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[QUOTE="Moontan, post: 2011912, member: 166"]
OK, but the quoted sentence made no reference to the Northeast.

But, I'll play along...

[B][U]FBS Northeast Football Coaches[/U][/B]
Army : Jeff Monken - O
BCU : Dazzler - O
Buffalo : Lance Leipold - O
Yukon : ??
Maryland : DJ Durkin - D
Massachusetts: Mark Whipple - O
Navy : Ken Niumatalolo - O
PSU : James Franklin - O
Pitt : Pat Narduzzi - D
Rutgers : Chris Ash - D
Syracuse : Dino Babers - O
Temple : Geoff Collins - D

[B][U]Summary[/U][/B]
O - 7 (58%)
D - 4 (25%)
? - 1

[B][U]Expanded Northeast Football Coaches[/U][/B]
If you want to expand the definition of Northeast a bit to include Ohio (as you referenced Fickell) and our other former NE football rival's state then we add:

Akron : Terry Bowden - O
Bowling Green : Mike Jinks - O
Cincinnati : Luke Fickell - D
Kent State : Paul Haynes - D
Marshall : Doc Holliday - O
Miami (O) : Chuck Martin - O (ND OC before becoming Miami HC)
Ohio : Frank Solich - O
O$U : Urban Meyer - O
Toledo : Jason Candle - O
WVU : Dana Holgorsen - O

[B][U]Grand Total[/U][/B]
O - 15 (68%)
D - 6 (33%)
? - 1

In short, you listed 4 of the 6 defensive oriented head coaches in the Northeast, while ignoring the 16 offensive oriented head coaches.  33% is even less than "everyone". :)

Don't worry, it's a common human trait to focus on the evidence that you feel supports your position. ;)

[B]Edit[/B]: updated info & stats due to erroneously listing a D coach as O. See, I may have fallen into the same trap. ;)
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