Why College Football is Better Than the NFL
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College Football is more enjoyable then NFL football. Sure, the NFL has the best of the best players, but that’s pretty much it. College football players may not be on the same talent level, but they play with more heart, and pride. College football stadiums often have more history and overall a better atmosphere. NFL Stadiums are not even close to having a similar atmosphere that the NCAA creates. The college football fans are more involved and focused on the games.
The players on the collegiate level are trying to either move on the NFL or they know that these are their last years playing football. They also are a part of the community at their school. They live with everyone at the college, and they are more involved in the community because of this. The players also have pride in their schools. Their involvement causes them to truly care about where they are. The NFL players are not involved as intimately with their communities, and the players do not play with the same heart as they did in college. The players lose a bit of motivation because they have reached the NFL and they do not have a lot of goals that they can reach. Not all NFL players are like this, but their truly is a bit of change that occurs when a players leaves college and joins the NFL.
The atmosphere of college football is like no other. The fans are involved in the games and are usually cheering from start to finish. Only in college will the stadium participate in “insert team color here-outs.” The whole stadium is one color and loud for the whole game. The display of emotion is more upfront. To me, I feel like the fans in college are more relatable to the common public. The NFL stadium is lined with luxury boxes, filled with rich owners, and wealthy business men. The cameras focus on these people to during the games. You always get at least one screenshot a game of some owner or celebrity in an owner’s box. The coverage of the college games are not focused on the famous fans like the NFL can make themselves out to be. College fans are usually students or alumni. They are closer to the school then NFL fans are to their teams.
The NFL does not compare to the NCAA. The NCAA has more games against more evenly match teams then the NFL ever will. The weirdest thing to me is that a college game compared to NFL game on TV is that the College game always seems more colorful. It’s more excited and just looks better. The NFL gives me this grey feeling and does not get me as involved as a college game does. College football has so much more life and excitement then the NFL. The Top 25 teams can knock off one another at any week. Texas Tech vs. Texas was one of the most exciting games I have ever seen, and I was only able to watch the last few minutes of the game. However, even though it was on TV you could get the feel of the stadium and got the same feelings as the fans. The NCAA also offers more games a week for a fan to see. These games are often more competitive. The games are more often evenly matched and any team can win them. In the NFL if you are a top team, you will not lose to a mid-level team. Last week, number 1 ranked Alabama was tested by number 16 LSU in overtime. Even though Alabama won, the game was unlike any NFL game I have watched in a while, including playoffs and Super Bowls. For me, every weekend there is a Super Bowl type game. It is usually between two ranked opponents or bitter rivals, but these games are the most memorable and entertaining.
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Antonio Viva
December 10th, 2008
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