LETTER: Crowd needs passion again

To the editor:

During the recent loss to a very good Denver team, I was seriously upset to discover a group of fans had organized a boycott against cheering for the first 3 minutes of the game. These so-called fans allowed their pride and arrogance to inhibit the tangible positive energy that has helped the USU men’s basketball to amass an extremely successful home record under Stew Morrill. These fans selfishly sought to teach a lesson to an errant usher who told the fans they could be punished for obscene chants, among other things.

I attended the BYU game and I, along with every student present, felt the powerful effects of a united passionate fan base. This energy, which our players are accustomed to using as a boost, was clearly absent and sorely missed. Denver jumped out to a 7-4 lead in the eerily silent first 3 minutes and never looked back. Our goal as students and fans of Utah State basketball should be to never allow this to happen again. We must rise as one — our collective voice building in intensity until the very foundations of the Spectrum shake as we bellow? I believe that we will win?

Tyler Draper