Detroit Lions Sell Out Home Opener, Remain Luckiest Franchise in Sports

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Published: September 20, 2009

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... of you, I have never bought a ticket to a Lions game. So the Lions avoiding having their home opener blacked-out is not something I had a hand in.

But that doesn't mean I'm not impressed. In fact, I'm not sure the Lions deserve such loyal fans. They've certainly done little to deserve them.

I'm not just talking about the losing streak. Nothing chases away fans like losing, but that's not the only thing going on here.

I'm talking about 45 years of bad ownership by one William Clay Ford, who has treated winning like a secondary goal, or even a by-product, ever since he bought the team. He has been grinding dirt into Lions fans' wounds for a long time, and yet they keep coming back. Why—you may ask?

Because it's not about the ownership. It's not about Ford, either the car company or the person. It's not about the economy. When it comes down to it, it's not even about winning.

It's about going out, having some fun, and loving and supporting the...

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