Emory: Cardinals Have the 25th Best Fans in the NFL

[TJ]

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Rams #32, FWIW.

 

[HGC]

Chiefs fans at the bottom?

 

[Buckybird]

Cowpie fans at #1 lol

They jump off the boat more than the people on the Titanic

 

[Buckybird]

Chiefs fans at the bottom?

Yeah that’s ridiculous

 

[tnmike]

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Rams #32, FWIW.

And all this matters why?

 

[AZCrazy]

I've got my own list. It's a 31 way tie for last place.

 

[PACardsFan]

Chiefs fans at the bottom?

Well, that blows the credibility of this article right out of the water. Chiefs fans are top 10.

 

[PACardsFan]

Cowboys #1. What a joke. Talk about bandwagon fans?? I went to a Cowboys/Niners game back in 95, when both teams were powerhouses. Rice scored on a long pass on the 1st series & the crowd was never heard from again. Niners won 38-20, and the crowd thinned out by the middle of the 3rd quarter, maybe sooner. We moved from the nosebleed seats to 40 yard line seats. I came away very disappointed at how uneventful the game was. At least the Cowboy cheerleaders were legit! And I do remember having a phenomenal steak there in Dallas.

 

[TruColor]

I worked with the Cowboys Cheerleaders back in '88...overrated.



Cowboys fans are ridiculous though...calling them bandwagon fans isn't extreme enough - no loyalty when things get tough.

 

[Billy Bob]

Chiefs fans at the bottom?

My first thought

 

[kerouac9]

https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/esma/2019/06/24/nfl-fandom-report-2019/

Good for this guy for getting some annual run to his school's website and his personal brand. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if the Cards moved up the rankings next year.

The biggest weight that is weird is the road equity weighting. If a home team's stadium is consistently full of home fans, how would you measure the road attendance? I also have a problem with measuring the social equity as twitter followers; it would seem like Instagram would be a better measure, but maybe they're equivalent.

Anyway, anything to get the ol' outrage machine rolling, right?

 

[Garthshort]

JMO, but the Browns' fans seem rated too low.

 

[blindseyed]

As soon as Brady and Billicek are gone Pats fans will go back down to the bottom 5, Phoenix has so many transplants from other places that they have their loyalty to other teams instead of coming on and supporting the Cardinals it's kind of pathetic actually

 

[JeffGollin]

I worked with the Cowboys Cheerleaders back in '88...overrated.



Cowboys fans are ridiculous though...calling them bandwagon fans isn't extreme enough - no loyalty when things get tough.

Two ways to measure it:

1. Intensity among current fans (i.e. how willing are they to jump out the window after a loss? How football-smart are they?

2. How popular is the team on a national basis (i.e. # of fans in other cities)?

I'd agree that Team Felon fans are most obnoxious of the 32, but I'd have to believe there are a lot more of those weasels nationwide.

 

[PDXChris]

I've got my own list. It's a 31 way tie for last place.

With the Jaguars in first place?

 

[Krangodnzr]

https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/esma/2019/06/24/nfl-fandom-report-2019/

Good for this guy for getting some annual run to his school's website and his personal brand. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if the Cards moved up the rankings next year.

The biggest weight that is weird is the road equity weighting. If a home team's stadium is consistently full of home fans, how would you measure the road attendance? I also have a problem with measuring the social equity as twitter followers; it would seem like Instagram would be a better measure, but maybe they're equivalent.

Anyway, anything to get the ol' outrage machine rolling, right?

For the Cardinals? Totally fair.

Chiefs? Way too low.

 

[THESMEL]

Sam Bradford is the best oops I mean Josh Rosen is the best ever - oops I mean Kyler Murrey ooops
My butt hurts

 

[Cardsfaninlouky]

Chiefs fans at the bottom?

That's hard for me to believe also.

 

[kerouac9]

For the Cardinals? Totally fair.

Chiefs? Way too low.

Smaller market, doesn’t travel, probably not the most media-savvy group? In the context of this model, makes some sense.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Smaller market, doesn’t travel, probably not the most media-savvy group? In the context of this model, makes some sense.

I guess so. Supposedly, game day at Arrowhead. Doesnt sound like that gets much weight.

 

[phillycard]

Cowboys #1. What a joke. Talk about bandwagon fans?? I went to a Cowboys/Niners game back in 95, when both teams were powerhouses. Rice scored on a long pass on the 1st series & the crowd was never heard from again. Niners won 38-20, and the crowd thinned out by the middle of the 3rd quarter, maybe sooner. We moved from the nosebleed seats to 40 yard line seats. I came away very disappointed at how uneventful the game was. At least the Cowboy cheerleaders were legit! And I do remember having a phenomenal steak there in Dallas.

PA, they're also among some of the most non-confrontational fans ever. I went to a Cards/Boys game in Texas stadium, wore gear all weekend long in the malls, in town, and through the airport when I came in. No one said a word to me. I also stood and cheered obnoxiously anytime the Cards did something good and never got checked for it. Just my two cents on this ranking nonsense.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

We lost a spot when KingofCards passed away

 

[NJCardFan]

I can attest that even though they're the biggest bunch of knuckleheads this side of the Milky Way and I can't stand the lot of them, IMO Eagles fans belong #1 especially when it comes to loyalty. No matter how bad they are, they sell out the Linc. The most talked about incident in Eagle fans history, the infamous Snowballs at Santa game(over 50 years ago but it's still the standard in which Eagle fans are measured), what no one talks about is that it was week 14 and Franklin Field was standing room only on a cold, miserable Sunday afternoon to watch a 2 win team who just lost out on the OJ Simpson sweepstakes. The only team I can think of with that kind of loyalty are Giants fans and maybe Packers fans.

As for Cowboys fans, back when they were 1-15, you couldn't find a Cowboy fan if you organized a search party but when they started winning again, they started streaming out of the woodwork.

 

[THESMEL]

I can attest that even though they're the biggest bunch of knuckleheads this side of the Milky Way and I can't stand the lot of them, IMO Eagles fans belong #1 especially when it comes to loyalty. No matter how bad they are, they sell out the Linc. The most talked about incident in Eagle fans history, the infamous Snowballs at Santa game(over 50 years ago but it's still the standard in which Eagle fans are measured), what no one talks about is that it was week 14 and Franklin Field was standing room only on a cold, miserable Sunday afternoon to watch a 2 win team who just lost out on the OJ Simpson sweepstakes. The only team I can think of with that kind of loyalty are Giants fans and maybe Packers fans.

As for Cowboys fans, back when they were 1-15, you couldn't find a Cowboy fan if you organized a search party but when they started winning again, they started streaming out of the woodwork.

any given Sunday Cards fans can rock the toaster - best I saw was the nfcc against the eagles - but no fans have been tested like cards fans at SDS - where other teams fans out numbered card fans most of the time - we’ve came along way baby - I respect us! Finest metal is forged in the flames of adversity - we appreciate first downs more than most

 

[phillycard]

I can attest that even though they're the biggest bunch of knuckleheads this side of the Milky Way and I can't stand the lot of them, IMO Eagles fans belong #1 especially when it comes to loyalty. No matter how bad they are, they sell out the Linc. The most talked about incident in Eagle fans history, the infamous Snowballs at Santa game(over 50 years ago but it's still the standard in which Eagle fans are measured), what no one talks about is that it was week 14 and Franklin Field was standing room only on a cold, miserable Sunday afternoon to watch a 2 win team who just lost out on the OJ Simpson sweepstakes. The only team I can think of with that kind of loyalty are Giants fans and maybe Packers fans.

As for Cowboys fans, back when they were 1-15, you couldn't find a Cowboy fan if you organized a search party but when they started winning again, they started streaming out of the woodwork.

NJ, you speak the truth brother. I hate this team and fanbase with my whole existence, but they are absolutely the best fans in football. Undying loyalty, unwavering pride, and zero tolerance when it comes to disrespect, real or perceived. Just the way I am about the Cards.