Football Vs Big Blue Football

About three weeks ago, the Packer Varsity baseball team beat Berkeley Carroll school for the first time in twelve years and in glorious fashion. Tears streamed down my face as our winning run crossed the plate in extra innings, dust flying up as my teammates and I mobbed each other at the plate. Yet a few short days later, our team was blindsided by the news that St. Ann’s had pulled off back to back upsets to squeak their way into the playoffs ahead of us - just as our season seemed to be looking up, it was over.

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will, and a lack to change”-Vince Lombardi. Central Dewitt’s football program usually has a tradition of great success and excellent morals. Unfortunately, in the 2014 and 2015 football season they have a combined record of 5-13, which does not live up to the standards of the DeWitt community. There are many problems circulating the football program, but most involve the lack of experience in coaching. Central Dewitt ‘s losing football record for the past two seasons can be solved by coaches properly developing their athletes, incorporating new offensive and defensive strategies, and increasing player participation.

      The game of football is clearly the most popular sport around the United States. The subject of college football versus professional football includes a topic of many debates among football fans across America. Each individual has their own opinion on which they prefer.

With the Christmas tournament aside, we entered the post-season without a loss. We had a plan for each playoff game from districts to regional. We never deviated from the plan, keeping our eye on the target –

Football is a very popular sport. For a lot of football fans, football is their whole weekend. College football on Saturday and the NFL on Sunday. Most football lovers have a day that they prefer, some choosing college football, while others choose the NFL. People choose favorites for a variety of reasons. This essay will point out the similarities and differences of college football and the NFL.

To the majority of America, Auburn University Football is just a sport. To the thousands of Auburn Tigers fans worldwide, it is so much more than that. Tim Stanfield describes it as “…more than a game…it’s a passion” (Stanfield et al. 61). The culture surrounding Auburn Tigers football is a family and tight-knit community. As Pat Dye, past coach of the Auburn Tigers puts it, “We are close here, and that is part of what it means to be a Tiger” (Glier xii). There are generations of Tigers fans, “family” traditions, and the support and encouragement of a family behind every Tiger out there playing. To be a

The first game in the history of college football was played in New Brunswick, New Jersey on

When it comes to football in the college league, many rules have been changed or new rules have been added to make the game safer for those that play it. The Targeting rule was added going into the 2008 NCAA season of college football for safety reasons. This rule has also introduced a new discussion of whether or not the rule is fair. The rule states that if a player strikes another player in an upward motion, striking with the crown [top] of the helmet, then it is a fifteen-yard penalty, and the player is disqualified from the game. This obviously causes controversy between officials and college football coaches. Many believe that the rule is too harsh and that many calls that are targeting, are not targeting after all. And that it is not fair to eject a player, if the player did not even deserve the call “There are other gripes with the targeting rule. Washington State coach Mike Leach called it ‘micromanaging, for lack of a better word,’ citing too many variables and inconsistent enforcement. Stanford coach David Shaw echoed a sentiment shared by Mora and Pickett: that there should be different levels of targeting penalties corresponding with the severity of the infraction” (qtd in Bolch). NCAA rules states that when the targeting rule is implied, then the officials will review the play, and give a final verdict. However, most of the time the call is not overturned and the player remains disqualified from the game. This new rule has also made it nearly

During the early 20th century college football played a bad role and influence on American culture by diminishing a good college education. I oppose the role that college football had on American culture because it took away from the main purpose of going to college, which was getting a good education for most Americans. Since the US was involved in World War 1, many veterans came back to the US with no jobs. College coaches were exploiting veterans by concentrating on making their team better rather than wanting them to focus on an education, so that they could get a good job in the future.

Many compare the National Football League (NFL) with college football but the two are not extremely similar and should never be compared. Yes, besides a few minor rule changes the NFL and college football are the same game; but there is much more to football then the rules. College football is better than the NFL for a wide variety of reasons. First, there exists more passion in college football all around the sport. Passion cannot be measured in anyway but can be observed and understood by the fans, coaches, and sports community. Players care more about the game and less about money, while the fans have great passion for the university they

Have you ever wondered how different college football and the NFL are? The money, the purpose of playing, the players and the rules all contribute to the differences. They are similar through the effort put out on the field each day and how their talent and skills can possibly affect them later in their future. College football players are not paid, but pro football players are.

Many of the fans think college football is better than pro football, but I think this is not true. Each of the programs have differences and we should respect this, but they also have similarities as well. They also have rules which the players have to follow. Although the penalties are severe, the nfl and college football, have the same rules which many of the players think are fair. Also, many of the players respect the history behind it and encourage other players to do the same.

Coach enters the locker room with a stern look on his face; I can tell he means business at this point. There is nothing on his mind except for coaching us to a victory. The only thing on our mind is bringing a victory home. As our coach screams this out with a passion, inside, all of us can see the intensity build up so rapidly. We all vault out of our chairs and throw our helmets on and strap them down with passion. Every player thinks of each game as our last game and we will never get another chance to go out and strut our stuff and show the crowd how amazing we are. After we break out of our locker room we go walking out onto the field as if no one can beat us.

American football resulted from several major divergences from association football and rugby football, most notably the rule changes instituted by Walter Camp, a Yale University and Hopkins School graduate, considered the "Father of American Football". Among these important changes were the introduction of the line of scrimmage, of down-and-distance rules and of the legalization of blocking. The popularity of college football grew as it became the dominant version of the sport in the United States for the first half of the 20th century. Bowl games, a college football tradition, attracted a national audience for college teams. Boosted by fierce rivalries and colorful traditions, college football still holds widespread appeal in the United States. The origin of professional football can be traced back to 1892, with William Heffelfinger's five-hundred dollar contract to play in a game for the Allegheny Athletic Association against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. In 1920 the American Professional Football Association was formed. This league changed its name to the National Football League (NFL) two years later, and eventually became the major league of American football. Primarily a sport of Midwestern industrial towns in the United States, professional football eventually became a national phenomenon.

It is gameday. I arrive at the school at the usual time of a quarter till five. I grab my bag of things I need for the night and I make my walk from the parking lot into the locker room. I get inside of the locker room and I see all of the familiar faces that I have grown accustomed to seeing nearly every day for a couple of hours. I am so close to all of these guys on the football team. We are all so similar. Coach Carpenter comes out and conducts are usual ritual of our pregame walk through. When that was over I was able to see how different we actually are when getting ready for the games. I look to my right and see guys on their phones, texting their girlfriends about plans for the weekend and not even thinking about the playing time that they don’t have. I look to my left and I see the outcasts of the team. Some keeping to themselves in their own little world, others trying their best to fit into the groups of people around the place. You can hear the sounds of the laughter coming from straight ahead. The ornery group of friends on the team are usually up to no good, messing around to pass time before we take the field. Behind me I know are the underclassman, all dreaming of their days of making it under the lights and living the dreams they have had since they were young. Outside the doors of our locker room is a small area that guys enjoy tossing the football around or wait for our team trainer to tape them up. You have players and coaches. Waterboys and trainers.