Troy makes the top 50

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-foo...fans-2015/

That's cool, but their chosen metrics have led to some odd results.

Hmmm... they separated Dallas and Fort Worth. If they're gonna do that Dallas should be completely off the list. There's not a single pro or college football team which exists within Dallas city limits.

So you're choosing the best cities for college football and basing it off of whether there are multiple sports teams in the town, the average ticket prices, and the number of sports bars. Yeah, that makes sense.


Methodology

In order to identify the best and worst cities for football fans, WalletHub analyzed 142 of the largest U.S. cities based on 11 key metrics, which are listed below with their corresponding weights. For our sample, we chose cities with at least one college or professional football team.

Number of NFL & College Football (FBS) Teams: 1
Performance Quality of Teams (No. of Wins/Total Games Played): 2
Note: Past three seasons’ averages for NFL and NCAA Division 1 FBS teams was used for this calculation.
Average Ticket Price for an NFL Game & Minimum Season Ticket Price for a College Football (FBS) Game: 2
Stadium Accessibility (City Population/Stadium Capacity): 0.5
Number of Championships Won: 1
Number of Division Championships Won: 0.5
Number of Sports Bars per Capita: 0.5
Fan Friendliness and Engagement per Capita (Number of Twitter Followers + Number of Facebook Likes): 1
Franchise Value (Team Estimated Value in $Million): 0.5
Note: For NFL teams only
Attendance (Average Home-Fan Attendance/Arena Capacity): 0.5
Note: For NFL teams only
Viewership Rankings (Percentage of Adults in Team's Market Who Have Watched, Listened to or Attended a Game in the Past 12 Months): 0.5
Note: For NFL teams only

#32, I'll take it.

(01-30-2015 03:52 PM)CajunAmos Wrote:  So you're choosing the best cities for college football and basing it off of whether there are multiple sports teams in the town, the average ticket prices, and the number of sports bars. Yeah, that makes sense.


Methodology

In order to identify the best and worst cities for football fans, WalletHub analyzed 142 of the largest U.S. cities based on 11 key metrics, which are listed below with their corresponding weights. For our sample, we chose cities with at least one college or professional football team.

Number of NFL & College Football (FBS) Teams: 1
Performance Quality of Teams (No. of Wins/Total Games Played): 2
Note: Past three seasons’ averages for NFL and NCAA Division 1 FBS teams was used for this calculation.
Average Ticket Price for an NFL Game & Minimum Season Ticket Price for a College Football (FBS) Game: 2
Stadium Accessibility (City Population/Stadium Capacity): 0.5
Number of Championships Won: 1
Number of Division Championships Won: 0.5
Number of Sports Bars per Capita: 0.5
Fan Friendliness and Engagement per Capita (Number of Twitter Followers + Number of Facebook Likes): 1
Franchise Value (Team Estimated Value in $Million): 0.5
Note: For NFL teams only
Attendance (Average Home-Fan Attendance/Arena Capacity): 0.5
Note: For NFL teams only
Viewership Rankings (Percentage of Adults in Team's Market Who Have Watched, Listened to or Attended a Game in the Past 12 Months): 0.5
Note: For NFL teams only

Multiple sports teams are not part of the methodology- multiple football teams are. Sports bars are worth including since having a choice where watch the local team(s) when they are on the road is important to many football fans. Like other best ratings, this one is somewhat subjective. One last thing, this list isn't rating the best college football cities, but the best football cities. At least it is a good off season topic.

Sun Belt cities listed:
Atlanta, GA #12
Boone, NC #32
Troy, AL #43
Statesboro, GA #51
Lafayette, LA #76
Monroe, LA #86
Jonesboro, AR #95
Moscow, ID #116
Las Cruces, NM #130
Mobile, AL #140

And we know Atlanta's No. 12 because it's home to Ga. State, right? Right?

I'm kidding. I'm not obsessed with Ga. State. I just can't pass up the obvious bad joke. Sorry.

(02-02-2015 07:05 PM)gsu95 Wrote:  And we know Atlanta's No. 12 because it's home to Ga. State, right? Right?

I'm kidding. I'm not obsessed with Ga. State. I just can't pass up the obvious bad joke. Sorry.

I was thinking it as well. Would have said it had you not beaten me to it.

(01-30-2015 01:25 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  Troy makes the top 50

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-foo...fans-2015/

Daaaaaam right.

San Marcos is 93. Ranked after Monroe. I call BS.

(02-06-2015 05:07 PM)slycat Wrote:  San Marcos is 93. Ranked after Monroe. I call BS.

Yeah, but you knew that before you clicked the link, right?

(02-06-2015 06:48 PM)bullitt_60 Wrote:  

(02-06-2015 05:07 PM)slycat Wrote:  San Marcos is 93. Ranked after Monroe. I call BS.

Yeah, but you knew that before you clicked the link, right?

Of course. Hadn't had a good complaint in a while.

Including NFL stats doesn't make any sense to me. IMO it ruins the ratings.

Of the current makeup of the SBC there are a couple places I'd like to go for game day.

I like Boone, and think that would be a great place to see a game, and for some reason, San Marcos interest me.

(02-09-2015 11:03 AM)Usajags Wrote:  Of the current makeup of the SBC there are a couple places I'd like to go for game day.

I like Boone, and think that would be a great place to see a game, and for some reason, San Marcos interest me.

As well it should my friend, as well it should . . . .

(02-06-2015 05:07 PM)slycat Wrote:  San Marcos is 93. Ranked after Monroe. I call BS.

Calling TROY a city...now THATs what I call BS.

And that's my alma mater. lol

(01-30-2015 02:53 PM)theothermav Wrote:  Hmmm... they separated Dallas and Fort Worth. If they're gonna do that Dallas should be completely off the list. There's not a single pro or college football team which exists within Dallas city limits.

smu is in dallas.

(02-09-2015 06:01 PM)UaLrRuLeS Wrote:  

(01-30-2015 02:53 PM)theothermav Wrote:  Hmmm... they separated Dallas and Fort Worth. If they're gonna do that Dallas should be completely off the list. There's not a single pro or college football team which exists within Dallas city limits.

smu is in dallas.

Since coming back from the Death Penalty, they're only SEMI-PRO now .... . .