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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 926380" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>It is all about perception. </p><p></p><p>I live in a very small town of about 3,000. When I walk around town, I know every single person that I see either by name or simply by sight. My normal walk is right at three miles. I usually only meet or pass two or three people on that walk. It is extremely comfortable because I know who the people are that could be a problem, and I know if there is someone who isn't from my town.</p><p></p><p>I am also comfortable in urban areas. With the realization that most of my time in urban areas are in nicer areas of the cities. (Midtown Atlanta, Loop and Magnificent Mile areas of Chicago, etc) There are many people around most of the time. There aren't many areas on the streets that are obscured. There is some safety in potential criminals knowing that there are multiple people who could help or be witnesses.</p><p></p><p>People used to either of those situations could be uncomfortable in the other. It is very possible for a person from a small town to be uncomfortable in a situation with tens to hundreds of people they don't know and in a loud/busy environment that they can't control. It is very possible for a person from a large urban area to be uncomfortable in a rural area where there is no help available. (At least not immediate and visible)</p><p></p><p>Related to recruiting, I think the biggest impact is probably with respect to the parents of the recruits. I doubt a parent in Brooklyn is going to be extremely concerned about sending their kid to Midtown Atlanta. They would probably check out the areas of the city and be comfortable. A parent from rural Georgia is more likely to lump all of the areas of Atlanta together as a large, busy, dangerous environment.</p><p></p><p>Once again, it is about perception. If GT and a college town school are recruiting the same athlete, GT will stress the good points about the urban area and the other school will stress the negative. I haven't looked at statistics to see, but I believe that college athletes in general are fairly safe. Any division 1 athlete that dies or is murdered makes a large news story. Fortunately it is rare. Unfortunately, in recruiting, it doesn't matter what the facts are. It only matters what you can get the recruit and his parents to believe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 926380, member: 2426"] It is all about perception. I live in a very small town of about 3,000. When I walk around town, I know every single person that I see either by name or simply by sight. My normal walk is right at three miles. I usually only meet or pass two or three people on that walk. It is extremely comfortable because I know who the people are that could be a problem, and I know if there is someone who isn't from my town. I am also comfortable in urban areas. With the realization that most of my time in urban areas are in nicer areas of the cities. (Midtown Atlanta, Loop and Magnificent Mile areas of Chicago, etc) There are many people around most of the time. There aren't many areas on the streets that are obscured. There is some safety in potential criminals knowing that there are multiple people who could help or be witnesses. People used to either of those situations could be uncomfortable in the other. It is very possible for a person from a small town to be uncomfortable in a situation with tens to hundreds of people they don't know and in a loud/busy environment that they can't control. It is very possible for a person from a large urban area to be uncomfortable in a rural area where there is no help available. (At least not immediate and visible) Related to recruiting, I think the biggest impact is probably with respect to the parents of the recruits. I doubt a parent in Brooklyn is going to be extremely concerned about sending their kid to Midtown Atlanta. They would probably check out the areas of the city and be comfortable. A parent from rural Georgia is more likely to lump all of the areas of Atlanta together as a large, busy, dangerous environment. Once again, it is about perception. If GT and a college town school are recruiting the same athlete, GT will stress the good points about the urban area and the other school will stress the negative. I haven't looked at statistics to see, but I believe that college athletes in general are fairly safe. Any division 1 athlete that dies or is murdered makes a large news story. Fortunately it is rare. Unfortunately, in recruiting, it doesn't matter what the facts are. It only matters what you can get the recruit and his parents to believe. [/QUOTE]
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