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Southern Football is teh BESTEST!!!111 (just for donny MERGE)

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Mayberry'sFinest

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I know Ohio State is a good team (and maybe the best), but I want to dispel all the myths out there that the best players don't come from the South. Here is a little study I did while taking a break from law school studying: Read it and weep, midwesterners -

I have broken down the US into 5 regions with 10 states each with roughly the same population in each region.
SOUTHEAST: GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, AR, TN, NC, SC, VA
NORTHEAST: ME, VT, NH, MASS, RI, CT, NJ, DE, MD, NY (DC)
MIDEAST: PA, WV, KY, OH, MICH, IND, ILL, WISC, IOWA, MINN
MIDWEST: MO, ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, TX, NM, CO, WY
PACIFIC: MT, ID, UT, AZ, NV, CA, OR, WA, HI, AK

So, based on those regions, here are the total nfl football players from each, plus the total population from each, with finally the amount of nfl players per person in the region:

SE: 606; 55,382,775 = 1 nfl player per every 91,390
NE: 139; 47,965,469= 1 nfl player per every 340,959
ME: 306; 69618093= 1 nfl player per every 227,510
MW: 268; 41814717= 1 nfl player per every 156,025
PAC: 309; 56613088= 1 nfl player per every 183,213
I got these player numbers from here:
http://www.nflhs.com/news/features/NFLPlayersStateCountry_10152001_sim.asp

So, while the above nfl players might not be exactly accurate, the few it may be off due to injuries, retirees, and cut players is not enough to make a significant difference.

The South has the most NFL players, plus the most players per population size. THEREFORE THE BEST PLAYERS COME FROM THE SOUTH

I can go even further, and show that Georgia-Florida has the best players also ? much more than California, Texas, or Ohio-Pennsylvania (the other areas people argue are better than GA-FL):

GA-FL ? nfl players: 253; population: 24,168,831; sq. mileage: 111,915
1 player per 95,529; 1 player per 412 sq. miles
Cali ? nfl players: 198; population: 33,871,648; sq. mileage: 155,973
1 player per 171,069; 1 player per 788 sq. miles
Tex ? nfl players: 173; population: 20,831,820; sq. mileage: 261,914
1 player per 120,415; 1 player per 1513 sq. miles
OH-PA ? nfl players: 198; population: 23,694,194; sq. mileage: 85,773
1 player per 119,668; 1 player per 433 sq. miles

So, we can argue ALL DAY about who is the best team and who is the best conference, but by the numbers, SOUTHERN FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE THE BEST, SPECIFICALLY GEORGIA-FLORIDA - there are more nfl players from there, and nfl players are more concentrated there.

And before you all jump all over me about football being a team sport, I'm not doing this to show who is the better team. I'm doing this to prove to you high and mighty big-tenners that southern football players are better than anywhere else.

(and by the way, I can't remember the last time Ohio State beat an SEC team in a bowl game...oh wait, it's never happened.)
 
Yep, the midwest sure sucks. If only they had southern speed like Miami and FSU :rofl:

Week 10 AP Top 25 1. Ohio State (63) 9-0 1,623 2. Michigan 9-0 1,547 3. West Virginia (2) 7-0 1,494 4. Texas 8-1 1,397 5. Louisville 7-0 1,278 6. Auburn 8-1 1,250 7. Florida 7-1 1,243 8. Tennessee 7-1 1,232 9. USC 6-1 1,05910. California 7-1 1,04011. Notre Dame 7-1 1,03712. Arkansas 7-1 93513. LSU 6-2 84214. Boise State 8-0 68815. Rutgers 7-0 64416. Boston College 7-1 62417. Wisconsin 8-1 61718. Oklahoma 6-2 58919. Clemson 7-2 43520. Georgia Tech 6-2 40221. Texas A&M 8-1 35322. Wake Forest 7-1 24623. Virginia Tech 6-2 18824. Oregon 6-2 16725. Washington State 6-3 40OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Tulsa 38, Brigham Young 30, Missouri 25, Nebraska 17, Maryland 13, Oregon State 9, Penn State 8, Pittsburgh 6, Iowa 3, Alabama 2, Hawaii 2, Oklahoma State 2.
 
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JohnKerrySuck;651003; said:
I didn't say the midwest suck, I said THE BETTER PLAYERS COME FROM THE SOUTH. Why don't you read my post?
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Yep, there wasn't a hint of flaming anywhere in that post :roll2:

Someone better tell Smith, Brohm, Henne & Quinn they're ruining your precious writeup.
 
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JohnKerrySuck;651003; said:
I didn't say the midwest suck, I said THE BETTER PLAYERS COME FROM THE SOUTH. Why don't you read my post?
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For your next research project, figure out WHY people generally put an 's' at the end of the word 'suck' when they say, for example

'West Virginia's defense SUCKS'

or

'The defense of Louisville SUCKS so bad that Ohio State would score 400 points on them'

Get crackin....
 
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I have one question. How long is your break from law school?

I may enjoy posting on message boards with all my loser friends, but the thought of going around the country posting the findings of such a research study would never occur to me. It is not like this is the best known site for OSU football. Where all have you been?

But if it gives you what you need - wow, you sold me. The best players are from the south.

Now what?

(sorry - guess I had three questions)
 
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BuckeyeMike80;651008; said:
For your next research project, figure out WHY people generally put an 's' at the end of the word 'suck' when they say, for example

'West Virginia's defense SUCKS'

or

'The defense of Louisville SUCKS so bad that Ohio State would score 400 points on them'

Get crackin....
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The best football players may be fromt he south, but the brightest law school students sure are not.
 
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Yeah, well considering that the majority of the Heisman contenders for this year (Smith, Quinn, Hart, Rice, Slaton, Lynch, Ginn, Brennan) are from the northeast / west coast, I would say that the south doesn't have the best college football players.

Pat White is the only realistic top 5 contender, and Calvin Johnson is an outside chance to even make it to NY.
 
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