Passion

The main reason why football is so dominant in the South, especially the SEC conference, is the influence sports have on families in the South. Parents sign up their children in sports at a young age. These parents pay for lessons and take them to practices and camps for that sport and sacrifice whatever it takes to make their child better. As the child grows up and the sport gets more competitive, the crazier the parent becomes, coaching and yelling from the sidelines, arguing with coaches about playing time, and bragging to everyone they know about how great their child is. Because children in the South start out in sports at such a young age they develop a love and obsession for the sport and will do whatever it takes to make it to the next level and play for their college. This love and dedication carries over to the team and makes southern teams dominant for their true passion.

Another important reason the SEC dominates sports is the fans and their passion for and dedication to the sport and their team. In the south, many children are brought up with a die-hard love for their team. These fans never miss a home game, even travel to some away games, wear crazy outfits or paint up for games, and fight any person trashing their team.

However, having been a die hard Tech fan since I was born and after all this talk about the SEC and how dominant it is I just have to say...GO JACKETS!!!! TO HELL WITH georgia!!!