C3PX said:

auximenies said:

Do you happen to live in the southeastern US?

Nowhere near it. Though I am very curious as to why you ask.

I live in Atlanta, having moved here from California back in 2000. I've learned that college football is like a religion to many people, beyond what I've seen for any sport where I grew up. Maybe in California we were simply more laid back (exception: crazy Oakland Raider fans). But on "football saturday" they mount flags bearing their team's logo on their porch, and drive around in their cars (SUVs, mostly) with little flags affixed to their windows.

(American) football is my favorite sport, and the college football fans tell me why their version of the sport is better than the pros, which is my preference. They cite the "purity" of the players motives (yeah, because NONE of the college kids are getting kick-backs) and other such esoteric reasons. I just tell them that since I enjoy watching football, I prefer to watch it played at the highest level of skill, hence professional.

My point is, they are more passionate about college football than I have seen people about pro football. So your comment about the overzealous fans made me think "Southern college football fans". I suppose if i had moved elsewhere in the country i may have encountered similar zeal for another sport.