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re: College football: Too regional?
Posted on 1/14/20 at 3:45 pm to Dr Rosenrosen
Posted on 1/14/20 at 3:45 pm to Dr Rosenrosen
Nebraska and Michigan will probably never return to their former glory, just too hard to sustain a top program in areas devoid of elite football talent.
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Posted on 1/14/20 at 3:49 pm to I Bleed Garnet
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So people in New England fight instead of play football?
This subject is (one) of my passions.
The south is the most violent region of the country, but when you dig into the data, it’s largely about men saving face. It’s killing the man who insulted you, or the man who slept with your wife.
New England remains very Puritan, and New Englanders commit those kinds of crimes at much lower rates as a consequence. Fighting is much less common, unless you’re Catholic.
This post was edited on 1/14/20 at 3:56 pm
Posted on 1/14/20 at 3:49 pm to Dr Rosenrosen
I've never understood how Cali doesn't do better when they supposedly produce as much talent as TX and FL.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 3:52 pm to Bunk Moreland
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The LSU win was refreshing for now, but if it's basically OSU, Clem, Bama/LSU/UGA dominating the next five years, that is a problem.
college hockey final four
Only from these states
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
North Dakota
New York
Massachusetts
Notre Dame recently
That is all.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 3:55 pm to luckylefty
California has won several nattys.
Southern cal never all the way back from penalties. Good they stuck with southern cal grad and shunned coach o.
Southern cal never all the way back from penalties. Good they stuck with southern cal grad and shunned coach o.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 4:10 pm to luckylefty
Their talent leaves a lot. There was a similar thread like this earlier last week. If I was looking at 247 correctly the California had like 30 four stars. A good chunk of them are committed to non pac teams
This post was edited on 1/14/20 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 1/14/20 at 5:34 pm to luckylefty
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This post was edited on 4/24/21 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 1/14/20 at 6:02 pm to Lima Whiskey
quote:
The south is the most violent region of the country, but when you dig into the data, it’s largely about men saving face. It’s killing the man who insulted you, or the man who slept with your wife.
New England remains very Puritan, and New Englanders commit those kinds of crimes at much lower rates as a consequence. Fighting is much less common, unless you’re Catholic.
I live in NY and think people are far more violent here than they were down south
Especially in my industry (Wall Street)
Posted on 1/14/20 at 6:02 pm to CelticDog
quote:
Only from these states
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
North Dakota
New York
Massachusetts
Notre Dame recently
That is all.
You don’t even need to say frozen four.
Just show how many schools have D1 college hockey
This post was edited on 1/14/20 at 6:03 pm
Posted on 1/14/20 at 6:06 pm to Nobelium
There is also far more competition to beat out for those recruits. It should in theory balance out to me.
If you're Georgia as an example you have Auburn Florida Florida state Miami Alabama Tennessee clemson South Carolina who have all recruited well touching your state.
If you're Georgia as an example you have Auburn Florida Florida state Miami Alabama Tennessee clemson South Carolina who have all recruited well touching your state.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 6:10 pm to luckylefty
California’s population total is misleading because of demographics and soy consumption.
Most of the high end talent there leaves for better programs in the South or Midwest.
If you are a blue chip recruit in say San Diego, would you rather go to 1. Southern Cal/UCLA where you will be a broke arse no name athlete in a very expensive city to live in or 2. Athens/Tuscaloosa/Gainesville/Columbus/Norman and be at the top of the athletic food chain in a more reasonably price town/city?
Most of the high end talent there leaves for better programs in the South or Midwest.
If you are a blue chip recruit in say San Diego, would you rather go to 1. Southern Cal/UCLA where you will be a broke arse no name athlete in a very expensive city to live in or 2. Athens/Tuscaloosa/Gainesville/Columbus/Norman and be at the top of the athletic food chain in a more reasonably price town/city?
Posted on 1/14/20 at 6:12 pm to Dr Rosenrosen
Would that be the narrative if the PAC-12 were dominant?
Posted on 1/14/20 at 6:13 pm to TheeRealCarolina
If you’re going to USC you ain’t gonna be broke
They’ll pay for ya
They’ll pay for ya
Posted on 1/14/20 at 6:15 pm to Dr Rosenrosen
quote:
Since 2006, only one school from outside the Southeast has a NC. I would argue that it's becoming bad for the sport.
So if you count Texas and OU as outside the Southeast, there have only been 13 years since 1980 where a team from the Southeast did not win at least a share of the National Title.
That's 40 years. 9 of those came between 1980 and 2000. Seems to me when they system changed the game changed.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 6:16 pm to theGarnetWay
quote:
Does the South just value sports more than other regions?
It emphasizes ONE college sports way more than other regions that's for sure
FIFY
The Pac-12 emphasizes sports like no other Conference...ergo the Conference of Champions...they fund EVERYTHING, produce the most Olympic athletes, schools are training grounds for International athletes. If the Pac-12 was a country, it would've finished 5th in medals at the Rio Summer Olympics.
Stanford, UCLA and USC win at everything (except UCLA in football and USC in basketball) - those three schools have more National Championships than the entire Big10 and the entire SEC.
No Conference puts more money into sports than the Pac-12.
This post was edited on 1/14/20 at 6:18 pm
Posted on 1/14/20 at 6:19 pm to Cowboyfan89
The south has a much higher black population and they are still playing football as young kids. White folks are steering their kids to other sports so it will probably consolidate to the southern schools even more.
People in the north focus more on basketball, hockey, lacrosse, wrestling etc.
People in the north focus more on basketball, hockey, lacrosse, wrestling etc.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 6:29 pm to WicKed WayZ
For selfish reasons, I'd rather not see the Nubs back on the national stage, but you're right nonetheless.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 6:46 pm to Dr Rosenrosen
Only so many athletes to go around.
Football is more ingrained in the culture in the South:
Football is more ingrained in the culture in the South:
Posted on 1/14/20 at 6:51 pm to TheeRealCarolina
quote:
California’s population total is misleading because of demographics and soy consumption.
Most of the high end talent there leaves for better programs in the South or Midwest.
They leave because USC sucks now.
quote:
If you are a blue chip recruit in say San Diego, would you rather go to 1. Southern Cal/UCLA where you will be a broke arse no name athlete in a very expensive city to live in or 2. Athens/Tuscaloosa/Gainesville/Columbus/Norman and be at the top of the athletic food chain in a more reasonably price town/city?
Reggie Bush was a blue chip athlete from San Diego who very much enjoyed his time as a "broke" college athlete in LA.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 7:14 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
No one gives a frick about crew and water polo.
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