A Spatial Analysis of College Football Recruiting.The purpose of this research is to examine the spatial Having to do with space. Contrast with "temporal," which deals with time. distribution of college football recruits for 1993 and 1997 in relation to the geographic models of spatial interaction, distance decay Distance decay is a geographical term which describes the effect of distance on cultural or spatial interactions. The distance decay effect states that the interaction between two locales declines as the distance between them increases. and distance accretion The act of adding portions of soil to the soil already in possession of the owner by gradual deposition through the operation of natural causes. The growth of the value of a particular item given to a person as a specific bequest under the provisions of a will between the . The 60 Division I universities were divided into three groups based on their lifetime win/lose records. Two hypotheses are examined. One, the spatial gradients of football recruiting areas will conform to Verb 1. conform to - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" fit, meet coordinate - be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well" the distance accretion pattern. Two, the size of recruiting hinterlands will vary significantly among institutions that have experienced different levels of success. Both hypotheses were invalid Null; void; without force or effect; lacking in authority. For example, a will that has not been properly witnessed is invalid and unenforceable. INVALID. In a physical sense, it is that which is wanting force; in a figurative sense, it signifies that which has no effect. . First, the college football recruiting spatial gradients were best described by the distance decay model rather than by distance accretion. Second, there were no significant differences between the spatial gradients of the three different levels of football success. Lisle S. Mitchell, Matthew L. Anderson Department of Geography University of South Carolina, Columbia |
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