http://blog.willgoodwin.com/2007/11/nfl-week-13/ ...in spirit and in truth Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:51:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://blog.willgoodwin.com/2007/11/nfl-week-13/#comment-39 Joel B Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:13:23 +0000 http://willgoodwin.com/blog/archives/192#comment-39 It's hard to get excited about an NFL game when all the players are making millions & they still act like spoiled brats fighting over who gets the most attention. Most college players are spoiled too, but at least a few of them are playing because they love the game, & actually love their school. Their families have loved the same school for generations & they actually want the TEAM to succeed. Peyton Manning comes to mind; he didn't leave UT early to make the big bucks in the NFL...he wanted to stay all 4 years because he loved UT. Have you ever been to a college game, especially an SEC game? It's a lot different than going to an NFL game. I'll be glad to take you up to Knoxville next season & experience a crowd of over 100,000 (how many NFL teams sell over 100,000 tickets to every home game?) & taste the beauty, the pageantry, the true spirit of college football... It’s hard to get excited about an NFL game when all the players are making millions & they still act like spoiled brats fighting over who gets the most attention. Most college players are spoiled too, but at least a few of them are playing because they love the game, & actually love their school. Their families have loved the same school for generations & they actually want the TEAM to succeed. Peyton Manning comes to mind; he didn’t leave UT early to make the big bucks in the NFL…he wanted to stay all 4 years because he loved UT. Have you ever been to a college game, especially an SEC game? It’s a lot different than going to an NFL game. I’ll be glad to take you up to Knoxville next season & experience a crowd of over 100,000 (how many NFL teams sell over 100,000 tickets to every home game?) & taste the beauty, the pageantry, the true spirit of college football…

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