The Final 4 of the Ultimate Sports City Debate

by BirdGT on Jun 21, 2010 8:00 AM EDT

Detroit v. New York is a pivotal match up remaining in the tournament. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

In the first round, over 2,000 votes were cast amongst 17 cities. In the second round, over 1,000 votes were cast for 8 cities. Detroit is probably the Vegas favorite to this point followed closely by New York. Miami pulled a squeaker by Atlanta in what was probably the closest vote of the tournament. Boston dispatched Chicago on a Friday in one of the lowest vote totals of the tournament. Here's a look at the Final 4 Match Ups for this Week:

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So I go out of town

for a couple of weeks and I find Chicago and Atlanta are out and Miami is in. I want to redraw the seedings. To me the final four should have been New York, Boston, Chicago and Atlanta. Oh well.

by Atlanta's original team on Jun 21, 2010 8:41 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah...how was that bracket set up?

Couldn’t have been population…just a WAG?

by acedarney on Jun 21, 2010 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions

I gave everyone

a point for pro sports or major BCS conference team in their city and then I gave weight to special events hosted like Super Bowls, World Cups, Olympics, etc.. Obviously cities like Miami, Tampa, and LA benefit from hosting special events.

It wasn’t a great system but I wanted something simple. The arguments for seeding could go on all day. Probably should’ve used average attendance or something along those lines.

I write stuff From the Rumble Seat.

by BirdGT on Jun 21, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions

You did what you could

That’s a reasonable method. Some cities just got a higher seed than expected, but like you said, those special events helped a lot. I won’t argue because I think the two best made it to the final four at least.

by acedarney on Jun 21, 2010 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions

yea, me too

I was just being picky. Totally aside from any “scientific” way of choosing I just have my favorite sports cities and Miami is not one of them and Chicago is. I even think Atlanta gives Detroit a run for its money. Oh well, we will see what happens when the votes come in.

by Atlanta's original team on Jun 21, 2010 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions