Well sitting here in Bronson Florida and just wondering WHAT THE HELL IS THE ATTRACTION to football. I am in a small town about 25 miles from Gainesville. There are parents here who can name the ENTIRE lineup for 2011 Gators, but can’t remember their kid’s birthday. DAMN that is sad. I see football, especially in the South, as a Religion. A church if you will. The different schools that play each other, are the different Denominations of the Religion. One, hating the other. All for the throwing of a damn BALL. I hate this time of year. Friday nights spent in a High School Stadium Parking lot, watch “SHEEP” follow the team to victory or defeat. Each ( victory or defeat) one taken personally, as though life itself and the honor of the town was at stake.

  The level of this insanity is intensified on the college or Pro level. I say either, because, they say they do not pay the students. BULLSHIT!  Free travel, all the food they can eat, free tutors, lodging at specialized dorms, the list goes on . And on top of it all PER DIEM!!  I cannot believe  that this is not considered  PAYING them A lot of the GREAT players can barely tie their shoes or count to 21 unless Naked. Students at some of these schools that are studying REAL subjects, Engineering, Nuclear science, Teaching and so forth. THESE are the people that should be helped when needed. Real life skills that matter, not knowing how to shout GO WHOEVER, or the proper way to dance in the end zone. I will take a REAL student over an Athlete ANYDAY. Have there been some real students who PLAYED a sport. YES! They took the school work more seriously than the game book. They deserve respect and support.