gimpypimp said:
And I may be wrong, but I don't think all college stadiums are 100,00 +. It's only the colleges where there is nothing else to do or see.
Alabama, Nebraska, Wisconsin, etc.
I guess UCLA and Ann Arbor are exceptions then. I'm sure the 100,000+ that the Rose Bowl and The Big House are people who can't find anything to do in LA or Detroit.
I think College is more intimate and appealing because you can get so close to the players with them being regular students from monday thru friday. Also you may follow certain local high school players progress through college....case in point I've always followed the careers of guys like Darren Sproles, Brandon Lloyd and Ladell Betts just because they were from the Kansas City area.
I'm a college football guy, Michigan til I die. The only interest I have in the NFL is the Bears and my fantasy football team. I'm starting to warm up to the Chiefs now that I've lived in KC for 8 years. But as much fun as I've had going to a Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium, I would rather see a college game any day of the week over a NFL game. Like this weekend I'm going to a NCAA Division II football game at Arrowhead between NW Missouri State and Pittsburg State. I'm into it because I went to NW Missouri and had many friends on the football team in their championship seasons. But I think any casual sports fan could come to the game and get excited and have fun.
I just dont think you could plug the average fan into a NFL game and get the same results.
Also about the parody in the NFL compared to college football....you have to remember there are 117 some odd Division I football programs compared to 32? NFL teams. With almost 4x as many teams ofcourse you're going to have a lot more lopsided matchups.
How many NFL games a year do you say "WOW that was a great game that I'll remember forever?"
I've seen more than a handful in college football since Jan 1, 2005
Iowa v LSU
Michigan v Texas
USC v ND
Michigan v Iowa
Michigan v Michigan St.
Michigan v Penn State
I guess its all a matter of personal preference and geographical location.