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Where is the appeal in watching College Football?

Being from England i don't really get why some Americans will say that they hate the NFL and only watch college football?!?

I mean why watch a lower standard of the game? Surely you'd just want to see the best around?

Do you only get attached to a college team after attending it or do you just support the local team or something?

Just seems a bit odd to me and thought i might be missing something. Nice one.

Jan 22 2012 12:02PM

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Jib-Ninja

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We like seeing the players develope and it seems like more amazing plays happen in NCAA.

Jan 22 2012 12:04PM

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hey-dude-its-me

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the only people who really feel that way are from the southeast or texas and thats because there is way more college teams in those areas. The most extreme example is Alabama where there are 2 huge college programs with a combined stadium capacity of around 200,000 but there is no professional team in the state.

Jan 22 2012 12:05PM

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hey-dude-its-me

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basketball is a different story tho, and thats only because the pros literally don't even try until the playoffs

Jan 22 2012 12:06PM

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I don't like college football too much, but there's just a huge sense of team work and stuff

Jan 22 2012 12:06PM

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garrettwiz

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plus college football was way bigger than the nfl back in the day. so the fan base is still a lot bigger where there are no nfl teams

Jan 22 2012 12:14PM

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KZA

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I like it for the larger amount of match ups. Since there are so many teams and all the athletes are unpaid it seems there is more of a chance of something crazy happening. It's a different sort of play too. In the NFL you better be a huge mother fucker or your gonna get killed whereas in the NCAA speed has a much larger role in the game. So i mainly prefer NCAA because of the speed, craziness, and the fact that almost anyone/team has a chance.

Jan 22 2012 12:18PM

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iSmokeweed

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the he said ^

in the premier league there are like 20 teams. the NFL has 32 teams. but the US is much bigger so some states/ and entire regions are left with out a professional team.

college football is also more exciting.

Jan 22 2012 12:18PM

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CassiusClay

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Like someone stated before, in the south there are a lot more college football fans than pro football fans because they have some of the best college football programs in the nation, and many of these states do not have a professional team. As well, professional football outcomes are more predictable - where as in college on any day, any shitty team can beat one of the top ranked teams. Also, a lot of American's (as with a lot of countries around the world) go to college and grow close to their alma mater, where as a lot of American's cannot connect as closely to a professional team.

Jan 22 2012 12:22PM

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