by BEARZ77 » September 14th, 2014, 7:33 am
I'm not one of those who has generally been in favor of maintaining football. I've always felt that if we took those resources and spread them among mbb, wbb, vb, baseball, and perhaps even a hockey program[ where we've been very good at the club level] we could be a consistent top 50 program in all of them given past success. But that's not the decision we've made, so I'm also one of those who says if you're gonna do it, do it the best you can, and so I again appreciate that our administration seems to be going for it. What they have done in a little over a year given the obvious financial constraints, to dramatically change the appearance of the University from an athletics facility standpoint and in so doing also gave our football game day atmosphere a new face to start with is remarkable. It maybe an uphill or even futile battle, but that's only if you think in terms of a specific outcome as the only acceptable end. The campus looks great with lighting and Bear Heads everywhere and everything highly visible to the public and accessible to the students.
I think the level of pride about the campus is at a high and growing, and now if we can tack a highly successful overall sport year on top we will have some real momentum building. I don't have any idea what other Universities should do to navigate and find success during these times; but I know what we're doing, and right now it looks and feels right for MSU.
The Bear is the largest carnivore on the North American continent; beware the Bear!
