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Posted on 7/11/10 at 11:49 pm to OBReb6
Cool work, but I don't believe that is an accurate representation of how many fans are actually located in a particular state. For example, the number of Auburn, Tennessee, and Clemson fans that live in Atlanta. Thus, a smaller population state such as Alabama or South Carolina will have an advantage in per capita numbers even though thousands of fans come from a nearby state.
Posted on 7/11/10 at 11:52 pm to OBReb6
Red state beatdown 
Posted on 7/12/10 at 12:04 am to Wincrimson
i agree that it can't be considered completely accurate, but i think it's a good representation for a state like MS. The only out of state area that i can think of that holds significant numbers of Ole Miss fans would be the Memphis area. i have been saying for years that the support recieved by the MS schools was actually incredible considering our resources, especially being the poorest state in the union..
Posted on 7/12/10 at 12:13 am to bigdawg62
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bigdawg62
If you're trying to figure out the logic of why GA is so low I think it would have more to do with having 1 of your 2 D1 schools have a stadium that fits only 55,000 and Im sure averages less per game. And though UGAs goes to 90,000 that combined with GT puts the averages below the combined averages of SC and CU.
Besides its not like everyone that lives in this state are just SC and CU fans. Plenty of other SECers.
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Posted on 7/12/10 at 12:16 am to theGarnetWay
Georgia has a pretty high population as well
Posted on 7/12/10 at 12:18 am to OBReb6
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Georgia has a pretty high population as well
Yes which I looked up the #s just for that post but forgot to put it in there.
Have a little under twice as many people in GA as there are in SC.
I still don't understand the Nebraska thing. They're the only D1 team in that state right? Even if they sold out every game how would 80,000-90,000 people per week make their ratio so high?
Posted on 7/12/10 at 7:35 am to theGarnetWay
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Ill take the actual attendance over ratio attendance.
Well then you're understanding of statistics and their significance is poor.
Posted on 7/12/10 at 7:43 am to OBReb6
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Yeah I've been reading topics on this board for a couple of days and wanted to make my first topic something of substance
You failed....
Posted on 7/12/10 at 8:01 am to OBReb6
These "rankings" mean absolutely nothing. The less populated states are obviously going to be on top of the list. 
Posted on 7/12/10 at 8:02 am to theGarnetWay
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UGAs goes to 90,000
92,746 tbe
Posted on 7/12/10 at 8:06 am to OBReb6
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.just how much does your state really love college football?
Um, I know you are from MS but damn. So FL doesn't love football as much as Utah does????
Posted on 7/12/10 at 8:09 am to DCRebel
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Well then you're understanding of statistics and their significance is poor
Sorry, but the stats in the original post doesn't really mean anything. A stadium can only hold so many people. so those stats will make the least populated states look better than the most populated states. It's a flawed comparison and doesnt need to be mentioned
Posted on 7/12/10 at 8:10 am to roadGator
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Um, I know you are from MS but damn. So FL doesn't love football as much as Utah does
Exactly, the logic is 100% flawed
Posted on 7/12/10 at 8:16 am to DCRebel
Bit of a skewed stat since states and stadiums vary in size greatly.
Posted on 7/12/10 at 8:27 am to CFBFAN1121
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so those stats will make the least populated states look better than the most populated states
"Look better?" Define "better?" I completely understand how smaller states will have higher percentages of stadium attendees. That doesn't make the information any less interesting.
Posted on 7/12/10 at 8:50 am to DCRebel
Also, I doubt this takes into account tailgating. I assure you there are many people on LSU'S campus there for the tailgating and then head to a bar or someones house to watch the game. This doesnt tell me at all who loves football to be honest.
Posted on 7/12/10 at 9:10 am to Swagga
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Also, I doubt this takes into account tailgating. I assure you there are many people on LSU'S campus there for the tailgating and then head to a bar or someones house to watch the game. This doesnt tell me at all who loves football to be honest.
I'm not the one saying that these stats "tell...who loves football." I just said they're interesting. I'm a numbers/stats type of guy and stuff like this is neat to me.
Posted on 7/12/10 at 9:20 am to Swagga
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Also, I doubt this takes into account tailgating. I assure you there are many people on LSU'S campus there for the tailgating and then head to a bar or someones house to watch the game. This doesnt tell me at all who loves football to be honest.
Adding in the tailgaters that do not attend the game would make Mississippi #1.
Posted on 7/12/10 at 9:24 am to OBReb6
Nebraska has a lot less people than Mississippi or Alabama. Here's a chart of state and territory populations in 2009. (From a chart on Wikipedia)
1 1 California 36,961,664
2 2 Texas 24,782,302
3 3 New York 19,541,453
4 4 Florida 18,537,969
5 5 Illinois 12,910,409
6 6 Pennsylvania 12,604,767
7 7 Ohio 11,542,645
8 8 Michigan 9,969,727
9 9 Georgia 9,829,211
10 10 North Carolina 9,380,884
11 11 New Jersey 8,707,739
12 12 Virginia 7,882,590
13 13 Washington 6,664,195
14 14 Arizona 6,595,764
15 15 Massachusetts 6,593,587
16 16 Indiana 6,423,113
17 17 Tennessee 6,296,254
18 18 Missouri 5,987,580
19 19 Maryland 5,699,478
20 20 Wisconsin 5,654,774
21 21 Minnesota 5,266,214
22 22 Colorado 5,024,748
23 23 Alabama 4,708,708
24 24 South Carolina 4,561,242
25 25 Louisiana 4,492,076
26 26 Kentucky 4,314,113
n/a 27 Puerto Rico 3,967,288
27 28 Oregon 3,825,657
28 29 Oklahoma 3,687,050
29 30 Connecticut 3,518,288
30 31 Iowa 3,007,856
31 32 Mississippi 2,951,996
32 33 Arkansas 2,889,450
33 34 Kansas 2,818,747
34 35 Utah 2,784,572
35 36 Nevada 2,643,085
36 37 New Mexico 2,009,671
37 38 West Virginia 1,819,777
38 39 Nebraska 1,796,619
39 40 Idaho 1,545,801
40 41 New Hampshire 1,324,575
41 42 Maine 1,318,301
42 43 Hawaii 1,295,178
43 44 Rhode Island 1,053,209
44 45 Montana 974,989
45 46 Delaware 885,122
46 47 South Dakota 812,383
47 48 Alaska 698,473
48 49 North Dakota 646,844
49 50 Vermont 621,760
n/a 51 District of Columbia 599,657
50 52 Wyoming 544,270
n/a 53 Guam 178,430
1 1 California 36,961,664
2 2 Texas 24,782,302
3 3 New York 19,541,453
4 4 Florida 18,537,969
5 5 Illinois 12,910,409
6 6 Pennsylvania 12,604,767
7 7 Ohio 11,542,645
8 8 Michigan 9,969,727
9 9 Georgia 9,829,211
10 10 North Carolina 9,380,884
11 11 New Jersey 8,707,739
12 12 Virginia 7,882,590
13 13 Washington 6,664,195
14 14 Arizona 6,595,764
15 15 Massachusetts 6,593,587
16 16 Indiana 6,423,113
17 17 Tennessee 6,296,254
18 18 Missouri 5,987,580
19 19 Maryland 5,699,478
20 20 Wisconsin 5,654,774
21 21 Minnesota 5,266,214
22 22 Colorado 5,024,748
23 23 Alabama 4,708,708
24 24 South Carolina 4,561,242
25 25 Louisiana 4,492,076
26 26 Kentucky 4,314,113
n/a 27 Puerto Rico 3,967,288
27 28 Oregon 3,825,657
28 29 Oklahoma 3,687,050
29 30 Connecticut 3,518,288
30 31 Iowa 3,007,856
31 32 Mississippi 2,951,996
32 33 Arkansas 2,889,450
33 34 Kansas 2,818,747
34 35 Utah 2,784,572
35 36 Nevada 2,643,085
36 37 New Mexico 2,009,671
37 38 West Virginia 1,819,777
38 39 Nebraska 1,796,619
39 40 Idaho 1,545,801
40 41 New Hampshire 1,324,575
41 42 Maine 1,318,301
42 43 Hawaii 1,295,178
43 44 Rhode Island 1,053,209
44 45 Montana 974,989
45 46 Delaware 885,122
46 47 South Dakota 812,383
47 48 Alaska 698,473
48 49 North Dakota 646,844
49 50 Vermont 621,760
n/a 51 District of Columbia 599,657
50 52 Wyoming 544,270
n/a 53 Guam 178,430
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