re: What's the deal with Southerners and college sports?

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Are you insinuating that LSU/BAMA/UGA fans are more passionate about their teams than Michigan/OSU/PSU fans?

I wouldn't make that argument. Maybe it's that the northern states have higher populations, so it's more diluted?

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I would. I've been to games at all of those places. And big ones at that. I was appalled when I went to an OSU/UM game a few years ago. People were barely out tailgating at 9AM for a noon kick. It is a bigger deal in the south but those northern teams have also historically been good so they're pumped up by the media. Their fanbases are definitely good compared to pro teams but its a different world down south. People are far more passionate about it.