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Sorry for the long title... just looking for people's ideas of where sports is or is not part of the region's culture. By that, I mean, it's more than 3 hours entertainment -- it's an integral part of people's lives, the civic pride of an area, the fabric of the community.
Places that I've found like that include
-- Everywhere in Nebraska -- Husker football is life, but sports like volleyball and hockey are surprisingly popular
-- Chicago -- Sports seem to be prevalent everywhere
-- Boston
-- New York
-- Denver, to a lesser extent
Places where sports is simply a form of entertainment
-- Southern California as a whole
-- Las Vegas
-- Phoenix
Massillon and Canton, Ohio. The football hall of fame is in Canton. And, in the fall, it would be hard to miss the "Go Tigers" signs all around Massillon.
Sorry for the long title... just looking for people's ideas of where sports is or is not part of the region's culture. By that, I mean, it's more than 3 hours entertainment -- it's an integral part of people's lives, the civic pride of an area, the fabric of the community.
Places that I've found like that include
-- Everywhere in Nebraska -- Husker football is life, but sports like volleyball and hockey are surprisingly popular
-- Chicago -- Sports seem to be prevalent everywhere
-- Boston
-- New York
-- Denver, to a lesser extent
Places where sports is simply a form of entertainment
-- Southern California as a whole
-- Las Vegas
-- Phoenix
Any other ideas?
So Cal residents are pretty crazy about their sports too. Maybe not as die hard as a New Yorker is for the Yankees, but here are some examples:
- USC Alumni are fanatic about their team, I mean it is one of the best in the country so why wouldn't they. They live and breath USC football.
-UCLA fans live and breath for UCLA basketball.
-Dodger fans are rampant and a major part of the culture.
-And finally, virtually everyone in LA loves the Lakers.
-The Angeles in Anaheim I would admit are more of an "entertainment team" though it does have some die hard fans.
-Also, many So Cal residents really love soccer, and the LA Galaxy and Chivas USA are gaining momentum and presence. They have a pretty loyal following.
So, sports are huge in So Cal and a major part of the culture. I think it is very unfair to blow the area off as superficial people that would only think of it as "entertainment." Honestly, people love their teams here.
Minnesota is all about hockey (no surpise I'm sure). The kids start playing hockey by age two. The state tournament draws over 200,000 crazy fans eveyr year. Every small little town is hockey crazy. Tiny Roseau, Minnesota has sent its hockey team over 20 times to the state tournament beating much larger schools from the metro area. It's like a religion.
Baseball is LIFE here in Brooklyn...and I can't stand it. Needless to say, I was a bit of a pariah growing up. But honestly, it ticks me off when people spend SO much of their lives just watching other people playing a game. I have a friend who gets calls every half an inning or so updating him on the Yanks' score when he's not near a TV to watch the game himself.
I can't imagine football being more popular anywhere than small towns in Texas. And let's not forget that even the Texas Longhorns had to come to Tennessee to get their football coach...
Football is also wildly popular here in Knoxville, home of the Tennessee Vols. During football season, Friday night news programs last 5 minutes with the remaining 25 minutes devoted to highlights of high school (yes, high school) football.
The previous poster who said Utah is wild about sports, I agree with that. Not only is basketball the sport of choice out there (most Mormon churches have basketball courts in them) but I think every Utahn is born with skis on their feet.
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