Trying to put teams vs stadium vs attendance vs metro area into perspective isnt easy.

But I tried..

First off starting with Green Bay.. added Milwaukee metro to it for balance and they have shared a history with the Packers.

Using that reasoning.. added Baton Rouge to New Orleans (Since a LOT of New Orleans residents moved there after Katrina). THis balances those that left and went to San Antonio and other areas just outside the MSA of New Orleans but still are ticket holders/fans.

For Jacksonville I added Savannahs numbers (Being from Savannah myself.. I can tell you the city is definately a Jaguars city). That said Orlando/Dayton either city is about as close to Jacksonville as Savannah, but fans in those areas are mixed as they are between different florida teams so I didn't add them. While there isnt much between Savannah and Jacksonville except a long stretch of I-95 most of it 6-8 lanes (I Know as I drive it a couple times a year), anyway it felt right as a balance between the other areas surrounding Jacksonville.

Last but not least.. New England I added Boston and Rhode Island together since the stadium is closer to Rhode Island than Boston and as everyone knows everyone north of Conn is a Patriots fan (Reason they are the New England and not Boston Patriots anymore)

Also had to split New York into 2 as Well as San Fran / Oakland

The other issue I have.. is I REALLY wanted to add Orange County / LA to San Diego as they are closer than Milwaukee is to Green Bay. It's over an additional 16 MILLION people.. you would think that has to have some affect on tickets. But I didn't, as I know the two communites don't see eye to eye on virtually anything.

So with that all said here is my first attempt of the season.. hopefully this will keep the pundits off our back a little. I know of no better way to fight the uneducated than with the facts.

The 2009 MSA (Metro Statistical Area) numbers are from the Census bureau.

So there you go..

As for attendance:

Find it interesting that some teams are well over thier stadiums capacity.. (Hmmm lower "capacity" to avoid blackouts and covering seats maybe?) and some no matter what always report 100.0 not 99.7 not 95.6 not 102.1 but exactly 100.0. So how accurate these numbers truly are is probably up for debate. But they are something to go by.