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2007 Preseason and Regular season Polls

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lvbuckeye;932006; said:
additionally, Louisiana puts more guys in the NFL per capita than any other state.
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According to the Census Bureau, 11 states have at least twice as many people as Louisiana.

#7 Ohio: 11,478,006
#25 Louisiana: 4,287,768

It is notable though, that as good as LSU is, the vast majority of their players are from Louisiana. It is a credit to the state that they can make up a team that good out of mostly home-grown talent.
 
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Herbstreit has been quite open about distrusting the Buckeye offense. He thinks that Penn State is a very tough game for us this year. I don't really think one can interpret too much in these polls yet and, quite frankly, I'd rather see our players be doubted by others, but confident in themselves, when we hit out big games this year.
 
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DaddyBigBucks;932066; said:
According to the Census Bureau, 11 states have at least twice as many people as Louisiana.

#7 Ohio: 11,478,006
#25 Louisiana: 4,287,768

It is notable though, that as good as LSU is, the vast majority of their players are from Louisiana. It is a credit to the state that they can make up a team that good out of mostly home-grown talent.
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HOME STATES: California topped the list of states with most NFL players in 2006 (206), followed by Florida (177) and Texas (175):

States with Most NFL Players:
California206
Florida177
Texas175
Ohio83
Georgia80
Louisiana74
Pennsylvania 58
Virginia56
South Carolina51
Michigan49
Alabama48
New Jersey46
 
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Steve19;932069; said:
Not anymore :slappy:

Bucks now at #7 at CFN.
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Kentucky at #19, Louisville at #20.

ND the most highly ranked 0-3 team at #69 - 69 is way too mighty fine for ND. Next highest ranked 0-3 team? Western Michigan at #87, hten it all the way to #100, a spot occupied by Toledo.

Given their awful offensive (#119) and mediocre (#52) defensive rankings an overall ranking above 70 is generous.
 
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BayBuck;932080; said:
HOME STATES: California topped the list of states with most NFL players in 2006 (206), followed by Florida (177) and Texas (175):

States with Most NFL Players:
California206
Florida177
Texas175
Ohio83
Georgia80
Louisiana74
Pennsylvania 58
Virginia56
South Carolina51
Michigan49
Alabama48
New Jersey46
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Born in those states or reside in those states?
 
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BayBuck;932080; said:
HOME STATES: California topped the list of states with most NFL players in 2006 (206), followed by Florida (177) and Texas (175):

States with Most NFL Players:
California206
Florida177
Texas175
Ohio83
Georgia80
Louisiana74
Pennsylvania 58
Virginia56
South Carolina51
Michigan49
Alabama48
New Jersey46
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California puts one guy in the NFL for every 175,500 residents.
Ohio puts one guy in the NFL for every 138,500 residents.
Florida puts one guy in the NFL for every 101,600 residents.
Texas puts one guy in the NFL for every 134,300 residents.
Georgia puts one guy in the NFL for every 117,000 residents.
Pennsylvania puts one guy in the NFL for every 214,500 residents.
Meatchicken puts one guy in the NFL for every 204,000 residents.
Alabama puts one guy in the NFL for every 96,800 residents.
South Carolina puts one guy in the NFL for every 84,700 residents.
New Jersey puts one guy in the NFl for every 189,000 residents.

Louisiana puts one guy in the NFL for every 58,100 residents.

my post was correct, and it's not even close.
 
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An irony of Saine's last-second touchdown run against Washington is that while Coach Tressel regrets that it happened, it likely gave us the bump over Wisconsin in the AP poll. A 33-14 victory looks a lot better than a 27-14 victory, and especially so to those who didn't see the game and follow it closely.

Sportsmanship, while a virtue, does not translate into due respect in the AP poll.
 
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JohnnyCockfight;932106; said:
An irony of Saine's last-second touchdown run against Washington is that while Coach Tressel regrets that it happened, it likely gave us the bump over Wisconsin in the AP poll. A 33-14 victory looks a lot better than a 27-14 victory, and especially so to those who didn't see the game and follow it closely.

Sportsmanship, while a virtue, does not translate into due respect in the AP poll.
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Which is why some coaches like running up the score whenever possible (*cough* 59-20)
 
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lvbuckeye;932101; said:
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my post was correct, and it's not even close.
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FWIW: I didn't see anyone dispute your post. To me, based on the proportion of LSU players who are home-grown, it made perfect sense.

I'm surprised that South Carolina is at #2 (of those listed). Perhaps that's because of grad21. :wink2:
 
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OregonBuckeye;932274; said:
Check the date of my post.
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I could be wrong, but I doubt he was calling you out on it. I believe his intention was to point out how Herbie's originally seemingly ridiculous poll voting worked out so well... Gotta hand it to Herbie. He is one of the keenest analysts in the sport.
 
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