Sports

I am not a huge sports fan.  Never have been.  In fact, there have been times when I wondered why so much effort and emphasis is placed on sports, especially in college.  Of course, ALL of the years I was at USU, our football team was pretty dismal.  There was one season where they didn't even score a touchdown (let alone win) for four games.  No touchdowns.  Wow. 

This weekend, the USU football team beat U of U.  Did I watch the game?  No.  Did I really know it was happening until chatter started on facebook? No.  But, when I saw that USU had finally won after 12 years of losing, I felt proud.  I felt quite the camaraderie with my fellow Aggies all over the world.  I even broke down and watched some sports center to see the highlights from the game.  And in that moment, I wished I was there in the stadium watching the game, as we did so many times before.

Us at a football game in 2008.

I guess I can see that sports bring unity, spirit, pride.  You aren't really going to celebrate an excellent research project or an aced test...no, the broader community is brought together through sports.  I guess that makes sense.

Perhaps people need something to root for, to get behind together.  When you root for a team, you are a part of something.  Well, today I am rooting for my team.  Way to go Aggies on the win!