Evolution of the SEC and American Football

Jimmy the Greek alter?

It's bred not bread.

Lol

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I think that you are right about a lot of your opinions, but I also believe that there has been a major population increase in the south that has helped as well. Plus who wants to play football in the cold.

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100% agree

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Africans were transferred to america as trade and slaves. Generations of slavery, combining the biggest, and strongest males and females...... Created why most African- Americans are flat-out just better fit, more built, faster, and bigger than most European-Americans.

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This isn't disputed by anyone with any semblance of knowledge about biology and history that I'm aware of. The state of AAs as superior athletes in this country is directly correlated with the slave trade. Indeed, the superior athleticism of AAs as a group is a fascinating example of evolution on a relatively small time scale.

Just to list a few examples of traits that have arisen in blacks:

Higher fat metabolism and increased hypertrophy of muscle fibers with stimulation (especially among AA males). This is why your black friends can get twice as ripped in half the time at the gym.

AAs generally have a higher proportion of fast twitch muscle fibers, especially in the hamstrings, quads and calves. This increases reaction times and especially increases the initial burst.

AAs often have a higher concentration of mitochondria in their muscle cells. Mitchondria provide for energy generation as the location of oxidative phosphorylation.

Even more fascinating, we generally do not see these traits among current native Africans. We see it in AAs who can trace their ancestory through the slave trade. In native Africans we actually see a massive increase in slow twitch muscle fibers, which is why they absolutely dominate long distance running. The difference is so striking that it frankly isn't even fair that they are allowed to compete against other groups of people. It would be like pitting the UCONN women's team against the Miami Heat.

Acknowledging these things doesn't make one a racist anymore so than acknowledging that Lebron James can jump higher than Steve Nash. It is just a fact.

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What do y'all think explains the relatively resent dominance of the south in College Football and how that compares to since College football began?

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The black players from the south are largely staying home to play instead of heading to the Big 10 and the Pac-12 like they did during and immediately after the civil rights movement.

The fact is that most of the west coast and midwest power programs were around a decade ahead of the south when it came to race relations and football. USC, Ohio State, Michigan, etc. gobbled up southern athletes in the 1970s. Nowadays, its big news when an elite athlete from an SEC state leaves the south to play.

That just made me laugh so hard

I swear the Maasai people are the most naturally gifted athletes in the world. Those people are just amazing.