It comes from towns like Dillon South Carolina.
The most dangerous city in South Carolina but great football.
Dillon is a small town where football is king.
It is also a somewhat tough town but the most dangerous I doubt.
North Charleston would take that honor by far I would think.
I mentioned it because it was part of a recent news story.
Most small towns in other parts of the country don't have that tough edge or football emphasis.
The South is full of towns like this compared to other regions.
I'm sure Alabama and Georgia have a quite a few towns like Dillon.
Michigan where I'm originally from doesn't have any .
Small towns in Michigan have less crime less of an edge and are not all about football.
(01-02-2016 12:22 AM)MJG Wrote: It comes from towns like Dillon South Carolina.
The most dangerous city in South Carolina but great football.
Dillon is a small town where football is king.
It is also a somewhat tough town but the most dangerous I doubt.
North Charleston would take that honor by far I would think.
I mentioned it because it was part of a recent news story.
Most small towns in other parts of the country don't have that tough edge or football emphasis.
The South is full of towns like this compared to other regions.
I'm sure Alabama and Georgia have a quite a few towns like Dillon.
Michigan where I'm originally from doesn't have any .
Small towns in Michigan have less crime less of an edge and are not all about football.
FBI crime data for three years average says Dillon is the most dangerous city in South Carolina. I was born in Dillon County (Latta) and graduated in North Carolina in (Robeson) county that borders Dillon. The crime rate is also high there.
(01-02-2016 12:22 AM)MJG Wrote: It comes from towns like Dillon South Carolina.
The most dangerous city in South Carolina but great football.
Dillon is a small town where football is king.
It is also a somewhat tough town but the most dangerous I doubt.
North Charleston would take that honor by far I would think.
I mentioned it because it was part of a recent news story.
Most small towns in other parts of the country don't have that tough edge or football emphasis.
The South is full of towns like this compared to other regions.
I'm sure Alabama and Georgia have a quite a few towns like Dillon.
Michigan where I'm originally from doesn't have any .
Small towns in Michigan have less crime less of an edge and are not all about football.
FBI crime data for three years average says Dillon is the most dangerous city in South Carolina. I was born in Dillon County (Latta) and graduated in North Carolina in (Robeson) county that borders Dillon. The crime rate is also high there.
That's because the only thing to do in Dillon County is commit crime, watch the tobacco grow, or go to South of the Border. After two trips or so Pedro loses his appeal, although you never sausage a thing.
The weekend I spent there taking a SCFA course was the longest month of my life, and I'm from a small town in the western Piedmont.
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But back to the original topic, it's more a case of the kids down South can get outside and play or practice year round, especially skill position players. If you have even a remote amount of ability as a HS player down here you pretty much can pick and choose the 7on7 program you play for in the offseason. Where up north they have to find a facility to get in out of the weather to accomplish anything and deal with the limitations the facility puts on them other then a few days out of the year you can pretty much do whatever you want down here.
In HS's outside football hotbeds the best athletes are playing either Basketball or Baseball. Why have to bust your butt for 3 years after HS in order to get paid when you can get drafted right out of HS (Baseball) or only have to play 1 year of college (Basketball) to get paid.
The $ difference between Baseball & Basketball vs Football is only going to accelerate the talent divide between the sports. HS basketball players can go to China and make a $1m for one season before they are NBA eligible so over time we'll see more top HS talent going that route as well.
OP, are you new to college football? There are more blacks in the south. Blacks tend to be more athletic than whites. In the north, there are only a few power programs - Notre Dame, Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State.
The rest of the power programs are along the oceans and gulfs. Texas, USCw, Alabama, now LSU the last 15 years or so, Florida, Miami, Florida State and the like.
The south has always had teams competing for national titles. The state of Florida had a really long run of a team playing for a national title at the end of the season for years straight.
(01-02-2016 09:13 AM)Nebraskafan Wrote: OP, are you new to college football? There are more blacks in the south. Blacks tend to be more athletic than whites. In the north, there are only a few power programs - Notre Dame, Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State.
The rest of the power programs are along the oceans and gulfs. Texas, USCw, Alabama, now LSU the last 15 years or so, Florida, Miami, Florida State and the like.
The south has always had teams competing for national titles. The state of Florida had a really long run of a team playing for a national title at the end of the season for years straight.
There he said it. Although, I think that the blacks are directed more toward athletics at an early age.
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Pittsburgh area has these small towns where football is still king. They're mostly old steel mill towns like Clairton and Aliqiuppa. Both towns been featured in NYTimes, CBS News, and other national networks.
Players like Daven Holley (former 49ers/Browns, Cincinnati Bearcats), and Tyler Boyd (Pitt, entering the draft) are from Clairton. Players like Revis, Sean Gilbert, and Ty Law are from Aliquippa. And there's a plethora of other P5, G5, and FCS players that come from these two schools.
Lansing and Pontiac are small to mid sized cities.
Michigan doesn't have a town of seven thousand people that is like Dillon. High crime rate and an emphasis on football.
Little towns in Michigan are mostly quite.
(01-02-2016 09:13 AM)Nebraskafan Wrote: OP, are you new to college football? There are more blacks in the south. Blacks tend to be more athletic than whites. In the north, there are only a few power programs - Notre Dame, Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State.
The rest of the power programs are along the oceans and gulfs. Texas, USCw, Alabama, now LSU the last 15 years or so, Florida, Miami, Florida State and the like.
The south has always had teams competing for national titles. The state of Florida had a really long run of a team playing for a national title at the end of the season for years straight.
There he said it. Although, I think that the blacks are directed more toward athletics at an early age.
Two thirds of all African Americans live in the Southeast.
More importantly for football a lot of them live in small towns.
Most black people in Michigan live in cities or close to a city.
Dillon isn't near anything .
A similar town in Michigan is most likely going to be all white.
They don't have the same emphasis on football and often barely field a team.
Basketball is strong in the cities its part of it.
South Carolina has a bunch of small towns with high black populations . Normally football is good in these towns and the players are loved in the community.
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