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I wish there were a little more differentiation between the reds. I'm guessing SE Texas is Tampa?
Edit: re: NFL Fandom map. I also wonder how different something like this would have looked if snapshots were taken in different decades. Obviously Facebook wasn't around, but I'd imagine that you'd see Green Bay all over the place in the '60s, Pittsburgh even more prevalent in the '70s, etc. I wonder how far the 49ers' influence would have spread even in the '80s? Would be an interesting indication of 'East Coast Bias', I'm sure. |
Pretty sure that's Houston. (Both in location and fandom.)
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Duh. I'm smart. S-M-R-T.
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Hehe. Poor Jets. They get exactly 1 county.
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I wonder what the population density in that Alaska Chiefs aberration is. I think I also remarked the last time this was posted on how that map makes the Jets' fanbase look like the smallest in the NFL.
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One of the things I've been told and observed is the large number of Federal employees and military who cycle their careers through the DC area and become Washington football fans while they are working/based in the area. Thus Washington becomes their hometown team because they lack a true hometown. |
I'm not so sure I buy that. I think a lot of the rank and file are originally from here (and many are black - see your Cowboys point above), and those that aren't don't necessarily shake their prior allegiances. Immigrants that settle in the area and begin following the sport? Maybe. Representatives and staff who stay for a bit then go back home? Doubtful. Or at the least overstated. Especially given the past 20 years, where they've pretty much sucked.
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The best tattoo in the world. Especially if you love to lift weights.
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The Chiefs probably have a wider fan base than the Redskins, but they don't own their stadium, they don't have a deep season ticket base and they don't have a long list of lobbyists and the like that pay big money for suites. Hence the lower value. I'm not even sure the width and breadth of the Cowboys fan base even helps their value that much -- aren't merchandise revenues split evenly with the the league? I think teams only get to keep the lion's share of merchandise revenue for items they sell themselves. |
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I worked for a big law firm in DC in 2002, while the Redskins were in the middle of a very mediocre stretch. And I was amazed at how hot the tickets were. There's a lot of money in that town, and there's a lot of lobbying/client recruitment, and Redskins tickets and/or boxes were definitely a status thing in that world. The quality of the team was secondary; getting to reward good clients with some sweet tickets was the thing. It may be the same way in other big cities, but it certainly surprised me coming from a small market. |
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I know they own FedEx, but as stadiums go I can't imagine it is THAT valuable. It's pretty widely disparaged around here as being a crappy experience to a) get to and b) actually watch a game in. But then I guess I'd be hard-pressed to list the other teams which actually own their stadiums. Recently the "incredible ticket base" has come under some fire too; fans who have given up their tickets, others repeatedly being mail-bombed that they are next in line (some who already gave up their tickets, others who weren't even on the list at all). They also removed a large chunk of seats for a "party deck" which was seen more of a way to save face because demand was going down and they might be in jeopardy of not selling those seats. I mean, they're still selling out, but I don't think the base is what it once was or what it has been advertised to be. RG3 may change that, but I think it's eroded with years of questionable management (Snyder, Vinnie). |
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To my knowledge the only teams that own their own stadiums are the Redskins and the Patriots. Green Bay is technically not owned by the team, but that's a unique situation. |
I guess I'll concede this one. I just hate that it can be the case for an organization that can basically poo on their average fans because it has the greatest ability to court the rich.
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Well, more & more I think the "average fan" is "the rich". |
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He didn't skip leg day at least |
The piercing may be real, but that tat isn't since the bottom of his cross is somehow behind the tat.
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From the interwebs it seems like the trending theory is hoax by WB, but you never know. |
please let it be a prank
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Best explanation I saw: it is a viral tie-in to the new "Entourage" movie. I could totally see one of the guys supposedly being a producer for a Wonder Twins movie (remember, the main actor guy was Aquaman). |
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 An early birthday gift from my girlfriend. |
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And I say it's a good thing that you're willing to share with us your fondness for sex toys. Live your dream! |
I was going to make a silly little "cool but the blast looks kindof like a plastic q-tip" joke but I feel a little bad about that after Quik went there
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Both quality additions. Two thumbs up
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Wow. I can't believe the JPMorgan one is real
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Doesn't Jennifer Love Hewitt kinda look like a guy here?
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Is that fat long haired Donnie Osmond?
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it's Jeff Beck
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Eddie Van Halen?
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That implies the Jags have a trophy |
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 Not sure if this belongs in here or in the Steam thread. |
guy paints a replica of the super bowl field (and rose bowl too) every year in his front yard. |
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