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Based on this list? by Nathan

That kids choose based on their football aspirations is obvious. No one has ever argued that. The list supports that, not much more. To the coldly analytical this list says nothing about how academics factors in, only that it would appear that all 100 are eligible.

My biggest takeaway from this list that the best players are from California, Texas, or the south. My other takeaway is that the top schools kids are picking are west coast, Texas/Oklahoma and the south. Seems like those two things could be related. The list doesn’t prove it.

I don’t think kids exactly dream of playing for BK or in his offense but I also don’t think a lot of those kids in the top 100 care much about academics. I’d go so far as to say that any kids who picks Oklahoma does not.

Among data scientists, physicians, and psychologists, the term for your bias is called “confirmation” bias.