Persuasive Essay: Pro Football Vs College Football
Pro Football versus College Football In America, there is one sport that most American love; football. Football is played throughout the country at the high school, college, and professional levels. With the popularity of the sport growing, more and more people are starting to watch the game of football on television. May it be Saturday watching college or Sunday watching the National Football League (NFL), the sport itself is getting exposure all across the nation. Even the Congress of the United States of America is getting involved with it, regarding the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). With the sport growing so rapidly, which one is better? What is more entertaining? We will take a look at both college and professional football and then we’ll let you decide. In college football, there are a bunch of teams, but in this paper I will just use the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The FBS was formerly known as Division I. As of March
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The FBS (NCAA) does not get paid. They’re amateur athletes who are playing because of a scholarship and they don’t have the luxury of millions of millions of dollars. Is the incentive different when trying to play for money or when you are trying to play for an education? This point only reflects for a majority of the college kids, because the handful that will get drafted in the first round, know they will eventually be getting their paycheck. Does the motivation change? Does money alter the way you play? We’ve heard many horror stories of professional athletes worth millions of dollars accused of “not playing hard”. Although we both know that everyone plays football because they love it, are their motivations different each game? It’s football either way, but why do so many Americans enjoy the game football? Why do some prefer college over professional and vice versa? The answer to that can be answered differently by
The FBS (NCAA) does not get paid. They’re amateur athletes who are playing because of a scholarship and they don’t have the luxury of millions of millions of dollars. Is the incentive different when trying to play for money or when you are trying to play for an education? This point only reflects for a majority of the college kids, because the handful that will get drafted in the first round, know they will eventually be getting their paycheck. Does the motivation change? Does money alter the way you play? We’ve heard many horror stories of professional athletes worth millions of dollars accused of “not playing hard”. Although we both know that everyone plays football because they love it, are their motivations different each game? It’s football either way, but why do so many Americans enjoy the game football? Why do some prefer college over professional and vice versa? The answer to that can be answered differently by