re: Desmond Howard is in the booth for N. Illinois-Ball State game and is terrible

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I love football. I especially love college football. I love it more than many many things in life. However, having said all that, I still can't bring myself to watch these Tuesday and Wednesday night crappy-conference games. I have tried and I just can't do it. College football is NOT meant for those two nights. I almost feel bad for the schools in these conferences who basically prostitute themselves out to ESPN. They will do anything to get on the network, even if it means playing on Tuesday night.

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Very easy for us to say this as LSU fans, but for these guys and I mean the fans, players, and families of the players that live further away, it means the world. It also allows for a school like Western Michigan or NIU to showcase themselves to the world for 2 hours. You say you love football. I would much rather watch a MAC, FBS football game than re run of whatever Sportscenter is currently watching.

Yes it has the feel of more like a high school game, but these games can float entire budgets, and the exposure for the university is unmeasurable. So yes it is collegiate prostitution, but better than the alternative I can assure you that. As a college student at one of these schools, its not hard to be told oh hey by the way you have a legitimate reason to get wasted on a Tuesday night. Like I said more of a high school feel, where the football players are less of celebrities and more like the dumb jocks from back in the day, not speaking for all.