List: ESPN Names Pats Fans 11th Most Satisfied in Sports - New England Patriots Forums

Disco Volante · 04-23-2008, 04:22 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sport...franchiseRanks

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#11 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Last Year's Rank: 31
Title Track: 2
Ownership: 12
Coaching: 1
Players: 1
Fan Relations: 18
Affordability: 91
Stadium Experience: 35
Bang for the Buck: 12

Bill Belichick and Tom Brady aren't yet in the Pats' Hall of Fame (that honor belongs to a select dozen that includes Jim Lee Hunt and Babe Parilli), but given that they've amassed more Super Bowl titles than all but one coach/QB tandem in NFL history, a corner surely awaits. It may be hard to find, though. The Hall will be housed in the new retail megaplex known as Patriot Place. Located next to The Razor, it is more than 1.3 million square feet of shopping (Circuit City, Bed Bath & Beyond) and entertainment (a 14-screen deluxe movie theater). Patriots fans may never have to go home again. As for the museum that owner Bob Kraft built with $22 million of his own money? Visitors will be able to see all three of the team's Lombardis, but there's still no word on whether there will be a videotape library. -Eddie Matz

See folks, there is no Colts bias at ESPN. They just view them as the #1 undisputed ultimate sports franchise.

otis p. driftwood · 04-23-2008, 04:32 PM

How do the Colts get to be first? But even more...how do the Red Sox get to be so far down the list? I mean...Fenway. That's like a pilgrimage for baseball fans, not just Sox fans. I don't get it.
And how come we see so many Sox hats across the country, but no Ray hats or any other team?

ESPN is such a waste of time.

***PatsRI*** · 04-23-2008, 04:35 PM

Useless piece of drivel. Jax? the Sabres and Ducks of the NHL? it's meaningless.

BadMoFo · 04-23-2008, 05:02 PM

Did you even read the title of the rankings and what they're about? "Ultimate Standings: Fan Satisfaction Rankings"

This isn't saying anything about being the "BEST" team. It just says how satisfied the fans are, and if you've read some of the posts here, you'd understand that we're not satisfied.

It's a good thing, although we rank second in titles and first in players and coaching, we still expect more. Besides, I think the only reason we are not higher in these rankings is how expensive everything related to the Patriots is.

Wildo7 · 04-23-2008, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BadMoFo

Did you even read the title of the rankings and what they're about? "Ultimate Standings: Fan Satisfaction Rankings"

This isn't saying anything about being the "BEST" team. It just says how satisfied the fans are, and if you've read some of the posts here, you'd understand that we're not satisfied.

It's a good thing, although we rank second in titles and first in players and coaching, we still expect more. Besides, I think the only reason we are not higher in these rankings is how expensive everything related to the Patriots is.

My first reaction was to freak out but then I looked more carefully at the criteria and methodology and it makes sense. Colts fans have lower expectations, less media scrutinization of their players, cheaper tickets, dare I say a slightly better stadium atmosphere etc.

The only questionable aspect of the methodology is the fact that they don't weight how much fans care. If a midwesterner is asked about their team, of which they have no expectation, they might just say yeah , I'm satisfied. I'd argue that New Englanders are more passionate one way or another which can be both spoiled and dissatisfied but maybe more exciting and involving.

***Rob0729*** · 04-23-2008, 05:43 PM

You look deeper at their ratings and it has a lot to do with ticket price. The Pats even before their increase had one of the most expensive tickets in all of sports. I think only the Redskins were higher in the NFL. By contrast, the Colts keep their prices closer to the bottom of the league because of the economic climate in Indianapolis and the fact they can't sell out their games.

MrTibbs · 04-23-2008, 06:18 PM

Stupid article and waste of a webspace. How the hell can you measure almost half of the catergories listed? I mean be for real.........

Effort on the field?

Ownership honesty?

Fan relations?

Dump this lame thread..............

***BradyFTW!*** · 04-23-2008, 06:32 PM

Stuff like this is a large part of why ESPN sucks. Why even pretend that you can objectively rank teams on all of these arbitrary categories? Even if you could, what would be the point of trying to compare teams across sports? It just doesn't make sense on so many levels...

***BelichickFan*** · 04-23-2008, 06:33 PM

Ha, from the title I thought it must have been 11th best in the history of sports.

***Angry Man*** · 04-23-2008, 07:49 PM

This list reads like it was decided based off of throwing a bunch of darts at an board. How is the Minnesota Wild who have yet to win an Stanley Cup ahead of the Minnesota Twins who have won TWO World Series?