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Now that college is full on semi-pro why would anyone watch it over the NFL?
Posted on 10/12/26 at 10:26 am
Posted on 10/12/26 at 10:26 am
No player familiarity. Whole new teams every year. What does college have to offer that is better than the NFL?
Posted on 10/12/26 at 10:27 am to boogiewoogie1978
Because I’m trapped in this forever and my fee-fees won’t allow me to give it up.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 10:34 am to boogiewoogie1978
I stopped watching the NFL when they started kneeling during the National Anthem.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 10:34 am to boogiewoogie1978
University affiliation.
UGA class of '75 here.
There's is obviously great football in the NFL with the best college players but when the league and players went political/woke, they lost me.
UGA class of '75 here.
There's is obviously great football in the NFL with the best college players but when the league and players went political/woke, they lost me.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 10:37 am to boogiewoogie1978
Because they are local and many of us got degrees there. The nearest pro team to me is the Bengals and them being a pro team is debatable. It’s an identity. Home boys. Traditional.
No pro teams in most states.
No pro teams in most states.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 10:43 am to boogiewoogie1978
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No player familiarity. Whole new teams every year
I'd venture to say there's currently much more familiarity and stability in the NFL, on a year to year basis, at this point.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 10:44 am to boogiewoogie1978
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No player familiarity. Whole new teams every year.
The team I follow isn’t this way
Posted on 10/12/26 at 10:45 am to Lynxrufus2012
UGA class of '77... Some of the best years of my life. Basically grew up and became a man in Athens Ga. Lotta shite learned and experienced that can never be taken away.
CFB is just... different imo.
NFL is OK but will never be the same. Kinda feel sorry for peeps up north that didn't have my youth, Falcons are ok but will never be like a Saturday in Athens... JMO
CFB is just... different imo.
NFL is OK but will never be the same. Kinda feel sorry for peeps up north that didn't have my youth, Falcons are ok but will never be like a Saturday in Athens... JMO
This post was edited on 10/12/26 at 10:47 am
Posted on 10/12/26 at 10:47 am to boogiewoogie1978
Every NFL game I try to watch, outside of playoffs, feels stale and dispassionate. Even on TV, there's no pageantry or spirit in the stadiums like there is in college. And the games don't seem to mean as much until the end of the season.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 10:49 am to GurleyGirl
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when the league and players went political/woke, they lost me.
Give it time. As power is shifting towards the kids on the field, CFB will follow suit.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 10:53 am to boogiewoogie1978
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No player familiarity. Whole new teams every year. What does college have to offer that is better than the NFL?
When free agency became more frequent it felt like this for the NFL (and other pro sports)... I remember when my favorite players were always associated with one specific team:
Derrick Thomas was a Chief
Barry Sanders was a Lion
Dan Marino was a Dolphin
Don Mattingly was a Yankee
Tony Gwynn was a Padre
Then college did it and did it a LOT worse. You still have franchise players in the NFL, and players don't just get to leave when they feel like it.
So yes, part of the love of the game is watching the players grow up...
Posted on 10/12/26 at 10:54 am to dallasga6
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UGA class of '77
Why'd you change it from '75 to '77? Scared GurleyGirl above might figure out she's the one to "make you a man"?
Posted on 10/12/26 at 11:03 am to boogiewoogie1978
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No player familiarity. Whole new teams every year. What does college have to offer that is better than the NFL?
The NFL is like eating at a high end chain restaurant... Food is really good... but it is still a chain.
College may be headed that way... but it has 130 years of built in tradition to slow that down. And with some policy changes it can still be salvaged.
Re implementing the one year sit out rule would be a really good first step but it needs to be an NCAA policy.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 11:03 am to boogiewoogie1978
You know must of us are stuck with this sport until the day we die, hard to shake something that has been baked into your traditions since a young age. But one thing (of many) that made college football special was the passion and loyalty amongst the players to their schools, and watching kids develop over four years. So your points against college ball in 2026 are valid. Specifically, with the proliferation of one-year mercenaries, it's becoming harder to pretend any of those 22 guys on the field really give a shite or will even be there next year.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 11:07 am to boogiewoogie1978
Because there is absolutely zero chance an a-hole owner will get pissed at a city government for not agreeing to line his pockets and move the team to a different city.
Oilers… I will always Love Ya Blue…
Oilers… I will always Love Ya Blue…
Posted on 10/12/26 at 11:09 am to boogiewoogie1978
Please. Let me keep my delusion of amateur athletes playing for the pure love of the game and their school and not because they’re getting paid $3 million.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 11:10 am to boogiewoogie1978
The NFL is just about as bad ( Rigged ) as WWF
Posted on 10/12/26 at 11:12 am to hellifiknow
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I stopped watching the NFL when they started kneeling during the National Anthem.
same
Posted on 10/12/26 at 11:13 am to boogiewoogie1978
I live in Alabama.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 11:15 am to boogiewoogie1978
I didn’t attend Atlanta Falcons University.
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