Why does the north suck at sports?

[godkiller]

less slaves bred for nothing but physical superiority?

you cant deny people in the south are generally stupider, probably has something to do with that.

Blacks weren't bred en masse for "physical superiority" so your post is moot.

 

[godkiller]

Which states produce the most NFL players?

• Terry McCormick - Jun 10, 2015
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If you are a fan of college football, then you know where the recruiting hotbeds lie in the sport.

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Southern states like Florida and Texas have enough high school prospects to dot rosters of not only the home schools in those states, but also in neighboring states and around the country.

So, it's no real surprise that many of the same states that are fertile ground for finding college prospects are also the same states producing the most NFL players.

In an unofficial census from last season conducted by besttickets.com – 2015 data won't be compiled until rosters are set for the coming season - the state of California was the leader, producing 224 NFL players. That's not a surprise given that California has the highest population of any state in the nation with nearly 39 million people to pick from.

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You don't have to look far to find star power in the Golden State either, as Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Marshawn Lynch are just three of today's top stars who hail from California.

But the next three NFL-producing states are all true Southern football hotbeds – Florida with 186 players in the NFL, Texans with 147 and Georgia with 91. The big upset here is the fact that more NFL players are from Florida than Texas, even though Texas has a population of around 27 million people, compared to 20 million in the Sunshine State.
Ohio, a traditional Midwest football-mad state, is fifth on the list in terms of NFL players. The Buckeye State had 78 players in the NFL ranks in 2014.

Louisiana, which doesn't have nearly the population of the other states in the top 10 is nonetheless well represented in the NFL with 69 players. The Bayou State boasts a population of around only 4.65 million, yet has the sixth most athletes in the National Football League. Heading that list, of course, are the Manning brothers, Peyton and Eli, who hail from New Orleans.

Coming in seventh is Pennsylvania, another traditionally strong football state with 60 players on pro rosters a season ago.

At No. 8 is another state that does not have great numbers population-wise, but South Carolina is still home to 57 NFL players. The state of South Carolina has around 4.8 million people, but the 57 players on NFL rosters – including 2014 No.1 overall pick Jadeveon Clowney – makes the Palmetto State the state with the most players not to have an NFL city inside the state's borders.

New Jersey, in a bit of a surprise, is ninth with 51 players, while Virginia and Michigan with 49 players each in the NFL last season, are tied for the 10th spot.

Washington came in second (California) among western states with 22 players in the NFL, which is good for 21st overall.

Some strong per capita states - producing a lot of players without a lot of population - include Mississippi (27 players, 3 million population), Hawaii (11 players 1.4 million population) and Montana (7 players, 1.1 million population).

If you're looking at the end of the spectrum, Vermont was the only state in the union not to have someone on an NFL roster in 2014. Rhode Island, North Dakota and New Hampshire had just one each, while Alaska, Wyoming, Maine, Delaware and surprisingly West Virginia, regarded as a football state, had just two players each on NFL rosters last season.

Of the states that have NFL teams within their borders, Massachusetts produced the least amount of players on pro rosters with 11, followed by Colorado with 13.

Most NFL players are from the South when you control the numbers per capita. California has the same number of people as Canada so comparing absolute California NFL players to the South's NFL players, which has substantially lower popular numbers to draw from, is not an apples-to-apples comparison.

 

[smitty22]

Most NFL players are from the South when you control the numbers per capita. California has the same number of people as Canada so comparing absolute California NFL players to the South's NFL players, which has substantially lower popular numbers to draw from, is not an apples-to-apples comparison.

Texas has the same number as Canada too .

 

[Spade]

The big upset here is the fact that more NFL players are from Florida than Texas, even though Texas has a population of around 27 million people, compared to 20 million in the Sunshine State.

Not a shock. No disrespect but The Valley and El Paso aren't really producing the talent like that. That's why when they play schools from Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, East Texas, they get stomped.

 

[PortCityProphet]

Im not willing to believe weather plays that huge of a factor. If you go to HS and live up there that shyt doesn't make a difference like that.
Northern schools should win more ships but they don't.

 

[Playa With Tha Passport]

North not into football

They dominate bball

 

[beaniemac]

less slaves bred for nothing but physical superiority?

you cant deny people in the south are generally stupider, probably has something to do with that.

 

[SlurRty]

Looking at college champions in both basketball and football it's dominated by southern schools. Other than Connecticut multiple times, and Syracuse and Michigan St. one year each in the past 15 years, the rest of the championship schools reside and what most would consider the south or midwest/west. NY sposed to be the basketball mecca but can't send enough talent to northern schools to win a ship at a northern school?
And in football Ohio St (I know that's considered the Midwest but them nikkas in the north we going by old school senior bowl rules) is the only team to win in the past 20 years.
I mean the disparity is pretty big in both sports. So why does the north suck at sports? Yall not athletic up there or something? And this isn't a shyt on the north thread or a south v north thread, it's a real deal question I got. The north has the biggest cities yet no athletes

their recruits are more likely from the south alotta the case.. weather prolly the biggest thing.. you could play sports all year round in texas but in the north it gets cold.. it snows.. your ass is in the crib..

 

[NatiboyB]

College basketball is dominated by the South?

Uh, do you think Coach K is only recruiting homegrown Kentucky talent?

 

[NatiboyB]

their recruits are more likely from the south alotta the case.. weather prolly the biggest thing.. you could play sports all year round in texas but in the north it gets cold.. it snows.. your ass is in the crib..

they damn near do...Everytime I pick my Son up on a Saturday no matter what time of year I see them over at Trinity practicing.

 

[Brozay]

What breh?

 

[Malta]

Im not willing to believe weather plays that huge of a factor. If you go to HS and live up there that shyt doesn't make a difference like that.
Northern schools should win more ships but they don't.

You talking bout handegg, wearing spandex and tackling other men? I'm from Harlem, we dont do that

 

[Juggalo Fred]

Looking at college champions in both basketball and football it's dominated by southern schools. Other than Connecticut multiple times, and Syracuse and Michigan St. one year each in the past 15 years, the rest of the championship schools reside and what most would consider the south or midwest/west. NY sposed to be the basketball mecca but can't send enough talent to northern schools to win a ship at a northern school?
And in football Ohio St (I know that's considered the Midwest but them nikkas in the north we going by old school senior bowl rules) is the only team to win in the past 20 years.
I mean the disparity is pretty big in both sports. So why does the north suck at sports? Yall not athletic up there or something? And this isn't a shyt on the north thread or a south v north thread, it's a real deal question I got. The north has the biggest cities yet no athletes

Yankees are the best team in sports history

Red sawx have 3 titles in the past 12 years

U conn owns womens college basketball

U conn men are always a top men's team in b ball

The Patriots* are always winning (due to cheating)

NY Giants won 2 superbowls the past 8 years



Oh and Ohio state won the title in 15

 

[PortCityProphet]

You talking bout handegg, wearing spandex and tackling other men? I'm from Harlem, we dont do that

I'm talking bball too. Northern teams don't take home ships that often.

 

[UnoVon]

less slaves bred for nothing but physical superiority?

you cant deny people in the south are generally stupider, probably has something to do with that.

Another cac exposed...