Landlord
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But what's the draw? Climates similar. Current prestige of the program is, well, equal I guess.You can't just look at the home state's population and say that's that. The surrounding population near Michigan is way bigger. They get a lot of recruits from Ohio.Ohio St, probably not. But please explain what Michigan has that we dont. Does Michigan have a sh#t ton of instate talent? I guess I really dont know. Obviously it's more than Nebraska, cuz that's not saying much, but to me there doesnt seem to be this perception that Michigan is some recruiting hotbed. I'm sick of the perception that Michigan can do so much better recruiting than Nebraska.
Nebraska borders Iowa, North Dakota, Kansas.
Probably just my bias. But I guess I just dont see what Michigan has to sell. Why cant we compete with those guys in recruiting? Everyone just seems to write us off.
You're comparing NE/IA/KS/SD/ND area to MI/OH/PA/IN/IL and not seeing how one is perceived as better than the other?
Think about the number of professional sports teams in each area. Think about the number of cities that have 100,000+ people. Think about how the differences in density of population (aka you don't have to drive through a few hours of nothing to get to other towns). Think about the great lakes. Think about the "I hate change and people not like me" conservative political and ideological perspectives of rural states compared to the adaptive and accepting liberal mindsets that come with more dense urban living.
US States by density:
9. Pennsylvania
10. Ohio
12. Illinois
16. Indiana
17. Michigan
36. Iowa
40. Kansas
43. Nebraska
46. South Dakota
47. North Dakota