Professional Vs. Collegiate Football

          In addition, there are more games played within the NFL rather than college. Also, professional games are longer; along with a difference in the overtime rule. While a college overtime rule seems fairer than the NFL overtime rule, the NFL strategizes in a better way. The NFL overtime system provides the coin toss, while the college over time system does not. The biggest problem pertained with the college overtime system has to do with field position. The teams start in the field goal range; this makes an easy sack of the quarterback. Also, starting in the field goal range makes it difficult to gain yards.

Collegiate athletics have long played an integral role in higher education in the United States. The popularity of collegiate football in America is unprecedented. “The fan frenzy surrounding teams, games, and the sport itself, is borderline barmy. Aptly described as the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, fan emotions in college football are rampant” (Moore, B., 2010). Football programs are able to generate a great deal of revenue through gate receipts (Groza, M. D., 2010). Football game day attendance is also an excellent proxy for other revenues such apparel sales and concessions.

As Americans, we all have multiple perspectives on life and what it brings to the table. We have our opinions on what we think is the most common pop culture to man. Although there are many, there is one thing that all Americans can probably agree on and cannot argue about, well, sometimes. In my opinion, football would be the sport that most of the population can relate to while it brings everyone together as it has for many generations. It plays a huge role in popularity; therefore, football has made the name for itself as the most popular American sport across the nation. It is a common characteristic in everyday lives and it will continue to live on and prosper through many generations to come. I have learned how football is one of the most common, classic characteristic of American culture over the years and my story behind my knowledge can tell it all.

What comes to mind when you think of a college football player? They were the best one their team in high school. They are headed toward the National Football League. They must have worked really hard in high school to be where they are. High school football is easy, because if you are good then you have so much more fun playing the game. In high school, there is homecoming, powderpuff, and senior night that gives everyone something to remember. College football there’s about one hundred players that are just as good or better than you so that brings in the competition. Although college football is harder than high school football, there is more competition, intensity, and rigorous plays; high school football is more enjoyable.

A main reason why college football is better than the NFL is because in college the timing in all around better. By the timing, I mean the rules that influence the time and the scheduling. College football starts a week earlier which means over 120 division one college games have been played before the NFL starts. College football has more games in general and starts off football season right.

As college athletic revenues have skyrocketed over the past decade, the controversial question of whether college athletes should be compensated still remains. In the United States over 100,000 collegiate athletes participate in a variety of different sports across the country and do not receive financial compensation for their performances. Dating back to the 1800’s, intercollegiate athletics have played a very important role in American life, not only for the players but for fans as well. Ranked among the most popular sports in the United States, “College football alone attracted its third-highest attendance total ever with 48,958,547 fans in 2012” (National Collegiate Athletics Association, 2013). Intercollegiate athletics is defined as “involving or involved in competition between colleges”.

American Football is a huge spectator sport where offensive and defensive players will use teamwork and perseverance to try and score more points than their opponent. Football is highly respected in America, where boys will try and pursue the dream of playing in the NFL (National Football Association) someday; but if you look at an average neighborhood, you will find that kids and adults of all ages love to go out and throw around the pigskin. (Lerner and Lerner 275). One thing Americans will take pride in is the college and NFL football teams they root for. People sit down with a beer and talk hours upon hours of football and two individuals can get in a heated discussion in the local sports store of whose sports team is better.

College sports specifically basketball and football are the most electrifying sports in America. When it comes to March Madness or bowl games america goes nuts it’s as if a preview of the super bowl or NBA championship begun. Head coaches are well paid at the college level where students are given the burden of meeting academic standards and elevate their “game”.

What I mean by this is that the NBA plays more fast pace, College basketball types of play is a lot more slow and composed. However when the games are close, then everybody starts playing a little bit more aggressively and little bit faster. The way College basketball is, is that they pass it around to try and move the defence so then they can find open holes and opportunities to score high percentage shots like lay-ups, dunks, and one’s or drawing a foul and shooting free throws. However, the NBA is more transition play, but sometimes they do play slow when they are up a couple points, they usually try to waste some time in the game so they could win easily. One thing is for certain about these two levels of basketball.

The college football season differs from any other season in sports and major sporting leagues. Firstly, college football features a lot fewer games than a traditional football season. Therefore,

Thesis: College football is the hours players spend practicing and performing, the number of injuries the players face, and the persona these athletes must portray every day all the while watching their schools, coaches, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) get all the compensation.

According to Cornell ‘“One of the things that is crazy about the system as it is, is that players are risking injury and hoping to get through college unscathed to get these huge contracts,’” (“At Risk”). This is in part due to the NCAA being a training ground for the National Football League (NFL) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) due their specific age limitations. Football players cannot enter the NFL draft until after being out of high school for three years and NBA draft requires players to play one year of college basketball (Entman). This requires athletes to play at the collegiate level for a specific period of time with a greater potential of injury. If an athlete does sustain an injury, they run the risk of losing their scholarship as four-year athletic scholarships do not exist and are renewed annually (Deutsch). A college athlete can contribute to a team’s performance for years, generating revenue for the university and athletic department, sustain an injury causing him to lose his scholarship, and not be able to afford to finish his education.

If you are fan of college football even the slightest then you know that certain conferences just have better talent than others. For some reason, these conferences just attract better athletes than others. Whether it be, better recruiting, better academics, a better environment around campus or just the fact that the school’s football team has a winning tradition. High school athletes are attracted to different schools for different athletic programs. An athlete would be attracted to UNC, Duke or Kentucky for basketball just like football players are attracted to Alabama, Clemson, or Ohio State. This can have the same affect on a player’s chances of being drafted or what their contract in the NFL will look like. Can winning a national championship

Traditionsin the NFL Basically, American football refers to a team sport of two teams, composed of eleven prayers per team and its prayed in a field with goal posts at race end of the field. In United states of America, American football is commonly referred to as football and also it can be referred as a "gridiron". American football is a great and very enjoyable game, therefore the crowd roars and the fans passion to be part of the games is what give American football a meaning. NFL is a American football major league in United states and its fans have great and enduring traditions and the love of this football is so serious in such a way that the American families passes seasonal American football ticket from one generation to another

High School football begined in the 19th and late 20th century and is played by many countries such as the United States and Canada. Football is my favorite sport because you actually get to hit somebody and the fans of our teams cheer us on. Also, I love football because our cheerleaders doing our school chants and picking us up when our heads go down and motivate us more. My first football game I was very nervous because I thought I was going to do bad or let the team down because I never played in a big crowd before but I got over my fear and loved football since and worked harder and harder each game. The things I really love the most about football ls Homecoming games because we get