Commentary: The NFL is superior to the NCAA

Although college football has been around much longer then the NFL (51 years to be exact), there is a certain indisputable wow-factor surrounding the National Football League that no sport can match. Why is this? For starters, it’s because the teams of the NFL are composed of the best football players in America.
NFL players are on a much higher level of play than are players in college, and not only this, but once a player has been drafted to the NFL, fans get to see much more of him, and for a longer amount of time.
NFL teams do change, but not to the extent of college teams, which are always changing. There are always new players coming in and out, and the roster is always vastly different. There is more fandom in the NFL for our players. As an example, think of the NFL greats Joe Montana or Jerry Rice. We are able to cheer these players on for years and years, and it is not just because of their team association that we do so. It’s because they are kings of the game. The NFL makes kings out of good ball players, and that’s what America wants to see.

Many people say that once a player is in the “big league”, it is more of just a job for him, and the player doesn’t play with the passion that he played with in college to prove himself. This is ridiculous. An NFL player has to fight to prove himself amongst the sea of other talent just like in college, and if he wants a better contract, more money and fame, then he is going to play as hard as he can.

Another advantage that the NFL has over the NCAA is that the fandom goes far, far beyond school associations and state rivalries. It goes far beyond bumper stickers and team flags.

The NFL has managed to make its way into the everyday lives of fans. An NFL player can wear the jersey of any player he desires, he can order practically anything with a custom design of his team on it, he can form his own Fantasy Football team, or he can live out the action himself through the immensely popular video game, Madden.
Also, think of the kind of access that fans have to players during training camps starting in the end of July. Fans can get autographs, talk with players and mascots, and even watch some of their favorite players prep for the coming season.

The NFL also crowns its champions better. The NCAA has a playoff system where a committee of 13 experts chooses four eligible teams. In the NFL, a team enters the playoffs if they either won their division or have one of the two best records of non-division winners in that conference. Most would agree that the latter is a much more sensible system, without having to mention the Super Bowl.

Why do so many people watch the NFL draft? It is because fans want to see their favorite players go from playing on Saturday night with the amatuers to playing on Sunday night with the champs. The NFL gives fans what they really want. Epic players.