Friday, November 18, 2011

Repost By Request

Alabama and Mississippi argument needed some light shed on it.
This discussion was about whether Ole Miss and MState were good jobs.
No if you plan on winning big time, but you could definitely stumble onto a once in a life time team.

States with Highest Per Capita of Athletes in 3 Major Sports.



This data is supposed to be from prior to the NFL season. I focused on the states that are known for producing talent in the top 3 sports.

Sports- NFL, MLB and NBA.

It should come as no surprise that Louisiana and Mississippi finished at the top in Per Capita numbers by a large amount. AL was 3rd but not close to the percentages.
NFL- La (1) and MS (2).
NBA- LA (1) and MS (2)
MLB - MS(1) and La (4). Calif (2) Ok (3)

California had the most overall athletes by a large amount at 478, TX 2nd with 296, FL 3rd with 247.



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1 comment:

Sport Thought said...

The thing is, we all remember how Saban famously said that there was plenty of talent to win in LA, and he proved it. The talent is the same in MS. Ole Miss has some tradition, they have the money. It seems that someone could make a go of it. That's the kind of place I'd like to see Patterson take a crack at.

S