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Grizzlies ranked #1 franchise in all of sports by ESPN
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:13 pm
by darkangle901
Re: Grizzlies ranked #1 franchise in all of sports by ESPN
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:22 am
by GrizzledGrizzFan
This is one of those things that, even though you know it's really nowhere near accurate, it's still really cool

Re: Grizzlies ranked #1 franchise in all of sports by ESPN
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:25 am
by darkangle901
If you look at their criteria, it makes sense. Things like number of wins vs revenue directly from fans.
We were #5 last year, behind the Thunder, Packers, Spurs, and Pacers.
In other words, being a big market counts significantly against you.
Re: Grizzlies ranked #1 franchise in all of sports by ESPN
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 2:52 pm
by GrizzledGrizzFan
Yeah - point taken. I meant in terms of when one thinks of the #1 franchise in North America in general. I
Re: Grizzlies ranked #1 franchise in all of sports by ESPN
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:31 pm
by SD2042
I'm kinda shock that the team did achieve the #1 status across all sports. It's a good acolate for the Grizz and should help towards continuing the great work on marketing and bettering the team in the long run.
Re: Grizzlies ranked #1 franchise in all of sports by ESPN
Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 5:32 pm
by vanjulio
Very interesting and how the new ownership has kept a good thing going in the right direction.
It's amazing to be #1 when "number championships" is a criteria so they must have us projected to at least win a title some time down the road.
I suppose this is great for the franchise in attracting ads and business partnerships - maybe even get some more television exposure??? Should at least pick up some ESPN games this season??
Tennessee has so many die hard sports fans though don't they? I was on vacation in Arizona the past week and I saw about a dozen people wearing University Tennessee gear (football season is on). Obnoxious but die hard.