COLUMN: It’s pretty simple, fill Romney
Every student needs to go to every single one of the football games.
Did you get it? Maybe I should say it another way.
Fill Romney.
There is passion on campus, in Logan. Section F possesses the vocal chords to drown out a home crowd at the Marriott Center. I myself have participated in ripping to shreds the confidence of opposing basketball teams and players.
Where is that in the fall? Remember the Hawaii game? That’s because there was hardly anybody there. It was raining pretty hard. From an outside perspective, it looked like Aggie football fans are fair weather fans.
Those precious few who bleed Aggie blue are far outnumbered by those who don’t understand how important a football program is to a university’s success, don’t care, or cheer for another blue team, in Utah.
Most of you are entering your sophomore or junior year and you think you understand what it means to be a true Aggie fan. I suggest all of you partially understand. At the same time, nearly every single person lacks the vision of the bigger picture.
Have you ever seen the movie Rudy? Have you ever been to a game in Autzen Stadium or taken a road trip to the Rose Bowl? That’s what we need the crowds to be like around Merlin Olsen Field, at Romney Stadium. The reason those programs are so dominant is because of all the money being pumped into them far outweighs the cash flow through the Big Blue Scholarship Fund.
It’s pretty simple. When we have more students on the east side of the stadium, it’s easier for the guys on the team to play with emotion. When they play with emotion, they win. When they win, more fans come and pay to see them play. The more money made at games, the more money Coach A. can put into recruiting, training athletes and paying quality assistant coaches.
For those of you who are die-hard Aggie fans, I applaud you. The guys and girls on the front row, who paint their chests every game, do an excellent job. The girl last Oct. 1, with the sign reading: “Make the world a better place, punch a Cougar in the face,” did a pretty good job that day, but I didn’t see anyone in a blue duct tape dress after that monumental game. The guys who wrote the “Bull Sheet” have graduated, and someone who has passion mirroring Fafner’s needs to step up and be heard. Or should I say HURD?
Speaking of which, why isn’t everyone in the HURD? People outside the university call the entire student section the HURD. Why don’t we just make it official and have everyone join? The fee isn’t a lot, but if everyone chips in, it will be. That way, when your kids come to Logan for school, there will be a lot more of a financial base for success.
The team needs you to do more.
I don’t think there should be much necessity for me to say anything else, especially after the excitement of the Auburn game last week.
I’ll say it again. Fill Romney.
Oh, and happy Oct. 1, by the way.
– Tavin Stucki is a sophomore majoring in print journalism. He is the sports editor for the Utah Statesman and writes USU football stories for ksl.com. He is an avid Aggie fan and has been since birth. Follow him on twitter at @tavinstucki for your football updates.