College American football

[Inside Forward]

Michigan Wolverines play in front of over 100k. College football is massive.

 

[Scotty 1978]

Still never seen that.

It’s canny like

 

[Chai Relax]

It’s canny like

I'll try and give it a watch over the Christmas break cheers

 

[tenpins]

 

[PrisonBroken]

American football, brilliant until the game kicks off!

 

[Big Jeff]

The Americans do this so well. What a show!

 

[CheersMarra84]

College Football is massive in the States, especially in the south. Went to see Florida Gators v Georgia Bulldogs last year and it was canny. The tailgate was the best bit like, but the amount of drink driving going on was an eye opener.

 

[Big Jeff]

This lad is not even at college yet.

He is a bit of a unit.

 

[Millfielder]

Michigan Wolverines play in front of over 100k. College football is massive.

We spent some of our honeymoon in Ann Arbor, the Michigan stadium is colossal.

 

[ontap]

Incredible that mind.

 

[Chai Relax]

College Football is massive in the States, especially in the south. Went to see Florida Gators v Georgia Bulldogs last year and it was canny. The tailgate was the best bit like, but the amount of drink driving going on was an eye opener.

Seems a whole lot more brutal in the South. Its a whole life very military like, I deffinatley couldn't have handled growing up in a football family I'd have snapped like a twig

 

[Crayola-Kid]

There's another about a player and his made up girlfriend, that was a mad story

Manti Te'o! Bizarre story - I was at that National Championship game in Miami and there were already loads of weird rumors floating around about him - I recall the story came out a couple of days later

 

[Yahrba]

Roll Tide

 

[Big Jeff]

Manti Te'o! Bizarre story - I was at that National Championship game in Miami and there were already loads of weird rumors floating around about him - I recall the story came out a couple of days later

There is a Netflix programme about him.

 

[Chai Relax]

Manti Te'o! Bizarre story - I was at that National Championship game in Miami and there were already loads of weird rumors floating around about him - I recall the story came out a couple of days later

Aye its a good watch, the dude who.... anyway ill say no more as there's twists and turns and don't want to spoil it if anyone wants to watch it.

 

[Crayola-Kid]

There is a Netflix programme about him.

Yes, that's the post I was responding to

 

[Visiting owl]

There's a few good documentaries on netflix about college football and some of the players. Untold: Johnny football is a good one and Untold: Swamp Kings is really good.

There's another about a player and his made up girlfriend, that was a mad story

I've been trying to get into College Football more but the divisions and how they pick the games and everything everything is still baffling me tbh

I lived with an American for 3 years and I still couldn't get my head around how they pick the games etc.

I did get my own back though trying to explain the rules of cricket..... He still doesn't understand it 25 years later!!!

 

[AndrewP]

At least a large portion of it generally. Seems worth it. They need to keep their grades at a level to receive the scholarship as well so I imagine they tend to come out with decent degrees.

I think the unis will make sure they're passing if they're scoring 100 touch downs a season.

 

[Big Jeff]

Yes, that's the post I was responding to

Ah right keep up at the back here

 

[DBStar]

They can get sponsorships now can't they?

Even so, the scholarship often sets their family up for life in employment terms. A lot of them say they did it for that and won't let their kids play.