Steeler's rated as 3rd best football franchise & 7th best north american sports franchise by ESPN mag

i got this from profootballtalk. they ranked the packers the #1 sports franchise in america. i obviously disagree with that but i can understand it. what i don't understand is how they ranked the saints higher than the steelers.

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This is the most awesome thing I have ever seen

At the opposite end of the spectrum, the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals (#122) and Washington Redskins (#121), were the two lowest-ranked teams in the Ultimate Standings, ranking lower than the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs (#120), the NBA’s Sacramento Kings (#119) and Minnesota Timberwolves (#118), Major League Baseball’s New York Mets (#117), the NBA’s Toronto Raptors (#116), the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers (#115) and New York Islanders (#114), and the NBA’s Detroit Pistons (#113).

Should go post this on the Bungle Jungle.

"SteelFever gets #93. Just like Ron Artest. Great game just keep an eye on him that he doesn't go into the stands after a fan."
- 5020 on my making the BTSC active (riot) squad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC0NCHq4v3I

by Steel Spike on Jun 16, 2011 1:19 AM EDT reply actions

They front paged it themselves.

As much as I hate to say it, this really isn’t surprising. Along with the depressing history this team has since Mike Brown took over as the team’s President, this organization makes every effort to alienate fans, thinking of us as nothing more than pawns to the family’s economic security. Having a business and making money is one thing. But can you say that the team (including the players) will go out of its way for you, the fans?

No

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
– Joseph Joubert

by NYSteelersFan4 on Jun 16, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions

The Saints were number one overall last year.

I think the Steelers should be higher too, of their own qualifications, I think the only thing that could hurt is the bad publicity some players have had recently. Other than that, I’m not sure if the Steelers would rank second to any football teams in many of those categories.

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
– Joseph Joubert

by NYSteelersFan4 on Jun 16, 2011 10:23 AM EDT reply actions

i just can't believe it

the saints were the same organization that it took hurricane katrina to keep them from leaving new orleans.

they’re also the same organization that left 300 season ticket holders out in the cold so they could build more luxury boxes.

seems like they’re just being picked because they won a super bowl recently.

by t1mmy10 on Jun 16, 2011 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm not familiar at all with New Orleans, the city, organization, or fans.

I’ve never been there, and never personally met a single Saints fan, ever.

We had a few of their fans hanging around here recently, I hope one can chime in, because I’m completely in the dark on how things geaux on the Bayou.

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
– Joseph Joubert

by NYSteelersFan4 on Jun 16, 2011 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Who cares?! We know what we have...and so does everyone else!

Who's laughing now, O Line??? Ben Roethlisberger (from the Podium) to his O-Line and the world in Superbowl XLIII

by SteeladyinVA on Jun 17, 2011 12:45 AM EDT reply actions

This whole article consists mostly of teams that have won a championship recently

You mean to tell me that there are no franchises that provide a good experience for fans and are average on the field?

Pittsburgh Steelers fan - nuff said.
Miami Hurricanes fan - nuff said.
Georgetown Hoyas fan - nuff said.
Cleveland Cavaliers fan - um yeah, about that...

by StoneColdSteel on Jun 17, 2011 5:19 PM EDT reply actions