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Seattle cares about the Husky football team. (The number of heart issues across the city right now, as they won a thriller against a rival they should've beaten easily...)
For past generations, the Huskies were the biggest game in town. They're still embedded in our psyche.
I think it’s just a PNW thing. UWash Wash State Eastern Wash. Oregon and Oregon State + Portland St. all have dedicated fanbases. Outside of USC west coast doesn’t go crazy over its college sports.
I think it’s just a PNW thing. UWash Wash State Eastern Wash. Oregon and Oregon State + Portland St. all have dedicated fanbases. Outside of USC west coast doesn’t go crazy over its college sports.
Really? Washington State and Oregon State are last and next to last in PAC 12 FB attendance and have the two smallest stadiums. Fresno State has more football fans than all of those except Udub and Oregon. I'd put Gonzaga basketball up there before Portland state.
Really? Washington State and Oregon State are last and next to last in PAC 12 FB attendance and have the two smallest stadiums. Fresno State has more football fans than all of those except Udub and Oregon. I'd put Gonzaga basketball up there before Portland state.
Replace a PNW with another PNW school. You (inadvertently) proved my point.
I may have been a little harsh against Cali only mentioning USC. Stanford has a great athletics program and a large turnout. Fresno State? Don't make me laugh. It's not about the size of the stadium; its about the percentage filled.
100K seats only at 40% capacity is worse than 30k fans at 100% capacity, which is Oregon St and Washington St.
Yeah. Earlier someone said that western cities aren’t as passionate as eastern cities. I think the real geographical skewing is to the north. Seattle, Chicago, NYC, Boston and Philly are crazy about sports. Miami, Atlanta and Phoenix are relatively dull at supporting sports.
Highlighted cities still bring in tons of revenue and are great hosts cities for events. That was OP's point.
LA and NYC may not have rabid fanbases, but their brand carries more weight than any city in the country.
They are globally recognized. Lakers could win 20 games in a season and people would still go to the Staples Center to watch a game because it's the "thing to do" . The allure of going to LA is similar to that of NYC, Miami, and now Vegas, and most importantly those are the cities players want to go to if possible.
Buffalo and Green Bay are prime examples. Both have a passionate fanbase with little pull for fans and players; it's a small market team, with terrible weather and little to nonexistent night life.
Replace a PNW with another PNW school. You (inadvertently) proved my point.
I may have been a little harsh against Cali only mentioning USC. Stanford has a great athletics program and a large turnout. Fresno State? Don't make me laugh. It's not about the size of the stadium; its about the percentage filled.
100K seats only at 40% capacity is worse than 30k fans at 100% capacity, which is Oregon St and Washington St.
I didn't post anything inadvertently. I mentioned Gonzaga intentionally to show that other than Udub and Oregon, that your post was way off base. I wasn't and still aren't sure if you're serious with Portland State and the last two teams in Pac12 attendance. I may be missing a joke.
Boston, Philly & Chicago would be top 3. New York is more diluted and not as heavily into sports as those three, but would still make a top 10. The rest would probably be rounded out by Midwestern cities like Minneapolis, Milwaukee & Cincinnati who are die-hard for the teams they do have. I could see an argument made for Dallas to represent the South where they’re die hard for football and they sell well for the Rangers & Mavs too.
Agreed. Living in NJ, like I said in another post, not really NYC heavy/as sport related to Philly and Boston, for sure.
I mean the town next to MetLife uses the Patriots’ logo in their High School sports. The non-allegiance to me eliminates NYC area alone.
Having lived in other metros, I think that LA has very good fan support across the board. The Dodgers have the highest attendance in MLB. They're a big deal here and support is up there with baseball anywhere. Attendance for other major sports are all decent and comparable to most of the cities being discussed.
On the other hand, people in LA do have tons of interests outside of organized sports. We have water cooler conversations about the Lakers, Dodgers, and SC but it's not like some of the other areas of the country where such talk really dominates. That probably means that LA isn't a "sports capital" but it's wrong to characterize it as a bad sports city where teams aren't supported.
The Summer Olympics are almost exclusively the domain of alpha global cities. The smallest summer games host ever was Antwerp, and St. Louis only got them on a technicality from Chicago in 1904.
NYC, Boston, and D.C. have either never hosted/got passed over by the IOC. That's why the constant minimizing of the Olympics.
The Summer Olympics are almost exclusively the domain of alpha global cities. The smallest summer games host ever was Antwerp, and St. Louis only got them on a technicality from Chicago in 1904.
NYC, Boston, and D.C. have either never hosted/got passed over by the IOC. That's why the constant minimizing of the Olympics.
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