(12-02-2010 05:54 PM)uakronkid Wrote: (12-02-2010 05:13 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote: [quote='uakronkid' pid='5978814' dateline='1291327511']
The population centers of the US grouped into regions. There is NOTHING to the west.
This is a really neat graphic.
What it shows to me is the great lakes region which we cover well + the northeast region which we are moving toward.
In the last 15 - 20 years, the MAC has picked up the northern part of IL (NIU), western N.Y. (UB), southeast Pa (Temple) and now a possible second northeastern state (western Mass).
When I look at the map, it seems to be where people are the MAC is trying to be.
Even though Boston is a long drive, Springfield and even Worcester are reasonably drives. There are 100K+ in those cities.
Based on this chart, UMass makes more sense then say W. Kentucky.
It also lends to more Northeast/Mid-Atlantic expansion, say Delaware, maybe James Madison, etc.
In the 90s, when Comish Iopolitti (sp) added UB it is almost like he had this kind of demographic map and said the MAC needs to be where there are good population densities.