Sporting News: Best Sports cities: KC ranked #42

[Deberg_1990]

http://aol.sportingnews.com/sport/story/2011-10-04/best-sports-cities-the-list-from-1-to-271



It's more than just championships.

Sporting News’ Best Sports Cities rankings, which look at the 12 months from summer 2010 to summer 2011, are based on point values assigned to

various categories, including but not limited to, won-lost records, postseason appearances, applicable power ratings, number of teams and attendance.

The list:
1. Dallas-Ft. Worth

2. Boston

3. Philadelphia

4. Chicago + Evanston

5. New York

6. Pittsburgh

7. Atlanta

8. Los Angeles

9. Miami

10. Tampa + St. Petersburg

11. Detroit + Ann Arbor

+ Ypsilanti

12. Washington

13. San Jose + Palo Alto

+ Santa Clara

14. Minneapolis + St. Paul

15. San Francisco

16. Nashville

17. San Diego

18. Phoenix + Tempe

19. Indianapolis

20. Denver + Boulder

21. Cincinnati

22. New Orleans

23. Raleigh + Durham

+ Chapel Hill

24. Houston

25. Oakland + Berkeley

26. Oklahoma City + Norman

27. St. Louis

28. Salt Lake City + Provo

29. Baltimore

30. Vancouver

31. Anaheim

32. Seattle

33. Green Bay

34. Orlando

35. Memphis

36. Columbus

37. Toronto

38. Milwaukee

39. San Antonio

40. Portland

41. Buffalo

42. Kansas City

43. Montreal

44. Jacksonville

45. Cleveland

46. Calgary

47. Charlotte

48. Ottawa

49. Sacramento

50. Edmonton



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[Reaper16]

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[lcarus]

So we're the #42 best sports city, but the #1 best tailgating/stadium experience in the NFL according to some publications?

......K

[mnchiefsguy]

Is Ann Arbor really that close to Detroit...if that is case, shouldn't Lawerence, Columbia, and Springfield be considered with KC? This list is a joke.

[mnchiefsguy]

And KC is a much better sports town the MPLS/St. Paul.

[vailpass]

So we're the #42 best sports city, but the #1 best tailgating/stadium experience in the NFL according to some publications?

......K


And KC is a much better sports town the MPLS/St. Paul.

:spock:

[loochy]

So we're the #42 best sports city, but the #1 best tailgating/stadium experience in the NFL according to some publications?

......K

There is more to the term "sports" than NFL tailgating.

[Fish]

"Rankings" like these are completely pointless....

[mnchiefsguy]

vailpass, I lived in MPLS/STPaul for almost ten years, and there are almost as many Wisconsin and Packer fans there as there are Gopher and Vikings fans. While they do love their Vikings, I would put the passion KC has for the Chiefs significantly ahead of their support of the Vikes. Just my opinion.

[vailpass]

vailpass, I lived in MPLS/STPaul for almost ten years, and there are almost as many Wisconsin and Packer fans there as there are Gopher and Vikings fans. While they do love their Vikings, I would put the passion KC has for the Chiefs significantly ahead of their support of the Vikes. Just my opinion.

Yeah MSP is very nice, I spent a summer in uptown years ago. Strong music and art scene, great bars and restaurants. Top-notch school system.
I was more thinking how many does KC NHL draw? College sports? Baseball?

[Rooster]

Is Ann Arbor really that close to Detroit...if that is case, shouldn't Lawerence, Columbia, and Springfield be considered with KC? This list is a joke.

30 minute drive from the airport.

[ChiTown]

#42 sounds a little too high. Also, I can bullshit on this list. Where is Winnipeg?

[loochy]

#42 sounds a little too high. Also, I can bullshit on this list. Where is Winnipeg?

It's in southeastern Manitoba.

[vailpass]

#42 sounds a little too high. Also, I can bullshit on this list. Where is Winnipeg?

LMAO

[mnchiefsguy]

Yeah MSP is very nice, I spent a summer in uptown years ago. Strong music and art scene, great bars and restaurants. Top-notch school system.
I was more thinking how many does KC NHL draw? College sports? Baseball?

NHL would be in favor of MPLS, no doubt. Once they got a team back, they are rabid about the Wild. College Sports...the gophers languished in football attendance the years I lived there, they would put 30-40 thousand in the metrodome on a good Saturday. Attendance for football has gone up though since they got their new stadium..but it only hold 50,000, and the football team is very, very bad, so I don't know if they will be able to keep attendence up.

College BBall does okay, although the barn does not have a very large capacity. College Hockey actually is actually the second leading revenue generator for the Gophers, and college hockey in the state overall is followed closer than a lot of other sports.

Baseball was about even till the Twins starting winning in the last 6-7 years. Plus they have a new ball park too. If the Royals were to win for a 6-7 period at the rate the Twins have, I think the Royals would beat them in attendance.

[loochy]

LMAO

always remember, the first three letters of winnipeg are WIN

[Dragonocho]

Sabotagi is #42 also. Are they saying....?

[vailpass]

always remember, the first three letters of winnipeg are WIN

:D

There are a couple pro hockey guys that live kind of out where I do. All last year they were praying to God their team would not be sold to Winnipeg because they said it was such a shit hole especially compared to where they are now.

[lcarus]

There is more to the term "sports" than NFL tailgating.

Yeah but you'd think our love and tradition for our football team would make us a little better "sports city". Especially considering how our team has been mediocre at best, and how many times we've sold that stadium out over the years. I'm not saying we should be top 10 or anything, but I think 42 is too low.

Also consider our city hosts Big 12 championship games.

[Rooster]

Yeah but you'd think our love and tradition for our football team would make us a little better "sports city". Especially considering how our team has been mediocre at best, and how many times we've sold that stadium out over the years. I'm not saying we should be top 10 or anything, but I think 42 is too low.

Also consider our city hosts Big 12 championship games.

The Kangaroos need to take it up a notch to move up. :D

[DaKCMan AP]

8. Los Angeles

9. Miami

10. Tampa + St. Petersburg




LMAO

[HemiEd]

Whoever wrote this, has an axe to grind with KC. He must still have the red ass over the Kings moving to Sacramento and must be a hockey lover.

ROFL, there are at least 15 ranked ahead of KC that are an utter joke.

Columbus? Memphis? Orlando? Ok City? Salt Lake? Anaheim? Raleigh-Durham?

This article is a fucking joke.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Anybody that has Miami and Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg anywhere near the top 30, let alone the top 10, is a joke. Those cities have by far the worst fans in baseball and bottom 5-10 fans in football.

[Reaper16]

Also consider our city hosts Big 12 championship games.
Not for long it doesn't.

[listopencil]

Best Sports Magazines:

246. Sporting News


Yup. TSN is a rag.

[Bugeater]

Miami in the top 10? What a fucking joke.

[lcarus]

We're 2 spots ahead of JACKSONVILLE for christ sake

[ChiefsCountry]

Its not about fans, its about how well the teams do in their city.

[Fish]

For future reference, I've created a universal template for responding to these types of threads...

WHAT??!!?? Bullshit!

Don't they know that [Insert local city here] has [Insert local sports attribute that brings pride] that makes [Insert name of higher ranking city that you know little about here] look like a town full of pussy idiots. What they hell do they know? There's no way that [Insert name of higher ranking city that you know little about here] is better than [Insert local city here]. This must have been created by a [Insert name of higher ranking city that you know little about here] fan. What a joke..

[DaKCMan AP]

Its not about fans, its about how well the teams do in their city.

One of their criterion is attendance.

[Rain Man]

WHAT??!!?? Bullshit!

Don't they know that Kansas City has football that makes Buffalo look like a town full of pussy idiots. What they hell do they know? There's no way that Buffalo is better than Kansas City. This must have been created by a Buffalo fan. What a joke..

[Fish]

And efficiency skyrockets!

[-King-]

WHAT??!!?? Bullshit!

Don't they know that Kansas City has football that makes Buffalo look like a town full of pussy idiots. What they hell do they know? There's no way that Buffalo is better than Kansas City. This must have been created by a Buffalo fan. What a joke..


Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.

Rain Man cursed! *gasp*
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[Ugly Duck]

OAKLAND..... #25!

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[L.A. Chieffan]

U guys beat Montreal at least.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

A ranking of best sports cities should measure the fans' support of the teams.

A ranking of most successful sports cities should measure the actual, you know, success.

Mixing the two makes little sense. Miami might be the worst sports city in North America.

[kcpasco]

Atlanta at 7?

Really

[loochy]

Atlanta at 7?

Really

Yes, really.

[whoman69]

http://aol.sportingnews.com/sport/story/2011-10-04/best-sports-cities-the-list-from-1-to-271



It's more than just championships.

Sporting News’ Best Sports Cities rankings, which look at the 12 months from summer 2010 to summer 2011, are based on point values assigned to:

various categories, including but not limited to, won-lost records, postseason appearances, applicable power ratings, number of teams and attendance.





These two statements don't go together. 3 of 5 categories all have to do with winning, so really its nothing more than winning. It also doesn't state if attendance is tied to market size.

[jd1020]

How is Tampa ranked so high? Holy shit.

[ChiefsCountry]

How is Tampa ranked so high? Holy shit.

Rays made the playoffs.
Bucs finished 10-6.
Lighting reached the conference finals.

[kcxiv]

Sac should probalby be higher, i know they only have the Basketball team, but they sell out every fucking game even if they have a shitty ass team.

[jd1020]

Rays made the playoffs.
Bucs finished 10-6.
Lighting reached the conference finals.

Ya... the Rays get like 3000 people to come to their games until they make the playoffs. The Buccaneers were #31 in average attendance last year and the Lightning were 18th. Tampa is hardly a sports city.

[Rain Man]

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.

Rain Man cursed! *gasp*
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See the post two before mine. I was just testing the concept, which works quite well.