Andy makes the point that big, strong, fast defensive linemen are "space-eaters" who can dictate the course of any game. The best of these players in the NFL come from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky. Nick Fairley, the most recent exampe of defensive dominance, played DT at Auburn, went to high school in Mobile AL and is expected to be the top draft choice next April.
Several other writers have expressed the foregone conclusion that the National Champioship trophy (at least in the BCS era) is owned by the Southeastern Conference. As I tell friends here in Arizona, our negroes will beat your negroes.