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re: SEC States listed by population
Posted on 8/1/23 at 12:01 pm to Cocotheape
Posted on 8/1/23 at 12:01 pm to Cocotheape
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If you don’t know anyone at all who has voluntarily left the south for retirement, that seems incredibly sheltered. Plenty of nice things about the south, plenty of not so nice things as well. People in retirement follow their grandchildren, retire to their ski home in the mountain west, etc.
I have traveled all over this country. The mountain west is an area I find appealing. I was there in warm weather, I am not sure if I could handle the winters. Logan, Utah is a town I was impressed with a few years back. I don't know what it would be like to live in Utah, not being a Mormon.
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Posted on 8/1/23 at 12:10 pm to SA Horn
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but you left out the huge group of coastal Louisiana folk that were sheltered in Houston in the wake of Katrina and never went home.
It’s why there was a spike in crime in Houston after that.
Atlanta took in a lot of Katrina refugees also and Atlanta and New Orleans has always been at odds with one another, or since Atlanta emerged as the regional hub of trade and commerce that was once New Orleans. I assume New Orleans and Houston has had issues similar although I could be wrong...the oil boom created Houston out of nothing in a short period of time surpassing New Orleans at the speed of light in importance to the United States. Despite the antagonistic history of New Orleans and Atlanta Atlanta has managed to cope with the influx with an actual decrease in crime over time. There may be some reasons Texas and Houstonians haven't been able to do the same thing....
Posted on 8/1/23 at 12:12 pm to AwgustaDawg
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the criminal justice system is nearly dysfunctional with no where to house prisoners, no judges to hear cases and no prosecutors to try them, the school system is taxed to the breaking point
Texas has no prisons, no prosecutors, and no judges? And how much exactly do we tax our schools? And where do our schools get the money to pay those taxes?
Posted on 8/1/23 at 12:26 pm to bigDgator
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Texas - 30,500,280
Florida - 22,661,577
Georgia - 11,037,723
Tennessee - 7,134,327
Missouri - 6,186,091
All those people and only one state has a recent Natty.
Posted on 8/1/23 at 12:39 pm to BigOrangeKen
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Florida you are about to catch up to California.
Cali has almost 40 million people
Posted on 8/1/23 at 2:32 pm to bigDgator
Of that 4,048,375 I am the only one who knows the game of football. All inquiries can be directed to me.
Posted on 8/1/23 at 2:42 pm to JayAg
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Is it just me, or does Louisiana produce the most athletes across the Big 3 sports than any other state with a similar population? Hmm I’m using the eye test tho.
In football for sure. I think Arky produces more basketball talent. No idea with baseball. Probably Louisiana.
Posted on 8/1/23 at 4:08 pm to borotiger
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Shenandoah Valley is awesome. Almost retired there but "kids".
I hear ya’.
It’s truly wonderful here.
Hell, opposing SEC fans don’t even hate on each other - we’re too happy to see someone else who knows football to care :)
Posted on 8/1/23 at 4:19 pm to SA Horn
When I was born, my home state of California had only 15 million (Greater Los Angeles now has 18 million alone) -- and I can still remember my parents complaining about "how crowded it is here".
Having been born and raised here in Los Angeles, I can remember when we had far fewer freeways and almost no traffic jams and with L.A. being so big and spread out, there was plenty of room and so many open spaces. Not so anymore.
California was much more conservative and family-oriented, even Hollywood was much more conservative then. We remember actors and actresses (like Jane Russell and Don DeFore of TV show, "Hazel") hosting Bible studies at their homes for fellow folks in the business. It was all so different (and much better) back in those days.
California's become a toilet bowl of a state politically and socially, but I still love this most beautiful of the 50 states despite what the liberals have done to destroy it....it's home. What can I say.
Having been born and raised here in Los Angeles, I can remember when we had far fewer freeways and almost no traffic jams and with L.A. being so big and spread out, there was plenty of room and so many open spaces. Not so anymore.
California was much more conservative and family-oriented, even Hollywood was much more conservative then. We remember actors and actresses (like Jane Russell and Don DeFore of TV show, "Hazel") hosting Bible studies at their homes for fellow folks in the business. It was all so different (and much better) back in those days.
California's become a toilet bowl of a state politically and socially, but I still love this most beautiful of the 50 states despite what the liberals have done to destroy it....it's home. What can I say.
This post was edited on 8/1/23 at 4:20 pm
Posted on 8/1/23 at 4:26 pm to Windy City
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Florida - 22,661,577
Georgia - 11,037,723
North Texas (DFW) - 7,943,685
Houston Metro - 7,340,000
Tennessee - 7,134,327
Missouri - 6,186,091
South Carolina - 5,372,002
Alabama - 5,098,746
San Antonio/Austin Metro - 4,786,143
Louisiana - 4,553,384
Kentucky - 4,518,031
Oklahoma - 4,048,375
Arkansas - 3,063,152
Mississippi - 2,930,528
Greater Los Angeles - 18,490,242 (the size of DFW, Houston Metro and San Antonio-Austin Metro COMBINED!)
Posted on 8/1/23 at 4:33 pm to AggieHank86
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So are the eastern and western edges of the DFW metroplex and the north/south edges of the Houston metroplex.
The Atlanta Metro is nearly as big as Dallas and Ft. Worth combined. Talk about spread out....Atlanta is almost like another Los Angeles without our 18 million (they have about 7 million).
Greater Los Angeles is bigger than Houston and the DFW metro areas combined with plenty of room left over. Y'all are dinky-sized compared to us.
Posted on 8/1/23 at 4:40 pm to bigDgator
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Can you give some examples of how Texas isn't handling immigration well?
The ILLEGAL kind, you are handling beautifully.
The LEGAL kind you ain't. Note the power grid failures Texas has had recently with the storms, etc. It's not Texas' fault, though. It's hard to plan and prepare for big suddent population increases.
Tip for Texans: Need to treat all the Californians moving to Texas as if they were ILLEGAL and do what your great governor has been doing: SHIP THEIR BUTTS ON A BUS TO CHICAGO, D.C., and NEW YORK!!!
This post was edited on 8/1/23 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 8/1/23 at 4:50 pm to Captain Falcon
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The fact that Mississippi has the smallest population in the league and still has two different teams that are at least semi-competitive in the toughest division in college football is impressive as heck.
Add in a GOAT or at least top 5 QB, RB, WR and punter too.
None of them went to the two SEC schools
Posted on 8/1/23 at 4:53 pm to Captain Falcon
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The fact that Mississippi has the smallest population in the league and still has two different teams that are at least semi-competitive in the toughest division in college football is impressive as heck.
Agree!
Mizzou is somewhat of an embarrassment when their complete sports history is considered. They really don't have another in state university to compete with in recruiting yet they have never won a national title in football or basketball. I think they have a national championship in baseball and maybe track or wrestling.
Posted on 8/1/23 at 4:58 pm to bigDgator
I'd like to see a breakdown of the number of dumbasses in each state.
Posted on 8/1/23 at 5:20 pm to dawgfan24348
California is losing population.
Posted on 8/1/23 at 7:58 pm to JetDawg
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California was much more conservative and family-oriented, even Hollywood was much more conservative then. We remember actors and actresses (like Jane Russell and Don DeFore of TV show, "Hazel") hosting Bible studies at their homes for fellow folks in the business. It was all so different (and much better) back in those days.
Yeah, I've always wondered why over 300 actors and directors got hauled in front of the Committee for Unamerican Activities.
And did you know that the only reason you guys have Dodger Stadium is because the guy in charge of the Public Housing Committee was a suspected communist.
Posted on 8/1/23 at 10:06 pm to AggieHank86
Was going to say exactly the same.
Houston is huge - and I don’t mean the population - the metro area is just ridiculously massive to get from one suburban edge to the other.
Same as DF/W.
Austin and San Antonio, although being spaced a little farther apart are melding together - only going to merge more and more in the next decade or two. Hell, they are currently building a massive project which is a biking/run/walk trail that will connect both cities called the 100 mile trail.
Houston is huge - and I don’t mean the population - the metro area is just ridiculously massive to get from one suburban edge to the other.
Same as DF/W.
Austin and San Antonio, although being spaced a little farther apart are melding together - only going to merge more and more in the next decade or two. Hell, they are currently building a massive project which is a biking/run/walk trail that will connect both cities called the 100 mile trail.
Posted on 8/1/23 at 10:51 pm to SA Horn
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I wanna brag, but I'm sick of the amount of people here.
Then move. You don't even have to leave your state. Given the sheer size of it you don't have that many people.
E.G. Tennessee is ranked 20th in population density. Texas is 23rd.
Posted on 8/1/23 at 10:54 pm to scrooster
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Made more interesting by the fact that the 2nd place East team beat the the top 2 West teams. And the top East team won the National Title. But hey, still all in on the whole West is Best shite.
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