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College Football vs NFL: Not Even Close!!!

http://www.cbssports.com/#!/collegefootball/story/15274851/college-football-is-better-than-nfl-and-its-not-even-close

As news continues to leak out that the NFL lock out is heading toward an end, there was a great article (check it out above) comparing the NFL and college football.  Let me start out by saying that I have followed the NFL and particularly the Cleveland Browns for 50 years.  On fall Sundays as a child, I would want my parents to schedule our weekly visits to both of my grandparents houses around halftime of the Browns game so I wouldn't miss anything when we went from one house to the other.  So as you can see the NFL has been a part of my sports life for a long time.  That being said, today. I'll take college football over the NFL anyday.

Gregg Doyell is right on the money in his article.  But beyond his point, I think the actual game itself is better in college football.  There's more excitement.  Teams are willing to gamble.  There's more scoring.  I don't have to see some defensive lineman after a sack get up and do a jig because he sacked the quarterback even though his team is down by two touchdowns.  I can't tell you how much that bugs me.

When it comes to overtime, I love the college format.  Each team has a shot to win as opposed to a possible coin toss deciding the game and multiple punts resulting in a field goal to decide the game.  The college game is much more wide open.  The atmosphere is better.  I've never been to a college game where I've seen fights in the crowd or drunken stupidness as I have at pro games.  And while alcohol is not sold in college stadiums, there is plenty of tailgating that goes on before the college game.

If the NCAA ever woke up and established a playoff system to determine the national championship, the college football championship game would rival the Super Bowl in popularity.  For me if the NFL canceled the season, I wouldn't miss it for the world and this from a kid who's grandparents knew that the Browns game needed to be on when I came over to visit on Sunday.