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Western Carolinian Volume 61 Number 03 (04)
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September 14,1995 Western Carolinian 24 Sports Taking the Fun Out of the Game by Matthew Sink Staff Reporter What young boy has not envisioned the scene hundreds of times in his mind? He sees it as he sits in his desk at school and his thoughts wander far beyond the drab walls that surround him. He sees it as he eats, as he watches television, and as he lies down for bed. The scene plays like one of the highlight reels that Craig Kilbom narrates every morning. It is perfect. The October air is crisp as the players come out of the huddle. The ball rests lightly on the short, green grass, separated from the end-zone only be a multitude of yards and a defense that is focused on killing anything that moves. In the stands, the crowd is on their feet, praying earnestly that the team will find some way to punch the ball in for six. As the play clock winds down below five, the ball is snapped. The quarterback drops back, looks quickly, and guns a perfect spiral 40 yards in the air. Instantly, the young boy leaps above men who are ten years his elder and grabs the ball and lands firmly in the end- zone. Touchdown! The crowd roars its approval. The boy slams the ball against the grass and leaps in the arms of a teammate in exultation. Instantly, yellow flags rain the ground, and the team is assessed a penalty for celebra tion. What? Man, daydreams have changed since I was young. When-the NCAA outlawed celebrations on the field prior to this football season, the entire sporting world was shocked. How could the governing body of a sport, made up of men who once achieved glory on the field themselves, outlaw displays of emotion during a game. What good could that possibly do for the game of football? According to the NCAA, it will improve the quality of every game. How? The NCAA seems to think this is obvious. What infuriates fans and players more than seeing a superstar athlete taunt and showboat after a big play? We have grown accustomed to such ego-trips on weekends as we watch players like Andre" Rison and Ernest Givens strut and thump their chests after every catch. The average sports fan must see 16 or 17 fights every season caused by players trash-talking and name-calling on the field. So, the NCAA effectively eliminated these disgusting displays by doing away with them completely. Case closed. All hail the NCAA. Before we jump to offer a congratulatory handshake, however, maybe we should consider something that the NCAA apparently did not. In killing on-field celebrations and spontaneous displays of emotion, the NCAA has effectively killed the very spirit that makes football so great. Sure, they brought an end to needless taunting, but in the same stroke of the pen they ended the joy and exhilaration of making a big play in front of thousands of people who are cheering themselves horse. They put innocent displays of honest emotion in the same category as harmful taunting, and in doing so stomped out the flame that makes fans bum with pride. The game cannot ever be the same. Who could forget the great celebrations that we have witnessed in the past decade? The Ickey Shuffle set the whole country dancing in 1991, as the Bengals made the Super Bowl. Desmond Howard showed the world how to "strike a pose" in 1992 as he and over 70,000 Michigan fanatics celebrated his Heisman victory. Who can keep from smiling when Deion Sanders dances as only "Prime Time" can after each kickoff returned for a touchdown? These are moments that define sports. But even beyond these players and their innocent "showboating", what fan is there who doesn't leap with joy when he sees his favorite team make a big play. No fan could ever go through an entire game without yelling and slapping high-five's with everyone within arm's length. How, then, can we expect players to do the same? What harm can there be in a player who has practiced incredibly long hours while holding down a full schedule of classes I having a good time on'the field? What harm can there be in hugging or leaping I or slapping high fives or ... PRAYING???? How can we penalize someone j for this? Sure, we all get tired of the Miami ^ Hurricanes of the world. But for every team like Miami, there is a team like Nebraska. For every team like Florida, there is a team like Penn State. It all evens out. And how can we penalize the j entire sport for the actions of a few? It just is not right- As the college football season moves into its third week on Saturday, I j will be stationed in the stands at Whitmire Stadium decked out in the purple and gold of the team that I love i so much. As I watch the game, I will leap from my seat and pump my fist as I| celebrate each achievement that our players reach on the field. With each vicious hit and long scoring drive, I will laugh and scream and bug the heck out of the people next to me. I will delight in the warmth of another late summer afternoon and listen with pleasure to the grunts and slapping of j pads on the field. Football is back, and I intend to enjoy it. I only wish that the players hadj the same opportunity. Cats Try to Bounce Back Commentary by Jason Queen Associate Editor In the infamous words of Mr. T, I pity the Division II fool who has to play in Cullowhee this weekend. The meager foe, Elon, will roll into Cat Country to challenge Western in the Catamounts' home opener Saturday at 4:30. One can only assume that the men in purple will be looking to take out their frustrations from their 55-9 humbling at the hands of Clemson two weeks ago. If they execute well on both sides of the ball, the Fightin' Christians could be in for a thumping. But if they perform as poorly as they did in Death Valley, the Cats could fall victim to another rout. Western must establish a solid ground game early to open up the passing attack. Against Clemson, the Cats gained only 38 yards rushing. Improvement on this may be a difficult task. Elon sends an aggressive eight- man front to the line and will challenge the Cats' offensive line. Their blitzing and stunting make them quite susceptible to the deep pass after a play-action fake. It is very important for Western to run the ball effectively in their first few drives so they can spread the Elon defense later on. If all goes well, and Mark Howell and Brett Chappell power a solid rushing attack early, Chad Greene should be able to pick apart the Elon secondary. The Fightin' Christians simply have no answer for guns like David Patten and Jerome Lardy running in the open field. Greene's passing accuracy, if he is given good protection, should prove to be too much for Elon. The Fightin' Christians will run a very similar offense to Western's Pro I formation. However, they are very reluctant to pass the football. They have completed only 17 passes for 206 yards in their first two games. Their ground game isn't much better, as they have rushed for merely 207 yards in those two games. You can look for Western's defensej to look like the entire all-American unit on Saturday. Elon should not gain 200 yards of total offense all day, and realistically they should not even get close to the endzone. This is simply the Cats' tune-up for the Citadel, who will ) come calling next weekend in a crucial i Southern Conference clash. Nothing \M a little confidence booster before a garrt^ of that magnitude, huh?
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