
Atlanta really is a sub-par pro sports town, but it isn't as bad as people (esp on this board) say. The Braves are typically middle of the pack in attendance, the Falcons are usu in the top half of the NFL, and the Hawks are usu in the bottom 10 (but not bottom 5) of NBA.
IMO the reason Atlanta is a sub-par (but not terrible) sports town is due to a couple of big factors:
(1) the popularity of college sports in the region, which takes a good bit of people's attention.
(2) the relative lack of success of the pro sports teams in the city. The truth is that a lot of people in all cities tend to be a bit bandwagon. When a team does well, it draws well, people buy gear, and people talk about the teams more. You can point to a handful of places where people are pretty loyal even when teams suck, and another handful of places where the teams don't draw well even when the team wins, but I've seen enough sports cycles to know that success generally breeds popularity.
The whole "transplants" thing is overrated. Most big cities have a ton of transplants, and I don't think Atlanta has any higher percentage than a lot of other big cities.
Just my $0.02
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:00 am to ATLTiger
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so those new bandwagon fans probably didn't wanna tune in to a series that looked all but over.
Keep in mind it was also just the ratings of TVs watching in Atlanta. It was memorial day weekend. You think there weren't a good many hawks "fans" that watched the game from somewhere else other than in Atlanta?
Granted, that wouldn't make a MAJOR spike in the numbers, but it's something to take into account anyway.
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:35 am to WG_Dawg
I find it amusing that Saints fans seem to forget their days before Brees. NOLA is a good sports city at this current moment because of success and potential success. Nola is not some special place in the sports world. If it had a baseball team it would have less attendance than the Braves.
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:42 am to GumBro Jackson
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The whole "transplants" thing is overrated. Most big cities have a ton of transplants, and I don't think Atlanta has any higher percentage than a lot of other big cities.
I do not agree with this at all. The last 30 years have seen Atlanta skyrocket in growth. Those jobs are not filled by ga natives. I am a case in point. My parents moved to Atlanta for a job. I was born and raised here and love the sports teams. There is a whole generation of younger "natives" that have grown up here and will be the ones buying tickets. i am one of them.
Posted on 5/26/15 at 10:54 am to flyAU
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I do not agree with this at all. The last 30 years have seen Atlanta skyrocket in growth. Those jobs are not filled by ga natives. I am a case in point. My parents moved to Atlanta for a job. I was born and raised here and love the sports teams. There is a whole generation of younger "natives" that have grown up here and will be the ones buying tickets. i am one of them.
I am not arguing that Atlanta does not have a lot of transplants, I am just saying I don't think the percent of transplants there is significantly more than in a lot of other big cities, therefor that is not a major difference in the support of sports teams vs. what happens in lots of other cities.
The last 30 years have seen a ton of growth in many cities around the country, and I don't think Atlanta is exceptional in this regard. Washington, Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, Seattle, Denver, Miami, Charlotte, etc. These cities have all grown a lot and have people relocating from other parts of the country (and from other countries).
If you have stats that show a different story I would love to see them.
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