College Football

Tim G said...
What surprises me is the agility and speed with which 300-pound linemen manuever. I played a lot of amateur sports--softball, tennis, cycling--at half that weight when I was in my 20s, but with half the finesse they have. Go figure.


As rabid as football fans are in the U.S., worldwide American football is way down the list in fan base. Here is a listing of sports by popularity:



1) Soccer (Football): 3.3-3.5 billion fans (Europe, Africa, Asia, Americas, etc.)
2) Cricket: 2-3 billion fans (India, UK, Pakistan, Asia, Australia, etc.)
3) Field hockey: 2-2.2 billion fans (Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia)
4) Tennis: Around 1 billion fans (Europe, Americas, Asia)
5) Volleyball: Around 900 million fans (Asia, Europe, Americas, Australia)
6) Table tennis: Around 900 million fans (Asia, Europe, Africa, Americas)
7) Baseball: Around 500 million fans (US, Japan, Cuba, Dominican Republic)
8) Golf: Around 400 million fans (US, Canada, Europe)
9) Gridiron (American football): 390-410 million fans (US mainly)
10) Basketball: Not more than 400 million fans (US, Canada mainly)

I played soccer and tennis my whole life so i'm fine with this and even agree with it to a great extent, but I do believe the super bowl is the most viewed sporting event on the planet.

I don't consider golf a sport. I was also forced to play cricket when i was in school in England and it was awful, if India and Pakistan weren't around it would be out of the top 30.

I can't believe that opening win for Clemson over GA, was enough to put them in 4th place from 8th place in the latest rankings. Show how little I know about college football.

david

LOL, they sell out virtually every single home game to my knowledge. The Clemson traffic has to pass through our town of Easley, and the highway backs up for miles and miles with every game. Great for the local merchants, but sucks for us locales trying to get around town.

I have very modest expectations, trust me. Little nervous about not knowing a lot of the logistics and details this close to the game, hoping to find out the rest of it tomorrow.

I e-mailed both the marketing people this morning, but never heard a word back.

david