I know this is DU, but . . . Is anyone ready for some College Football? [View All]

[Faygo Kid]

And before you post, I don't mean that European game that results in 1-0 scores. I mean Football. You know, tailgating as the leaves change on a bright and crisp October day, packed stadiums, Flutie throwing the bomb, Paterno at 85, brats and burgers, college friends of 40+ years getting together again, Barry Sanders, Bubba Smith, rivalries (no tree killings, please), Lee Corso putting on the headgear, hope springing eternal, and the roar of the crowd as Uga, Sparty, Ralphie or the USC white horse Traveler come out of the tunnel.

And mostly the alma mater, and times and experiences that always mattered more than football, but which are recaptured today through the college game and maybe nowhere else. Yes, I know DU has never really gone for sports. But I will take a sunlit Saturday in October at a rivalry game with dear and longstanding friends looking out from the stands onto my campus awash in all its bright autumn colors - as I remember 40 years ago - over most experiences I have had in life.

Welcome back, college football. For all your blemishes, you have been missed.