When you cover college football nationally, you quickly discover that many fans across the country are convinced you hate their team. It’s easy to understand why. These fans know the ins and outs of every part of their program, while those of us responsible for tracking 134 different schools can never be so informed, which comes off as disrespectful to the fan.
But I assure you that, from my vantage point, I do not hate your team. In fact, I love them. While I make no bones about being a fan of Illinois and want the Illini to win every game they play by 50 points, it has no impact on how I feel about anybody else.
I want everybody to do well because I understand there are various definitions of “doing well” for every program. Some want to win a national or conference title, while others simply hope to get to a bowl game or beat their rival. Hell, some teams are praying they can avoid a winless season. I hope every one of them achieves those goals, even if I know not all of them can.
With all that being the case, every season there are a few teams I find I’m pulling for a little bit more than the others. For 2024, these are the programs tugging the hardest at my heartstrings.
Houston
Since players can only stick around for so long — although COVID years have done an incredible job of changing that lately — I’ve always found myself becoming attached to coaches, particularly the ones who do a great job at smaller programs and never get a shot at one of the blue bloods. That attachment plays a key role in teams I…
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Author : Tom Fornelli
Publish date : 2024-08-17 15:02:57
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