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Persuasive Essay On College Football

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as well. I get the feeling that NCAA football has hit an apex. I think a lot of people are unsure of what college football's going to look like going forward. The big conferences will certainly continue to be strong, but some fans have said, enough is enough. Even Texas Longhorns fans pushed back at the administration when they asked for more money for season tickets, tailgating rights, etc. The players (so called student athletes) are also pushing back and are starting to get more compensation for their participation.

If the college presidents want to run these pro-like, big time programs, they have to realize that it will come at a cost. Some fans will be turned off by the increased commercialism and professionalism of the sports ( this …show more content…

Tannehill had reportedly become increasingly frustrated by his poor practice performances and the attitude of the practice squad players.

The National Football Post said Tannehill told the player: "Enjoy your practice squad paycheck, enjoy your practice squad trophy."

If you fumble out of the endzone it's a touchback and the other team gets it. So one moment the Lions are threatening to score the goahead TD and Chancellor punches the ball out of Megatron's hands, and the Seahawks get the ball.

Seems very unfair. And really, it's not Megatron's fault the ball went out of the endzone.Chancellor practically punched the ball into the stands. Bet the Seahawks are glad he came back. Seattle's negotiating tactic was to lose their first two games till Chancellor felt so bad for them he had to come back and help them win the next two. And you can see the difference he makes out there.

Good game. I swear, no matter how fucked up the league and Goodell are, they put a hell of a good produce on the field. As long as they keep doing that we'll put up with anything from the

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