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That doesn't show growth in demos, just population. Regardless, Charleston is a college town, multiple colleges in fact, plus MUSC has tons of medical students. I'm talking about college educated young people moving in for good jobs. Greenville blows away Charleston in that category.
Charleston does have a lot of young people there willing to live in near poverty to be near beach. Oops, I meant near history and architecture.
This is what people don't like about you Esso, you twist facts into lies and never post anything to back up your claims.
That doesn't show growth in demos, just population. Regardless, Charleston is a college town, multiple colleges in fact, plus MUSC has tons of medical students. I'm talking about college educated young people moving in for good jobs. Greenville blows away Charleston in that category.
Charleston does have a lot of young people there willing to live in near poverty to be near beach. Oops, I meant near history and architecture.
You saw the CNN list ranking Greenville top 10 with no Columbia or Charleston. You dimissed it without stating why. Did you think I would not notice. You have much to learn, grasshopper.
I dismissed it because you didn't post a source. Remember that post it was on the last page. It wasn't that long ago. The numbers that i posted actually had a source. Do you understand that? SOURCES. YOU. NEED. TO. ACTUALLY. HAVE. THEM.
I alluded to CNN list which you found and then just swept under rug. What's the point of evidence if you dismiss it. That's CNN....your people's trusted news source. I have more reason to doubt CNN than you do.
Esso?
I've already stated that I prefer no growth or more people moving out of Greenville than moving in. Why do I care about growth if I have a job and I like living here? I was born and raised in SC and spent my college youth days at Clemson. This is my home, not just a place with a downtown that has dazzled me.
Your people? Fine I concede to the master troll.... You win Esso I just can't deal with your bull **** anymore.
It doesn't if you apply to textile science or agriculture degrees. Dirty little secrete most everybody knows.
Of course, I applied to the prestigious engineering school.
Colbert is same thing as Stewart. Pandering to same demo. Same demo that gets info from CNN, MSNBC. I cite CNN and you dismiss it. I don't know what else I can do.
Ya like I said easy to get into..... also you can post an actual legitimate site or at least one that uses a legitimate site for reference like say the Census bureau as mine did.
No way. And Green Bay is not a correct comparison. Green Bay is an anomaly - the only reason a team can be successful there is because there is NOTHING else anywhere around. The Packers draw from almost the entire state because they are the only show in town - almost the only show in the whole state, they can exist without competition.
Here is an example of how popular they are in the state. When I lived there, there was a stock sale (the team is owned by the city - not by a private owner like the rest of sports). For $250 a share, you could buy stock in the team. What does this share get you? No voting rights. No dividend. No financial benefits. No shot at a season ticket - that are almost always sold out. Hell, you don't ever have the right to sell that share to ANYONE. What can you do with your share of stock? Frame it - and hang it on the wall. That is the only value it has. Yet Green Bayers(?) flock to the stadium to buy this worthless paper.
If there was another team within a hundred miles, or anything to do other than tipping cows and giving your money to the local tribes, the city would not be so devoted.
Couldn't you say Greenville equals Green Bay? Cow tipping is something I've always done here.
Lot of cities could sustain a NFL team. But there are only so many NFL teams and they obviously going to locate in bigger cities first for the most part, and two are already close enough to SC.
Most NFL teams are bad because there are only about 7 consistently good quarterbacks because NFL defenses are so quick. Panthers are always one of the worst teams. I can live without that franchise in my city. lol Don't see how any pulls for Cam Newtown, everybody knows he got paid to pay at Auburn.
Here is my "totally unscientific" guess at why it wouldn't work...
Within the Green Bay circle you can see competitors:
Chicago Bears (211 miles)
Just outside the circle are:
Minnesota (437 Miles) and
Detroit (492 Miles)
Within the Greenville circle are:
Charlotte (104 Miles)
Nashville (346 Miles)
Atlanta (145 Miles)
Just outside the circle are:
Cincinnati (417 Miles) and
Washington (495 Miles)
Jacksonville (460 Miles)
In addition, the Packers are drawing from a state of 5.7 Million with very little competition for that crowd.
A Greenville team would have to pull from only 4.7 Million in the state with significant competition nearby.
It just seems (to me) a little tight to slip another team in there. Especially since the population around Greenville is very rural and not really well to do.
Green Bay does not operate for profit. Could a Greenville team operate at cost and not for profit too?
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Green Bay is indeed an anomoly, they are there because of history. The world was a different place almost a century ago when the Packers started. If there never had been a Green Bay Packers team, there wouldn't be one started there today. They would probably start one in Milwaukee instead.
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