[Mick]

Makes sense to me. If you arguably consider New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco Bay Area and the DC Metroplex to be the five major intellectual regions of the country, then you have an interesting sociological phenomenon:

1. Statistically speaking, large metro populations ( New York 20M, Chicago 9.4M, Boston 5M, San Francisco Bay Area 6.6M and the DC Metroplex 6.5M)
1. Intense interest in pro football (49ers, Bears, Patriots, Giants/Jets, Commanders)
3. Relatively little interest in college football with sparse attendance for Cal, Stanford, Rutgers, Northwestern, Boston College, Northern Illinois, Maryland. All are sub-45k on average.

[Mick]

Makes sense to me. If you arguably consider New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco Bay Area and the DC Metroplex to be the five major intellectual regions of the country, then you have an interesting sociological phenomenon:

1. Statistically speaking, large metro populations ( New York 20M, Chicago 9.4M, Boston 5M, San Francisco Bay Area 6.6M and the DC Metroplex 6.5M)
1. Intense interest in pro football (49ers, Bears, Patriots, Giants/Jets, Commanders)
3. Relatively little interest in college football with sparse attendance for Cal, Stanford, Rutgers, Northwestern, Boston College, Northern Illinois, Maryland. All are sub-45k on average.