Top 10 Reasons Why College Football Beats the Heck Out of Pro

Reasons I Think College Football Has Pro Beat by Miles

10. Rivalries - Army vs. Navy. The Iron Bowl. Buckeyes and Wolverines. The Red River Shootout. When Rivalry Saturday rolls around, it's not just a season within a season. It's a season in itself. Your blood boils so much that you can barely even mention where the opposing team is from (read: that team from up north), let alone their name. A win in a rivalry game and we're sky-high. A loss ... well, let's not go there. It's just safer to say that the heated Dolphins-Texans game in week 6 of the NFL won't be the hot topic of discussion 3 days later.

9. Tradition - we all have the same rituals before a game. Eat at the same restaurant, watch the team take the same walk past the same famous landmark on their way to the stadium, and wear that same jersey with the number of a famous player who graduated 3 years before. Think you'll find those same things at the next level? There's no Touchdown Al Davis.

8. Cheerleaders - Pro cheerleaders may get the camera time as you're heading into a commercial, but what do they add besides showcasing the latest in plastic surgery? The ones in college are truly there to pump the crowd. Not only do they execute extremely complicated stunts and formations, but they are part of the game, complete with megaphones and crowd signs.

7. Bands - Precision marching, bright colors, twirling batons and ... oh, yeah; that glorious fight song. Your team can put up 70 and you still don't get tired of hearing it. Band members may get heckled in high school, but fans can hardly get enough of them in college. When 70,000 people are singing the alma mater along with you, you know something special is going on.

6. Legendary coaches - Heard that famous "Win one for the Belichick" speech? Neither have I. Coaches at the college level get streets, stadiums and babies named after them by putting up Ws. The only thing a pro coach gets is to fight with the team owner over who to draft in April.