College Football Season Ticket: The Ultimate Fan Guide
Quarterback Cardale Jones celebrates Ohio State's historic national title on January 12 2015
CHAPTER 1 THE PLAYOFF AT LAST James Now Confetti fluttered down from the Dallas Cowboys stadium Cardale Jones had just received a postgame hug from one of Ohio State’s most famous fans basketball star Jones and his LeBron teammates danced on a makeshift stage The night of January 12 2015 was one they’d remember forever The Buckeyes had beaten the Oregon Ducks to claim college football’s national championship Of all the forms of entertainment sports have long stood as the strong favorite
Highly anticipated games can fill stadiums with more than 100,000 screaming fans TV audiences can reach tens of millions We marvel at the agility speed and strength of the athletes We’re captivated by the unpredictable drama that can unfold during any given game There’s the unmistakable allure too of the intensity and any competition But what if we weren’t sure exactly who the winner was That used to be an issue for major college football Until the 2014 season when Ohio State beat Oregon to win the first College Football Playoff the sport crowned a surrounds tension that
a often unique and champion in frustrating way Top-level college football teams are based all around the country There’s no way every team can play all the others during the regular season So the sport long ago turned to opinion polls Instead of settling the score on the field coaches or sports reporters voted to determine the best team Whoever received the most votes was named national champion Of course this system could never last right In fact it did for many decades One reason for this was bowl games These iconic postseason games such as the Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl have long histories of their own Teams with winning records
