NYT: The Geography of College Football Fans (and chaos)

[dcpony]

Really interesting analysis on realignment done by Nate Silver.

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/0 ... ent-chaos/

[EastStang]

I find it odd that Troy has more fans than USM? If he's basing it on gate attendance, then it makes sense because you have the only game in town versus one of many games in town. For example ECU has great attendance because they are the only thing to do in that part of NC. Whereas Houston not only competes with Rice, but also with the Astros, Texans, UT and A&M. SMU competes not only with TCU, UNT, UTA, but also with Rangers, Cowboys, Stars and Mavericks for entertainment dollars.

[Bergermeister]

I find it odd that Troy has more fans than USM? If he's basing it on gate attendance, then it makes sense because you have the only game in town versus one of many games in town. For example ECU has great attendance because they are the only thing to do in that part of NC. Whereas Houston not only competes with Rice, but also with the Astros, Texans, UT and A&M. SMU competes not only with TCU, UNT, UTA, but also with Rangers, Cowboys, Stars and Mavericks for entertainment dollars.

UTA?