The Season Pass

    Students are the foundation of life on any college campus. Ours is no different.
    There are approximately 5,761 students that attend GCSU, and many are sports fans. Yet it seems as though they are not strong supporters of our athletics programs.
    Many members of our student body can probably tell you most of the starters on the University of Georgia’s football team, and I know even more can tell you the majority of the Atlanta Braves lineup, but how many can tell you the names of our own athletes?
    I am guessing the answer is not many.
    GCSU has ten varsity sports teams, with a total of 209 athletes. Currently six of these teams are competing. I bet you didn’t know that.
    The soccer team has played five games; they are 4-1, both cross country teams have competed in two meets, the golf team has played in two tournaments and the men’s tennis team hosted a tournament this past weekend at GCSU.
    Oh, by the way, they won two titles in the tournament. Were you there to see it? I bet not, in fact very few spectators were in attendance.
    Soccer played their first home game last Saturday as well. There were more people there, but I think we can do better.
    Hayley Ferrell, a junior forward on the soccer team, said that she loves when the team gets a good, strong crowd for their games.
    “Props to them,” Ferrell said. “When the paint up and get excited, it’s so cool.”
    The rest of the Bobcat athletes, I am sure, would love to see their peers supporting them as well.
    For the hardcore Bobcat supporters there is even a spirit group called the Thundercats. They can be found “hoopin’ and hollerin’” at most Bobcat home athletics events.
    You can find out more about the Thundercats  online at http://web.mac.com/jason_hendrix/Thundercats/Home.html, or through their group on Facebook.
    So come on all you sports fans, don some GCSU Bobcat gear and head out and support your athletes.
    You can get started Saturday afternoon when the Bobcat soccer team takes on the University of Alabama at Huntsville at 2 p.m. at home.

Posted by Colonnade Archives on Sep 21 2007. Filed under Sports. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry