Well, now that I have just completed a 5 part series on how to create a message, I am now in the awkward stage of trying to figure out what to write about.\u00c2\u00a0 I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have anything big and pressing on my heart, so I thought I would talk about what will consume my world this week\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6College Football.<\/p>\n
With the start of College Football last night, I am oozing with both anticipation to see how UGA will do and a little fear that this year may be a little like the last.\u00c2\u00a0 I know you are supposed to cheer for your team in the good and bad, and I do, but I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think you have to be completely ignorant of the realities of your team\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6like some sport\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fans are.<\/p>\n
However, I thought I would put a different twist on College football for today.\u00c2\u00a0 You won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t normally hear me talking too negatively about the sport.\u00c2\u00a0 I have been to many games, have lots of gear and I watch the games every weekend.\u00c2\u00a0 So to say I am a fan is an understatement.\u00c2\u00a0 However, like all things, there are things about college football that bother me and one of those I will address here.<\/p>\n
Every year, millions of fans pile into stadiums all over the country to cheer for their team.\u00c2\u00a0 They dress in college gear, they sing fight songs and they make threats to their opponents that someone would be arrested for on the streets\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6at least Florida fans.\u00c2\u00a0 (Sorry, cheap shot, but it is my blog)<\/p>\n
With the millions of fans comes millions of dollars.\u00c2\u00a0 In fact, on average, each college football team brought in $15.8 million in profits in 2010.\u00c2\u00a0 Now, that may seem like a lot, but this number is pretty low since many schools actually lost money.\u00c2\u00a0 There were some real winners however.\u00c2\u00a0 53 schools split profits of $26 million, while the University of Texas brought in a staggering $68 million in profits.\u00c2\u00a0 That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a lot of money.<\/p>\n
What if these teams, the ones who were actually making a profit, used more of their funds to change the world?\u00c2\u00a0 What if the University of Texas gave 10% of that money to Water Missions International<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0to provide water units to those in need?\u00c2\u00a0 That would be $6.8 million being used to buy over 270 water filtration systems that would provide clean water to over 1 million people.<\/p>\n I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not saying College Football should stop being what it is; I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m just suggesting some changes.\u00c2\u00a0 Instead of paying some head football coaches over $5 million; let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s give $6.8 million, just from one school, to save over 1 million lives.<\/p>\n Come on College Football\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s have a good year, but not just on the field, but in the world.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n