study shows cowboys have the best fans!!!

[Trill Clinton]

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-...nfls-best-fans



Here's some news that won't get folks riled up at all: The Dallas Cowboys have the "best" fans, according to a study by two Emory University professors.

And before your face turns red and you start banging on your keyboard about the silliness of it all, here are the under-the-hood details of the study by Manish Tripathi and Mike Lewis.

"We use fifteen years of data on NFL team performance, ticket prices, market populations, median incomes, won-loss records and multiple other factors," Tripathi wrote on the Emory Sports Marketing Analytics blog. "We create statistical models of box office revenue, and then see which teams over- and under- perform the model's predictions."

Using their methodology, the Cowboys have the best fans, followed by the Patriots, Giants,Ravens, and Jets. That's right, Ravens fans are better than Steelers fans, at least for the purposes of this study -- but Tripathi can explain.

"The Steelers and Packers have great fan followings," he said. "The Seahawks are slowly developing a great fan base. And these teams will do better when we switch to non-financial metrics such as social media following. But for the current 'revenue premium' model these teams just don't price high enough. In a way, these teams with massive season ticket waiting lists are the most supportive of their fans."

So why do Dallas fans top the list?

"The Cowboys have a storied history, a market that loves all forms of football, and a world-class stadium," Tripathi continued. "Deflategate hasn't hit the window of our analysis yet (it is after the 2014-2015 season), but the Pats' strong showing in our ranking suggests that the impact will be small. The Jets position might be somewhat surprising, but this team draws well, and has great pricing power without a lot of winning on the field."

At the bottom of the rankings: the Bills, Jaguars, Raiders, Browns and Dolphins.
Other notes of interest: The Seahawks rank 26th, immediately behind the Panthers, Rams,Bengals and Lions. The Bears are No. 6, ahead of the Packers and Saints. And the Texans, at No. 12, are ahead of the Broncos, Steelers and Redskins.
The full list:
1. Cowboys
2. Patriots
3. Giants
4. Ravens
5. Jets
6. Bears
7. Packers
8. Saints
9. Colts
10. 49ers
11. Eagles
12. Texans
13. Broncos
14. Steelers
15. Redskins
16. ans
17. Chargers
18. Vikings
19. Cardinals
20. Falcons
21. Buccaneers
22. Panthers
23. Rams
24. Bengals
25. Lions
26. Seahawks
27. Chiefs
28. Bills
29. Jaguars
30. Raiders
31. Browns
32. Dolphins

[Silver&Black]

No way teams like the Bucs and the Panthers have better fans than the Raiders and Seahawks...

[JoeTait75]

As much as I despise the Steelers, any study that has their fans rated as 14th in the NFL isn't worth the paper it's printed on. And I won't even get into Browns fans being 31st.

[DJR210]

How can we have the best fan base? We don't even attend games anymore, it's like 75/25 their fans at home.

[Darth_Pelican]

So according to this study, the Texans have better fans than the Steelers, and the Chiefs have the 27th ranked fans. Ok

[BD24]

haha well at least Cowboys fans have this to hang their hats on, Bears fans as well.

[Kim Jong-il]

So basically fanbases were penalized because their owners weren't as greedy and didin't force them to pay insane ticket prices. What a stupid list.

[Kool Bob Love]

Shawty check my doggie like she patty mayonnaise.

[DJR210]

is that dude in the back in a custom Tony Parker sweater?

[benefactor]

East Texas redneck Cowboys fans are some of the worst human beings ever to travel down a birth canal.