Are You Ready for Some Football!!!
Well, now that I have just completed a 5 part series on how to create a message, I am now in the awkward stage of trying to figure out what to write about. I don’t have anything big and pressing on my heart, so I thought I would talk about what will consume my world this week…College Football.
With the start of College Football last night, I am oozing with both anticipation to see how UGA will do and a little fear that this year may be a little like the last. I know you are supposed to cheer for your team in the good and bad, and I do, but I don’t think you have to be completely ignorant of the realities of your team…like some sport’s fans are.
However, I thought I would put a different twist on College football for today. You won’t normally hear me talking too negatively about the sport. I have been to many games, have lots of gear and I watch the games every weekend. So to say I am a fan is an understatement. However, like all things, there are things about college football that bother me and one of those I will address here.
Every year, millions of fans pile into stadiums all over the country to cheer for their team. They dress in college gear, they sing fight songs and they make threats to their opponents that someone would be arrested for on the streets…at least Florida fans. (Sorry, cheap shot, but it is my blog)
With the millions of fans comes millions of dollars. In fact, on average, each college football team brought in $15.8 million in profits in 2010. Now, that may seem like a lot, but this number is pretty low since many schools actually lost money. There were some real winners however. 53 schools split profits of $26 million, while the University of Texas brought in a staggering $68 million in profits. That’s a lot of money.
What if these teams, the ones who were actually making a profit, used more of their funds to change the world? What if the University of Texas gave 10% of that money to Water Missions International to provide water units to those in need? That would be $6.8 million being used to buy over 270 water filtration systems that would provide clean water to over 1 million people.
I’m not saying College Football should stop being what it is; I’m just suggesting some changes. Instead of paying some head football coaches over $5 million; let’s give $6.8 million, just from one school, to save over 1 million lives.
Come on College Football…let’s have a good year, but not just on the field, but in the world.
To read a similar post about the NFL, check out one of my previous thoughts.
