College football is very important to me, to the effect that I get (more) depressed when the season is over.
There's an interesting thing in NC. There are several gajillion fans of the Tar Heels. Duke has some too, but all other schools mostly have an alumni fan base. Because of this trend, there is a group of people known as Wal Heels. They buy their nerchandise at Wal Mart, and root for the Heels, but never attended that or really any college. So, while I respect UNC for their academics, a large portion of their fan base is relatively uneducated.
And I love to call then Tard Holes. And of course the Duke fans are basketball fans. Their football team is sad and wrong.