The 12 Major League teams running out of fans...

• BR1986FB

  Well looks who's #1...Dolan you piece o' crap
  
  http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ys-247wallstreet-pro_teams_losing_fans_091511
• Sonofanump

  Negative internetz to you!
• Iliketurtles

  

  6 out of the top 7 are baseball teams and the first 5 are baseball thats even worse.
  
  As for the Lions and Bucs I feel like they don't belong on that list and they will start to get fans because the teams are going to be doing better. I'd say the only NFL team I would ever think of putting on a list like this is the Raiders(yes I know they are there at 12).
• Skyhook79

  

  BR1986FB;898493 wrote:Well looks who's #1...Dolan you piece o' crap
  
  http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ys-247wallstreet-pro_teams_losing_fans_091511

  
  I wouldn't worry too much , the Cavs will replace them as #1 in a couple of years.
• Azubuike24

  

  Iliketurtles;898523 wrote:6 out of the top 7 are baseball teams and the first 5 are baseball thats even worse.
  
  As for the Lions and Bucs I feel like they don't belong on that list and they will start to get fans because the teams are going to be doing better. I'd say the only NFL team I would ever think of putting on a list like this is the Raiders(yes I know they are there at 12).

  The key is LOSING fans. It's not ranking teams already in bad shape (although many of them are). The premise of the article, was to look at a 10-year span and see the drastic difference. Clearly, in 2001 the Indians were at the height of their popularity and at the tail-end of a very competitive, popular time. It's no shock that combined with their current demise and things coming back to earth a bit that their percentage is going to be the highest. With the Raiders, they make the list because they have slowly dropped in popularity since the 80's and 90's, but compared to other franchises (Jaguars, Panthers, Texans, Bengals, some others), they are still similar. Those teams just never really had the high numbers to result in a drastic drop-off. What I find interesting however, is teams like the Lions, Pirates and a few others have been historically bad, were back in 2000 and have still managed to drop in percentage since then.
  
  However, given the structure of the NFL, I find it hard to believe any NFL team is going to really be in the bad shape that some of the bottom-feeding baseball franchises are in. It's just too popular and too much league-run instead of franchise-run to really become as bad as say the Pirates or Marlins.
• like_that

  

  Skyhook79;898547 wrote:I wouldn't worry too much , the Cavs will replace them as #1 in a couple of years.

  lol, you just won't give up. When the lakers don't make the playoffs for a couple years, then we will see the fraud you and every other lakers fan is.
• Skyhook79

  

  like_that;898562 wrote:lol, you just won't give up. When the lakers don't make the playoffs for a couple years, then we will see the fraud you and every other lakers fan is.

  Considering the Lakers have only missed the playoffs 5 times in their 60+yr history you might have to wait a while to get your answer.
  Now waiting for COA to chime in.
• like_that

  

  Skyhook79;898574 wrote:Considering the Lakers have only missed the playoffs 5 times in their 60+yr history you might have to wait a while to get your answer.
  Now waiting for COA to chime in.

  It will come soon, and I will be sure to keep an eye on how many Lakers fans there will be. I am sure you will bandwagon to the clippers though.
• Iliketurtles

  

  Azubuike24;898548 wrote:The key is LOSING fans. It's not ranking teams already in bad shape (although many of them are). The premise of the article, was to look at a 10-year span and see the drastic difference. Clearly, in 2001 the Indians were at the height of their popularity and at the tail-end of a very competitive, popular time. It's no shock that combined with their current demise and things coming back to earth a bit that their percentage is going to be the highest. With the Raiders, they make the list because they have slowly dropped in popularity since the 80's and 90's, but compared to other franchises (Jaguars, Panthers, Texans, Bengals, some others), they are still similar. Those teams just never really had the high numbers to result in a drastic drop-off. What I find interesting however, is teams like the Lions, Pirates and a few others have been historically bad, were back in 2000 and have still managed to drop in percentage since then.
  
  However, given the structure of the NFL, I find it hard to believe any NFL team is going to really be in the bad shape that some of the bottom-feeding baseball franchises are in. It's just too popular and too much league-run instead of franchise-run to really become as bad as say the Pirates or Marlins.

  I understand what the article is about. What I meant is say if they did this list in the next 5 or 10 years again I don't think the Bucs or Lions would be on it but the Raiders still would be(only because I don't think Al Davis will die by then) and they probably would be the only NFL team on it.
  
  I agree with you though it is interesting to see the Lions and Pirates on this list especially the Pirates they have been losing for 20 years now lol.