College Football Fan Map

[DukeOfPork]

This is really cool.  I've seen maps like this before, but I haven't seen any as good as this one:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/03/upshot/ncaa-football-map.html?_r=0#5,38.405,-97.349

And here is the accompanying story that explains some of the more surprising findings:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/03/upshot/ncaa-football-fan-map.html?abt=0002&abg=0

[Seebs]

That is kind of cool. Thanks for sharing

[Hawghiggs]

 No love for South Florida but plenty for Central Florida.

[BearsBisonsBoars]

So Arkansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin, LSU, ohio state, Wyoming, UCONN and Hawaii are the only schools who totally "control" their own state.

And Oregon is the only school that totally "controls" another state (Alaska).

Interesting.

[Rooka]

Love maps like this, thanks for sharing.

[Hawghiggs]

 Nebraska owns South Dakota.

[PennHOG]

Interesting that UCLA doesn't show up

Edit:  I saw that I had to zoom in after I posted this.  Still kind of interesting that USC owns that region.

[BearsBisonsBoars]

Nebraska owns South Dakota.

My bad

[sowmonella]

Great find. Thanks for posting. :razorback:

[DukeOfPork]

Great find. Thanks for posting. :razorback:

And you can zoom in and get the percentage breakdown for each zip code.

[go hogues]

Smaller ares for Auburn and Ole Piss than I would have thought.

[DukeOfPork]

Smaller ares for Auburn and Ole Piss than I would have thought.

I wasn't shocked by Auburn.  But it does make you wonder how in the hell they have so much pull in recruiting because UGA dominates the moment you cross that border.

But I too was surprised by Ole Miss.  I would have thought that MSU was the stepchild statewide.  I was wrong.

[Dwight_K_Shrute]

I wasn't shocked by Auburn.  But it does make you wonder how in the hell they have so much pull in recruiting because UGA dominates the moment you cross that border.

But I too was surprised by Ole Miss.  I would have thought that MSU was the stepchild statewide.  I was wrong.

It's because no one likes Ole Miss even most of the people in Mississippi.  MSU's previous AD along with current AD Scott Stricklin have made concerted efforts to boost MSU's profile in the state.  It includes slogans "Our State" and #hailstate. 

Ole Miss likes to be exclusive while MSU is trying to be inclusive and accessible. 

Map validates that the MSU strategy has worked.

You look at most state's dominated by one school and the minor schools will at least have the area right around them.  Funniest thing to me is that you hover over Jboro and Arkansas still dominates with 57%.  It would be one thing if it was 50-50 or if Astate had a majority but damn.

[BearsBisonsBoars]

The popularity of 'Bama all over the south and east proves that bandwagoning is alive and well in America. 

[Dwight_K_Shrute]

The popularity of 'Bama all over the south and east proves that bandwagoning is alive and well in America. 

They sell a lot of T-shirts. 

[BearsBisonsBoars]

They sell a lot of T-shirts.

When I show this to my UT fan-filled family and they see Alabama in second place through most of Tennessee, they're going to seriously drink... more than they already do.  :razorback:

[KY Hog Man]

More longhorns in NWA than I would have thought.

[twistitup]

More longhorns in NWA than I would have thought.

It's texas kids that move up to go to school and don't go home

[razorbackkid]

It's because no one likes Ole Miss even most of the people in Mississippi.  MSU's previous AD along with current AD Scott Stricklin have made concerted efforts to boost MSU's profile in the state.  It includes slogans "Our State" and #hailstate. 

Ole Miss likes to be exclusive while MSU is trying to be inclusive and accessible. 

Map validates that the MSU strategy has worked.

You look at most state's dominated by one school and the minor schools will at least have the area right around them.  Funniest thing to me is that you hover over Jboro and Arkansas still dominates with 57%.  It would be one thing if it was 50-50 or if Astate had a majority but damn.

It's been a long time since I lived in NEA (late '70's-early '80's), but I would imagine that from my childhood days up until the time I left Arkansas the percentage of Hogs fans over AState fans would have been much higher.

I used to go to basketball game at the old Indian Fieldhouse and to football games at AState.  I would always take my radio when the Razorbacks were playing at the same time.  If the Hogs game was on t.v. I stayed home to watch it. 

For me, even though I liked AState back in my high school days, the Hogs were king and the "Indian's" were.....well.....just something to do when the Razorbacks weren't on television.

:razorback:

[Vildsvin]

Id venture a guess that Katrina had something to do with the amount of LSU fans in Arkansas