Quote:Lets not forget New York, where some of the smartest sports talk is broadcast, i.e. Mike Francesa for example. 

 

Not "hating" but theres probably no question that the average football fan in NY or Philly and probably Boston is smarter than the average fan in Atlanta, Jacksonville or Carolina. 

 

Fans from the southern cities seem incapable of bashing their own players, even when it is warranted. (unless its so beyond obvious like in the Henne & Gabbert cases) People in NY have no issue giving proper blame to their Jets or Giants.

I've grew up in Philly. Lived in SF, LA, CT and Hawaii. I've lived here for the past 25 years. Although the most opinionated, they're probably, as a whole, the most knowledgeable. No slap in the face to southerners intended. Many of these people have NO life outside of their fandom. Many are basically true fanatics. Especially applies to many New Yorkers I've met. All they do is study and memorize. In the south, and Cali and Hawaii......there's so much to do.....there's no time to become a true fanatic. For instance, Hawaii could not support a team. People are outside doing fun stuff. Even LA with the 2nd biggest population has lost 2 NFL teams. Remember the character in the movie "Silver Linings" played by Robert DeNiro? What's funny about it is that that it is a true characterization of many fans up there. It's been passed from generation to generation. Don't you agree Mad Dog?

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