ABR: Albany is the worst city in New York State for football

[MRSGDG]

http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/blog/2016/02/which-city-in-new-york-is-the-worst-for-football.html?ana=fbk

[UAalum72]

NYC - 8

West Point - 31

Hamilton (Colgate) - 52

Buffalo - 59

Syracuse - 126

Poughkeepsie (Marist) - 136

Stony Brook - 226

Ithaca (Cornell) - 231

Albany - 236

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Poughkeepsie. Really??? Hamilton? Something in their methodology doesn't feel right. Using only the current year's team record skews the result

 

And looking out of state - Smithfield RI (Bryant) is 108 but South Bend IN is 198?

[B9j2j6s]

Wow that is sad, been to Marist for a game last year, not even comparable.

[GreatDanes06]

NYC? Fordham and Columbia? What the hell do they offer that UA doesn't...hell Stony Brook being so low is even bs. I hate SB with a passion, but they put a hell of an atmosphere for a game day.

[UAalum72]

NYC? Fordham and Columbia? What the hell do they offer that UA doesn't...hell Stony Brook being so low is even bs. I hate SB with a passion, but they put a hell of an atmosphere for a game day.

I'd assume NYC gets its ranking from the Giants and Jets, the Hudson River notwithstanding. They also get points for "accessibility" with 9 million people vs. college stadium capacity.

 

Also I see the "performance level" is averaged over three years, which still hurts us (but can't help Columbia)

Edited February 3, 2016 by UAalum72

[jimbo]

My basic response it that these things are stupid.

[Eli]

My basic response it that these things are stupid.

I came here to see the thread before this post and just came back to basically say...'good response'.

 

Dumb article. Real dumb. As dumb as it gets, actually.