naturelover

College sports have more heart & community....their players choose to go there. Pros are picked by the teams...the community thing isn't there.

Miltamec Soundsquinaez

I truly enjoy professional sports much more than college, although it's close with the NBA, and NCAA.
College baseball equals- I don't know why, but it's just not good
I vowed to quit watching football altogether.

I disagree with several posts on here by Oojay and LesPaul43. Oojay, why do you automatically think that just because the NFL players make a ton of money means that that's all they're playing for? I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but all those other college players would be in the NFL, if only they were good enough.
When people think that all professional athletes are money hungry jerks, they seem to have forgotten that with very few exceptions, they were all in college, too. The Pros are just gathering all of the very best of those same college players, and putting them in a more competitive, more talented league. I don't see why people have a problem with that.
LesPaul43, I also have to disagree with you, because, while NCAA is generally more up-tempo, and exciting right now, the NBA really picks up energy around playoff time. In fact, I hate to say it, but a lot of teams are just coasting along, and storing up energy for their playoff runs. However, I do think that the vast majority of all pros absolutely love what they do, and would still be doing it if they were making around 40k per year.

rundonnierun

I think the professional's greed is affecting the collegiate level. Basketball keeps luring away kids after one or two years of college and very few underclassmen pan out in the pros. Then again there are very few seniors that enter into the pros any more.

Football is tainted at both levels and is an overall problem, even though I love to watch it regardless. MLB is a mess despite there are some young promising players that make it exciting to watch again. I hate the big business side of sports.

Dr_Rez

Not that im the biggest sports fan but i always say Pro. Simply because there are the most talented, therefore i would like to watch the best.

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five9four

College for sure.

Professionals seem as if they care more for the money. Sure they are the highest level, but to some extent they get away with so much more.

College athletes are playing for the pride of their school and the atmosphere of the arena or field while they are playing is so much more intense. I also admire them for attending college to earn a degree while putting in many hours for practice and games.

lucifer_sam

Basketball - College >>>>>>> Pro
Baseball - College > Pro
Football - Pro > College (just because of the ****ing BCS)
Hockey - Lol what? Pro >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> College

And since I really don't give a **** about any other professional sports (save soccer), I can't really comment on them.

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first.am

Laces Out Dan!

If we just talk about amateur to pro...I'd say that certain tournaments, Junior Hockey is as if not more exciting than the NHL playoffs. The World Junior Hockey Championships are amazing to watch. Also doesn't hurt to see my boys lay the beats on every country.

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ProggyMan

The BCS rules, it means every game in the regular season is of the utmost importance.

lucifer_sam

Oh, absolutely. There's ten times more fights in juniors. It's so much more intense because unlike the NHL, players are still trying to get somewhere better and they try so much harder and fights are so much bloodier.

To this day, my only regret is that I never played ice hockey. I played deck hockey and I was damn good, but my family could never afford to let me play ice hockey.

It also means 10-20 fucks control the welfare of an entire league. The bowl system doesn't work, the BCS is corrupt, and they put whatever teams in them that they feel will make for a good show. If every game mattered, then how the fuck did Kansas (11-1) finish eighth, and how did LSU (10-2) finish second? No, it's fucking stupid.

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Laces Out Dan!

I agree to that, I never had much of an interest in hockey when I was around the age when kids started playing..just been in the last few years that its become a love. I always just played Baseball and Basketball. Basketball has lasted until now, I stopped playing baseball competitively when I was like 14.

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