01-11-2018, 01:24 PM
Getting back to the Pro bowl...I don't know how many here know or remember this, but in addition to the ProBowl, there used to be an annual game that pitted the reigning NFL Super Bowl champions against an NCAA college all-star team. I'm pretty sure it was played at the very beginning of the season prior to or during the exhibition game schedule. In the early days, the college teams fared very well against the NFL, winning their fair share of games, even beating Lombardi's Packers. Later as the NFL product improved, it got to be a pretty one-sided affair and the game ended in the mid-70's. That game may have morphed into what is now the Hall of Fame game, which officially kicks off the season.
