Talent tends to stay close to home. Other studies show it clearly.

Yes, the Big Ten schools will keep the talent in the midwest. The point is that there is increasingly less of it to keep. The exception to the rule is Ohio that is talent rich, and yes Ohio State will get the best talent in Ohio. Therefore, you will see Ohio State continue to have the most talented team in that league most years.

When you're playing in a league that has regular representation in a region, such as VT or UVA playing in Miami and Atlanta, it makes it easier to sell kids to leave the region because they will still play there on a regular basis.

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Posted: 03/01/2016 at 1:19PM

Demographic trends continue to help the ACC with football recruiting. -- HOO86 02/29/2016 9:49PM

ACC's geographic footprint has 19.2 million more residents... -- Old Line Hokie 03/01/2016 1:12PM

Yes. And the trend of kids playing football is important too. -- HOO86 03/01/2016 1:24PM

Yet TX & CA have the largest influx of immigrants & FB is still strong? -- marcbvtgm 03/03/2016 08:39AM

Agreed. Soccer has been about to take over football for the past -- reestuart 03/07/2016 09:00AM

northern teams might want to look at joining the ACC rather -- 33laszlo99 03/01/2016 02:08AM

I didn't author the study in the article, but the trend is real. -- HOO86 03/01/2016 11:52AM

One thing that analysis seems to lack is -- Colonel Jessup 03/01/2016 1:07PM

Talent tends to stay close to home. Other studies show it clearly. -- HOO86 03/01/2016 1:19PM

I don't know how much less there really is. 5/11 of the biggest states -- reestuart 03/01/2016 2:46PM

How much does playing regular season games and bowl games -- VTHokie2000 03/01/2016 12:08PM

It would help. Sure. -- HOO86 03/01/2016 1:12PM

Is the money the Big Ten schools would generate by playing -- VTHokie2000 03/01/2016 1:21PM

CIC doesn't generate any money. -- HOO86 03/01/2016 1:30PM

I know the CIC doesn't generate money and that isn't what I was saying -- VTHokie2000 03/01/2016 1:43PM

My decide to practice down south too. ** -- chuckd4vt 03/01/2016 1:02PM

That's one way to bust the budget. Won't see many doing that. -- HOO86 03/01/2016 1:37PM

Many B1Gs are behemoths built upon many generations -- Colonel Jessup 03/01/2016 08:31AM

ACC has a culture of lazy leadership. THAT's the problem. ** -- chuckd4vt 03/01/2016 11:32AM

Talent tends to stay close to home. Other studies show it clearly.

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