A Note about NCAA Football

Base10 loves football. He would rather watch the Cardinals play the Bengals than watch the World Series. Base10 also loves college football. His only complaint is that following NCAA football is like having a full-time job. HIs theory has always been that you have to sellect a few teams and follow them. Unlike the pros, the college version is just too broad to follow all the teams. It also doesn't help that the players don't stick around long enough to get a real identity with the team.

But college football is the precursor to the pros, not the other way around. This is the origin of the sport and the game is in many ways more exciting than the pros. Consider that the oldest football rivalry is not between the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. Neither is it between the Florida State Seminoles and the University of Miami. It is between Harvard and Yale. That's the origin of football. (Click here for a great article about the origins of American football--Base10 might even get this book).

Well anyway, the AP poll has USC rated number one this year, just like they finished last year. USC so far is clearly the team to beat. What better way to kick off the college season by opening the year on August 28, with a game between USC and Virginia Tech? Base10 will be watching.
- posted by Base10 @ 3:19 PM