Casey D Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 We top the list of 40 major league cities at USA Today. Can't seem to link the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talley56 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Here it s, and they put Detroit way too high IMO. I get the Lions are a perennial disappointment but the Red Wings and Pistons of the 80s should more than make up for that. http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/06/sad-depressing-miserable-sports-cities-2016-ranking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 uh oh. i posted this kind of stuff in the Cleveland winning the championship thread about how we were now going to be the top of these lists for many years and i got blasted by the homers. seems pretty obvious to me that no Bills fan should have been rooting for Cleveland because now we are the worst of the worst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Nah, Buffalo by their definition has one major league team. The Bills. Hockey is not included, although the Sabres suck and tanking IMO is not a way to build........ The Bills, have a rabid fanbase, like the Sabres. The Bills have sucked the entire 21 century. But try getting a walk up opening day game ticket. Pats ticket or possibly any ticket before the annual elimination game. You won't there gone and will be because Bills fans Are well Bills fans. Unswayed by decades of suck. And that means something to us. I submit teams, and city's like tampon Bay, Jackville, and the Dolphins all in the uninspiring state of Florida easily can take the spot the Bills were ranked. Unless the misery index is simply the single metric used for this journalistic masterpiece. This is click bait and a tiresome annual Ranking. I miss the Braves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 People and things can only affect you if you let them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey D Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 People and things can only affect you if you let them. No worries. It's just nice to have our suffering recognized. Badge of honor for the fan base given its loyalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 (edited) We have gone through hell, but we recently had a multi-billionaire buy both teams and pour money into the city. Its really the best its been around here in a while. Edited June 24, 2016 by TheTruthHurts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 That seems to be the topic du jour. I saw a clip of some smug !@#$ on Sportscenter going on about how miserable Buffalo sports fans are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradobillsfan Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 when I see a bills or sabres hat walking the other way at the airport I'll spin around and chase them down for a high-five and lets go buff a lo wouldn't trade it for anything in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 No worries. It's just nice to have our suffering recognized. Badge of honor for the fan base given its loyalty. You consider that nice? I consider it annoyingly smug and condescending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I'll just say I'm very happy for Cleveland. The losing just makes the winning feel that much better, and it will come. Some day..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I tweeted the author, pointing out that our pro sports culture is better than Atlanta, and that with Jack and Terry this town has a lot to be excited for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 (edited) No worries. It's just nice to have our suffering recognized. Badge of honor for the fan base given its loyalty.I tend to agree. Part of being depressing is the close calls and the disappointment. It is very similar to Cleveland. When fan bases that care get to the top of the mountain it's so much sweeter (and more memorable) than when teams like the Florida Marlins win. Everyone respects our fan base. We've been as disappointed as anyone. Our letdowns havent deterred the dedication and when we get ours it will be just as nice. Edited June 24, 2016 by Kirby Jackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridge Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Nah, Buffalo by their definition has one major league team. It always amazes me when people decide to create their own definitions and expect everyone to live by them. Hockey is one of the major professional sports. It's part of the big four. It may get the lowest ratings, have a terrible TV contract, but it's a major sport. Let's dispel this myth that it is not because you don't want it to be. I HATE the NHL, and the way they go about marketing and running their league but it's a major sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 It always amazes me when people decide to create their own definitions and expect everyone to live by them. Hockey is one of the major professional sports. It's part of the big four. It may get the lowest ratings, have a terrible TV contract, but it's a major sport. Let's dispel this myth that it is not because you don't want it to be. I HATE the NHL, and the way they go about marketing and running their league but it's a major sport. I would say kind of. It is a regional sport and the ratings reflect that. The Stanley Cup averaged less than 4M viewers. By comparison, it is roughly the equivalent of your average Monday Night Raw episode. That's roughly 1/3 of the people watching the Indianapolis 500. The reality is the NHL is LIGHT YEARS from the other leagues. I'm a hockey fan but they aren't on equal footing with the other 3 leagues. You can't have 10% of the people watching and consider yourself an equal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Who gives a rats ass??? Let's go Buffalo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Nah, Buffalo by their definition has one major league team. The Bills. Hockey is not included, although the Sabres suck and tanking IMO is not a way to build........ The Bills, have a rabid fanbase, like the Sabres. The Bills have sucked the entire 21 century. But try getting a walk up opening day game ticket. Pats ticket or possibly any ticket before the annual elimination game. You won't there gone and will be because Bills fans Are well Bills fans. Unswayed by decades of suck. And that means something to us. I submit teams, and city's like tampon Bay, Jackville, and the Dolphins all in the uninspiring state of Florida easily can take the spot the Bills were ranked. Unless the misery index is simply the single metric used for this journalistic masterpiece. This is click bait and a tiresome annual Ranking. I miss the Braves! BPA - The Bucs won the SB in 2002, won the Stanley Cup after, were one series away from the Stanley Cup this year, went to it last year and just a few years ago went to the World Series. I'll grant you the fan base is more loyal in Buffalo, but Tampa has produced some good teams over the years. The attendance has been poor since Gruden was fired, but the Lightning have decent attendance and it's hard to maintain attendance in the Rays as so many games are during the workday, and the Trop is a big stadium. I think you'll see decent attendance this year at Bucs games as there is some excitement again in the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Finding it hard to give a flying F. WNY rules. (Though I have been told by many here that being from ROC, I don't count as a WNYer. Which is obviously ridiculous.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 BPA - The Bucs won the SB in 2002, won the Stanley Cup after, were one series away from the Stanley Cup this year, went to it last year and just a few years ago went to the World Series. I'll grant you the fan base is more loyal in Buffalo, but Tampa has produced some good teams over the years. The attendance has been poor since Gruden was fired, but the Lightning have decent attendance and it's hard to maintain attendance in the Rays as so many games are during the workday, and the Trop is a big stadium. I think you'll see decent attendance this year at Bucs games as there is some excitement again in the team. I didn't mean to put Tampa Bay teams records as being worse than Buffalo. But the nature of the demographics here, and the huge Snowbird population create a situation of a smaller less passionate/interested/seasonal fanbase. You can go to a Bucs game easily. when the Bills were Playing a few years back. It seemed like at least a third of the stadium were Bills fans. I don't think the game was close to a sellout. Unless someone is born here life long fans are hard to come by. The Rays attendence unless a powerhouse team is here is at times laughable. Day game or not. I see more people chatting someone up with a Bills/Sabres hat on than say a Bucs/Bolts. Their misery index is better than Buffalo but I see way less people that Could care less about Tampa's pro teams. Unlike WNY where the fanbase is rabid. The article seemed to only use a won loss record as the main theme in their rankings. I guess for anyone not a Bills fan it would seem fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-8 Forever? Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 well, whatever. if the Bills excel, then they'll have a 'best teams in the worst places' and the Bills will be #1 again. just let it go. there is no hope for this kind of poll. Jimmy Griffin and his abysmal handling of the Blizzard of '77 permanently entrenched WNY's national "suck" image and ensured WNY is the national media's example #1 of winter in the US. what's done is done. go bills. it's just us guys. no one else will support the Bills or the area. don't expect the love anytime soon. go bills. go win some games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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