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|  #21 Posted on 19.12.03 1136.28 | Instant Rating: 6.40 | In Fresno, it goes like this:
1. San Francisco Giants
2. San Francisco 49ers
3. Oaklad Raiders
4. Los Angeles Lakers
5. Oakland A's
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| #22 Posted on 19.12.03 1208.01 | Instant Rating: 7.27 | "So with all that in mind, what gives? why don't they get any respect?"
Hey, at least you guys are in the top 25! Vandy is 7-0 and ranked in the top 15 of all the computer rankings, we've beaten Indiana and Michigan, and we're STILL 26th...That's a lack of respect right there...YESSSSIR.
7-0 - #26 in the AP poll and RISING (for Christ sakes what is DAYTON doing above us?) | Ffej
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| #23 Posted on 19.12.03 1652.30 | Instant Rating: 5.14 | Well I am sure everyone knows in Kentucky its by far and away College Basketball. In this state the Big Blue is a religion. And Louisvile to a lesser extent.
Lets not forget high school basketball. Kentucky is one of the only states in the country where all high schools compete for the same national title. There are no classes or divisions in high school basketball here.
The pro teams most people in Kentucky do support are in Cincinnati. Throughout most of the state Cincinnati television and radio is prevelant, so its easy to follow the Reds. There are not however a lot of Bengal fans however. Blame that on their lack luster play the last few years. For some reason Browns fans have FAR outweighed the Bengal fans. In my part of the state we get West Virginia local stations and they always show the Steelers. So there are a lot of Steeler fans in eastern Kentucky.
Anyway here is what I belive to be the KY Top 6
1. UK Basketball
2. Louisville Basketball
3. High School Basketball
4. Cincinnati Reds
5. Cleveland Browns
6. TIE Steelers/Bengals
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| #24 Posted on 19.12.03 2158.26 | Instant Rating: 5.54 | The southern Ontario area is easy....
1) Toronto Maple Leafs
2) NHL hockey in general (fans of all the other Canadian teams plus Detroit)
3) Junior hockey
4) Toronto Blue Jays (back in their 1992-1993 heyday, they were a strong #3 bordering on #2)
5) Toronto Raptors
In Detroit, by the way, it's Red Wings, Pistons, Tigers, Lions. Is Motown the only American city (aside from places like San Jose where the NHL is the only league in town) where hockey is #1?
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| #25 Posted on 19.12.03 2222.53 | Instant Rating: 5.20 | And the Lord said, "Behold! I give unto thee..."
I'd agree with most of the lists about popularity in Boston.
1. Red Sox
2. Patriots
3. Celtics
4. Bruins
5. Revolution
It's pretty much like this all year round. If the Sox trade for A-Rod on the same day that the Patriots win the Super Bowl, which story would lead?
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| #26 Posted on 20.12.03 1106.33 | Instant Rating: 8.65 | Originally posted by Whitebacon
In Fresno, it goes like this:
1. San Francisco Giants
2. San Francisco 49ers
3. Oaklad Raiders
4. Los Angeles Lakers
5. Oakland A's
NO Fresno State teams in the top 5?!
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| #27 Posted on 20.12.03 1448.46 | Instant Rating: 6.40 | I was just sticking to the pro's, if you want to include State, its more like
1. FSU Football
2. FSU Basketball
3. FSU Women's Softball
4. FSU Women's Basketball
5. SF Giants/Niners (Seasonal)
6. Oakland Raiders
7. L.A. Lakers
8. High School sports
9. Oakland Athletics
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| #28 Posted on 20.12.03 2313.25 | Instant Rating: 5.48 | Originally posted by gugs
I'd agree with most of the lists about popularity in Boston.
1. Red Sox
2. Patriots
3. Celtics
4. Bruins
5. Revolution
It's pretty much like this all year round. If the Sox trade for A-Rod on the same day that the Patriots win the Super Bowl, which story would lead?
Gee, you think the Yankee Sucks chants at the Patriots Super Bowl celebration 2 years ago gives a hint on that one. Hell, if Bin Laden gets captured and the Pope dies on the same day A-Rod comes to Boston, A-Rod gets 28 out of 30 minutes of local news.
As for the list, to be fair, I'm an hour out of Boston, thus personally I'd put Providence Basketball ahead of the Bruins (who by the way could sneak into the AP Top 25 this coming week). And, I'm a Giants fan instead of a Patriots fan.
I'll give the list from different time periods:
October 1979-June 1986
1) Celtics: Bird is Bird. 3 NBA Titles, 2 classic Conference Finals Series against Philly.
2) Red Sox: Barely ahead of the Bruins at this point. Ralph Houk sominex era hurt, and remember, Clemens 20K performance in April of '86 had only 13k plus fans.
3) Bruins: Still living off the Bobby Orr era.
4) BC Football: Flutie Era.
5) Patriots: Made a Super Bowl in this time period, but still a distant 5th.
July 1986-August 1993
1) Red Sox: Entering in the Hobson Error at the end of this point, but had pulled into the #1 spot. Game 6 in '86 turned Red Sox fans from content with life people into miserable people who enjoyed suffering. Then again, where else can you see headlines (in a season where the Red Sox win the division) of Wait Til Next Year after an Opening Day loss?
2) Celtics: Bird was still Bird. If not for getting screwed by the refs in the playoffs in '91 against the Pistons in Game 6 and Game 4 against the Cavaliers in '92, the Celtics would have knocked out the Bulls and won titles #17 and 18. Then Bird retired.
3) Bruins: 2 Stanley Cups Finals, Bourque, Neely. A strong 3rd.
4) Patriots: Only moved up to 4th because BC didn't have Flutie anymore.
September 1993-Present
1) Red Sox: Have officially become a cult. The one place where the '94-'95 strike might have actually helped baseball. That, and the Hobson Error ending.
2) Patriots: 2 Superbowl appearances, 1 Title. Parcells created football in this region. Will never surpass the Red Sox unless Haywood Sullivan rises from the grave with Buddy LeRoux and screws up the Red Sox again as was done in the early 80's.
3) Celtics: 3rd mainly out of default for most of this time period.
4) Bruins: Have won 1 playoff series in last 9 years. Plus, they no longer have Mini One-On-One between periods. Damn it, I miss Mini One-On-One. Jacobs and Sinden have ruined a hockey town and placed the Bruins barely above the soccer team in terms of relevance.
(edited by redsoxnation on 21.12.03 0017) | PalpatineW
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| #29 Posted on 20.12.03 2325.57 | Instant Rating: 9.00 | It should be noted that the Patriots have a sell-out streak in excess of ninety games, so even if they haven't had as much media coverage, they've still long been popular in the area.
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| #30 Posted on 21.12.03 0002.57 | Instant Rating: 4.95 |
Originally posted by PalpatineW
It should be noted that the Patriots have a sell-out streak in excess of ninety games
DAMN! How many seasons is that?
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| #31 Posted on 21.12.03 0248.07 | Instant Rating: 5.20 | And the Lord said, "Behold! I give unto thee..."
Simple math, my friend. 90 games, 16 games in a season. Over 5 years. Probably every game since Super Bowl XXXI.
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| #32 Posted on 21.12.03 0926.01 | Instant Rating: 2.81 | Originally posted by gugs
Simple math, my friend. 90 games, 16 games in a season. Over 5 years. Probably every game since Super Bowl XXXI.
I believe Palpatine meant home sellout streak. So 90 divided by 8 is 11+ years unless your counting home playoff games and pre-season. Basically the Pats have sold out every homegame since Parcells 1st season.
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Originally posted by Big Bad
Is Motown the only American city (aside from places like San Jose where the NHL is the only league in town) where hockey is #1?
Boston used to be. At least The Sox were 1a and the Bruins 1b. Then Jeremy Jacobs bought the team. 25 years later, the Bruins are now the #4 team in town just barely ahead of the Revolution.
(edited by BOSsportsfan34 on 21.12.03 1034)
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| #33 Posted on 21.12.03 1544.52 | Instant Rating: 0.00 | Originally posted by PalpatineW
It should be noted that the Patriots have a sell-out streak in excess of ninety games, so even if they haven't had as much media coverage, they've still long been popular in the area.
Its at 101 in a row now. The Fins game a few weeks ago was 100 sellouts in a row. But I am pretty sure that counts playoff games too. | Reverend J Shaft
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| #34 Posted on 22.12.03 0856.10 | Instant Rating: 3.56 | Originally posted by Big Bad
In Detroit, by the way, it's Red Wings, Pistons, Tigers, Lions.
The Lions in last? Uh, I think not. Though they suck, the Lions get easily the most press and the most importance placed on them. If anything Detroit sports teams are more like this:
1. Lions
2. Red Wings (only because the Wings do not get any publicity until after football season; THEN, the place goes hockey-wild.)
3. Pistons
4. Tigers
So, hockey is #1 during the spring, but not until after the football season is over. The hockey fans are more rabid, but there are more football fans. | Rudoublesedoublel
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| #35 Posted on 22.12.03 1058.31 | Instant Rating: 5.74 | Chuck,
In the western end of the Bluegrass State, I'll go with this for pro sports:
1) St. Louis Cardinal Baseball
2) St. Louis Ram Football
3) Titan Football
4) PGA (Russ Cochran and Kenny Perry are locals)
5) NBA teams featuring former Wildcat players
Now, if we incorporate all sports into the mix, UK basketball stands as number 1 with the rest sliding down a notch.
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