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re: SEC States listed by population
Posted on 7/31/23 at 3:42 pm to bigDgator
Posted on 7/31/23 at 3:42 pm to bigDgator
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Louisiana - 4,553,384
Kentucky - 4,518,031
Oklahoma - 4,048,375
Arkansas - 3,063,152
Mississippi - 2,930,528
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.
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Posted on 7/31/23 at 6:42 pm to JayAg
Arkansas produces some high level basketball players considering it's size.
Posted on 7/31/23 at 6:42 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.
Not so much in MBB.
Posted on 7/31/23 at 8:04 pm to JayAg
Nick Saban said one of the reasons he took the job was Louisiana was a Top 5 recruiting state based on per capita numbers. With Tulane out of the SEC, they also had no P5 in state school to recruit against.
Mississippi has 2 P5's
Oklahoma has 2 P5's
Kentucky has 2 P5's
Folks like Bear Bryant was from there but left to find success in another state
Mississippi has 2 P5's
Oklahoma has 2 P5's
Kentucky has 2 P5's
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Arkansas - 3,063,152
Folks like Bear Bryant was from there but left to find success in another state
Posted on 7/31/23 at 8:24 pm to JayAg
Kentucky's population always surprises me. It isn't a huge state, geographically. It should pass Louisiana soon, since Louisiana is shrinking.
Posted on 8/1/23 at 9:01 am to JayAg
Sometstarted a thread a couple of months ago, asking how good Ole Miss or Miss State would be if there was only one of those schools in that state. The point being that the in state talent is split. It was an interesting idea. But it is true that Mississippi does produce a surprising amount of good athletes when you consider how small the population is
Posted on 8/1/23 at 9:38 am 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.
I am pretty certain there are thousands of articles and talk show discussions about this and the answer is yes, for a small state Louisiana produces a TON of high caliber athletes across all sports except ice hockey...and hell they probably produce those also.
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 8/2/23 at 1:02 pm to JayAg
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does Louisiana produce the most athletes across the Big 3 sports
Per Capita
Louisiana and Mississippi kick everybody’s arse
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