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re: Most successful football state?
Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:45 pm to NJReb
Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:45 pm to NJReb
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although I do think that even by Deep South standards, Alabama is extreme.....
Mississippi has the highest rate of obesity in the nation and ranks 2nd in the nation in the amount of federal money received each year
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Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:45 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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The case is already made. In terms of producing FBS talent, having traditional programs, and numerous NFL draft picks, it starts and ends with California, Florida, and Texas
Oh, the three states with the largest populations.
Duh!
Who would ever have guessed that that might be the case?
Followed by Pennsylvania and Ohio, which rank, what, 5th and 7th in population.....
Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:46 pm to theGarnetWay
Well put. There will be hundreds of thousands that flock to south africa this summer to watch a few soccer matches.... these "priorities" aren't limited to Alabama or the rest of the southeast.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:48 pm to NJReb
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Oh, the three states with the largest populations.
Forgetting NY aren't you
Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:48 pm to NJReb
What did you expect?
Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:49 pm to NJReb
C'mon NJ, still waiting for you to respond. Dazzle mewith your intellect. Please.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:49 pm to NJReb
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Oh, the three states with the largest populations.
Duh!
Who would ever have guessed that that might be the case
So what? SC doesn't have a large population and we put plenty of people in the NFL draft. + we have 1 Heisman trophy winner and 1 National championship. The state of MS has 3 claimed national titles that are disputable. Does that put us in contention for most successful football state due to population? Pretty much assuming if we had a larger population suddenly our football success would skyrocket.
This post was edited on 5/3/10 at 6:50 pm
Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:50 pm to theGarnetWay
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Its not like the state government in 'Bama just has a list of things to do and a Saban statue was a top of their budget debates.
The football program pays for itself. Only Texas has more revenue than Alabama.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:51 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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The football program pays for itself.
I know. Thats what I was saying. He was making it come off as if the government in 'Bama dealt with in-state football before dealing with other issues.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:55 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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The football program pays for itself. Only Texas has more revenue than Alabama.
There you go. In other states, educated people with high incomes give their money to causes that improve society. In Alabama, they give it to college football programs......
Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:55 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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The football program pays for itself. Only Texas has more revenue than Alabama
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unless 2008-09 data has come out already.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:58 pm to BamaFan89
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Forgetting NY aren't you
No, not forgetting it.
Its black population lives almost entirely in New York City, where there is no place for kids to play football and where most high schools do not even have high school football programs.....which is the main reason it does not produce much football talent.
And most of the white guys upstate who would play football if they lived somewhere else, play hockey instead.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:58 pm to NJReb
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There you go. In other states, educated people with high incomes give their money to causes that improve society. In Alabama, they give it to college football programs......
examples and percentages? oh, right, you just spout shite and then in no way back it up.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:59 pm to NJReb
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NJReb
No offense, but you're fricking stupid.... how many states have two major research universities that rank in the top 50 public (that's state funded btw) universities in the nation? Once your done, then list the states in order of total population.
I'll give you a hint, one of them isn't Mississippi (or nevada, or Delaware, or Wisconsin, etc...)
Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:59 pm to Woopigsooie20
The states that produce the most talent per population AND overall are Texas, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. I actually did a report on it in high school haha
Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:59 pm to NJReb
The University of Alabama does pretty damn well for itself in terms of academics. Hell, Alabama and Auburn are both top fifty public institutions. Donors give money to UA, relative to things other than football. Senator Shelby, for one, works hard in Washington getting money for his Alma mater, as well as other Alabama schools. UA alone received 58.6 million towards capital improvements, for last year alone.
This post was edited on 5/3/10 at 7:01 pm
Posted on 5/3/10 at 6:59 pm to NJReb
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In other states, educated people with high incomes give their money to causes that improve society.
Like the ballet and theater
Posted on 5/3/10 at 7:02 pm to Enfuego
My top five
Rank.State
D1Teams/Heismans/NCs/SuperBowls/ProHallFame/NFLPlayersDrafted(1988-Present)
1.TX
10/6/6/5/27/624
2.CA
7/9/8/8/16/745
3.FL
7/6/10/3/4/583
4.PA
3/2/4/7/26/184
5.OH
8/7/7/9/21/258
Other notable SEC Teams
LA
5/1/2/1/6/251
GA
2/3/3/0/7/306
AL
4/2/8/0/5/178
**I could find data here about NFL players drafted from only as far back as 1988.
***EDIT: Hall of Famers (by birth state) are correct now.
Rank.State
D1Teams/Heismans/NCs/SuperBowls/ProHallFame/NFLPlayersDrafted(1988-Present)
1.TX
10/6/6/5/27/624
2.CA
7/9/8/8/16/745
3.FL
7/6/10/3/4/583
4.PA
3/2/4/7/26/184
5.OH
8/7/7/9/21/258
Other notable SEC Teams
LA
5/1/2/1/6/251
GA
2/3/3/0/7/306
AL
4/2/8/0/5/178
**I could find data here about NFL players drafted from only as far back as 1988.
***EDIT: Hall of Famers (by birth state) are correct now.
This post was edited on 5/3/10 at 7:23 pm
Posted on 5/3/10 at 7:03 pm to NJReb
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There you go. In other states, educated people with high incomes give their money to causes that improve society. In Alabama, they give it to college football programs......
In Mississippi, educated people with high incomes don't give their money to any cause because they don't exist.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 7:04 pm to rebeltider
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In Mississippi, educated people with high incomes don't give their money to any cause because they don't exist.
This made me laugh.
This post was edited on 5/3/10 at 7:05 pm
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