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re: Dominique Easley Hates The South... And Wont Say Why He Chose Florida...
Posted on 9/24/13 at 2:59 pm to todospm
Posted on 9/24/13 at 2:59 pm to todospm
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You say that here. But you'd protest if I said this in regards to Chicago's gunplay problems, I suspect.
It's true that most AAs in the North have family roots in the South -- especially in the Great Migration destination cities (Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, etc). But the kids who grow up in those cities have vastly different realities/experiences than most AAs in the South. Similarities? Sure. A 100% shared culture? No.
I don't guess you have ever talked to a black preacher from Chicago. They still eat the same food that we eat too. Easley is probably some Caribbean black. NYC has a lot of those.
Some kid from Memphis is hardly different from some kid from Chicago or St Louis. Yes, country boys are going to be different but that goes for any place.
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Posted on 9/24/13 at 3:08 pm to GumpMaster&Commander
I love Easley. I love that he dances on the sidelines, his sense of humor is great, and he speaks without bullchit. True, that sounds like someone from the Caribbean, not a southerner 
Posted on 9/24/13 at 3:16 pm to CatFan81
Given the circumstances of his recruitment I really doubt we paid him. He kept visiting and wanted an offer badly and didn't get one for a long time. Then he dominated the AA game, got his commitable offer, and jumped on it. All IIRC, of course, but I remember the talk around his recruitment pretty well.
Still can't figure out why he didn't get an offer earlier than he did.
I think as much as anything Easley likes being controversial and yanking people's chains. nothing wrong with that. It fits his persona well.
Still can't figure out why he didn't get an offer earlier than he did.
I think as much as anything Easley likes being controversial and yanking people's chains. nothing wrong with that. It fits his persona well.
Posted on 9/24/13 at 3:18 pm to BossaGator
Yeah, anyone who carries a Chucky doll around wants to start conversations.
Posted on 9/24/13 at 3:21 pm to Crompdaddy8
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Nashville is probably the only real city in the SEC. Even Nashville is meh imo
Yep.
Posted on 9/24/13 at 3:26 pm to Moustache
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Yep.
You are a dumbass. DFW, Houston, Kansas City, St Louis, Atlanta, Austin, Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Birmingham, Mobile, Huntsville, Little Rock, Jackson, Louisville, Jacksonville, Lexington, New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport are all cities. Most Southerners live in urban areas now. Get out of here with this dumbass yankee BS. Y'all sound like retarded Mizzou fans.
Posted on 9/24/13 at 3:27 pm to GumpMaster&Commander
I think is referring to city with SEC team.
You know, Gainesville, Tuscaloosa, BR, Columbia, Athens, etc
You know, Gainesville, Tuscaloosa, BR, Columbia, Athens, etc
Posted on 9/24/13 at 3:30 pm to GumpMaster&Commander
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DFW, Houston, Kansas City, St Louis, Atlanta, Austin, Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Birmingham, Mobile, Huntsville, Little Rock, Jackson, Louisville, Jacksonville, Lexington, New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport
Only two of those cities have SEC schools
Posted on 9/24/13 at 3:31 pm to austingator
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I think is referring to city with SEC team.
You know, Gainesville, Tuscaloosa, BR, Columbia, Athens, etc
...like most Big Ten schools are in big cities or something. Most colleges are in college towns.
Posted on 9/24/13 at 3:37 pm to GumpMaster&Commander
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like most Big Ten schools are in big cities or something. Most colleges are in college towns
That's the truth. If you want to play big time football in a "cool" city, then besides schools like USCw, Miami, or Texas, what other schools with good programs could you go to?
Posted on 9/24/13 at 3:42 pm to jchamil
If Tulane had stuck around they would probably do well in recruiting and win the Fulmer cup evey time
Posted on 9/24/13 at 3:43 pm to Crompdaddy8
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he's a New Yorker.
Even worse. Staten Island. Dude's probably a black guido. Southerners wouldn't like it very much in Staten Island
Posted on 9/24/13 at 3:44 pm to GumpMaster&Commander
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I don't guess you have ever talked to a black preacher from Chicago. They still eat the same food that we eat too. Easley is probably some Caribbean black. NYC has a lot of those.
Not from Chicago. But I grew up a rust-belt community with a heavy AA presence and once had a 'street' preacher for a client.
I understand your point about sharing things like food and accents. But even that isn't comprehensive like you're implying -- AAs in northern cities have more exposure to German, Italian, Irish, Eastern European etc cuisines but, except for probably Chicago, less to Latino and some other immigrant communities better represented in the South.
I will say that Chicago's AA communities are the most 'Southern' in the Midwest, alongside maybe St Louis/Cinci/Indianapolis. It received a disproportionately large portion of migrants during the very last stages of the Great Migration, many from rural Mississippi/Alabama. The local accent definitely reflects that, as do other parts of the culture.
But the overall life experience is still very, very different despite some links.
Posted on 9/24/13 at 3:46 pm to GumpMaster&Commander
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DFW, Houston, Kansas City, St Louis, Atlanta, Austin, Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Birmingham, Mobile, Huntsville, Little Rock, Jackson, Louisville, Jacksonville, Lexington, New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport are all ci
Last time I fricking checked, only Knoxville, Nashville, and B.R. have an SEC school.
If you're going by state, except for TX, FL, and Nola, the rest are more towns than cities and are really not comparable to a "real" (for lack of a better word) city.
Posted on 9/24/13 at 3:55 pm to jchamil
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Only two of those cities have SEC schools
You don't know your SEC cities very well, do you?
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DFW, Houston, Kansas City, St Louis, Atlanta, Austin, Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Birmingham, Mobile, Huntsville, Little Rock, Jackson, Louisville, Jacksonville, Lexington, New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport
Posted on 9/24/13 at 3:57 pm to Moustache
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Last time I fricking checked, only Knoxville, Nashville, and B.R. have an SEC school.
If you're going by state, except for TX, FL, and Nola, the rest are more towns than cities and are really not comparable to a "real" (for lack of a better word) city.
Lexington is larger than Knoxville.
Posted on 9/24/13 at 4:03 pm to GumpMaster&Commander
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...like most Big Ten schools are in big cities or something. Most colleges are in college towns.
This is a fair point. Illinois has never been able to rely on Chicago recruits. Same with Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Urban colleges like Marquette and Cincy have definitely benefited.
But it's not like all B10 campuses are BFE. Cities include C-bus, Minneapolis and Evanston (sorta kinda Chitown). Madison and Ann Arbor and interesting in their own right and near big cities. East Lansing is 1.5 hours outside Detroit and that entire part of the state is pretty urbanized. Even the lily-white college towns like Iowa City and Lincoln have a completely different vibe from SEC towns, in my experience.
I suppose adding Rutgers and Maryland will add some additional urban flavor to the big 10 campus tour. But that hasn't seemed to help those schools in recruiting, fwiw.
Posted on 9/24/13 at 4:58 pm to Moustache
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Last time I fricking checked, only Knoxville, Nashville, and B.R. have an SEC school.
If you're going by state, except for TX, FL, and Nola, the rest are more towns than cities and are really not comparable to a "real" (for lack of a better word) city.
Again, you are ignorant. Atlanta, Dallas and Houston are a few of the biggest cities in the nation. Most people in the South live in urban areas with over 500K metro now. Hell, I think Fayetteville is even that big today. The South is the most populated region of the country. SEC country is not some little collection of country villages. I have been to 47 states. I know what I am talking about. I have seen this country first hand.
Posted on 9/24/13 at 5:07 pm to GumpMaster&Commander
Easley tweeted tonight: "Ok everyone got it mixed up. No one didn't force me here. I just wasn't answerig the media question and I love being at UF and being a Gator."
Typical of him. Double negative
Typical of him. Double negative
Posted on 9/24/13 at 5:11 pm to GumpMaster&Commander
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The South is the most populated region of the country.
Pretty sure that's the Eastern Seaboard between D.C. and Boston.
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