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Originally Posted by Josh5890
I've said it before and I will say it again. Florida doesn't need any major sports teams, with the exception to the NFL (but 3 teams is too much then). Florida is perfect for spring training but cannot support an MLB team full time, let alone 2.
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Even our NFL teams have fair weather fans. The Jags have always had crappy fan support, but so do Miami and Tampa for the most part. The fans showed up in droves for the Bucs were contending from the late 90's-early 00's, but even since then they are near the bottom in attendance.
Hell, it even happens in Florida college sports. The Canes have 5 national championships and can't draw for squat these days. For last weekend's Miami @ FSU game the Canes were allotted 5,000 tickets and had to return almost 4,000 which went unsold. Miami and Tallahassee are several hours apart, but that level is fan support for a historical national power is ridiculous. FSU has had similar issues when they had poor seasons. Only the Gators have really had rock solid support over the past decade or so.
Weird as it sounds I'd probably say the most reliable fan support for a pro sports team in this state is the Tampa Bay Lightning.