Spring Football and Formative Experiences: A Saturday Blitz Podcast

This week’s podcast dives into a look at spring football across the country and provides space to look at the formative experiences that shape fanhood.

The long offseason can become a time of introspection, as the NFL Draft dominates the football universe this time of year and discussion also centers on the newest pro football league on life support. But there is still plenty to talk about in the world of college football as well, especially with spring football in the air.

As teams across the country take to the practice field, the focus on getting back to reps and study affords an opportunity to look at what is worth watching in each Power Five conference and to look at what might develop at the Group of Five level. That is the crux of this week’s discussion in the Saturday Blitz Podcast.

But there is more than just the spring football stories this week, as we dive into the formative experiences that have helped shape our college football fanhood. No matter where one grows up in the country, the grip of gridiron fanaticism can grab just about anyone. From specific games that made a difference in deepening the attraction to the sport, to the more general memories of football Saturdays that linger in the mind, and even the technology that sears the fan experience in the brain, we dig into how football grows in significance for fans.

Football, for all the issues that inevitably stick to the sport, is still an indelible part of our collective experience. We seek to capture some of that this week by going long on on the discussion about spring football action across the land as well as baring our own souls a bit for all of you out there.

After diving into a couple of more esoteric discussions about amateurism and transfer policy, let’s look deeper into the action in the moment that keeps us coming back to the sport.

The Saturday Blitz Podcast is part of the FanSided Radio Network at Spreaker. The show goes live every Wednesday morning. You can reach John Mitchell at @jlmitchell93 and Zach Bigalke at @zbigalke on Twitter.