Thanks to you the sports fan, we’ve got our 16 nominees for Loser-ville, U.S.A. Here’s the criteria for how we’re going to do this. Because misery loves company. And sports fans love lists!

SCOTT JACOBS

This summer, you the sports fan nominated cities across the United States of America for the distinction of Loser-ville, U.S.A. We gave you one week to nominate the cities across America that belonged in the elite of the defeat. We gave you a basic criterion, and announced the 21 nominees. After deliberate thought and fan voting to eliminate two undeserving teams off the list, we have hit our magic number of 16. To simplify things, Juiced Sports has decided to base the competition on the four major sports (yes, we are counting hockey, deal with it!)

Through the month of August we will give you each city’s case for being Loser-ville, U.S.A.

We have bracketed the 16 nominees into four regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West). Once we give you the case for the four cities in a region we will open it up to voting (Because, we’re not interested in what we think, we want to know from you).

The city with the most votes FOR Loser-ville, U.S.A from each region will advance to the Unfortunate Four. From there we will interview some sports bloggers from the four finalists to give you other takes and opinions. Once each city has had their turn, we will re-open up the polls to determine Loser-ville, U.S.A.

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Fans will have two weeks to vote. And the winner will be announced at which time we will crown them, Loser-ville, U.S.A

Heck, maybe we’ll have them face off versus Valdosta, GA for… oh, never mind.

Let’s get this party, or pity-fest I should say, started!…

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SEEDS

WEST:
1. Seattle
2. Phoenix
3. San Diego
4.Oakland

Early Word: Seattle just lost their team. Is that good enough to push them out of the wild west?

MIDWEST:
1. Cleveland
2. Cincinnati
3. Minnesota
4. Milwaukee

Early Word: Loaded with heartbreak and title droughts, the Midwest is stacked from bottom to uh, bottom.

NORTHEAST:
1. Buffalo
2. Philadelphia
3. Washington D.C.
4. Charlotte

Early Word: The top seeds in the Northeast have seen their fair share of failure. But D.C. and Charlotte haven’t really done much of anything in a while, so they could be sleeper picks to make it out.

SOUTH:
1. Atlanta
2. New Orleans
3. Houston
4.Tampa Bay

Early Word: Atlanta was once dubbed the city of losers back in the day. How will they fare in the ultimate loser’s competition?

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HOW WE’RE DOING THIS:

The Process will consist of research and opinion

Based on a 1-5 “L” ranking (1 being not that bad, 5 being awful) this scale asserts how the Loser-ville nominee stacks up based on our criteria:

Twenty First Century Blues
How bad have their pro teams done since 2000 (aka: Y2k)

Title-Frown:
How many titles have the city’s pro teams won?; A breakdown by sport, and number of seasons.

Twenty year Bubble Burst
How many championships has the city won since 1988. How many playoff appearances?

Guys, get in the car, we’re moving to…
The magnitude of impact a team’s move would have on the town. Would X team be missed?

Heartaches and Headaches
Some of the city’s memorable glorified failures and collapses

Should we really be in this “beat” company?
All these cities have had their moments, but when you think of losers, does this city truly, truly belong on the elite of the defeat?

Overall Fall
Number of “L’s” a city finishes with based on criteria

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