Tuesday. October 6.1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Commentary
Blue sweatshirts, good seats would cut back football losses
Mayday, mayday, the bandwagon is on the verge of dismantling and the wheels are about to fall off. That's all that I'm going to say about Saturday's game.
There is no need to relive the pain.
If you've been reading my columns this year, you probably
"Who is this guy who writes about wrestling?"
"Who is this dreamer who thinks KU's football program will be a top 10 team in two years?"
"Who does this clown think he is?"
I was born and raised in Jayhawk country. Therefore, I am a fan first, a columnist second and a joker third. The second and third are interchangeable. you like.
Through the years, something has bothered me at the University.
What is that, you ask?
Is it the people on buses who think their bags deserve a seat?
Is it the people who walk on the sidewalk and stop for no apparent reason?
Or is it the people in a large auditorium class who kick the back of your seat when you are trying to catch some well-deserved shutey?
I'll tell you what's been aggravating me.
When we, as students, attend football and men's basketball games, we are treated like second-class citizens. Never have I seen
paying customers treated so poorly.
The renovations at the stadium are unbelievable. It's money well spent. The lower section for the season ticket holders looks like the Taj Mahal.
However, the
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student concession section still looks like a garage. Why?
Another thing is that the marching band plays to the alumni side all the time. On Saturday, I think I heard a whole two minutes of a song. I know they must do this to please the alumni and keep the money rolling in, but I'd like to hear a little bit more.
Finally, the seating at the basketball games is ridiculous. The student seats are among the worst in the house. Behind the backboard and in dark corners, student seating is a real treat.
In addition to that, we have to be there three weeks prior to a big game to get a decent seat.
So let's move on to another subject.
I, like everyone else, have fallen in love with my white and gray Jayhawk shirts. But for once, I would love to go to a Jayhawk game and see all the fans wearing the same color.
Several years ago, I attended a Jayhawk football game in Lincoln, Neb., and seeing all those fans in red made me jealous. It displayed team spirit.
When I came home, the crowd at Memorial Stadium looked like a guilt of many different colors.
Why don't we all wear blue at the next home game? It would be nice to see the crowd waving the wheat and decked out in blue.
Call me nuts, but I have faith that you will accept my challenge and wear blue in two weeks.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Even before the NCAA lost a Supreme Court appeal yesterday, settlement talks began with coaches awarded almost $67 million from the NCAA.
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