College Football: Just As Important As Class

Saturday is a holy day or sorts when it comes to college football. No matter if you attend a university with tens-of-thousands or hundreds-of-thousands of students there is that intangible buzz in the air before a game. Tailgating, which is truly an art form, sets it all in motion hours before the players even arrive at the stadium. School colors blanket the area and like ants marching toward the mound, people run to the college football stadium, which calls with a familiar voice.

Some college students don’t even know there are sports at their university, let alone what college football is all about. However, now is the time to get taken in by the sport. College football is one of the oldest traditions at the university and without it no one would have a healthy hatred of a rival college, which deepens the love for your own team just for the sake of loyalty. Sports may not be high on your list of to-dos but the college football game, unlike pro ball, is more than just men making millions to play a game. Rather, pride is all that is on the line and college football can offer so much to the college student.

What can college football offer? The food, gathering with friends around the television, sitting in a packed stadium, hearing that unique cheer of every student and alumni all rising at once, the hope at the kickoff that no matter who you’re playing you’ve got a chance at victory, or is it a mixture of innumerable aspects that all make College Football Saturdays the best day of the week? No matter what your reason nor your level of love for the sport take time for just a few short hours, close the books, shut down the laptop, and just sit and watch the team (or teams) of your choosing and become completely absorbed in the joy that is College Football.