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College Football: Bringing The Love

 
As the days slowly tick away to the start of the college football season, it is always interesting to read all the articles on this site and others about all the hate.  Mark Schlabach of ESPN.com wrote an article about why teams hate each other , and it is really good.  But on Bleacher Report I see it every day, "Ten Reasons why the SEC Sucks" or "This is why I hate Ohio State."  Where are the stories about what is good about college football?  I thought I would give it a shot, because to me, the love really outweighs the hate.   I LOVE: Crisp Fall afternoons with the kids playing touch football in the park. Shapely, adorable cheerleaders. Waking up in time to watch College Gameday, no matter how late I was up the night before. Toe Meets Leather, It's Saturday Night in Death Valley, It's Football Time in Tennessee Howard's Rock Houndstooth Hats Hearing Rocky Top, Hail to the Victors, Yea Alabama, Wake up the Echos, Ramblin' Wreck, and all the other ... (link)

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