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NY Times produces map of CFB fandom
Posted on 11/9/14 at 7:39 pm
Posted on 11/9/14 at 7:39 pm
The Places in America Where College Football Means the Most
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The study used data from Facebook -- the percentage of users that "liked" a college football team -- to determine which states (and counties) had the greatest concentration of college football fans. Using the results of the study, The Times was able to produce a map, which can be seen below. The map highlighted several interesting trends.
Top Ten States by Percentage:
1. Alabama: 34
2. Nebraska: 28
3. Oklahoma: 27
4. Arkansas: 26
5. Iowa: 26
6. South Carolina: 25
7. Kentucky: 25
8. Mississippi: 22
9. Louisiana: 21
10. Ohio: 21
#1 is the State of Alabama and I'm not surprised one bit. College football is dying in the Northeast and Minnesota.
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Posted on 11/9/14 at 7:45 pm to Socratics
Liking a team on facebook isnt the best way to measure fandom.
Posted on 11/9/14 at 7:46 pm to Socratics
So every state without pro sports? Total shocker...
Posted on 11/9/14 at 7:48 pm to K9
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Liking a team on facebook isnt the best way to measure fandom.
oh, I thought they used number of fans killed by other fans of the same team after a loss as their metric
This post was edited on 11/9/14 at 7:51 pm
Posted on 11/9/14 at 7:49 pm to Socratics
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College football is dying in the Northeast and Minnesota.
It's not dying if it was never alive.
Posted on 11/9/14 at 7:52 pm to Socratics
So basically where the good teams are this year. Worthless map.
And the normal places of fandom.
And the normal places of fandom.
This post was edited on 11/9/14 at 7:53 pm
Posted on 11/9/14 at 8:36 pm to Buckeye Fan 19
This isn't surprising. Nobody outside of the South really cares that much about college football. They may cheer for schools but most don't live and die by the results.
Posted on 11/9/14 at 8:38 pm to Buckeye Fan 19
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It's not dying if it was never alive.
Both those regions used to have powerhouse teams...
about a hundred years ago.
Posted on 11/9/14 at 8:47 pm to Nation of Buga
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This isn't surprising. Nobody outside of the South really cares that much about college football. They may cheer for schools but most don't live and die by the results.
What about the Midwest?
Posted on 11/9/14 at 8:49 pm to Socratics
quote:
The Places in America Where College Football Means the Most
Subtitled:
The Places where shite ain't happening!
Idaho, Nebraska, Montana, Utah, the Plains, the South.
This post was edited on 11/9/14 at 8:50 pm
Posted on 11/9/14 at 8:52 pm to Zamoro10
quote:
Subtitled:
The Places where shite ain't happening!
Idaho, Nebraska, Montana, Utah, the Plains, the South.
Isn't Nebraska part of the Plains?
Posted on 11/9/14 at 11:03 pm to LSUTIGER in TEXAS
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So every state without pro sports? Total shocker...
College football is better than any professional sport.
Posted on 11/9/14 at 11:11 pm to LSUTIGER in TEXAS
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So every state without pro sports? Total shocker...
actually pretty interesting IMO. 7 of the top 10 have no pro sports and 8 of the top 10 have no pro football.
the 2 pro football states are 9 and 10.
im not saying im surprised by any means, but it's neat that it plays out this way, regardless of how official the "study" is.
This post was edited on 11/9/14 at 11:12 pm
Posted on 11/10/14 at 1:31 am to The Boat
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College football is better than any professional sport.
Strong disagree.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 6:09 am to volfan30
Geeeez, no wonder why Illinois, Indiana and Purdue stink at football. How can you not like college football? Thats just pathetic.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 8:41 am to Buckeye Backer
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Geeeez, no wonder why Illinois, Indiana and Purdue stink at football. How can you not like college football? Thats just pathetic.
Not "liking" a team on Facebook does not mean not liking college football. Good teams will get more "likes" because people like to "Bask in Reflected Glory." Individuals that like college football but cheer for subpar teams can't have that reflected glory.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 9:20 am to The Boat
quote:good job trying to pass your opinion as fact......
College football is better than any professional sport.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 9:29 am to Socratics
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College football is dying in the Northeast
Meh, the Northeast has really never been into college football. Rutgers is a historically bad program, and Syracuse and Army/Navy haven't been nationally relevant in a half century. Other than random flashes by schools like BC here and there, college football interest has always been fairly nonexistent in the Northeast and New England.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 9:37 am to Socratics
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College football is dying in the Northeast
It died years ago
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