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5 reasons to have Big Ten football played in the spring

By Rees Woodcock

DETROIT, MI - DECEMBER 28: A detailed view of the Big Ten logo painted on the field prior to the Quick Lane Bowl between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Central Michigan Chippewas at Ford Field on December 28, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. Minnesota defeated Central Michigan 21-14. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - DECEMBER 28: A detailed view of the Big Ten logo painted on the field prior to the Quick Lane Bowl between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Central Michigan Chippewas at Ford Field on December 28, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. Minnesota defeated Central Michigan 21-14. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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CHAMPAIGN, IL – OCTOBER 19: Fans rush the field following a 24-23 win of Wisconsin after a college football game between the Wisconsin Badgers and Illinois Fighting Illini on October 19, 2019 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL (Photo by James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

1. Better for fans

The first reason that college football moving to the spring wouldn’t be such a bad idea is for the fans. Now hear me out, I love fall Saturdays watching the Illini, but let’s spread out the wealth a little bit.

There is one bugaboo to college football being in the fall, though. That is the fact college football takes place on Saturday and NFL on Sunday. That leaves zero weekend to do much of anything else.

Yes, it sounds majestic sitting on the couch 12 or more hours on both Saturday and Sunday for multiple months in a row, but if you have a significant other who wants to do something other than watch football during the weekends, it gets a little tough at times.

Another benefit for the fans of moving college football to the spring would be the distribution of the game. I am talking we start the NFL at the beginning of September and that doesn’t get over until the beginning of February. Meanwhile, college football would start as soon as NFL ends and play in February, March and April. The bowl games would take place in May.

With this scenario, I would start watching my Chicago Bears in September and finish with my Illini in May, most likely. That means nine out of the 12 months would have some type of football. That sounds amazing.

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