Avalanche Wins Super Tuesday Voting...By A Landslide
by Joe Dunman on Feb 6, 2008 11:45 AM MST
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The Denver Post held an online vote yesterday as part of their Super Tuesday election coverage, to gauge which of the four major league teams in town is the favorite among residents. The poll, obviously completely unscientific and with a margin of error of about +/- 20, proves, without a shadow of a doubt, that the Avalanche are still the top ticket in the Mile High City:
Forget red or blue — we're a burgundy state. ...
The Avalanche scored two major victories over the Broncos in key primary voting, as The Post was projecting Tuesday evening that the Avs, with a resounding 69.7 percent of the tally, were the runaway winner as "favorite team." ...
The Broncos, by comparison, earned 14.3 percent of the vote as favorite team. The football team has been hampered by poor approval ratings since October.
Actually, the Avs crushed the entire field, stomping the Rockies and the Nuggets as well. And the Pepsi Center's hockey set-up won for best sports venue. Also interesting is the fact that Coach Q decisively won the race for "Top Coach Or Manager," over runner-up Clint Hurdle of the Rockies. So, uh, those who responded to the poll might not be the brightest crayons in the box, but whatever.
So what else does this poll actually tell us? While it does indicate at least some significant interest in the Avalanche, despite the high cost of tickets and their recent mediocre performance, some things it also suggests are:
- More hockey fans may have voted in the poll than other fans.
- More hockey fans may read the Post's web site than other fans.
- Hockey fans may be more likely to vote in online polls than other fans.
- The Broncos suck and everyone hates them.
Despite the fact that these poll results are about as useful as the Fan Cost Index, I think it's pretty clear that Denver is most definitely still a hockey city, and the Avs are still the most-loved team in town. Suck it, Fanhouse.
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The Stanley Cup
Also overwhelmingly won the best national sporting event in the poll.
The thing is, the Post has ran polls like this in past years, and at other times during the year, and it seems to me that the Avs almost always overwhelm the other teams in the area, including even the Broncos. What it leads me to believe more than anything, is while the local media tries to ram the other sports down our throats via much more in depth coverage, especially for football and baseball, they really aren't giving the local fans what they want, which is more hockey coverage. We have to go to cool blogs like this one for that.
Bubble Burst
The poll also shows that fans think Q is the best coach in town.
by Jibblescribbits on Feb 6, 2008 12:05 PM MST reply actions
Only because
he coaches in the best sport. I think the voters are saying "A poor hockey coach is better than a great football coach," for example. So there, you didn't burst my bubble.
But Gwoz, with 2 NCAA championships, deserves the best college coach.
by Bob in Boulder on Feb 6, 2008 12:11 PM MST up reply actions
All this tells you...
...is that Bronco fans are too stupid to know how to use a computer.
by Thomas @ Mile High Hockey on Feb 6, 2008 12:17 PM MST reply actions
But what would happen?
If the Freep in Detoilet ran a similar online poll? My guess is that the "hockeytown" myth would be exposed.
by Bob in Boulder on Feb 6, 2008 12:21 PM MST up reply actions
I wish they would.
That would be interesting.
by Thomas @ Mile High Hockey on Feb 6, 2008 1:45 PM MST up reply actions
Hey!
Bronco fans are too stupid to know how to use a computer.
I know how to use this thing, unless this is the fanciest typewriter EVER!
Fanhouse logic
Fanhouse logic says:
Ticket Price cut = Avalanche in trouble, can't draw fans.
Now that the Avs have raised prices, that means they are in great shape right?
Re: Fanhouse logic
Now that the Avs have raised prices, that means they are in great shape right?
Skrastins not withstanding.
what about
Uh -- what about the Colorado Rapids? The suburb of Commerce City isn't considered part of Denver? Not that I think the Rapids have anything on the Avs -- I just "play" soccer and the sport always gets shafted. The way this post is written it is the major league teams in town -- well MLS is one of those.
I know this isn't a soccer site and I'm not trying to hijack anything, I just thought I'd throw in my $.02 about it.
and
and I'm really surprised that the Rockies aren't 2nd with their recent success and the way (on TV at least) the city, state even, embraced them.
by StructuralPoke on Feb 6, 2008 3:54 PM MST up reply actions
Re: And
Just remember that this isn't a scientific random polling, and it just might be that baseball fans don't read the sports page of the Post in February.
As for the exclusion of the Rapids, I have no idea.
Or ever, really.
The animosity some people have towards Rockies beat writer Troy E. Renck . . .
The major complaint
from many is his use of pop culture references. He uses too many (which aren't good) and the story suffers as a result. Oh, and he distorts way too many trade rumors. By now, when he writes, "The Rockies talked with player X's agent yesterday," you know he means, "Player X's agent talked to the Rockies; Dan O'Dowd has no interest. You all know that's what I mean by now, but I still write it like that." When you continually read stuff like that, you have to ask yourself, "What's the point in reading his stuff anymore?"
I prefer Tracy Ringolsby over at the RMN, but people also have problems with him.
Agree
The rapids actually have pretty good fan support around town. they have a pretty good average draw. As someone who plays soccer and somewhat follows MLS I can attest that they should have been on the poll.
They might fall in last, but they should have been included in the poll.
by Jibblescribbits on Feb 6, 2008 3:55 PM MST up reply actions
Re: I wondered...
Why the Rapids weren't in the poll as well. I always thought they were pretty popular here.
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