# How ready are you for NCAA/NFL Football to get started? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 29, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ready-are-you-for-ncaa-nfl-football-to-get-started/587251 "2011-06-29T13:20:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ready-are-you-for-ncaa-nfl-football-to-get-started/587251/21 "2011-06-29T18:41:04Z")
NCAA: 10+. My alma mater has just joined the Big Ten and I cannot wait to see Nebraska vs all the new matchups. NFL: meh. Oh, the poor players, they risk concussions as the owners exploit them for 3-5 years, they should be compensated more. Meanwhile: Dez Bryant. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ready-are-you-for-ncaa-nfl-football-to-get-started/587251/22 "2011-06-29T18:43:12Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > Oklahoma State? Oregon State? Surely you are not referring to Ohio State, who will be lucky to win 8 games. Oklahoma State. Weeden2Blackmon Heisman Hype is already rolling. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ready-are-you-for-ncaa-nfl-football-to-get-started/587251/23 "2011-06-29T19:42:23Z")
Like some others have suggested, it is really 2 completely separate questions. NCAA: 10. I love college football (Geaux Tigers!). The ups, the downs, the pain of a conference loss to a hated rival; seeing the most amazingly gut-wrenching games, seeing some kid shine on the national stage, etc. NFL: maybe a 4. I like the NFL but if they lose a year I won’t miss it all that much. (I didn’t vote in the poll.) ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ready-are-you-for-ncaa-nfl-football-to-get-started/587251/24 "2011-07-02T04:02:12Z")
9 I don’t “do” major league baseball, and NCAA baseball and softball are over. Not a 10 because I appreciate a little down time. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ready-are-you-for-ncaa-nfl-football-to-get-started/587251/25 "2011-07-02T04:23:41Z")
> [@HubZilla](#): > > NCAA: 10+. My alma mater has just joined the Big Ten and I cannot wait to see Nebraska vs all the new matchups. I’m interested to see how the Cornhuskers do as well in the long run. Nebraska’s a similar type of team and will fit in well. I’m a Notre Dame fan, and don’t have much conference allegiance, but I’m from Big 12 country, and I was sorry to see them go. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ready-are-you-for-ncaa-nfl-football-to-get-started/587251/26 "2011-07-03T17:28:33Z")
The big 10 brought in Nebraska. That should provide an interesting element. \ The pro game is many levels above college, but Nebraska will add to the interest this year. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ready-are-you-for-ncaa-nfl-football-to-get-started/587251/27 "2011-07-03T19:50:10Z")
I voted 10, only because that’s the highest number in the poll. NFL first (GEAUX SAINTS!), then the SEC, then all other major college conferences, then minor conferences, and sometimes even a high school game of the week on “ESPN God You’re Addicted to Football Channel”. I don’t pay much attention to baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, or any other sport, but I love me some football. Can’t wait for the season. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ready-are-you-for-ncaa-nfl-football-to-get-started/587251/28 "2011-07-03T22:35:26Z")
I didn’t vote either, because of the (to me) unrelated questions: NCAA football? 11. NFL? 3 ish. ---
**Author:** ![bahia\_hombre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@bahia\_hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahia_hombre)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ready-are-you-for-ncaa-nfl-football-to-get-started/587251/29 "2011-07-04T02:40:45Z")
Not too eager. I only follow my mid-major college team closely and they hit the skids even as they built & opened a new on-campus stadium. New coach; rebuilding; will likely not win more than a few games but I hope to see some progress and upside potential. Now if you want to talk about the ‘other football,’ I’m quite anxious to watch the reigning national champs back in action! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ready-are-you-for-ncaa-nfl-football-to-get-started/587251/30 "2011-07-04T05:05:58Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Hardly. It’s true that the college athletes aren’t quite to where the pro players are, but in terms of interesting strategy, emotion (like you say) and unpredictability, the college game has the pro one beat hands down. Pro games are rarely interesting- you know what the coaches will do for the most part, and the players play very well. It’s like watching a video game of football where the computer is playing itself. > > Pro football: 32 teams running virtually identical offensive and defensive sets. Marquee players always play; there’s not much opportunity for little known players to shine. There’s enough turnover that you can’t really get into a team, because the next year, the roster will be significantly different. > > College football: 120 FBS members. Many run unique sets and plays and have “personalities” so to speak. You have REAL rivalries, none of this stupid Cowboys-Eagles contrived rivalry stuff. You have coaches that think differently. You have the opportunity for little known players to excel, and you have turnover, but on more of a scheduled basis, with players moving through their 4-5 years of eligibility. > > I couldn’t care less about the NFL, but I can’t wait for the college season to start, so I said a 7. You’re like the anti-me on this subject. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ready-are-you-for-ncaa-nfl-football-to-get-started/587251/31 "2011-07-04T19:18:31Z")
A 0 for College football, a 3 for the NFL. I like watching football, but have no attachment to the NFL or it’s teams and it’s basically option #3 for an evening of sports watching (#1 - NHL, #2 - CFL, #3 - NFL…). I prefer the CFL game anyways and that season has already started, so I’m getting my fix. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ready-are-you-for-ncaa-nfl-football-to-get-started/587251.md?page=1)