Probably just means we have a ton of players, and when taken as a percentage, the number of good ones is low. Make it a raw number, and bet TX is near the top.I'm surprised to see TX so low and HI at 4.7%
NCAA Research tweeted the picture without any other information.This is a cool data point. Where is this from so we can see how the data was derived?
Thanks.NCAA Research tweeted the picture without any other information.
They have no college football above the DIII level.Man, don't move to Vermont. Their high school football must be terrible.
I can think of many reasons why that would be the case but I suspect that the biggest reason is that there are fewer competing sports for the best athletes in some of these states. When I grew up in Ohio, all of the best athletes played football. The other sports got those who couldn't get on the football field. That is simply not the case today. In fact, it isn't close to being true anymore. But in states where football is still everything?Surprised to see Ohio and Michigan lower than Alabama.
This surprised me too. There are pockets of good football up here but the overall quality is low.Surprised TN is higher than AL...word for years has been TN doesn't produced much instate talent.
Baseball is still pretty big in Alabama. It looks like the talent level has fallen a bit in the Longhorn state.I can think of many reasons why that would be the case but I suspect that the biggest reason is that there are fewer competing sports for the best athletes in some of these states. When I grew up in Ohio, all of the best athletes played football. The other sports got those who couldn't get on the football field. That is simply not the case today. In fact, it isn't close to being true anymore. But in states where football is still everything?
Thinking about it, I agree. There is no way that 1 in 10 players in FL were recruited by Div 1 schools. My nephew's team was in the state playoffs in Ohio last year - not a single player on the team went on to play football at a Div 1 school. Some smaller schools, but no Div 1.I like these type of studies, but the numbers look too funny here..
I don't think there was any, this last season. I talked to a kid that graduated, 2 years ago, a few weeks back. He said there has been a sharp drop-off, in elite talent, the past few years.Cuda, how many does Allen have on its team?