Re: Favorite sport to watch?
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I enjoy football, but the atmosphere around college football is unmatched in the NFL (I'm a student, so I'm probably biased). Plus, you don't usually see unsportmanly showboating in college football, which really disgusts me in the NFL (it's not so common any more). It's just that the NFL is more of a business whereas college football is more "the spirit of the game."
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Solid point about the showboating. I actually think the NFL has gone too far with their taunting penalties and fines. Some of the stuff is harmless and entertaining (Steve Smith) while other people take it way too far (Owens, C.Johnson, Moss). But it's gotten to the point where Greg Lewis was called for a 15 yard penalty for dropping the ball in the vicinity of an opposing player, which was deemed "taunting."
I disagree about atmosphere, see my post above yours. FWIW, I'm also a student at a major college football school (Penn State). I also disagree about the business thing. The BCS and business side of college football actually bothers me more than the NFL business side. It's gotten to the point that, IMO, the NCAA should just pay the players and turn it into a business.
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