BG rated #91 by Sporting News in best sports cities

[BGSU33]

1. Boston
2. Philadelphia
3. Detroit
4. Miami
5. Los Angeles- Anaheim
6. Houston
7. Baltimore- Washington
8. Dallas- Fort Worth
9. Atlanta
10. New York- New Jersey
11. Minneapolis-St. Paul
12. Phoenix
13. Denver
14. Oakland-San Francisco-San Jose
15. Chicago
16. Seattle
17. Indianapolis
18. Pittsburgh
19. St. Louis
20. San Diego
21. Cincinnati
22. San Antonio
23. Raleigh-Durham- Chapel Hill, N.C.
24. Salt Lake City
25. Nashville
26. Memphis
27. New Orleans
28. Charlotte
29. Cleveland
30. Buffalo
31. Milwaukee
32. Sacramento
33. Columbus
34. Jacksonville
35. Orlando
36. Kansas City
37. Green Bay
38. Toronto
39. Portland
40. Montreal
41. Ottawa
42. Calgary
43. Vancouver
44. Edmonton
45. Norman, Okla.
46. Louisville, Ky.
47. Austin, Texas
48. Lubbock, Texas
49. Iowa City, Iowa
50. Auburn, Ala.
51. Knoxville, Tenn.
52. Blacksburg, Va.
53. Lansing-East Lansing, Mich.
54. Stillwater, Okla.
55. Morgantown, W.Va.
56. Madison, Wis.
57. Storrs, Conn.
58. Gainesville, Fla.
59. Albuquerque, N.M.
60. College Station, Texas
61. Baton Rouge, La.
62. Tucson, Ariz.
63. Athens, Ga.
64. Charlottesville, Va.
65. Syracuse, N.Y.
66. Corvallis, Ore.
67. Champaign, Ill.
68. College Park, Md.
69. Tuscaloosa, Ala.
70. South Bend, Ind.
71. El Paso, Texas
72. Lawrence, Kan.
73. Winston-Salem, N.C.
74. Tallahassee, Fla.
75. Boise, Idaho
76. Fresno, Calif.
77. Fayetteville, Ark.
78. Ames, Iowa
79. Clemson, S.C.
80. Columbia, S.C.
81. West Lafayette, Ind.
82. Toledo, Ohio
83. Eugene, Ore.
84. Lexington, Ky.
85. Manhattan, Kan.
86. Laramie, Wyo.
87. Pullman, Wash.
88. Lincoln, Neb.
89. Columbia, Mo.
90. Starkville, Miss.
91. BOWLING GREEN, OHIO
92. Colorado Springs, Colo.
93. Reno, Nev.
94. Honolulu
95. Oxford, Ohio
96. Bloomington, Ind.
97. Oxford, Miss.
98. Birmingham, Ala.
99. Las Vegas, Nev.
100. New Brunswick- Piscataway, N.J.
101. Logan, Utah
102. De Kalb, Ill.
103. Lafayette, La.
104. Ruston, La.
105. Annapolis, Md.
106. State College, Pa.
107. Fort Collins, Colo.
108. Tulsa, Okla.
109. Athens, Ohio
110. Akron, Ohio
111. Waco, Texas
112. Hattiesburg, Miss.
113. Murfreesboro, Tenn.
114. Kent, Ohio
115. Kalamazoo, Mich.
116. Denton, Texas
117. Muncie, Ind.
118. Troy, Ala.
119. Jonesboro, Ark.
120. Huntington, W.Va.
121. Greenville, N.C.
122. Las Cruces, N.M.
123. Mount Pleasant, Mich.
124. Moscow, Idaho
125. Monroe, La.
126. West Point, N.Y.
127. Richmond, Va.
128. Dayton, Ohio
129. Providence, R.I.
130. Norfolk, Va.
131. Spokane, Wash.
132. Stockton, Calif.
133. Carbondale, Ill.
134. Burlington, Vt.
135. Omaha, Neb.
136. Charleston, S.C.
137. Cedar Falls, Iowa
138. Rochester, N.Y.
139. Wichita, Kan.
140. Worcester, Mass.
141. Moraga, Calif.
142. Oklahoma City
143. Springfield, Mo.
144. Lewisburg, Pa.
145. Bowling Green, Ky.
146. Fort Wayne, Ind.
147. Davidson, N.C.
148. Rock Hill, S.C.
149. Hempstead, N.Y.
150. Fullerton, Calif.
151. Normal, Ill.
152. Little Rock, Ark.
153. Niagara, N.Y.
154. Peoria, Ill.
155. Chattanooga, Tenn.
156. Des Moines, Iowa
157. Hammond, La.
158. Scranton/Wilkes- Barre, Pa.
159. Richmond, Ky.
160. Wilmington, N.C.
161. Princeton, N.J.
162. Amherst, Mass.
163. Murray, Ky.
164. Albany, N.Y.
165. Corpus Christi, Texas
166. Lawrenceville, N.J.
167. Evansville, Ind.
168. Missoula, Mont.
169. Terre Haute, Ind.
170. Natchitoches, La.
171. Fairfield, Conn.
172. Irvine, Calif.
173. Cookeville, Tenn.
174. Greensboro, N.C.
175. Statesboro, Ga.
176. Boone, N.C.
177. Jersey City, N.J.
178. Beaumont, Texas
179. Huntsville, Texas
180. Cape Girardeau, Mo.
181. Teaneck, N.J.
182. Dover, Del.
183. Itta Bena, Miss.
184. Binghamton, N.Y.
185. Greenville, S.C.
186. Valparaiso, Ind.
187. Boiling Springs, N.C.
188. Spartanburg, S.C.
189. Santa Barbara, Calif.
190. Clarksville, Tenn.
191. Orangeburg, S.C.
192. Orono, Maine
193. New Haven, Conn.
194. Ogden, Utah
195. West Long Branch, N.J.
196. Bethlehem, Pa.
197. Newark, Del.
198. Mobile, Ala.
199. Macomb, Ill.
200. Ithaca, N.Y.
201. Macon, Ga.
202. Hampton, Va.
203. Bozeman, Mont.
204. Loretto, Pa.
205. Hamilton, N.Y.
206. Quad Cities, Iowa
207. Cedar City, Utah
208. Charleston, Ill.
209. Stony Brook, N.Y.
210. Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
211. Lake Charles, La.
212. Flagstaff, Ariz.
213. High Point, N.C.
214. Kingston, R.I.
215. Lynchburg, Va.
216. New Britain, Conn.
217. Jacksonville, Ala.
218. Johnson City, Tenn.
219. San Marcos, Texas
220. Moon Township, Pa.
221. Asheville, N.C.
222. Hanover, N.H.
223. Cheney, Wash.
224. Durham, N.H.
225. DeLand, Fla.
226. Elon, N.C.
227. Easton, Pa.
228. Conway, S.C.
229. Brookings, S.D.
230. Nacogdoches, Texas
231. Radford, Va.
232. Edinburg, Texas
233. Daytona Beach, Fla.
234. Williamsburg, Va.
235. Morehead, Ky.
236. Cullowhee, N.C.
237. Hartford, Conn.
238. Towson, Md.
239. Hamden, Conn.
240. Pocatello, Idaho
241. Montgomery, Ala.
242. Martin, Tenn.
243. Grambling, La.
244. Fargo, N.D.
245. Jackson, Miss.
246. Lexington, Va.
247. San Luis Obispo, Calif.
248. Greeley, Colo.
249. Harrisonburg, Va.
250. Emmitsburg, Md.
251. Youngstown, Ohio
252. Shreveport, La.
253. Olean, N.Y.
254. Thibodaux, La.
255. Fort Myers, Fla.
256. Bristol, Tenn.
257. Augusta, Ga.
258. Brooklyn, Mich.
259. Buies Creek, N.C.
260. Long Pond, Pa.
261. Loudon, N.H.
262. Martinsville, Va.
263. Taladega, Ala.
264. Lorman, Miss.
265. Manchester, N.H.
266. Pine Bluff, Ark.
267. Jupiter, Fla.
268. Darlington, S.C.
269. Kohler, Wis.
270. Sonoma, Calif.
271. Watkins Glen, N.Y.
272. Tacoma, Wash.
273. Vero Beach, Fla.
274. Dunedin, Fla.
275. Pawtucket, R.I.
276. Prairie View, Texas
277. Sarasota, Fla.
278. Port St. Lucie, Fla.
279. Grand Rapids, Mich.
280. Bakersfield, Calif.
281. Melbourne, Fla.
282. Altoona, Pa.
283. Clearwater, Fla.
284. Lowell, Mass.
285. Lakeland, Fla.
286. Carlsbad, Calif.
287. Cromwell, Conn.
288. Erie, Pa.
289. Farmville, Va.
290. Henderson, Nev.
291. Hilton Head Island, S.C.
292. Kapalua, Hawaii
293. La Quinta, Calif.
294. Monterey, Calif.
295. Zebulon, N.C.
296. Midland, Texas
297. Jackson, Tenn.
298. Norwich, Conn.
299. Kodak, Tenn.
300. Hickory, N.C.
301. Huntsville, Ala.
302. Portland, Maine
303. Charleston, W.Va.
304. Geneva, Ill.
305. Reading, Pa.
306. Savannah, Ga.
307. Trenton, N.J.
308. Eastlake, Ohio
309. Auburn, N.Y.
310. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
311. Harrisburg, Pa.
312. Lakewood, N.J.
313. Troy, N.Y.
314. Bourbonnais, Ill.
315. Bradenton, Fla.
316. Bridgeport, Conn.
317. Fayetteville, N.C.
318. Georgetown, Ky.
319. Hamilton, Ont.
320. Hershey, Pa.
321. Kinston, N.C.
322. Kissimmee, Fla.
323. Laredo, Texas
324. Latrobe, Pa.
325. McAllen, Texas
326. Mankato, Minn.
327. Modesto, Calif.
328. Napa, Calif.
329. Pearl, Miss.
330. Princess Anne, Md.
331. River Falls, Wis.
332. Rome, Ga.
333. St. John's, Newfoundland
334. Springfield, Mass.
335. Uncasville, N.Y.
336. West De Pere, Wis.
337. Westminster, Md.
338. Winnipeg, Manitoba
339. Winter Haven, Fla.
340. Clinton, Iowa
341. Columbus, Ga.
342. Lancaster, Calif.
343. Wilmington, Del.
344. Niles, Ohio
345. Beloit, Wis.
346. Myrtle Beach, S.C.
347. Salisbury, Md.
348. San Bernardino, Calif.
349. Augusta, N.J.
350. Kannapolis, N.C.
351. Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
352. Battle Creek, Mich.
353. Woodbridge, Va.
354. Winooski, Vt.
355. Danville, Va.
356. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
357. Salem, Va.
358. Aberdeen, Md.
359. Great Falls, Mont.
360. Greeneville, Tenn.
361. Lake Elsinore, Calif.
362. Everett, Wash.
363. Williamsport, Pa.
364. Appleton, Wis.
365. Frederick, Md.
366. Idaho Falls, Idaho
367. Pulaski, Va.
368. Oneonta, N.Y.
369. Burlington, Iowa
370. Elizabethton, Tenn.
371. Helena, Mont.
372. Visalia, Calif.
373. Adelanto, Calif.
374. Billings, Mont.
375. Hagerstown, Md.
376. Jamestown, N.Y.
377. Salem, Ore.
378. Kingsport, Tenn.
379. Roanoke, Va.
380. Yakima, Wash.
381. Burlington, N.C.
382. Casper, Wyo.
383. Batavia, N.Y.
384. Bluefield, W.Va.
385. Pasco, Wash.
386. Bristol, Va.
387. Princeton, W.Va.
388. Tampa-St. Petersburg
 

[04forheisman]

tampa is last? that list makes no sense.

[hammb]

Bowling Green's a city?

[Ineedbotox]

Dallas = #8

Cleveland = #29

[Flipper]

Bowling Green's a city?

Yep...apparently since 1901.

http://www.bowlinggreen-oh.com/bghistory.html

[04forheisman]

Dallas = #8

Cleveland = #29

ARE THERE ANY SPORTS TEAMS IN DALLAS?

[transfer2BGSU]

Dallas = #8

Excuse me, ma'am. But I do believe that it is Dallas-FORT WORTH they ranked as #8. And it didn't get to be #8 because of Dallas - it got there because of the rodeo and stock shows at the Fort Worth Stock Yards.

[Ineedbotox]

WHY do you egg me on with the ma'am transfer???

And '04, if you are referring to the Texas Rangers being in Arlington, or the Dallas Cowboys being in Irving, soon to be Arlington, it said "D-FW."

And I happen to be overlooking the home of my 2 other favorite D teams, the Stars & Mavs, this very second.

As my good friend TG says:

debate the topic, not the person
debate the topic, not the person
debate the topic, not the person

Jealous!

[Flipper]

Dallas = #8

Excuse me, ma'am. But I do believe that it is Dallas-FORT WORTH they ranked as #8. And it didn't get to be #8 because of Dallas - it got there because of the rodeo and stock shows at the Fort Worth Stock Yards.

Could be...Houston has a kick ass rodeo and they're ranked higher than Dallas

[kdog27]

Dallas = #8

Cleveland = #29

Wow, topping Cleveland in sports. Hang your head high.

[Ineedbotox]

Dallas = #8

Cleveland = #29

Wow, topping Cleveland in sports. Hang your head high.

Whatev. Hey! I posted your picture on my blog today. You look hot...

[hammb]

Cleveland has GREAT football fans. Some of the best in the world. They follow the Browns regardless of how terrible they've been for the past 15-20 years or so.

However, as a sports city their fans are not all that great. The Indians & Cavs are purely fair weather fanbases. They sold out every game at the Jake for like 8 years until they started going poorly. Now that they are only mediocre they have some terrible attendance figures. If they started winning divisions again, I bet they'd sell out every game though.

Same goes for the Cavs. They couldn't pay people to go to the Gund until they got LeBron. Now it's the happening place to be in Cleveland winters.

Outside of the Browns fans I don't think that Cleveland sports fans are the greatest. If the list is also factoring in the success of the teams, then it is definitely understandable that they'd be low. They haven't won a title in any major sport since like the 60's.

[Ineedbotox]

I'm just joking Hammb. Whenever I'm not rooting for Dallas, I'm rooting for Cleveland. I just like to give y'all a hard time (and I'm even kidding as to kdog, but he can still hate on me if he wants to!)

[Warthog]

However, as a sports city their fans are not all that great. The Indians & Cavs are purely fair weather fanbases.

The Indians sell out every game for like eight years and these are fair weather fans? :coo-coo:

[FMBfan07]

308. Eastlake, Ohio
 

Holla Go Lake County Captains (in eastlake) .. haha, i was surprised to see eastlake on there. But it's sweet.