re: Favorite teams by zip code

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I would've thought we'd have carried a border county in Georgia. That surprised me.

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I think the results probably understate how visible a team is in an area. I think there are a ton of "fans" who probably don't outwardly show allegiance, but just loosely affiliate with some team when they don't really care. The 10-15% Auburn in Coweta and Fayette is seen pretty heavily, to the extent that people often comment that it's close to even with UGA (it isn't, but there Auburn fans are more visible, while a lot of people casually follow UGA).

For example, Alabama is basically second in a 75% of counties in the southeast, but you don't feel that presence everywhere. I bet the Cowboys would have a similar number.