How to Keep Up with the Guys when Watching College Football

Who says girls don't like sports?

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Today many coeds also enjoy rooting for their favorite college football teams. Learning some simple facets to the sport will enhance your enjoyment and ensure that you can go toe-to-toe with any football fan.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

Internet
Sports Magazines
Team Memorabilia

Step1

Type “American football” into the Wikipedia search engine.

Step2

Research the school of choice’s sports rivals by asking others what colleges have historically been in competition with each other and which are currently vying for the top spot in their leagues.

Step3

Once rivals have been identified, use the internet to read about crucial games and when and where they were won/lost.

Step4

Visit the college football team’s Web site and read some of the stories that it’s recently posted. Pay special attention to the names (and numbers) of players who are mentioned often.

Step5

Google these players and identify what kind of coverage they are receiving and why.

Step6

Refer back to the college football team’s Web site to locate: the names and years of Heisman winners; how many national championship and bowl victories the team has and where these wins took place; where star players from years past are now playing.

Step7

Go to ESPN.com to discover whether that college’s team is ranked and in what position it’s ranked.

Step8

Review a few college football blogs like EDSBS.com (Everyday Should be Saturday), SBNation.com (Sports Blog Nation) and the thewizardofodds.blogspot.com (the Wizards of Odds).

Step9

Read the college’s daily newspaper to see what other students think about their football team.

Tips & Warnings

When attending a game look around to see what novelty T-shirts sports fans are wearing. For example, many colleges that consider Notre Dame a rival have "F--- the Luck" shirts. Talking with one of these fans is a great way to gain key insight into why that particular team feels so strongly about another team.
Though trash talking and ribbing is a part of sports, new/amateur sports fans should be cautious when displaying such behavior. Make sure to feel out your audience and get a good grasp on the general sentiments of the team in question before engaging in these activities.