College Football VS NFL

The nothing but baseball abyss is almost over. College football is just around the corner. O.K. it's more like a couple of weeks away and as far as following a season from start to finish the college football season for me ranks just a notch above the NFL. Shocking? Well not quite if you break it down scientifically.

Better Atmosphere: Hands down it's college football. The passion of sometimes over 100,000 is absolutely electric and it translates to the televised product. I can only imagine what it's like at the stadium. The NFL fans by comparison are fairly reserved. It's tough to have passion for a professional team like you can for the school you went to or currently go to.
Big Edge: College Football

Better Athletes: Obviously the NFL has the best football players in the world although there is something to be said to watch a player dominate in college. It's a real treat to watch a once in a decade athlete absolutely destroy teams like Reggie Bush and Vince Young. You only get a very brief period (3 years) to enjoy it then it's over.
Edge: NFL

Better Games: A good college game trumps any regular season NFL game. When two teams are undefeated and highly ranked there's nothing like and same goes for rivalry games like Michigan Ohio State. The problem is these games are sandwiched between unwatchable beatdowns. Plus watching two mediocre teams isn't very exciting either. With the NFL everygame is watchable but you don't get the same excitement for the marquee games that college does.
Edge: Even

Better Playoffs: Considering College Football doesn't even have playoffs the NFL will obviously take this one. But if College Football ever adopted a playoff system it would be absolute mayhem.
Big Edge: NFL

Better Video Game: The NFL's got Madden, and College Football has NCAA football. I know Madden is universally considered the best football game ever. But NCAA football is better. (yeah I said it) Dynasty mode in college football were you recruit players, players jump to the pros early, skip class and get in trouble is even better than Madden's franchise mode. I'll fight you to the death over this point and I'm serious.
Slight Edge: College Football

Wildcard:
NFL: Fantasy football. Enough said

College Football: There's something cool about the players leaving every four years. Gives teams hope to recruit better players and it's nice to see kids grow up on the field and not have to witness them grow old and grey with diminished skills like in the NFL.
Edge: NFL

O.K. so when you break it down there's no logical reason why I like College football better than the NFL. But I guess that's the thing about sports it doesn't have to make perfect sense. There's just a youthful enthusiasm with College Football where they're (hopefully) playing for the love of the game and not the money. It's pure and exciting and to me takes the cake even over the NFL.