Texas vs OU at the Texas State Fair

This week-end, I went to the Texas State fair in Dallas. I met Mr. Big Texas and as the wife of a UT fan, I watched the game on a big screen in the Toyota booth.

I am still thinking why College Sport is so important in US? Everybody was wearing orange and red tee-shirt, yelling "Texas Fight". This is something really crazy for me becaause we don't have any college team in France! Maybe few like Rugby, Handball or volleyball, but they bring 100 supporter maximum! They are playing for fun and they will never become a professional, and no fans will drive 3 hours + 2 hours on a traffic to see their college team. However, we have fans of professionnal soccer and rugby team, but they are professionnal. Altough, and they can do anything to support their team, there is rivalry, passion, sometime fight...
If you are good in soccer or other sport, you play in a private club in France. Sport in college is for fun. In school, we have some sport class (about 3 hours/week) and you get grads.
Personally, I did gymnastic for 11 years in a private club called "La Tarnaise", it was really fun and you meet people from other schools and other ages. What about in U.S? Are you hanging out with only the people from your school?

I think there is a question as well about belonging. Is it not true that you have to belong to an institution (school, company, clubs...) or you are/feel excluded in U.S? Belong to something is fundamental.

Peach & Cream fried

Let's come back to Texas State fair! There is not only the big game Texas vs OU. There is as well the excellent, healthy fried food. I read that some people are shocked and worried that such food was served in the State Fair as the winner "fried butter". But a State Fair without fried food is not really a State Fair, like a dinner without cheese. Yes, true, this food is not really healthy if you eat every day, but what about once per year? It won't kill you for sure. As my dad says, "Everything is good but with Moderation". For myself, I ate cheesecake fried (my favorite), the peach & cream fried and the must "Turkey leg". I never seen that before, but like you know "everything is bigger in Texas".
If you go to a "Fête Forraine" in France you will find "crêpe", "gauffre", "barbe à papa", "pomme d'amour", "churros" for the most famous. Regalez vous, it is just once per year!

***French Vocabulary***
Fête Forraine (f) = State Fair
crêpe (f) = crepe, pancake
gauffre (f) = waffle
barbe à papa (f) = litteraly "daddy's beard", cooton candy
pomme d'amour (f) = litteraly " apple of love", candy apple
churro (m) = spanish donught
Regalez vous = Enjoy (the food)