This just in. I'm addicted to college football.
I am finally coming out in the open and declaring my weakness. I can't hide it anymore.
The start of the every college football season makes me weak in the knees and numbs my senses. Whenever I see a game on television, an electric shock passes through my entire body and I find myself sitting on the couch, watching it intently.
My passion for college football has come as a second nature to me. I often find myself involuntarily doing the Gator chomp, humming Hail to the Victors, or yelling Ole Miss’ Hotty Toddy cheer randomly throughout the day.
Occasionally, I even black out, waking up in a cold sweat to find myself cradling a football in my arm with my Florida Gators football jersey on.
I just cannot help myself. My addiction has no cure.
During the offseason, I, for the most part, am able to control my college football demons. However, I am also subject to dangerous outbursts of fandom, often firing up NCAA Football on my XBOX, poring over past ESPN the Magazine College Football Previews, and even watching an excessive number of college football re-runs on ESPN Classic.
I cannot, and I’m embarrassed to share with you, how many times I’ve watched Rudy during the spring and summer months.
But what is it about college football that makes a sane, level-headed person like me, as well as many others, so crazy?
Tradition plays a huge role. The Gator Chomp, Howard’s Rock, Play Like a Champion Today, the Seminole War Chant, Boomer Sooner, Geaux Tigers, and so much more! The traditions around college football have been passed down for generations, dating back to our parents, our parents’ parents, and even their parents.
Being part of the proud tradition of a great school is one of the most exhilarating emotions that a college football fan can experienced. The passing down of that tradition over many generations makes it that much more thrilling.
The college football season is an adrenaline rush. Every single game, week after week, your school’s national championship hopes are either dashed or they live to see another week.
Although the majority of the college football world despises the BCS and campaigns for a playoff each year, the BCS is the reason that regular season is so intense.
The BCS makes every single game matter.
If you lose once, you’re automatically set back. Lose two games, and you’re title hopes are pretty much nonexistent, unless you have a “damn, strong football team.”
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