re: Why 70% of top recruits come from the south

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As for the black/white comparison..alot of black kids feel the need to perfect the sport with dreams of actually making it big..where as the majority of the white kids see it as a hobby and wont take it as seriously..

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Bingo. They work at it. Are white people genetically superior skiers? Are Russians genetically superior chess players? Are Canadians genetically superior at curling?

If you think the answer is genetics, then you don't know anything about genetics.

Some people are just narural athletes. U can practice everyday and still not be as good as someone who is just more talented. Ke Ke Mingo didn't play football until he was in high school.

It comes down to which athletes have more fast-twitch muscles (speed) and which athletes have more slow-twitch muscles (power & endurance). Both races have both, but generally more of one than the other.

However just using the word "generally" could be perceived as stereotyping a whole race, as Michael Vick most assuredly has a predominant amount of fast-twitch muscles (speed), whereas Kenyan marathon runners (endurance) and DLmen like Reggie White (power) had mostly slow-twitch muscles.

The same can be broken down for caucasian athletes. Who has more fast-twitch muscle? Wes Welker or JJ Watt? Who has more slow-twitch muscle? Johnny Manziel or Mettenberger?

Then there is the case of the length of the levers, the arms and legs. Shorter levers are more conducive for actions of power (ex: Offensive Guards), while longer levers are more favorable for speed (ex: Offensive Tackles).

Intangibles: What do these athletes do to enhance their natural ability. Training, study, technique, coaching, playing all year long, etc can make someone with less natural ability surpass other athletes with more natural ability. Why is Joe Thomas better than Jermon Bushrod if Bushrod has longer levers and more fast twitch muscle? Why is Usain Bolt faster at track than Calvin Johnson when both have long levers and fast-twitch muscles?

It's not a question of race. It's a matter of genetics and applied effort, and the South has a smorgasbord of athletes who possess both factors.


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Im black and I dont agree with this..put some of them black 5* recruits on a soccer field and see how long they last.. Ive had the privilege to play football with some white guys in HS who ran 4.6's but at the end of they day they only wanted to play baseball..

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Tons of people run4.6, but few people run in the 4.3's. Football and soccer are two different sports. Football ball is all about being athletic. Soccer is more like basketball a game which is more skill than athletic ability. If soccer was the number one in America, it would dominated by blacks over here as well. Look at Brazil for example.

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and it's been like 150 years since slavery ended. let's not act like slavery ended a few years ago and there wasn't a long period of time that eroded any potential eugenic effects

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Football does kind of remind me if gladiators. Which were slaves. And in slavery only the strongest survived.

But yeah its been a very long time, and not every ones family were here in the states during slavery. Mine sure as hell wasnt.

Also an advantage in the south us being abke to be outside all year ling playing sports. That may have something to do with it.

I can't believe no one has mentioned the REAL answer to why southern athletes are superior. It is the FOOD! Everything's fried, lots of Tabasco and coffee with chicory. Boudin, jambalaya, etouffee and gumbo make us faster and stronger.

Is every African American athlete automatically the best? No. But the numbers are hard to argue. The "slave blood" stayed predominately in the south. When you make a group of people do all your shite work, of course they're going to eventually be faster, stronger, bigger than the rest. Do I think they evolved? No. But when your buying a slave, there's really no need for a fat lazy slow dude who can't work. That's selective breeding in a sense bc they bought and sold the people who can get shite done.

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Some if the best players in the world are black.

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Trust me I aint taking nothin away from the black athletes in any sport. I agree we are dominating, but I cant give the credit to some slave blood genetics..its the determination of these kids who most times aint got no other route..

Oh, yes, they can...and they will argue in the face of overwhelming numbers and facts! Yes, denial/d'Nile is in fact a river...it's the stream of consciousness that is currently flowing through your lying mind!!!!!!! That's an original quote...and you can book it!