2020 Metro Madness!

[MarketStEl]

Originally Posted by ncstateofmind

Northeast is pretty straight-forward. Providence and Richmond are close, same with Baltimore and Rochester. Virginia Beach is just not that appealing to me.
The Midwest is also straight-forward. Milwaukee edges out KCMO. Madison does the heavy lifting to edge out Detroit.
The South is more controversial. I know people love Austin but I like Orlando and FL more. Miami gets it done over Louisville. Nashville beats out SA.
The West is very normal as well. Portland and Sacramento are close, but Portland wins. Honolulu is awesome even with its differences, and beats out Riverside. Denver wins for me over Vegas.

De gustibus non disputandum est, but judging from the voting so far, that matchup's not as straightforward as you've made it out to be here. Milwaukee has a lake, and Kansas City doesn't, but it has some other attractions (barbecue, a world-class art museum, better beer (yes)...) that appear to make up for that defect.

[illadelph73]

Sorry for the delay. Now to announce the winners of round 1! For ties I gave both metros points, the ones that got no vote I gave zero. And Cinderfella7, don't worry I gave Chicago that point.



1: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA vs 16: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ/Syracuse, NY 26-1
8: Providence-Warwick, RI-MA vs 9: Richmond, VA 14-14
5: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD vs 12: Rochester, NY 22-6
4: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH vs 13: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 26-2
6: Pittsburgh, PA vs 11: Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 23-5
3: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV vs 14: Worcester, MA-CT 26-2
7: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC vs 10: Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT 14-14
2: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD vs 15: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY/New Haven-Milford, CT 25-4

1: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI vs 16: Toledo, OH/Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 26-2
8: Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area vs 9: Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 18-10
5: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN vs 12: Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 23-5
4: St. Louis, MO-IL vs 13: Dayton, OH 24-4
6: Cleveland-Elyria, OH vs 11: Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 18-10
3: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI vs 14: Akron, OH 25-3
7: Kansas City, MO-KS vs 10: Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 19-9
2: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI vs 15: Wichita, KS/Madison, WI 17-11

1: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX vs 16: Birmingham-Hoover, AL/Tulsa, OK 18-10
8: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL vs 9: Austin-Round Rock, TX 12-16
5: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL vs 12: Memphis, TN-MS-AR 18-10
4: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA vs 13: Oklahoma City, OK 28-0 (OUCH, OKC)
6: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC vs 11: Jacksonville, FL 23-5
3: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL vs 14: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 22-7
7: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX vs 10: Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN 11-17
2: Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX vs 15: New Orleans-Metairie, LA/Raleigh, NC 11-17

1: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA vs 16: Bakersfield, CA/Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 24-4
8: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA vs 9: Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 16-11
5: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA vs 12: Salt Lake City, UT 18-10
4: Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ vs 13: Tucson, AZ 24-4
6: San Diego-Carlsbad, CA vs 11: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 26-3
3: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA vs 14: Urban Honolulu, HI 6-22
7: Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO vs 10: Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 23-5
2: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA vs 15: Fresno, CA/Albuquerque, NM 24-4


8: Providence-Warwick, RI-MA vs 9: Richmond, VA & 7: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC vs 10: Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT will go down to a one day tiebreaker!

[MarketStEl]

Originally Posted by illadelph73

Sorry for the delay. Now to announce the winners of round 1! For ties I gave both metros points, the ones that got no vote I gave zero. And Cinderfella7, don't worry I gave Chicago that point.

(scores deleted, but it appears that not even four rounds of "Metropolitan Area Projects" have done much to improve Oklahoma City's image)


8: Providence-Warwick, RI-MA vs 9: Richmond, VA & 7: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC vs 10: Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT will go down to a one day tiebreaker!

Very well, then:

Providence vs. Richmond

Hampton Roads vs. Hartford

Don't read too much in my not choosing the two Virginia metros. Richmond especially I find mighty appealing.

[BamaDave]

Providence and Hampton Roads

[Crazybreakfast]

Providence and VA Beach

[Danny K]

Wait a sec, do you want people who already voted to revote again? Usually the way I do it is I just wait until one more person will vote and break the tie and then call deadline, but if you want me to revote, I will say Providence and Virginia Beach.

[illadelph73]

Anyone can vote of course, it is a tie breaker which is now decided. Congrats Richmond and Virginia Beach on the tie-breaker wins!