Here's an interesting article by a Michigan fan from Scotland...

Ode to College Football: A Scotsman celebrates the most American of sports.

Now that I’ve returned to Scotland after five happy years in America, friends have been asking me what I miss about the United States. They never guess the answer: I miss college football.

Why should I be interested in the Democrats in Denver or the Republicans in Minneapolis when there's richer, more wholesome drama on offer in college towns across America? Give me Ann Arbor in the fall; give me Saturdays in Tuscaloosa. Sure, there are many great sporting occasions in America, but none quite compare to the joys of the opening weekend of the college football season—which is why I’ve been waiting for this Saturday all summer long.

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