Not that this was really up for discussion.... see the link below...
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/22082...leges-more
... if you scroll near the bottom it lists the states that produce the most NFL talent. And then the states that produce the most per capita. Kind of amazing that both Florida and Georgia are not only top 5 in sheer numbers but top 5 in per capita. You would think the per capita may be made up of outliers of small states that currently have an unusually high numbers of NFL players at this given time. I remember crunching these numbers myself about 10 years ago and Iowa was randomly ranked pretty high just as Montana is now. You would expect more of these but doesnt hold true.
Needless to say the top 6 per capita are all SEC states. People can say all they want about the SEC being the best because it has fans that care. Because it has money. This is the real reason. The high schools just spit out better talent per head. The average high school football player in the South is better than the average kid elsewhere. They grow up playing against better talent. And it carries over to college. And when you look at any college recruiting class, kids tend to stay local.
This isnt really groundbreaking data but interesting to see how overwhelming it is.
I can't help but think of Gene Smith looking to the State of Wyoming to get our Safety. Yes, Prosinski is 1 of the 2 players in the NFL that were born in Wyoming. Who the heck did he cover in pop warner football, John Deere Jr. ??
You could probably just draft players from California, Florida and Texas and be okay.
Back to the original post, this is cool data. It's really amazing when you start factoring people like Denard Robinson, Santonio Holmes, and others being out of the state of Florida.
FL & GA need to close the border and keep Nick Saban out.
"I don't care about dern facts, Colorado School of Mines produces top notch NFL talent."-Gene Smith to the Jags front office.
"I don't care about dern facts, Colorado School of Mines produces top notch NFL talent."-Gene Smith to the Jags front office.
Quote:FL & GA need to close the border and keep Nick Saban out.
Free Charger,Shoes and $100 bills will always get him what you wants. There is no NCAA Police anymore.
Quote:"I don't care about dern facts, Colorado School of Mines produces top notch NFL talent."-Gene Smith to the Jags front office.
1010XL got a lot of mileage out of that. And it was one undrafted free agent but Gene Smith made himself an easy target.
And yet all 3 of our professional teams suck, 2 of the big 3 schools suck, and the outlier smaller division schools are average to suck.
Go figure.
Quote:And yet all 3 of our professional teams suck, 2 of the big 3 schools suck, and the outlier smaller division schools are average to suck.
Go figure.
UCF won the Fiesta Bowl last year and nearly beat Penn State this year.
Quote:UCF won the Fiesta Bowl last year and nearly beat Penn State this year.
UCF being the 4th biggest program it's still just average. No where near a national powerhouse. I'm just saying being all the talent you'd think we'd have some better local teams in the state.
Quote:And yet all 3 of our professional teams suck, 2 of the big 3 schools suck, and the outlier smaller division schools are average to suck.
Go figure.
Two of the three big schools also have terrible coaching. Muschamp is a good recruiter but can't develop the talent. Golden is just awful in both aspects. How he's at a job like Miami is beyond me.
One thing that hurts Florida big time is no Juco programs. None. It makes no sense to me. Top notch kids who are a little behind on grades go out of state to a Juco program. Get their grades right and many, many times attend a big four year program out of state. Happens to much.
Quote:And yet all 3 of our professional teams suck, 2 of the big 3 schools suck, and the outlier smaller division schools are average to suck.
Go figure.
As far as the NFL teams, where you are located just doesnt matter anymore.
College has moved in that direction but will never fully because at the end of the day, kids often choose to stay close to home. Look at the Colorado Buffs. It's a great college town. They play bigtime football. Would be an awesome experience for any college kid. But they cant recruit well because there is no good local talent. And at the end of the day most kids dont want to stray too far from home. CU's only blip on the radar in the early 90s was when they convinced all these kids from southern california to go there.
As far as the florida colleges look at this...
http://hsflorida.scout.com/a.z?s=376&p=9&c=4&yr=2015
look at how many of the top tier players have signed up to leave the state. Now I realize it's this way for many states but there are just so many really good football players in Florida that leave. Now I dont think you'll ever be able to close off the state but it is part of the reason why these Florida schools are down.
The other thing that causes down programs is the recruiting out of state. I wouldnt expect the Gators to get all the top talent in the state. But why not get a lot of the middle tier talent that goes elsewhere and develops into good players? Look at their recruiting class last year. Why are they getting a 3 star kid from Arizona? And a 3 star kid from Wyoming? And a 3 star kid from Kansas? Push comes to shove a 3 star kid from Florida is better. Yet those kids leave and go to Lousville or Clemson or somewhere else and turn into good players.
These colleges in Florida should only leave the state for top tier talent. If you can get some 5 star WR from Virginia (Harvin) or 5 star DT from New York (Easley) then good for you. But no reason whatsoever to leave the state for any other type of player. If you want to reach into Georgia or Alabama then fine. But otherwise forget it.
I remember this funny story about Rex Grossman. He wanted to go to Florida but they werent recruiting him. And he asked why not and was told "We're UF. We don't recruit the state of Indiana." Eventually he had to send in tape for the team to look at and obviously got an offer. But if you're Florida why would you recruit Indiana? I remember Meyer wasting a roster spot on some highly thought of LB from Indiana who of course was a bust. I'd take some 3 star LB out of Dade County before I'd ever take the best LB prospect from Indiana. Recruit local.
The post above is so flawed it has to be an attempt at satire.
While Missouri and Texas A&M currently lead the SEC in each division.
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