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ssigman · January 2nd, 2008, 02:48 PM

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BEST SPORTS FRANCHISE

According to Dictionary.com, a franchise is ‘a professional sports team.’ I have to say, the definition doesn’t go far enough. If this question was which sports team is the best it would not be an open-ended question. The answer would be the Yankees; they have more championships then any other team in any sport. But, the franchise is more then just the guys going out to compete, it has to include the fans and the franchises’ history. Off the bat you hear best franchise you think, Cowboys, 49ers, Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs, Celtics, Lakers, and the Canadiens. Sadly, all of those teams are wrong.
Every team listed above has a key flaw or two. The Cowboys fans are mostly a-holes that only show up when team is good. The 49ers won their 5 Super Bowls in a span of 14 seasons, where’s the history and tradition the best franchise needs to be in the running? The Yankees have the history, they have the 26 Championships, the numerous amounts of Hall of Famers, but the fans kill this franchise. There are few things worse then Yankee fans. Which brings me to the Red Sox, and their fans, the biggest bunch of whiners in history I can not allow them to have the title of Best Franchise. The Celtics fall into this category also. Prior to 2004, their fans would have traded all 16 Celtic Championships AND mom for the Red Sox to win one. The Cubs lose way too much to even consider. The Lakers have the pedigree, the tradition the Championships, the problem—fans. The Lakers really don’t have any other then Jack; nobody really cares about the Lakers, including Kobe. If you don’t believe me, watch the 2nd half of game 7 and tell me he cares. And the Canadiens? They have everything you are looking for in a Best Sports Franchise, but I give the edge to the Packers because over the past 15 years they have missed the playoffs only 3 times in that span.
The Best Sports Franchise is the GREEN BAY PACKERS. The fans aren’t arrogant, watching or talking about the team doesn’t make you want to gouge your eyes out, (unless you are a Bears fan) the stadium is sold out. Not just usually or anything, but ALL THE TIME. The town of Green Bay loves it Packers and as long as you don’t include that asinine ‘cheesehead’ hat or the recent Brett Favre flip-flopping as to whether or not he would play this upcoming season, there really isn’t any reason to not give this team the BEST FRANCHISE title. With 640 wins ever and a 55.7% win percentage the Green Bay Packers are the team that signifies its sport, have more wins then anyone in football, (The throwing kind not the kicking kind, sorry Gunner) the most loyal and faithful fans in any sport and are the only publicly owned team in all of professional sports.
Not only does this team have more Championships then any other in its sport the people and fans of Green Bay own it. Imagine being able to control a portion of your favorite team, no other pro team is that fan friendly, which is why the Green Bay Packers deserve the title of BEST SPORTS FRANCHISE.

January 2nd, 2008, 02:48 PM	#34
ssigman Join Date: 03-15-2004 Posts: 28,661 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	karasz's article BEST SPORTS FRANCHISE According to Dictionary.com, a franchise is ‘a professional sports team.’ I have to say, the definition doesn’t go far enough. If this question was which sports team is the best it would not be an open-ended question. The answer would be the Yankees; they have more championships then any other team in any sport. But, the franchise is more then just the guys going out to compete, it has to include the fans and the franchises’ history. Off the bat you hear best franchise you think, Cowboys, 49ers, Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs, Celtics, Lakers, and the Canadiens. Sadly, all of those teams are wrong. Every team listed above has a key flaw or two. The Cowboys fans are mostly a-holes that only show up when team is good. The 49ers won their 5 Super Bowls in a span of 14 seasons, where’s the history and tradition the best franchise needs to be in the running? The Yankees have the history, they have the 26 Championships, the numerous amounts of Hall of Famers, but the fans kill this franchise. There are few things worse then Yankee fans. Which brings me to the Red Sox, and their fans, the biggest bunch of whiners in history I can not allow them to have the title of Best Franchise. The Celtics fall into this category also. Prior to 2004, their fans would have traded all 16 Celtic Championships AND mom for the Red Sox to win one. The Cubs lose way too much to even consider. The Lakers have the pedigree, the tradition the Championships, the problem—fans. The Lakers really don’t have any other then Jack; nobody really cares about the Lakers, including Kobe. If you don’t believe me, watch the 2nd half of game 7 and tell me he cares. And the Canadiens? They have everything you are looking for in a Best Sports Franchise, but I give the edge to the Packers because over the past 15 years they have missed the playoffs only 3 times in that span. The Best Sports Franchise is the GREEN BAY PACKERS. The fans aren’t arrogant, watching or talking about the team doesn’t make you want to gouge your eyes out, (unless you are a Bears fan) the stadium is sold out. Not just usually or anything, but ALL THE TIME. The town of Green Bay loves it Packers and as long as you don’t include that asinine ‘cheesehead’ hat or the recent Brett Favre flip-flopping as to whether or not he would play this upcoming season, there really isn’t any reason to not give this team the BEST FRANCHISE title. With 640 wins ever and a 55.7% win percentage the Green Bay Packers are the team that signifies its sport, have more wins then anyone in football, (The throwing kind not the kicking kind, sorry Gunner) the most loyal and faithful fans in any sport and are the only publicly owned team in all of professional sports. Not only does this team have more Championships then any other in its sport the people and fans of Green Bay own it. Imagine being able to control a portion of your favorite team, no other pro team is that fan friendly, which is why the Green Bay Packers deserve the title of BEST SPORTS FRANCHISE.