RE: If ECU can bring all of NC
US State Population Projections for 2030 - Top 15:
.CA 46,444,861
.TX 33,317,744
.FL 28,685,769
.NY 19,477,429
.IL 13,432,892
.PA 12,768,184
.NC 12,227,739
.GA 12,017,838
.OH 11,550,528
.AZ 10,712,397
.MI 10,694,172
.VA 9,825,019
.NJ 9,802,440
.WA 8,624,801
.TN 7,380,634
Maybe it's just me, but I'd rather have the #3 in the state of NC that is already drawing close to 50K fans a game than either #3 or #4 team in PA where neither can manage 20K.
I realize there are reasons why the league might have to take a Nova or a Temple over an ECU but just saying, the population argument and where a school ranks in terms of their state football popularity isn't one of them for me.
Also, kind of crazy to think about, but by 2030 the Big East could have football teams from 6 of those 15 states. Possibly 7 if it were to get ECU as well.
Cheers,
Neil
(This post was last modified: 11-14-2010 04:58 AM by omniorange.)
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