College football or pro?

scooper · 09-05-2003, 08:24 AM

Which do you prefer? I'm a big fan of both. Pro football has it's plusses: better athletes, better coverage, playoffs, fantasy tie-in.

However, if I had to choose, I would say college. There is more variety of styles of offense, rivalries, pageantry, marching bands, tradition, bigger crowds at and around games, bragging rights, and overall emotion.

Thankfully, I don't have to choose. This is going to be a good weekend. We have made it through the desert.

GrantDawg · 09-05-2003, 08:31 AM

College. Not even close, really.

scooper · 09-05-2003, 08:34 AM

I expected one of the UGA fans to chime in early on the college side. I predict the answers here will differ geographically with the south and midwest leaning the college direction and the northeast leaning the pro direction. I'm not sure about out west.

bbo · 09-05-2003, 08:38 AM

Pro. Stronger, bigger, faster.

GrantDawg · 09-05-2003, 08:39 AM

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Originally posted by scooper
I expected one of the UGA fans to chime in early on the college side. I predict the answers here will differ geographically with the south and midwest leaning the college direction and the northeast leaning the pro direction. I'm not sure about out west.

Well the Mid-west would include Detroit and Chicago which would probably go the other way, but yeah, it will be broken down mostly regionally.

scooper · 09-05-2003, 08:40 AM

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Originally posted by bbo
Pro. Stronger, bigger, faster.

And I believe you are in the northeast, so far my theory is correct.

Bee · 09-05-2003, 08:41 AM

Butter · 09-05-2003, 08:42 AM

College.

scooper · 09-05-2003, 08:42 AM

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Originally posted by GrantDawg
Well the Mid-west would include Detroit and Chicago which would probably go the other way, but yeah, it will be broken down mostly regionally.

Chicago maybe, but I'd bet the loyalties to Michigan and Michigan State run deeper than to the Lions.

In Ohio, in spite of having two pro teams, one of which has some of the most loyal and crazed fans around, Ohio State is still king.

ice4277 · 09-05-2003, 08:51 AM

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Originally posted by scooper
Chicago maybe, but I'd bet the loyalties to Michigan and Michigan State run deeper than to the Lions.

In Ohio, in spite of having two pro teams, one of which has some of the most loyal and crazed fans around, Ohio State is still king.

That's kind of a tough call; on one hand, Michigan and Michigan State will have, between them, close to 200,000 people in attendance at their games tomorrow. Just an amazing number when you think about it. But then on Sunday those 200,000 will all be cheering for one team, the Lions. I would say Michiganders are pretty passionate about their football teams in general, regardless of pro or college. Personally, if I could only choose one to watch, it would be college football, but I am also a Lions season ticket holder, so I am kind of split on it as well.

JonInMiddleGA · 09-05-2003, 08:53 AM

College, not even close.

And high school is more interesting to me personally than either.

MrBug708 · 09-05-2003, 08:54 AM

College

bbo · 09-05-2003, 08:55 AM

Good call Scooper. Hardly anyone I know in Boston really cares about College. I am not speaking for the State but the football people I know all prefer pro.

scooper · 09-05-2003, 08:55 AM

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Originally posted by ice4277
That's kind of a tough call; on one hand, Michigan and Michigan State will have, between them, close to 200,000 people in attendance at their games tomorrow. Just an amazing number when you think about it. But then on Sunday those 200,000 will all be cheering for one team, the Lions. I would say Michiganders are pretty passionate about their football teams in general, regardless of pro or college. Personally, if I could only choose one to watch, it would be college football, but I am also a Lions season ticket holder, so I am kind of split on it as well.

I'm not saying they are mutually exclusive. Of course, football fans are going to be passionate about both, I am the same way. But if asked to choose, do you think loyalties would run more toward the Wolverines/Spartans or the Lions?

FrogMan · 09-05-2003, 08:56 AM

pro, and yes I'm way, way in the Northeast

FM

Calis · 09-05-2003, 09:04 AM

College, no contest. I'd say it's mostly due to the atmosphere.

And I'm a Midwester, I just happen to be stuck too far West right now.

Honolulu_Blue · 09-05-2003, 09:11 AM

It's tough for me. I grew up a Lions fan and Michigan fan. I feel equally passionate about both, really. I watch both each weekend, though, I guess, at the moment I would say the Lions. Though, in general, I think college football, outside of games involving "my teams", has more interesting games. Then again, it has a lot more teams. I would rather watch Miami-Florida State than any Non-Lions NFL game. Then again and Duke-North Carolina football game does nothing for me. That's the one thing I hated about DC. Crap "regional" NCAA football. Utter crap. Well, now that I'm on it. It was crap "regional" NFL too. Redskins and Ravens, Redskins and Ravens. Blech.

Blade6119 · 09-05-2003, 09:13 AM

College...not even a contest

Celeval · 09-05-2003, 09:16 AM

I'm a northerner stuck in Atlanta. But I say college. Does that just make me confused?

GrantDawg · 09-05-2003, 09:26 AM

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Originally posted by Celeval
I'm a northerner stuck in Atlanta. But I say college. Does that just make me confused?

Delta is ready when you are.

QuikSand · 09-05-2003, 09:31 AM

I root harder for the college team(s) that I support, but I think I enjoy the pro game more overall, despite the fact that I hardly care one way or another about 3/4 of the league.

TredWel · 09-05-2003, 09:34 AM

I have always found the pro game to be more interesting and engaging than the college game.

Just another Northerner's opinion.

cuervo72 · 09-05-2003, 09:36 AM

Pro, pro, pro. Philadelphia wasn't exactly a hotbed for college football when I grew up (still isn't). Only really started to watch college football in the last 10 years or so, besides bowl games or the occasional Penn State game.

MJ4H · 09-05-2003, 09:38 AM

College. Count me in the not even close group. I barely even notice the NFL. I live and breathe college football this time of year.

Radii · 09-05-2003, 09:38 AM

Definitely Pro. And I've never lived any further north than North Carolina, nor any further west than Atlanta

FBPro · 09-05-2003, 09:54 AM

Pro w/o a doubt, too many college teams, players, crap to keep up with.

fantastic flying froggies · 09-05-2003, 10:00 AM

Pro.

And even though I'm French, I lived 5 years in NY state, which as far as I recall is definitely in the Northeast...

Honolulu Blue · 09-05-2003, 10:12 AM

I prefer the pro game for several, mostly small reasons:

* The athletes are the best of the best
* So too are the coaches (mostly)
* Far fewer blowouts
* Players stay on their teams longer, easier to get attached to
* The games are shorter
* The season is longer
* The ability to lose once or twice without destroying a season

The Afoci · 09-05-2003, 10:45 AM

College.

henry296 · 09-05-2003, 10:59 AM

Pro.

Born and raised Steelers fan with parents having season tickets. Didn't go to many college games as a child because parents went to small school.
Didn't develop passion in college because I went to a I-AA school.

Todd

TroyF · 09-05-2003, 11:12 AM

How dare you ask me to choose between the two. It's like giving me the choice between Parker Posey or Sue Bird. Can't I just have both and explore the differences in each?

If I have to pick, I'd go with pro. I like the fact that there is a tough game every Sunday. I like the fact there is a playoff. I like the fact I can watch player's careers progress over the course of more than 4 years. I like the fact that there is a lot more strategy in the pro game.

TroyF

Franklinnoble · 09-05-2003, 11:23 AM

Tough call... I'd probably say pro, just because that's what I grew up watching, and got most attached to. I didn't follow college football until I was actually in college.

Pro football also has greater parity - every team really should be competitive (except for a few mismanaged exceptions), and a real playoff system. I like the tradition of the college bowl games, but voting on the best teams rather than having them decide it on the field is just lame. College football should either dismiss the entire concept of a national champion and stick to tradition, or trash the BCS and figure out a playoff scheme.

digamma · 09-05-2003, 11:28 AM

College. No question.

KWhit · 09-05-2003, 11:30 AM

College without question.

I only wish they had a real playoff. The BCS / bowl system is a joke.

Noop · 09-05-2003, 01:10 PM

College football

Fritz · 09-05-2003, 01:14 PM

I prefer watching the Pro game, I prefer attending a D1 college game.

Darkiller · 09-05-2003, 01:19 PM

Pro Football. easily.

TLK · 09-05-2003, 01:20 PM

Pro Football.....

Coffee Warlord · 09-05-2003, 01:24 PM

Television, Professional. I don't care for watching college games.

In person, college all the way. So damn energetic. I left Colorado games physically and mentally drained every time.

Celeval · 09-05-2003, 01:33 PM

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Originally posted by TroyF
How dare you ask me to choose between the two. It's like giving me the choice between Parker Posey or Sue Bird. Can't I just have both and explore the differences in each? ... If I have to pick, I'd go with pro.

Yes, but which of Parker Posey and Sue Bird is pro?

Kevin
[Sue Bird, easy]

mckerney · 09-05-2003, 02:07 PM

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Originally posted by Coffee Warlord
In person, college all the way. So damn energetic. I left Colorado games physically and mentally drained every time.

College games here in Minnesota are dead, though there has been talk of building an on campus stadium in the last few days and there was an article in the campus newspaper calling for Glen Mason's job, so things could change.

vex · 09-05-2003, 02:11 PM

Well, with all the Pro teams we have here in Oklahoma, I'm going to have to College.

SplitPersonality1 · 09-05-2003, 02:34 PM

Pro. I grew up in Minnesota during the Purple People Eater era with Fran Tarkenton & Bud Grant & co. Now I live in Wisconsin and we have Favre to look forward to every Sunday.

Definitely Pro.

SteelerFan448 · 09-05-2003, 02:34 PM

Football is football. High school, college and NFL all bring something different to the table. There's nothing like football on Friday nights. I follow more than one team in college, so I am interested in more than one game for rooting interests. The NFL is just the best of the best when it comes to players. You can't go wrong with any of those three.

korme · 09-05-2003, 02:38 PM

the talley

college - 13
pro - 18

shoulda been a poll

korme · 09-05-2003, 02:39 PM

btw, i can't decide

love ohio state, but i just may love my bengals even more

scooper · 09-05-2003, 02:42 PM

Shorty, I thought of that after the fact.

JeeberD · 09-05-2003, 02:56 PM

Man, this is tough. I think I have to go with pro, but just barely...

Leonidas · 09-05-2003, 03:01 PM

College. If you've ever gone to a college game at a football rabid school (like Ohio State, Florida, Michigan, etc) then you know the difference between one of those crowds is not even worth discussion. The energy of a big program's crowd is amazing. A pro crowd gets bored after all the commercial breaks. Besides, tickets to pro games are too damn expensive.

VPI97 · 09-05-2003, 03:07 PM

College...easily.

The only reason I started to pay any attention to pro football was because Virginia Tech started getting some guys drafted.

09-05-2003, 08:38 AM	#4
bbo n00b Join Date: Oct 2002	Pro. Stronger, bigger, faster. __________________ Brian http://home.comcast.net/~dicegames/

09-05-2003, 08:42 AM	#8
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	College. __________________ My listening habits

09-05-2003, 08:53 AM	#11
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	College, not even close. And high school is more interesting to me personally than either. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

09-05-2003, 08:55 AM	#13
bbo n00b Join Date: Oct 2002	Good call Scooper. Hardly anyone I know in Boston really cares about College. I am not speaking for the State but the football people I know all prefer pro. __________________ Brian http://home.comcast.net/~dicegames/

09-05-2003, 08:56 AM	#15
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	pro, and yes I'm way, way in the Northeast FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

09-05-2003, 08:31 AM	#2
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	College. Not even close, really.

09-05-2003, 08:34 AM	#3
scooper College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cinn City	I expected one of the UGA fans to chime in early on the college side. I predict the answers here will differ geographically with the south and midwest leaning the college direction and the northeast leaning the pro direction. I'm not sure about out west.

09-05-2003, 08:41 AM	#7
Bee Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fairfax, VA	pro

09-05-2003, 08:54 AM	#12
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	College

09-05-2003, 09:04 AM	#16
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	College, no contest. I'd say it's mostly due to the atmosphere. And I'm a Midwester, I just happen to be stuck too far West right now.

09-05-2003, 09:11 AM	#17
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	It's tough for me. I grew up a Lions fan and Michigan fan. I feel equally passionate about both, really. I watch both each weekend, though, I guess, at the moment I would say the Lions. Though, in general, I think college football, outside of games involving "my teams", has more interesting games. Then again, it has a lot more teams. I would rather watch Miami-Florida State than any Non-Lions NFL game. Then again and Duke-North Carolina football game does nothing for me. That's the one thing I hated about DC. Crap "regional" NCAA football. Utter crap. Well, now that I'm on it. It was crap "regional" NFL too. Redskins and Ravens, Redskins and Ravens. Blech. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

09-05-2003, 09:13 AM	#18
Blade6119 Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona	College...not even a contest __________________ *Underachievement* The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the lawnmower. *Despair* It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black. *Demotivation* Sometimes the best solution to morale problems is just to fire all of the unhappy people. http://www.despair.com/viewall.html

09-05-2003, 09:16 AM	#19
Celeval Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cary, NC, USA	I'm a northerner stuck in Atlanta. But I say college. Does that just make me confused?

09-05-2003, 09:31 AM	#21
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	I root harder for the college team(s) that I support, but I think I enjoy the pro game more overall, despite the fact that I hardly care one way or another about 3/4 of the league.

09-05-2003, 09:34 AM	#22
TredWel High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Old Forge, PA	I have always found the pro game to be more interesting and engaging than the college game. Just another Northerner's opinion. __________________ There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people...religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin. - Linus Van Pelt

09-05-2003, 09:36 AM	#23
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Pro, pro, pro. Philadelphia wasn't exactly a hotbed for college football when I grew up (still isn't). Only really started to watch college football in the last 10 years or so, besides bowl games or the occasional Penn State game. __________________ null

09-05-2003, 09:38 AM	#24
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	College. Count me in the not even close group. I barely even notice the NFL. I live and breathe college football this time of year.

09-05-2003, 09:38 AM	#25
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Definitely Pro. And I've never lived any further north than North Carolina, nor any further west than Atlanta

09-05-2003, 09:54 AM	#26
FBPro College Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SE	Pro w/o a doubt, too many college teams, players, crap to keep up with. __________________ GM RayCo Raiders-est. 2004-2012 Charter member of the IHOF-RayCo GM GM Tennessee Titans PFL 2011-2014 GM Tennessee Titans FOWL 2020-2025

09-05-2003, 10:00 AM	#27
fantastic flying froggies Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sunny South of France	Pro. And even though I'm French, I lived 5 years in NY state, which as far as I recall is definitely in the Northeast... __________________ Detroit Vampires (CFL) : Ve 're coming for your blood! Camargue Flamingos (WOOF): pretty in Pink

09-05-2003, 10:12 AM	#28
Honolulu Blue Dynasty Boy Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Michigan	I prefer the pro game for several, mostly small reasons: * The athletes are the best of the best * So too are the coaches (mostly) * Far fewer blowouts * Players stay on their teams longer, easier to get attached to * The games are shorter * The season is longer * The ability to lose once or twice without destroying a season

09-05-2003, 10:45 AM	#29
The Afoci Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Moorhead	College. __________________ I had something.

09-05-2003, 10:59 AM	#30
henry296 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Pro. Born and raised Steelers fan with parents having season tickets. Didn't go to many college games as a child because parents went to small school. Didn't develop passion in college because I went to a I-AA school. Todd __________________ "It's a great day for hockey" - "Badger" Bob Johnson

09-05-2003, 11:12 AM	#31
TroyF Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	How dare you ask me to choose between the two. It's like giving me the choice between Parker Posey or Sue Bird. Can't I just have both and explore the differences in each? If I have to pick, I'd go with pro. I like the fact that there is a tough game every Sunday. I like the fact there is a playoff. I like the fact I can watch player's careers progress over the course of more than 4 years. I like the fact that there is a lot more strategy in the pro game. TroyF

09-05-2003, 11:23 AM	#32
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Tough call... I'd probably say pro, just because that's what I grew up watching, and got most attached to. I didn't follow college football until I was actually in college. Pro football also has greater parity - every team really should be competitive (except for a few mismanaged exceptions), and a real playoff system. I like the tradition of the college bowl games, but voting on the best teams rather than having them decide it on the field is just lame. College football should either dismiss the entire concept of a national champion and stick to tradition, or trash the BCS and figure out a playoff scheme.

09-05-2003, 11:28 AM	#33
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	College. No question.

09-05-2003, 11:30 AM	#34
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	College without question. I only wish they had a real playoff. The BCS / bowl system is a joke.

09-05-2003, 01:10 PM	#35
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Florida	College football __________________ Living in an Oligarchy.

09-05-2003, 01:14 PM	#36
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	I prefer watching the Pro game, I prefer attending a D1 college game. __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

09-05-2003, 01:19 PM	#37
Darkiller FOF2 Guy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Paris, France	Pro Football. easily. __________________ FOF2 lives on / Continue to support the best game ever ! - Owner of the San Francisco 49ers in FOF2 - Charter member of the IHOF and owner of the Paris Musketeers franchise (FOF2004) - Chairman of the IHOF Hall of Fame - Athletic Director of the Brigham Young Cougars in TCY FOF Legend: Hall of Fame QB Brock Sheriff #5, one of the most popular player in Front Office Football history.

09-05-2003, 01:20 PM	#38
TLK Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Allen Park, MI	Pro Football.....

09-05-2003, 01:24 PM	#39
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Television, Professional. I don't care for watching college games. In person, college all the way. So damn energetic. I left Colorado games physically and mentally drained every time.

09-05-2003, 02:11 PM	#42
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	Well, with all the Pro teams we have here in Oklahoma, I'm going to have to College.

09-05-2003, 02:34 PM	#43
SplitPersonality1 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Grafton, WI	Pro. I grew up in Minnesota during the Purple People Eater era with Fran Tarkenton & Bud Grant & co. Now I live in Wisconsin and we have Favre to look forward to every Sunday. Definitely Pro.

09-05-2003, 02:34 PM	#44
SteelerFan448 High School JV Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Steeler Country	Football is football. High school, college and NFL all bring something different to the table. There's nothing like football on Friday nights. I follow more than one team in college, so I am interested in more than one game for rooting interests. The NFL is just the best of the best when it comes to players. You can't go wrong with any of those three. __________________ "Yoi!"-Myron Cope