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39. It absolutely is

Mon May 25, 2026, 06:27 PM

11 hrs ago

I thought that I had already commented on this but I can't find it.

Take a look at the top three rounds of the NFL draft. USC had one player mid-way through the first round and Michigan had two in the second round and they each had one in the third.

The overwhelming majority of those top-100 slots to the NFL are southern schools... and most of the ones that aren't (Notre Dame, Iowa, Northwestern, Ohio State, Indiana, etc) are in similarly gerrymandered bright-red states.

For those players hoping to make a career of this... It's definitely a sacrifice to make their commitment decision based on the politics of the state the school is in. Particularly since few (if any) of the schools had anything at all to do with redistricting.

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Finally! otchmoson Tuesday #9

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Thank you. yardwork Saturday #35

It is not really a sacrifice WSHazel Saturday #36

There are only so many positions open. yardwork Saturday #37

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It absolutely is FBaggins 11 hrs ago #39

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That simply is not the case FBaggins 9 hrs ago #41

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This isn't exactly a huge sacrifice WSHazel Saturday #30

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We can't even get other JustAnotherGen Thursday #28

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