Everything I Love About College Football is Going Away

Growing up in the 1990s, I was obsessed with college football. If I grew up today, I wouldn’t be.

As the people who run college football ruin it with greed, they don’t seem to care about the future. Today’s fans, like myself, are too addicted to quit. Yes, I’m less interested than I was years ago, but I don’t envision ever turning it off completely.

But that’s because my bond with college football formed in my youth. My father was a Notre Dame alum, and a New York Jets fan, and you can probably guess which he cared about more in the late 1980s into the 1990s.

For me, everything about the college game seemed more appealing than the NFL. Yet as I remember the reasons why I became so enthralled, I realize those reasons aren’t present for today’s youth.

If you were 10 years old today, why would you watch college football? Sure, your family may be into it, but what would draw you in?

These are the things that drew me in, and they’re all fading away.

New Year’s Day & Bowl Games

I can pinpoint the exact moment when college football became my favorite sport: the 1989 Fiesta Bowl when Notre Dame won the national title.