In doing prep work for my weekend duties at Deadspin today, a bit by Clay Travis about USC being upset by Oregon State caught my attention. (The same Oregon State team that got wrecked by JoePa's PSU squad, mind you.) Regarding his love of college football, Travis writes:
Why do I enjoy watching and writing so much about college football? For
the way momentum takes over the game. College players are held sway by
the powers of their emotions much more than professional players. And a
huge part of that is college crowds. Did you see how crazy the Oregon
State students were? It was a mosh pit that featured a football game.
There's a purity to this sporting emotion, a fullness to the hate. I
firmly believe that Oregon State students hate USC. Their perceived
arrogance, their perfect tans, their sunglasses, their fake breasts,
their jock-itch, their Song Girls, and their constant ESPN-fellation.
So much distate is manufactured for public consumption these days that
I just don't believe most of it. When it comes to college games, I
believe it.
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