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While sitting at your local watering hole, one of the popular topics of conversation which is sure to come up among pseudo weekend sports fans is the popularity of American Football. Of course, if your a true fan, you will advise your conversationalist to clarify which type of football. In America, we have many types of football. European Football, known by many in our country as Soccer, is an example, but is akin to watching paint dry. It is extremely boring. Professional Football is a sport that many of us part-take in, only after recovering from our real passion...College Football.

The college football weekend usually starts on Friday night as we take in a local high school football game before parking the RV in our usual chosen space to set up a whole Saturday of tailgating. You see, the college football experience is an event. It is a whole Saturday of good food, an abundance of spirits, companionship with great friends or family members, and an unrivaled atmosphere of passion, pageantry and tradition once we finally arrive at game time.

For most, it is somewhat of a local event where we have an identity with the players because many are the local stars we have watched on Friday evening throughout our given state for many years. For others they may travel long distances and overcome many obstacles just to attend the game, because they are an alum of the school. In either situation, both types of fans have an identity with the school and an affection for the players. There is extreme loyalty by all parties involved concerning their chosen school. This can't be underestimated.

The fans can identify with the players because many of us were in their shoes only a short time ago. We know of the hardships that a student-athlete has to overcome and appreciate their sacrifices. Compared with the self-serving, hip-hop, me-first, elitist, professional athletes we watch on Sunday, there is no comparison. We can't identify or appreciate their lifestyle because many of them have become so spoiled in their own abundance, it is a complete turnoff to the true fans of college football. The other nauseating complexity of professional football is that there is no loyalty to the team concept. The fans can't identify with the team, because the players constantly change from year-to-year due to free agency. The only loyalty the player knows and understands is the Benjamin Franklin's they earn every day.

The other turnoff in professional football is the action only intensifies during

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