Never thought I would need to write this, but...
...let's talk about the difference b/w playing college football and the D-Day invasion.
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...let's talk about the difference b/w playing college football and the D-Day invasion.
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First, let's acknowledge some similarities, such as
-- both involve 18-22 year old men (though avg age of US soldier in WWII was late-20s)
-- both involve planning.
-- both involve wearing helmets (& both can cause concussions)
That's pretty much it.
-- both involve 18-22 year old men (though avg age of US soldier in WWII was late-20s)
-- both involve planning.
-- both involve wearing helmets (& both can cause concussions)
That's pretty much it.
Now for the differences.
Sigh, where to begin? 🤔
Sigh, where to begin? 🤔
D-Day: Happened because 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦 opened a second front to remove fascism from Europe.
College Football: Happened b/c American's didn't want to play rugby
College Football: Happened b/c American's didn't want to play rugby
D-Day: Timing of it was touch and go up until the last moment (finally happened on a Tuesday).
College Football: Games played every Saturday (and sometimes Thursday, or Friday, or Tuesday, or Wednesday).
College Football: Games played every Saturday (and sometimes Thursday, or Friday, or Tuesday, or Wednesday).
D-Day: Event kept secret to catch Nazi Germany by surprise.
College Football: Schedule announced in advance.
College Football: Schedule announced in advance.
D-Day: Event location prepared by continuous aerial bombing.
College Football: Event location prepared by mowing and line painting.
College Football: Event location prepared by mowing and line painting.
D-Day: Troops arrived by ocean and had to depart in water over their heads.
College Football: Players arrive by bus and depart by walking off the bus.
College Football: Players arrive by bus and depart by walking off the bus.
D-Day: Event takes place on beaches where enemy is positioned on high ground.
College Football: Event takes place on flat field with opponent.
College Football: Event takes place on flat field with opponent.
D-Day: Enemy fires high powered machine guns.
College Football: Opponent tries to tackle you.
College Football: Opponent tries to tackle you.
D-Day: Troops under constant gun fire as they make it to shore.
College Football: Players under constant boos/cheers as they enter playing field.
College Football: Players under constant boos/cheers as they enter playing field.
D-Day: [In case this point wasn't clear] guns are used.
College Football: guns are not used.
College Football: guns are not used.
D-Day: bringing equipment to the beach was logistical feat requiring, for example, creation of floating docks.
College Football: bringing equipment to the field requires carts.
College Football: bringing equipment to the field requires carts.
D-Day: So many soldiers died that there is now a US cemetery at Normandy.
College Football: injuries are common, but life threatening injuries are (thankfully) exceedingly rare.
College Football: injuries are common, but life threatening injuries are (thankfully) exceedingly rare.
I could probably go on.
The point: college football is a great sport, but one should not compare it to war.
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The point: college football is a great sport, but one should not compare it to war.
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