[NU Sports] One of the more interesting analyses ...

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

Sorry if it's been posted amid the flurry of conference stuff I went through on the list today, but I don't think it has.

The NYTimes' excellent "The Quad" college sports blog looks at the numbers behind the conference expansion game of musical chairs ...

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/the-geography-of-college-football-fans-and-realignment-chaos/?src=twrhp


I'm not sure I understand all the data :) ... but really shows the smart moves made by the Big Ten and SEC in the recent realignments (and why Rutgers or Maryland wouldn't necessarily be a good move for Jim Delaney ... though the numbers fail to take into account the "stupid division names" X-factor).

Interesting read and the stat nerds like me on the list will love sifting through the data and graphics!

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

 
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