Sporting News Magazine has released its annual list of top sports cities in the country with Pittsburgh taking the top spot. However, sports cities around the country have protested the announcement, saying that a playoff system is really the only way to truly name a champion. The full-list of sports cities who are not as good as Pittsburgh can be viewed in the latest edition of Sporting News Magazine or at this link.
“I can only name about 75 cities who even have a sports team” said Geneva Taylor, a geography teacher from Everett, Washington who doesn’t really care about sports but wanted to be interviewed so she can say she’s famous. “For us to be behind normal cities like Normal, Illinois, this is not accurate . There needs to be a playoff system so we really know who has the best sports city in the country.”
Supporters of a playoff system claim that a champion cannot be determined from computer rankings, and a playoff system would not only be exciting but would generate revenue for everyone involved. A 399-team bracket would make 64-team NCAA Basketball pools look miniature. Advocates of a playoff system state that the 399 cities listed give us a tease of what could have been with a massive bracket. A playoff system for 2009 would have pinned #399 Auburn, New York against #1 Pittsburgh in the first round, for example. “Anything can happen in one game” said James Taylor, the only person in Auburn who actually knows what sports is. Depending on how brackets played out, intriguing playoff matchups would have also included:
Troy (#104) vs. Troy (#398.)
Little Rock (#150) vs. Morehead (#173)
Cheney (#206) vs. Clinton (#212)
Detroit/Ann Abor/Ypsilanti (#10) vs. Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill (#17) vs. San Jose/Palo Alto/Santa Clara (#24)
Saint Louis (#30) vs. Louisville (#67)
Hershey (#317) vs. Kissimee (#304)
Salt Lake City (#19) vs. Stockton (#149)
Washington (#14) vs. Lincoln (#72)
State College (#48) vs. College Park (#64)
Greenville (#100) vs. Greeneville (#390)
Sunday, October 11, 2009
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