Boston the best sports city of all time?

[Jim Gray]

^^I'm really sorry that you're insulted, but I think you may be insulting a few people as well. I'm not one of them, so I won't argue with you, but I know there are people who would in Dallas. Just saying.

Well I'm not really insulted, just making a point that I'm proud of my city in it's own right and feel absolutely no connection to Dallas (other than flying through DFW every couple of weeks)

[Landshark]

As I said, SMU (or maybe Baylor) would be the local university for Dallas.  I'm sure there are UT fans in Dallas (just as there are UF fans in Miami), but UT is not really Dallas' local team.

edit: TCU is also within the DFW metroplex.

SMU is in Dallas and TCU is in Fort Worth if I'm not mistaken.  If anything, those two should be considered the Dallas colleges.   

UT, however, has a huge fan base and it wouldn't surprise me if a large number of them reside in the Dallas area.

[Spider-Dan]

Well, to use an analogy, Arkansas and Oklahoma are both "Dallas Cowboys country," but that doesn't mean that Tulsa gets to claim credit for 5 Super Bowls.

So in the context of "best sports city," Dallas does not get to claim credit for UT's wins.

[Pappy13]

Well I'm not really insulted, just making a point that I'm proud of my city in it's own right and feel absolutely no connection to Dallas (other than flying through DFW every couple of weeks)

Full disclosure:  I talked to a few of my UT friends and while they love UT, they agreed with you that it's not a DALLAS school. They were not offended by your comments, in fact they agreed with you. I stand corrected.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

I was just curious if Dallas was "UT country", kind of like how the Red Sox are generally supported in a geographic area versus just Boston.

I would include Conn as being part of Red Sox nation but it when the lady Huskies win a basketball tournament it doesn't get credited as a win for Boston. 

[MaineDolFan]

I guess...except the area of CT that Uconn is actually in is really more Yankee land than Red Sox land. 

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

I guess...except the area of CT that Uconn is actually in is really more Yankee land than Red Sox land. 

Okay fair enough...but NYC doesn't get credit for it either.  I wouldn't count a UMASS Amherst victory either towards Boston either and that is solidly in Red Sox territory. 

[TonyB0D]

I guess...except the area of CT that Uconn is actually in is really more Yankee land than Red Sox land. 

no it's not!  it was when i first moved up here (2002), but since then, with new england's decade of dominance, the greater hartford area now has definitely swung towards the boston teams more.

[masterfins]

^^^So it's a "Fairweather Johnson" region.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

^^^^ You get that in boarder areas.  Dolphins win the SB and Orlando will be Dolphin country.  Bucs win the superbowl and Orlando is Bucs territory.  If both teams are doing well or both are crap its mixed.  Right?   

[Phishfan]

Orlando has always been mixed with Bucs & Dolphins fans. I don't think Orlando is a good example. There is quite a bit of mouthing between the two factions (usually good natured though). CF is about the only person I know personally that has any real affection for the other side if I can call it that.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

^^^And Hartford has always been a mix between Yankees and Red Sox.  When the Sox are doing well you see more folks wearing Sox clothing, flags in front of houses etc than Yankee.  When the Yankees are doing well reverse that.

I don't think the total numbers change that much from year to year, but who puts on the bigger display does.     

[masterfins]

^^^And Hartford has always been a mix between Yankees and Red Sox.  When the Sox are doing well you see more folks wearing Sox clothing, flags in front of houses etc than Yankee.  When the Yankees are doing well reverse that.

I don't think the total numbers change that much from year to year, but who puts on the bigger display does.     

Good points.  The numbers of the diehard fans don't change, however, if you have a very succesful team then it also brings out the bandwagoners and part-time fans.