When the month of August rolls around each year‚ football fans alike rejoice‚ because a new season is about to roll around. In the South‚ we celebrate four seasons: winter‚ spring‚ summer‚ and football. Whether it’s by seeing shirts or by seeing flags fly on vehicles‚ most people in the South know when football arrives. Unlike A Christmas Memory‚ where Capote believes traditions will die off after a period of time‚ college football has continued its trend in the south for over 100 years. Maybe it’s
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College football has been around for many years‚ and the BCS part of the bowl system has been in place since 1998. Many could say this was the year that one of the worst post-season sporting systems was put into place. It has done many things good and bad. It has caused a lot of controversy‚ gained universities tons of money‚ and frustrated many college football fans around the nation. With good comes bad‚ it is about outweighing the negatives with positives‚ and this is not something the BCS system
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The Struggle of Paying College Athletes The Coach of a football team is just as important as any player performing on the field. In fact his power over the team surpasses that of any one single player‚ the coach can determine whether an entire season is a victory or a loss. Perhaps this is why Colleges justify paying a coach millions of dollar a year‚ but the players who are out there beside him next to nothing. Although a lot of the players that perform on the field week by week do get
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August 16‚ 2012 Why Banned College Football? Why banned college football? That’s the real question. College football truly means something to most Americans! Most college football players don’t even get paid to play the sport. Though there are many good arguments and opinions about banning the sport; I have yet to see an argument that considers the players individual situations. All the people who are against keeping college football only consider the academic purposes. The players show their
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Is college football to dangerous? Should it be removed from college sports? These are questions being asked today by many people ranging from doctors to people who have played the game. There are many people on both sides and while both have good points there is only one clear choice here. Football has and is going to stay a collegiate sport. There are many reasons why and not enough reasons on why not to play. This became a big name conversation when the NFL and former players got into a lawsuit
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cave. I hear the roar of trucks as country boys rev up their engines. I see the “cool” kids sitting in their cars as they light up cigarettes. All the parents that pick up their child‚ shaking their head in disappointment. I open the door to the football locker room and immediately become overwhelmed by the smell of sweaty
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the Speech: Relationship between High School and College Football Specific Purpose Statement: I want to display the similarities and differences of high school and college football and show how they can complement each other. Thesis Statement: High school and college football have their similarities and differences‚ but at the end of the day‚ high school football helps prepare players for the college football experience. Introduction: Football‚ like other sports‚ has many levels of operation
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Football On November 6‚ 1869‚ Rutgers and Princeton played what was billed as the first college football game. In 1876‚ a coach named Walter Camp‚ who is considered the “Father of American Football‚” helped produce the first rules of American football. Now over 147 years later football is still a popular sport watched by millions of americans. American football is a sport played by two teams of eleven players who attempt to get a touchdown. Whoever scores a touchdown will gain six points for their
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College football should think about the rules of the NCAA another way. The NFL makes football players wait three years after graduating high school before entering the draft (Bayless). With such a tight hold on players from the NCAA‚ means no income for players in that time frame. Outside of room‚ board‚ and tuition players should be able to receive payment of some sort. Scholarships looks really great to the outside eye‚ but scholarships in the market today isn’t worth the same as it was in past
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The rushed pace of recruiting in college sports‚ waits on no one not even some of the nations top recruits. Many athletes during their recruiting process reports that the athletic recruitment process is not as lavish as it seems. Many get the idea that athletes are treated similar to royalty when it comes to their official visits on campus. But in reality the decision process is a tough decision for a high school senior to make. The opportunity to play football at the collegiate level is very limited
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