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Football season nears end in Frisco
By Anthony Tosie, atosie@starlocalnews.com
One of the best things about the New Year is getting into the crème de la crème of college football season-ending games.
Of course there's the NCAA BCS National Championship Game between Notre Dame and Alabama next week, but Frisco will also be hosting its own national championship: the NCAA Football Championship Game. You know, the culmination of an actual playoff of NCAA Division I football programs, unlike the BCS.
While the BCS Championship may get all the attention because of the size and history of the programs involved, the Football Championship Series game is a pretty big event nonetheless.
The NCAA Football Championship Subdivision has made a name for itself in recent years with programs that have upset major BCS programs. In 2007, for instance, Appalachian State, an FCS program, upset then-No. 5 Michigan in the season-opening game for both teams.
This year, FCS teams upset opponents from the Big East and Pacific-12 conferences, among other BCS opponents.
There's many more reasons to be excited for this year's FCS title game hosted in Frisco at noon Saturday, which will be televised on ESPN2.
Perhaps the most exciting aspect of the game -- from a sports standpoint, at least -- is the fact that it's a rematch between last year's championship game opponents, the Sam Houston State Bearkats and North Dakota State Bison.
Revenge is surely on the minds of the Bearkats, who come to Frisco from Huntsville, Texas, after they were ranked No. 1 in the nation last year before being upset by the Bison. North Dakota State, however, is looking to become the first repeat champions since Appalachian State won three straight titles from 2005 to 2007.
Maybe this doesn't excite the average Frisco resident, however, who doesn't care about the game itself. One thing residents should care about is the impact it has on local businesses.
As reported two weeks ago, area businesses have seen millions of dollars injected into the economy the last two years the game has taken place in Frisco. This is good for homeowners, as it helps economic development in the city.
Regardless of whether or not you're a football fan, it's great for the city to be part of an event of this scale. Having a major NCAA championship hosted in Frisco and televised on ESPN2 is nothing to sneer at.
Of course there's the NCAA BCS National Championship Game between Notre Dame and Alabama next week, but Frisco will also be hosting its own national championship: the NCAA Football Championship Game. You know, the culmination of an actual playoff of NCAA Division I football programs, unlike the BCS.
While the BCS Championship may get all the attention because of the size and history of the programs involved, the Football Championship Series game is a pretty big event nonetheless.
The NCAA Football Championship Subdivision has made a name for itself in recent years with programs that have upset major BCS programs. In 2007, for instance, Appalachian State, an FCS program, upset then-No. 5 Michigan in the season-opening game for both teams.
This year, FCS teams upset opponents from the Big East and Pacific-12 conferences, among other BCS opponents.
There's many more reasons to be excited for this year's FCS title game hosted in Frisco at noon Saturday, which will be televised on ESPN2.
Perhaps the most exciting aspect of the game -- from a sports standpoint, at least -- is the fact that it's a rematch between last year's championship game opponents, the Sam Houston State Bearkats and North Dakota State Bison.
Revenge is surely on the minds of the Bearkats, who come to Frisco from Huntsville, Texas, after they were ranked No. 1 in the nation last year before being upset by the Bison. North Dakota State, however, is looking to become the first repeat champions since Appalachian State won three straight titles from 2005 to 2007.
Maybe this doesn't excite the average Frisco resident, however, who doesn't care about the game itself. One thing residents should care about is the impact it has on local businesses.
As reported two weeks ago, area businesses have seen millions of dollars injected into the economy the last two years the game has taken place in Frisco. This is good for homeowners, as it helps economic development in the city.
Regardless of whether or not you're a football fan, it's great for the city to be part of an event of this scale. Having a major NCAA championship hosted in Frisco and televised on ESPN2 is nothing to sneer at.
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