College football vs NFL

MeanGreen61 · August 21, 2006

Passion, tradition elevate college football over NFL

By Ivan Maisel

ESPN.com

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The request to provide 20 reasons college football is better than the NFL is not a fair one.

How can anyone defend the humdrum nature of 110,000 screaming fashion-forward (orange, I hear, is hot) Tennessee fans against parity (NFL motto: Excellence just gets in the way)?

How can anyone justify the depth of antipathy that Ohio State and Michigan fans have for each other when compared to the thrills of a Houston-Jacksonville game in October (or the rematch three weeks later)?

What is the worth of winning the Little Brown Jug, or the Old Oaken Bucket, or the Egg Bowl, when compared to the $26.5 million guaranteed to a former North Carolina State defensive end benched in the middle of last season?

Oh, the sleepless nights of trying to face such a task. Oh, the agony.

Oh, and one other thing: Only 20 reasons? Sure you don't want 40?

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KingDL1 · August 21, 2006

Passion, tradition elevate college football over NFL
By Ivan Maisel
ESPN.com
Archive
The request to provide 20 reasons college football is better than the NFL is not a fair one.
How can anyone defend the humdrum nature of 110,000 screaming fashion-forward (orange, I hear, is hot) Tennessee fans against parity (NFL motto: Excellence just gets in the way)?
How can anyone justify the depth of antipathy that Ohio State and Michigan fans have for each other when compared to the thrills of a Houston-Jacksonville game in October (or the rematch three weeks later)?
What is the worth of winning the Little Brown Jug, or the Old Oaken Bucket, or the Egg Bowl, when compared to the $26.5 million guaranteed to a former North Carolina State defensive end benched in the middle of last season?
Oh, the sleepless nights of trying to face such a task. Oh, the agony.
Oh, and one other thing: Only 20 reasons? Sure you don't want 40?
FULL ARTICLE
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview06/co...ivan&id=2549750
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Free agency killed the NFL for me more than anything, I loved the old dynasties. They were always a good way to bench mark the up and coming programs. Don't get me wrong I still love a good NFL game, but I never know who is playing on which team anymore.

VideoEagle · August 21, 2006

Free agency killed the NFL for me more than anything, I loved the old dynasties. They were always a good way to bench mark the up and coming programs. Don't get me wrong I still love a good NFL game, but I never know who is playing on which team anymore.
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That’s why there are so many delay of game penalties these days. The players have introduce themselves to each other!

LongJim · August 21, 2006

That’s why there are so many delay of game penalties these days. The players have introduce themselves to each other!
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Heh!

College football is so much more fun than NFL. It's not even close.

emmitt01 · August 21, 2006

I have only one reason why I love college football more than the NFL...North Texas.

I can say to all of my Cowboy fan friends "yep, I have a degree from NT. I spent four plus years there. Getting my job was easier because of my time spent there. I actually am a part of North Texas and their success really is my success."

This same reasoning though is why I despise BCS bandwagon fans.