College vs. Professional - Who Plays With More Passion

When it comes down to it, college football is surely played with more passion than professional football. College players are still playing for the game. They are playing for the fun, the recognition, and their pride...something that seems to lack on the pro level. Can you remember the good 'ol days when you played just to play? Do you remember what it felt like just to be on that field? If the pro players of today played with that same amount of passion and love, it would be noticed by all of their fans. Instead, we've seen the fame and money go to their heads. We've seen them break the law and walk away from punishment. Money may buy their freedom most of the time, but it can never buy their passion and commitment.

Watching the Saturday games in the fall, we can feel the power...the competition...the drive to succeed. Those players are fighting their way to the top to prove something. They're driven by an inner need to win - not for their fans, but for themselves. For every completed pass, every interception, and every touchdown their desire to play the game is apparent. Whether or not they ever play the game again is not what matters to them. Sure, you have some college players that are out there to try to make it into the NFL. But, in those same games, you have the players that may end up being lawyers, doctors, or accountants. Most of them may never play the game again...and it doesn't matter. College players are playing for today. They're on that field Saturday afternoons for who they are now...not who they may be in 5 years.

I'm not saying that professional football isn't great - I'm a die-hard fan. My television flips between all the games on Sunday afternoons. The only difference is why they play...what it means...how it feels. So, when it comes down to it, football is the greatest sport in the world. From the pee-wee leagues to high school, the whole way to pro status - football is what it is...only a game. A game where the best athletes shine above all the others.

Super Bowl

Will you be watching...well...will you? I know I will be! Unlike many people, I won't be tuning into the game for the commercials...I love the game. It's a sport where the best supercede all others...the mighty triumph! So, I'll sit on the couch...crack open a beer...and yell at the TV louder than most men.

It's football...it's the Super Bowl...nothing else matters that day!

Winning a College Football Game

When it comes down to winning a college football game, it's based on so many different things. Some may say it's pride...many say it's heart...then, there's what I say!

The drive to win comes from the passion that's held deep within every player that runs onto the gridiron. It's the desire to play the game. In all reality...that's what it is - a game. College football is a sport in which men get to play for respect, honor, and dignity. They haven't yet hit the point of million dollar contracts or endorsements. Not many of them will ever get to see that. They play for the fun of the game...that one moment in time which may never come again.

Saturday afternoons this fall, turn on your television and just watch...there is so much to be learned from these athletes. You will see teamwork and sportsmanship. You'll see pride and defeat...anger and elation. Every emotion that can be experienced in one's lifetime can be felt through each player in one afternoon. You will see the best of the best...it's evident in the attitude of the coaches, the authority of the refs, the screams of the thousands sitting in the stands.

So, when you ask what is needed to win a college football game, you will be provided with a compilation of answers. There is no one answer that supercedes another...they are all equally important to the outcome you'll see upon the scoreboard. The sport of college football does not depend on any one player or any one coach. It's success relies solely on the ability of those involved to work as one. It's a bond that emerges with the same strength as family...ties that can not be broken. When they look at each other as brothers, only then can they acquire greatness. That will make these men

unstoppable...

unreachable...

untouchable!

College football - the greatest of all pasttimes. A sport where men prove who they are both on and off the field. Men who may never play again...men with a passion. You could possibly be seeing future doctors, lawyers, and journalists. Men who play football today...the same men who may change the world tomorrow.

Some of you may agree with me...some of you may not. Either way, it must be acknowledged that these men stand out above most others. Their fear is masked by their strength...their weaknesses are protected by their power...and their determination is what prevails. This is what gives each athlete that you see a burning desire to win! They are playing the game for this one moment in time...