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Why Dutch Soccer Fans Reminded Me of College Football
Dutch fans turned Houston orange for the World Cup and reminded a lifelong college football observer that the world's greatest sporting traditions are built on the same foundation: community and belief.
(Photo: Photo by Mike Craven)
HOUSTON — College football is the best sport in America for three simple reasons: pride, pageantry, and passion. Those same traits made the Netherlands vs. Sweden World Cup match over the weekend special. It was a spiritual cousin to college football.
The pride people feel for their college programs, even ones they didn’t attend, is amplified compared to NFL teams. There is a deep-rooted, generational love and pride for a university that can define families and entire regions. The pageantry on a college football Saturday is timeless. When the Aggies saw off the Horns. When College GameDay comes to town.
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