Daily Campus OUCH
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:31 pmDont know if this has been posted or not but I just had to post this...This is to good...
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[deleted] interference
Conversation with female fans distracts from the game
By The Daily Campus Editorial Board
September 14, 2004
Saturday’s football game against TCU showed a lack of drive on the field, but especially from the sidelines.
When players on the sidelines are focusing on kicking their “game†from the sidelines instead of kicking TCU’s [deleted], something is wrong.
In football, the sidelines are for strategy and getting plays straight, so when the team is behind 28-0 in the third quarter, it isn’t wise to be getting a girl’s number.
Against Texas Tech, the players actively engaged the crowd in the game by using them to their advantage, and for the better part of three quarters, it worked.
Against TCU, however, the Mustangs all but ignored the fans in the stands, who could have served as a great point of motivation. Some of the team’s focus on Saturday seemed to be on our sorority section rather than the actual SMU fans at the game.
The Mustangs are a young team and such behavior can be classified as a rookie mistake. But the coaches should monitor this situation to the best of their ability. As athletes performing on a college level, the players on the team should be focused on the game, whether they’re getting drilled by an opponent or vice versa.
On the other side of the fence, some of the blame should be given to the girls distracting their favorite players during the game. Ed Board suggests they take their Louis Vuitton bags, four-inch Prada heels, Gucci shades and South Beach attire to Chaucer’s after the game. Don’t flaunt it and walk the sidelines like a $2 hooker on Harry Hines.
There’s a time and a place for such actions, and standing behind the SMU bench isn’t it.
Discussing the local hot spots and theme parties of the night is post-game activity. Whether you decide to stay for the entire game or not, make sure your conversations take place after the game and not before you ride off into the night, leaving your team without support.
Ed Board is all for fans cheering on their favorite player, but actively engaging in a personal conversation with said player is more than enough to distract a team that should be focused solely on the opponent at hand and getting a single result in the win column. True fans know this and act accordingly.
Playing sports in college, especially football, is a privilege. If you want to score in your social life off the field, make sure you’re scoring on the field during a game against our school’s biggest rival.
http://www.smudailycampus.com/vnews/displa...ce?in_archive=1
[deleted] interference
Conversation with female fans distracts from the game
By The Daily Campus Editorial Board
September 14, 2004
Saturday’s football game against TCU showed a lack of drive on the field, but especially from the sidelines.
When players on the sidelines are focusing on kicking their “game†from the sidelines instead of kicking TCU’s [deleted], something is wrong.
In football, the sidelines are for strategy and getting plays straight, so when the team is behind 28-0 in the third quarter, it isn’t wise to be getting a girl’s number.
Against Texas Tech, the players actively engaged the crowd in the game by using them to their advantage, and for the better part of three quarters, it worked.
Against TCU, however, the Mustangs all but ignored the fans in the stands, who could have served as a great point of motivation. Some of the team’s focus on Saturday seemed to be on our sorority section rather than the actual SMU fans at the game.
The Mustangs are a young team and such behavior can be classified as a rookie mistake. But the coaches should monitor this situation to the best of their ability. As athletes performing on a college level, the players on the team should be focused on the game, whether they’re getting drilled by an opponent or vice versa.
On the other side of the fence, some of the blame should be given to the girls distracting their favorite players during the game. Ed Board suggests they take their Louis Vuitton bags, four-inch Prada heels, Gucci shades and South Beach attire to Chaucer’s after the game. Don’t flaunt it and walk the sidelines like a $2 hooker on Harry Hines.
There’s a time and a place for such actions, and standing behind the SMU bench isn’t it.
Discussing the local hot spots and theme parties of the night is post-game activity. Whether you decide to stay for the entire game or not, make sure your conversations take place after the game and not before you ride off into the night, leaving your team without support.
Ed Board is all for fans cheering on their favorite player, but actively engaging in a personal conversation with said player is more than enough to distract a team that should be focused solely on the opponent at hand and getting a single result in the win column. True fans know this and act accordingly.
Playing sports in college, especially football, is a privilege. If you want to score in your social life off the field, make sure you’re scoring on the field during a game against our school’s biggest rival.
