Like a lot of you, I grew up loving college football.
By the time I was 10 years old, it was all I looked forward to. I would get up early and knock out all of my chores so I could listen to the Clemson games on the radio or watch what I could on television.
I remember I was watching the 1982 Rose Bowl between Iowa and Washington prior to the 1982 Orange Bowl matchup between Clemson and Nebraska. Watching all the pageantry leading up to the game and then seeing how beautifully green the field was with the big rose in the middle just mesmerized me.