Arizona Cardinals # 33 in ESPN Ultimate Standings

Wow! Playing in the Superbowl and settling in to the new stadium got the Arizona Cardinals a 51 place jump from 84th to 33rd in ESPN’s (fairly meaningless and arbitrary)  Ultimate Standings of 122 pro sports franchises.  You can look at all the teams here.

This years rank: 33

Last Year’s Rank: 84
Title Track: 56
Ownership: 82
Coaching: 11    
Players: 41
Fan Relations: 65
Affordability: 60
Stadium Experience: 24
Bang for the Buck: 14 

 

The site defines the above categories:

Bang For The Buck (BNG): Wins during the past three years (regular season plus postseason) per revenues directly from fans, adjusted for league schedules.

Fan Relations (FRL): Openness and consideration toward fans by players, coaches and management.

Ownership (OWN): Honesty and loyalty to core players and local community.

Affordability (AFF): Price of tickets, parking and concessions.

Stadium Experience (STX): Quality of arena and game-day promotions as well as friendliness of environment.

Players (PLA): Effort on the field and likability off it.

Coaching (CCH): Strength of on-field leadership.

Title Track (TTR): Championships already won or expected in the lifetime of current fans.

 

Nice to see the Cards getting some respect. No more Rodney Dangerfield quotes for us.

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