It's quiet, too quiet...

[billybud]

You'd be surprised about pro football fans traveling. I see a ton of visiting fans here in the northeast.

Maybe in the northeast....but not in the south...You won't see RV's full of Miami folks pulling into lots at Atlanta...or even Jacksonville.

Heck, very, very few Jaguar season ticket holders live in Tallahassee...and you never, ever, see Jag stickers on a car...

 

[billybud]

Pro football is really not a deep south "thing"..... pro football seems to be more northern and urban in feel.

Pittsburgh loves its Steelers more than they love Pitt...New York really doesn't have a college team, New England is a pro area....I think that the Bulldogs have more support in Georgia than does the Atlanta pro team. Only New Orleans seems to carry their area comparable to the local team (LSU).

Tallahasssee, Orlando, Macon, Birmingham, Knoxville, etc...have no feel for pro football.

 

[ctchamps]

Pro football is really not a deep south "thing"..... pro football seems to be more northern and urban in feel.

Pittsburgh loves its Steelers more than they love Pitt...New York really doesn't have a college team, New England is a pro area....I think that the Bulldogs have more support in Georgia than does the Atlanta pro team. Only New Orleans seems to carry their area comparable to the local team (LSU).

Tallahasssee, Orlando, Macon, Birmingham, Knoxville, etc...have no feel for pro football.

It's about sustained winning. Nothing else. Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys were southern teams that drew well and had attention.

 

[husky91]

I think Pro dominates everywhere when the team is good. College is more of a consistent high energy, but for example if lSU is real good and Saints 2 Saints will dominate interest of state.

Maybe not in places as much like Alabama or South Carolina where no pro teams in state and fragmented rooting interests.

Pro football is really not a deep south "thing"..... pro football seems to be more northern and urban in feel.

Pittsburgh loves its Steelers more than they love Pitt...New York really doesn't have a college team, New England is a pro area....I think that the Bulldogs have more support in Georgia than does the Atlanta pro team. Only New Orleans seems to carry their area comparable to the local team (LSU).

Tallahasssee, Orlando, Macon, Birmingham, Knoxville, etc...have no feel for pro football.