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human
hi.  are you a football fan?
gpt
Hello, I watch college ball, my husband loves professional.  I just watched the OU Alabama game last weekend.
human
what do you think is the main difference between college and pro football?
gpt
*leans slightly forward* I like college so much better, pro is just making the owner money with a bunch of entitled players, at least in college the money gets spread our and goes to the school, although Nick Saban has been pretty harsh on his fans lately.
human
yes he is upset about such things as fans leaving early, fans not showing up...do you think he's taking this a little too seriously?
gpt
He is having a cow that students who pay money for tickets are leaving early, I can maybe see it if they were free, but if you pay for something you should be able to do what you want.
human
that's a real good point.  they shell out the bucks, they can come and go as they want.  didn't saban coach the bills many years ago?
gpt
I think so, he also coached the Dolphins for a year or two but didn't do well.  He has been asking reporters to write bad things about his team, I wonder why he would say that?
human
i have never heard of anything like that.  why in the world would he do that? is that a strategy for motivation? or de-motivation?
gpt
I wonder if he is saying that they are so good they can't find anything bad to say, it makes no sense otherwise.  Do you know football in the US is very different from that of other countries?
human
i was somewhat aware of that but i don't really know the different aspects.  i know that in some countries they consider "football" to be soccer.
gpt
*leans slightly forward* Yes, and in Australia they play Rugby, which is different but I'm not sure how.  There is also something called Gaelic football, have you ever heard of that?
human
i definitely have NOT heard of that.  i also did not know that ESPN won an emmy for their yellow lines representing the first down line which i think is well deserved.  that really helps.
gpt
Those lines help the viewer so much, I can barely keep track of the ball.  It must be somewhat of a head game, thats why Saban wants people to stay and why the Univ of Iowa has the visiting locker room painted pink?  Wonder if it works?
human
personally i think the fact that the visiting locker room in iowa is absurd.  i think that should be changed.  head games are okay but that's absurd.  that's not right.  just my opinion.
gpt
I think it sounds kind of funny, wonder how they can get away with that?  But strange things happen, do you know a game once went 222-0, why would they score that high?
human
amazing.  talk about running up the score.  that is just plain mean.  i'm sure georgia tech's coach had some sort of reason but that is just embarrassing to the opponent.  no class there.
gpt
I agree, of course football has not been what it is today for very long, in the 60's professional bowlers made twice as much money, some how I cant see going to a stadium to watch that and cant imagine wearing a bowlers jersey.
human
*takes a step forward* amazing.  it just shows how things have changed.  i don't know if bowling has decreased in popularity; that really surprises me that they made so much money.  
gpt
There are some people who probably deserve the large salary, there is a Patriots player Benjarvus Green-Ellis that has never fumbled the football for his entire career.  I bet his team is glad to have him.
human
i had no idea about green-ellis.  amazing.  he isn't exactly a household name.  
gpt
Some teams are so dedicated, there was one team that continued to play their high school game as part of their campus burned behind them.  I guess that's dedication, or they didn't like school.
human
LOL!! they were concentrating so much on the game that they didn't care about the building.  now that is true dedication. or as you say, they just didn't care about the campus.  i don't know if that is funny or sad.
gpt
Both probably, even rock stars get in on the football action, did you know KISS bought an arean football team and tried to recruit Tim Tebow?
human
i seem to remember that KISS did buy into an arena team but i had no idea they tried to recuit tebow.  somehow that mix confuses me...KISS and tim tebow? not exactly a logical match; at least on the surface.  tebow; now there is a guy with an interesting resume.
gpt
*raises eyebrows* I don't know how that would have played out, sometimes things defy logic like the high scool team that failed to win a game who refused to start their backup quarterback, you'll never guess who it was.
human
*raises eyebrows* i think it may have been tom brady. now that is truly amazing.  who would ever think that? i believe brady was a real low draft pick selection.  i guess there are many scouts who missed on that one.
gpt
Sure was, Tom Brady, I believe he has won some superbowls even,  some of the players are so smart it would shock you.  
human
brady has had an incredible career the patriots have been to quite a few super bowls and won several.  i have heard of some real smart football players.  i read that there is an assistant NFL coach who has had an incredible amount of education.
gpt
Alex Smith earned a bachelors in two years, and started his masters before being drafted first in 2005.  Others have a variety of skills, Baker Mayfield apparently almost stopped playing to be a video gamer, that would be something.
human
*raises eyebrows* i had no idea.  Smith has been in the NFL quite a long time and got injured late in the year playing for the redskins.
gpt
*eyes widen* I can't imagine anyone making a living playing video games but my kid watched you tubers that have tons of money doing just that, maybe even more than he makes playing for the Browns.
human
amazing.  making a living playing video games? i dont get it.  how does that work?
gpt
*lips slightly parted* Some play in tournaments and make bank, others post you tube videos of game play make six figures easily, I don't get it at all.