"Atlanta Is The Worst Sports Town In America" (title, cities)

[johnatl]

Originally Posted by green_mariner

Atlanta has lost two hockey teams in a row. I like hockey, so this is disturbing considering I live in the Atlanta area.

What is ironic is that Tampa and Miami are much warmer than Atlanta and they manage to maintain their hockey teams.

If only it were this simplistic. Tampa and Miami have real ownership, I suspect.

You do realize that there are several High School teams here? As a matter of fact, practice space is at a premium.

You should also know that the Gwinnett Gladiators are very popular and keep the Arena at Gwinnett rocking during the season.

[northwinds]

Originally Posted by Psykomonkee

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!!!! *GASP* *GASP*

FIRST OFF! The SEC is scared of NO-ONE sir... Don't be so quick to jump all on that Boise bandwagon... They haven't been good always and just like the rest, they'll come and go, so bite your tongue. Everybody knows that SEC is the premier conference in College and if you disagree, then you probably haven't been paying attention. SEC and Big 12 are the real deals... That's REAL Football going on down there... Yes, Boise is GREAT and can probably beat every SEC team once, but likewise I can name off at least 8 SEC teams that CAN beat Boise as well. Ofcourse, EVERYBODY loses, but the level of ball in SEC far exceeds the other conferences. ACC is a joke. Big 10 is good, but they aren't SEC good. Big East and Pac 12 are decent. Then there are sorry conferences like Conference USA and Mountain West, that can produce a couple of pretty good teams, but that's about it. Those sorry schools just sit around getting beat up by maybe 2 dominant schools like in Big 10 football.
And SEC produces the most NFL talent as well...
AND 4 of the top 5 states to produce NFL talent are southern. It's natural.

Boise is a good team in a weak conference with a middle of the field athletic PROGRAM (not team). SEC is full of top notch PROGRAMS, great teams in the NCAA's premier conference... Boise and SEC teams aren't even in the same world. Not saying they aren't good. Just saying don't be so quick to get arrogant about them. They are still in a sorry conference, so they are still JUST Boise St... TCU won't even be there next season (they're smart, or a glutton for punishment going into Big 12... LOL. Nah, they'll do alright).
So, they show up and win when they play these big name schools maybe twice a year... Whooptie do... That just means they understood the value of that 1 game. Try playing teams like LSU, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Auburn, South Carolina all in ONE season REGULARLY and still coming away either undefeated or only 1-2 loses... THEN you can talk...

UGA's 2013 schedule is going to include:
CLEMSON, FLORIDA, GEORGIA TECH, APPALACHIAN STATE, LSU, ALABAMA, AUBURN, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY and possibly ARKANSAS... ALL in one year...

Boise State plays a bunch of nobodies all year... So, it's a LOT easier to take your whole off season focusing and preparing for one or 2 big matchups against TCU (which is gone to a real conference) and like this year UGA, than to have to try to watch film and study and practice to prepare for 10 big matchups out of your 12 game season... Boise State is SUPPOSED to be prepared for that game (like the UGA game), while I promise you, UGA was not as focused on preparing for Boise State when they look at the schedule and see Florida, South Carolina, Auburn and GA Tech on there... Ya'll are 2nd rate...

LMAO at the SEC arrogance on display....so let me get this straight.....Boise is not in the same world with SEC schools even though they dominated the SEC East Champion....... And the reason Boise beat Georgia is because they had time to prepare for Georgia....but Georgia couldn't focus on Boise....even though it was both teams first game of the season!. Frankly, I like OldSchoolChevy's excuse where he says the BooDawgs were all just hung-over....must more succinct. As far as the SEC being better than the Pac-12.....you did know that the Pac-12 has beaten the SEC in head-to-head competition over the past decade? If the SEC schools aren't afraid of Boise then why won't they play Boise in a home-and-home series...........

[RandyWatson13]

Hawks keep ATL tradition alive of losing early in the playoffs.

Decades of consistency

Overpaid chumps

[rcsteiner]

Originally Posted by RandyWatson13

Hawks keep ATL tradition alive of losing early in the playoffs.

Decades of consistency

Overpaid chumps

To be fair, many teams rarely see the playoffs at all. Not that it helps when the Hawks lose, I'm sure.

[RandyWatson13]

Originally Posted by rcsteiner

To be fair, many teams rarely see the playoffs at all. Not that it helps when the Hawks lose, I'm sure.

[shivtim]

Just announced that next year Atlanta will host the NCAA division II and III basketball finals (in addition to the Division I final four). This is the first time any one city has hosted all of them at the same time. Should be a crazy weekend in early April.

[tonygeorgia]

Originally Posted by rcsteiner

To be fair, many teams rarely see the playoffs at all. Not that it helps when the Hawks lose, I'm sure.

True. At least all of our teams make it to the playoffs generally each year

[brownhornet]

Originally Posted by rcsteiner

To be fair, many teams rarely see the playoffs at all. Not that it helps when the Hawks lose, I'm sure.

They got beaten by a team full of senior citizens... Pathetic.

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[arjay57]

Atlanta sports fans are great. They stick by their teams through thick and thin.

[rcsteiner]

Originally Posted by brownhornet

They got beaten by a team full of senior citizens... Pathetic.

Don't you go knocking KG, now. I worshipped him when he was a Timberpuppy, and he's still pretty spry for an "old man".