As we have seen throughout the country (especially at Alabama and Nebraska), the popularity of spring college football has grown tremendously throughout the last decade. Whether this can be attributed to growing interest in recruiting or extensive coverage by media outlets such as ESPN on a year-round basis, who really knows? It is probably a combination of both. However, what we can conclude from this is that fans are caring more and more about their college football, even in the month of April!
This offseason has seen ESPN broadcast full-length coverage of spring games at both Alabama and Georgia, while fans of teams such as Ole Miss and Auburn have gotten their fix with help of the regional station CSS. In spite of these media outlets displaying the game, in most cases LIVE, thousands of fans are still showing up at the stadium to get their first glimpse of the team before its DEFINITE championship run. Some fans are going so that they can see the back-up walk-on quarterback that they believe SHOULD be the starter. Others are attending just to feel that game-day atmosphere inside the stadium just one more time, like a sports-junkie needing a quick fix before a summer of nothing but baseball. Yet other fans see the spring game as an opportunity to experience cheap entertainment during this period of economic troubles. Whatever the reason, these should are showing up and it makes me proud. Not only am I proud as a fan of the Alabama football team (1 of 84,050 at the spring game), but I am proud as a self-proclaimed lover of college football.
I am so glad there are thousands of people out there just like me. People who can't wait just a few months to see what's going on with their favorite team. Keep it up, fans! Just be patient through baseball season. Only 4 months left!
This offseason has seen ESPN broadcast full-length coverage of spring games at both Alabama and Georgia, while fans of teams such as Ole Miss and Auburn have gotten their fix with help of the regional station CSS. In spite of these media outlets displaying the game, in most cases LIVE, thousands of fans are still showing up at the stadium to get their first glimpse of the team before its DEFINITE championship run. Some fans are going so that they can see the back-up walk-on quarterback that they believe SHOULD be the starter. Others are attending just to feel that game-day atmosphere inside the stadium just one more time, like a sports-junkie needing a quick fix before a summer of nothing but baseball. Yet other fans see the spring game as an opportunity to experience cheap entertainment during this period of economic troubles. Whatever the reason, these should are showing up and it makes me proud. Not only am I proud as a fan of the Alabama football team (1 of 84,050 at the spring game), but I am proud as a self-proclaimed lover of college football.
I am so glad there are thousands of people out there just like me. People who can't wait just a few months to see what's going on with their favorite team. Keep it up, fans! Just be patient through baseball season. Only 4 months left!
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