Originally Posted by
jimnyc
And on another thought, I wonder if now at 44yrs of age if I need to find a new college team to root for? I grew up with JoePa and PSU since I was about 5-6yrs old, even though I've never been there. I did apply and was accepted to go there, but Donald Trump ignored my plea to pay the tuition costs! Shit, like $40k a year or so back in the mid 80's. But it was all about the culture of the school, the family atmosphere, the football program where education always came first, and Joe Paterno making it all happen and being the face of the team. Now Joe tumbles down. Sandusky should get the death penalty. Who knows how many others assistants knew about this, in addition to McQueary. The board of directors suck and handled things terribly, and the president and AD committed crimes. I always stand by my teams through good times and bad times. But on so many levels they have let me down and I can't see them ever being the same in my eyes.
My hidden favorite outside of that, was my home favorite growing up, Rutgers. But man, other than a few decent years, they suck most of the time. Not that I am a band wagoner and need a team that wins bowl games every year, but not a perennial loser either.
I've taken a liking to Boise State in the past 3 years, maybe 4, with Kellen Moore on the reigns there and them coming out of nowhere for a few years as a smaller school to screw up the BCS standings. Before that they were an unknown.
Then there is Pitt, which shares a lot of stuff with the Steelers, and lots of players get special attention from the Steelers due to the vicinity. But again, another team that you probably won't ever see get the championship.
I feel like watching college football was kind of ruined for me!