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Posted on 1/19/20 at 1:41 pm to Slippy
It stems from the same reason Mandingo fighters down here tended to be quite a bit better than their northern counterparts
Posted on 1/19/20 at 1:59 pm to wmr
The little rock metropolitan area has a lot of football talent. The problem is they don't play football or any sports at all except basketball. So other parts of the state has to pick up the slack.
Slowly that appears to be changing as little rock public schools are trying to turn a corner. They will have a new high school in the area that will combine 3-5 school districts.
Also northwest Arkansas is approaching 600,000 and are producing more division 1 prospects now and in the future.
Slowly that appears to be changing as little rock public schools are trying to turn a corner. They will have a new high school in the area that will combine 3-5 school districts.
Also northwest Arkansas is approaching 600,000 and are producing more division 1 prospects now and in the future.
Posted on 1/19/20 at 2:00 pm to Slippy
Turnip greens.
Posted on 1/19/20 at 2:06 pm to Slippy
Corn dogs lots of corn dogs
Posted on 1/19/20 at 2:09 pm to Slippy
Real answer is slavery and poverty.
Posted on 1/19/20 at 2:10 pm to Slippy
The south cares more about football and makes a bigger deal about it. So more kids are pushed in to it by their dads and getting attention in school. That combined with us eating more, puts on more weight to already athletic kids.
This post was edited on 1/19/20 at 11:37 pm
Posted on 1/19/20 at 2:28 pm to Slippy
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I think we know why, but I'm not sure we can have an honest conversation about it.
If we know, why the thread? What has been accomplished? Not every thought needs a thread.
Posted on 1/19/20 at 3:19 pm to Slippy
The real answer is actually “breeding”, but it’s a little more complex than that. Look at where the best talent comes from, it’s from areas that historically had huge plantations and demand for the most well bred slaves. These slaves bred with other well bred slaves and eventually these freed slaves stayed in the areas raising generations of children eventually becoming the top talent pools for football.
Posted on 1/19/20 at 4:41 pm to ALTiger
Posted on 1/19/20 at 5:19 pm to wmr
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The same reason Arkansas and Kentucky are at a "demographic disadvantage" for cfb players, but Mississippi isn't.
Tennessee stands out to me.
Posted on 1/19/20 at 5:31 pm to Buzz Killington
Guys, it's 2020. Everyone knows that race isn't real
There are no differences between black and white people
There are no differences between black and white people
Posted on 1/19/20 at 6:12 pm to Slippy
It's the cornbread and collard greens. Cornbread makes you bigger, collard greens makes you faster. Both foods are common fare in the south.
Posted on 1/19/20 at 6:17 pm to AUFP91
I agree with race but it's more than that. The South, as well as Ohio and places like Western PA (though they have lost so much population), have great football infastructure in terms of high school and youth coaching. Kids learn how to play football generally the right way from an early age, and it matters to their communities.
It's the same reason so many baseball players come from certain regions disproportionately to other regions.
It's the same reason so many baseball players come from certain regions disproportionately to other regions.
This post was edited on 1/19/20 at 6:20 pm
Posted on 1/19/20 at 6:18 pm to PeeJayScammedGT
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IMO, it's more about environment and choices rather than ethnicity
Your opinion is naive and ignorant. It’s all about ethnicity.
Why are all the top world class 100 meter times posted over the past 40 years all from Western African Decent Men?
Why are all the top world class Marathon and 10,000 meter times posted over the past 40 years all from Eastern African Decent Men?
It’s all about ethnicity.
Posted on 1/19/20 at 6:22 pm to Slippy
Jimmy the Greek has a theory I once read somewhere iirc.
ETA: Carlton beat me to it.
ETA: Carlton beat me to it.
This post was edited on 1/19/20 at 6:24 pm
Posted on 1/19/20 at 6:23 pm to Slippy
They love to eat. If you want the best cuisine head south, now I didn't say healthy cuisine. 7 out of the 10 most obese states are from the south. Fried foods, biscuits and gravy, bacon, etc.
West Virginia (38.1 percent)
Mississippi (37.3 percent)
Oklahoma (36.5 percent)
Iowa (36.4 percent)
Alabama (36.3 percent)
Louisiana (36.2 percent)
Arkansas (35 percent)
Kentucky (34.3 percent)
Alaska (34.2 percent)
South Carolina (34.1 percent)
West Virginia (38.1 percent)
Mississippi (37.3 percent)
Oklahoma (36.5 percent)
Iowa (36.4 percent)
Alabama (36.3 percent)
Louisiana (36.2 percent)
Arkansas (35 percent)
Kentucky (34.3 percent)
Alaska (34.2 percent)
South Carolina (34.1 percent)
Posted on 1/19/20 at 6:26 pm to Slippy
It’s also a cultural thing; there’s a lot of pride around being physically large and strong in the South for the purpose of playing on the line in football. Can’t always control ones access to educational opportunities but oftentimes families can control what they feed their kids and how they condition them to use their size as an advantage. Genetics certainly contribute but I’d say culture and southern high schools having better strength programs as a big reason
Posted on 1/19/20 at 6:27 pm to Slippy
LBJ
Posted on 1/19/20 at 6:28 pm to Slippy
Mama’s cooking. Duh.
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