By Adam Abramson
Writing in this space has introduced me to college football heads from all over the country.
I've met casual fans from Washington to South Florida. I've met "insiders" from Lincoln to Tallahassee.
They're all pretty much the same. Love their squad. Hate their rivals. Hype the coming season. Downplay flaws within the program. Etc.
The best, though, is the average Notre Dame fan:
http://domerlaw.blogspot.com/2008/04/wonderlic-scores.html
The bias is a lot of fun. This is a small example.
And if they want a reason why teams like Sedrick Ellis over Trevor Laws, try this on for size:
Laws: Doesn't play strong enough to hold off blockers or anchor inside ... Shows only adequate ability to control the line of scrimmage and anchor ... Has a feel for pressure, but doesn't react to it all of the time ... He shows marginal ability to defeat blocks...
Ellis: Needs to maintain a lower pad level (showed marked improvement here in 2007 ... His adequate academics might indicate he would need time to digest a complicated playbook.
That's not me talking, that's the NFL.