Last night, while I was chilling at home, I was flicking through the channels and found a college football game between Alabama and Georgia. Now, for those who are into college sports, this might be one of the biggest games of the season, but for the uninitiated, like yours truly, it was just a distraction on a quiet Saturday evening.
Well, it was until the final quarter, and very quickly I realised I was watching what might not just be the game of the year, but game of the decade.
My American readers may strongly disagree with my following comments about college sports, so if you do, please let me know by replying to this email or leave a comment. I read and reply to them all.
Pro Football can be better described as a chess match between two coaches, who are trying to outsmart and outwit their opponents using brute force and canny plays. At the college level, it just looks like a wild free-for-all.
First off, in college football, there seems like there is next to zero defence, which explains why the average college team scores 30% more than the average NFL team. Mistakes happen more frequently, and younger players are far less likely to have mastered the mental game. Playing on ESPN in front of 80k people at 18 years old will do that for you.
I don’t want to be a spoiler, but I would recommend watching the highlights of the game. Even for someone with no appreciation of the rules, teams, or sport, I still had a good time.
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