Those that think college football is only a fall diversion, think again. For a true fan of college football or a fan of a particular college team it is a year round hobby. This is one of the bye products of the internet. The last college bowl game was played almost a month ago but the college fan internet sites have never been busier. It is "letter of intend" time. For the uninitiated "Letter of Intend Day" this year is Wednesday February 1, 2006. That is the day high school seniors who are very good football players will sign letters of intent that they will play football at a specific college and in most cases receive a full ride scholarship. College fans spend most of January trying to predict what 17 year old high school males will do on letter of intent day. There are internet sites that rate kids just like movies with a scale of one * to five***** stars and list "oral" commitments before "Letter of Intent Day" (more in a later post).
After letter of intent day is over , spring football practice starts in April and May in which there will be daily reports on fan internet sites followed by a "Spring Game ( intersquad game) in which thousands of fans will attend. The game will be analyzed for weeks on the internet until the football magazines come out in June and July. The summer will be spent predicting, on the internet, a starting lineup and a depth chart for the fans favorite team as well as predicting which games the team will win. Fall practice starts in August and the first games of the season will start in late August and will continue till the last Bowl game in early January. God, I love it
