University better off without football team
James Mason
Issue date: 10/7/05 Section: Sports
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Jan. 3, 2008. The Drexel Dragons football team has made history once again. After winning its third straight Big East title in its first three seasons, the Dragons have become the fastest program to ever win the national title game, defeating the University of Miami 35-24 to win the Fiesta Bowl. They were led as always, by James Mason, the three-time Heisman trophy winning quarterback. Wait, that was the story line from my NCAA 06 dynasty. Too bad that would never happen, and not just because I'm not 6'2 and can't throw 80 yards down the field like I can on the game.
Our lack of a football team seems to be a big problem every fall. Everybody here wants a football team, and everyone wants to know why there isn't one already. We all have friends that go to big schools with powerhouse football teams or amazing marching bands. A lot of us came from high schools with prolific football teams and dominant marching bands. Being able to see your school's football team (or marching band down south) is more of a necessity than privilege. That's how I used to feel at least. Unfortunately, if Drexel had a football program neither the team nor the band would be anything exciting or worth watching, at least for several seasons.
Personally, I feel like we all wish Drexel had a Big Ten powerhouse football team with a stadium that seats 100,000 screaming fans wearing blue and yellow. That's understandable, if that was possible I'd be all for it. However, I always hear people say that it doesn't matter how good the team would be, where we'd have to play, or even what division we'd be in. According to some people I know at Drexel, we could have a Division III doormat football team and that would be enough to satisfy their fix for having a school football team. In my opinion, that theory is ridiculous and laughable. I can go on and on about how impossible it would be to even get a bad football team, but that's not necessary. To see how fun it really is to have a crappy football team, just take the El to City Hall and switch to the Broad St. line. Hop off the train at the Cecil B. Moore stop and you'll be on the campus of Exhibit A.
Our lack of a football team seems to be a big problem every fall. Everybody here wants a football team, and everyone wants to know why there isn't one already. We all have friends that go to big schools with powerhouse football teams or amazing marching bands. A lot of us came from high schools with prolific football teams and dominant marching bands. Being able to see your school's football team (or marching band down south) is more of a necessity than privilege. That's how I used to feel at least. Unfortunately, if Drexel had a football program neither the team nor the band would be anything exciting or worth watching, at least for several seasons.
Personally, I feel like we all wish Drexel had a Big Ten powerhouse football team with a stadium that seats 100,000 screaming fans wearing blue and yellow. That's understandable, if that was possible I'd be all for it. However, I always hear people say that it doesn't matter how good the team would be, where we'd have to play, or even what division we'd be in. According to some people I know at Drexel, we could have a Division III doormat football team and that would be enough to satisfy their fix for having a school football team. In my opinion, that theory is ridiculous and laughable. I can go on and on about how impossible it would be to even get a bad football team, but that's not necessary. To see how fun it really is to have a crappy football team, just take the El to City Hall and switch to the Broad St. line. Hop off the train at the Cecil B. Moore stop and you'll be on the campus of Exhibit A.
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Karen McGrath
posted 8/14/07 @ 12:48 PM EST
You're obviously a person with a "glass is half-empty" perspective. Building a winner takes time and a commitment, not to mention a leader who has a vision. (Continued…)
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