The College and NFL Season is Here

Fall is my favorite time of year. No not just because of the cooler weather and the falling leaves, but because it is finally time for some football.

The college football season is awesome because after two weeks of almost nothing on TV as far as sports, suddenly you are drenched with plenty of games every Saturday and Sunday. A baseball game is great in person, but sitting and watching it on TV puts a man to sleep. At least the Beijing Olympics provided some sports action this year.

I like both the college and the NFL games for several reasons. The passion involved in the college game is like nothing else. Every weekend, thousands of screaming fans fill up local stadiums in an effort to help the home team to victory. With the expansion of network television contracts, there are usually good games on every Thursday and Saturday night as well. While I don’t really like the BCS system that is in place in the college game, one benefit to the setup is that every regular season matchup really matters. A college team may get away with one loss during the year, but if they want a shot at the BCS championship, then they can’t afford to lose more than once.

The National Football League is a different beast, but just as good in my book. Again the passion is amazing, especially in the great NFL cities like Dallas, Oakland, Chicago, and New York. What makes the NFL interesting for many fans is the expansion of fantasy football. Sure some guys go a little overboard, in that they use every waking moment evaluating their roster and proposing ridiculous trades to the other owners in the league. But if you get in with the right set of guys and gals, then fantasy football makes all of the games much more interesting.

This fall I had to re-evaluate my TV, as Cox continued to let me down me as far at their service and pricing. Luckily for me, I had a couple of choices, as U-verse service is now in my area, as well as satellite TV. After looking into my choices, I found there are great satellite TV deals going on right now. So then it became the old DISH Network vs DirecTV debate Being the football fan that I am, I just wouldn’t pass up the DirecTV Sunday Ticket package that they offer. On top of that, they offer new college football premium packages, including the Gameplan from ESPN. Overall, there is just more for your money when comparing Direct TV against Comcast.

My wife may not like that selection, but of course she will know where to find me, right in front of the TV this fall!