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For whatever reason, college football has become a guilty pleasure of mine.
I know, it's not the pros. But for some reason it's more interesting.
Maybe it's part history (been playing the game for over 100 years, well before the establishment of the NFL), pageantry, trash talking and the whole subjective ranking system across the many different divisions that all plays into it and of course long-standing rivalries among some teams that meet most every year.
Growing up in the Mid West, sure, we have our share of NFL teams, though most of them don't have the greatest history if you're in the Ohio and Michigan region. Maybe that's part of the reason many in the area turn to college ball. But, if you've attended games, there are some college programs that make it so much more of an event than the pros. Traditional cheers, taunts, chants, the band plays quick little diddies to taunt the opposing team in certain situations with the crowd joining in. It's just a whole other level of experience not found in the pros. And it comes as a bit of a surprise to find out that the biggest by seating capacity stadiums are all college. You have to get down to #8 to find an NFL team, and that's the temporary location the Los Angeles Rams are using and SHARING with USC, again, a college program.
So, who's got a favorite team? Are you alum or is it just your local school? Or maybe you like a school you're not at all affiliated with just because?
I grew up in Michigan, initially in an area that was split between Michigan State and Michigan, eventually moved much closer to Ann Arbor and worked in town, my little sister ended up attending U of M and I did eventually attend a game. Before, I had watched games with some interest on TV, but it's a whole other experience actually attending a home game at The Big House.
That having been said, this last weekend was particularly enjoyable, us beating Michigan State and watching arch-enemy Ohio State get blown out by Purdue.
Some days I wonder if the 49ers (who are technically the closest pro team to me now--if they were still actually playing in San Francisco) ever regret firing Jim Harbaugh, but hey, it worked out for my guys back in Michigan.
I know, it's not the pros. But for some reason it's more interesting.
Maybe it's part history (been playing the game for over 100 years, well before the establishment of the NFL), pageantry, trash talking and the whole subjective ranking system across the many different divisions that all plays into it and of course long-standing rivalries among some teams that meet most every year.
Growing up in the Mid West, sure, we have our share of NFL teams, though most of them don't have the greatest history if you're in the Ohio and Michigan region. Maybe that's part of the reason many in the area turn to college ball. But, if you've attended games, there are some college programs that make it so much more of an event than the pros. Traditional cheers, taunts, chants, the band plays quick little diddies to taunt the opposing team in certain situations with the crowd joining in. It's just a whole other level of experience not found in the pros. And it comes as a bit of a surprise to find out that the biggest by seating capacity stadiums are all college. You have to get down to #8 to find an NFL team, and that's the temporary location the Los Angeles Rams are using and SHARING with USC, again, a college program.
So, who's got a favorite team? Are you alum or is it just your local school? Or maybe you like a school you're not at all affiliated with just because?
I grew up in Michigan, initially in an area that was split between Michigan State and Michigan, eventually moved much closer to Ann Arbor and worked in town, my little sister ended up attending U of M and I did eventually attend a game. Before, I had watched games with some interest on TV, but it's a whole other experience actually attending a home game at The Big House.
That having been said, this last weekend was particularly enjoyable, us beating Michigan State and watching arch-enemy Ohio State get blown out by Purdue.
Some days I wonder if the 49ers (who are technically the closest pro team to me now--if they were still actually playing in San Francisco) ever regret firing Jim Harbaugh, but hey, it worked out for my guys back in Michigan.