Packed stadiums, fans screaming for their teams, bands playing popular songs, and great athletes playing football– does it get any better than this? The one thing that I absolutely love about the start of fall classes is that it is when college football season begins. I have always enjoyed watching college football– I remember going to a couple of pretty amazing games when I was on my recruiting trips during my senior year in high school. I got to go and see my first college game at Oregon versus UCLA (and Oregon won– go ducks!), and then I got to also see Washington play Oregon State, Michigan versus Michigan State at UM (that was such an AWESOME game!) and Arizona versus UCLA again (I see a them here…. :)) It was a lot of fun and I will always remember it! 🙂
Today, I follow several teams in college football. I cheer for of course Florida (I figure I can’t lose for the UT and UF game in a couple of weeks), USC (of course!!), and Tennessee (go Vols!). I also cheer for Army (West Point) because Kristin went there for school. 🙂 USC right now is ranked number one, and I have to say– they have great PR! They are professional, respectful of other teams, and overall presents themselves as a team that has fun, works hard, and gets the job done. They also are very interactive with fans and the community, and they have implement some great media strategies to connect with them. I was also very impressed with the way that Pete Carroll talked about how UCLA’s victory against Tennessee (so sad!) was great for the PAC 10 conference, and congratulated them. Wow! 🙂 What a class act and great PR messaging! 🙂 Pete Carroll also does a lot in the Los Angeles community and has really brought honor and success to USC. Keep up the great work Coach Carroll!
My point is that there are some great college football programs that are very successful– but there are only a few that are on and off the field with their public relations practices. And I am very lucky that I have gone to three that fit this category. So– Go Gators, Gator Chomp! Go Trojans– Fight on! And Go Vols– good ol’ Rocky Top! Have a great day! 🙂
Best Wishes,
Karen 🙂
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