College fans spend Saturdays getting tanked, then sleep it off on Sunday. Pro fans spend Sunday getting tanked, sleep it off at work on Monday, then get tanked again Monday night. In college football, even small rivalries have appeal. Michigan and Minnesota play for the Little Brown Jug. In the NFL, the Lions and Bears will play for the No. 1 pick.
College football has colorful marching bands and fight songs and the occasional sofa arson.
Pro football has grown Redskins fans wearing pig snouts. Pro players thirst for free agency. College players thirst for free beer. College football has Lee Corso and Beano Cook. College teams have live mascots such as Ralphie the Buffalo and the Trojan horse.