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Quick “Wildcats” reference for you, and I’m not talking about trendy offense Ronnie Brown runs for the Miami Dolphins. I’m actually referring to Goldie Hawn for those of you old enough to remember.
“It’s the sport of Kings, better than diamond rings…..football…..football.”
What better way to describe, what I believe to be, the greatest sport known to man.
It’s a sport that rings in a season. It unites a city, and galvanizes a fan base. It warrants a dozen or so parties a year and dominates the water cooler conversation on Mondays.
It's season consists of fewer games than any of the other major sports, yet it has become a year round obsession by fans, and a 12-month-a-year job for its players and coaches.
It’s football, and the thought of it gives goose bumps to even the most hardened of men.
But which form is the most beloved?
Is it college or the pros that you live for?
Below we take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of the NCAA vs. the NFL, and let you decide.
Teams
The NFL has the Green Bay Packers, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Oakland Raiders. There is plenty of history here for some very marketable names. League dates back to 1920 when it was called American Professional Football Association.
The NCAA has the Oklahoma Sooners, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the University of Southern California Trojans. Even more history here as the first documented game of “football” was played in 1869 pitting Rutgers against Princeton (as each team is known today).
In addition to the history advantage, there are over 100 teams in the NCAA compared to only 32 in the NFL. It’s like shopping at a Wal-mart compared to a convenient store.
Advantage: NCAA
Fans
The NCAA has crazy shirtless teenagers with chests painted their team colors as they chant in unison with one side of the stadium while the other side waits to chant back an answer. They scream that their team is No. 1 when in actuality they have yet to make the Top 25. They pack into stadiums like sardines, and in some cases can cause small towns to become the most populated in the state on game day.
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