Show or- or cuu ran Depredation Depreciation Day Year ear 1 I tt 1 r I a. a s r s By Elliot Roper Assistant Sports Editor For the last year I have covered sports Everything from soccer to Softball and if there is isone isone isone one thing besides the athletes that I will remember the students students stu stu- dents well they have been like the rest of Salt Lake City this year They dont don't even show up I understand why the seats arent aren't filled at the Delta Center The Jazz are horrible and the prices are made for the wealthy I am dying to meet the guy with the great idea to raise the prices of Jazz tickets during an economic recession Genius As if we need another reason not to go The firing firing firing fir fir- ing of University of Utah Head football coach Ron McBride was caused by the inability to put fans fansin fansin fansin in the seats but prices weren't really the issue there Is there something better to do on a Friday and Saturday night in Salt Lake City The Stingers are off to a great start lets let's go watch them What I am getting at is the students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents at unlike the rest of fans have missed out on watching one of the best years for sports And it has been right here on campus Can ya feel the love Students have missed out on watching a half of dozen or more players who had signed with Division 1 I schools Youre You're right the dollar theaters in Sugarhouse and Sandy are cheaper cheape they are not All sporting events are free for students who bring their ID card What really chaps my hide is most of our teams are made up of local talent This makes it sound worse and it is With all the attention that High School sports get around here you would think that someone out there would come and watch them besides their parents Currently the women's s Softball team is ranked 11 th in the y nation and first in the for those who need me to spell that out its Scenic West Athletic Conference Other than family members all I see are scouts from teams that have signed players or that hope too And those scouts have traveled miles to get to our games you cant can't even walk across campus to them The Mens Men's basketball team had three players who had signed on at Division 1 I schools The Women's basketball team had one player who signed to a Division 1 I school and have returning two of if not the best players in the conference Think those games were any fun to watch this year Yeah I bet those singles dances out at Saltair were a lot better Even our soccer team produced one of the best one season turnarounds turnarounds turn turn- turnarounds arounds in school history They lost their first six games in a row and then won seven in a row to get an invitation to play at r Photo By Elliot Roper in Las Vegas Yes I am calling out all students on a Friday or Saturday night who have nothing better to dothan do dothan dothan than study We have a higher enrollment than any other school in the salt lake valley yet we cant can't get our students and their families out to our games At a time when money is tight for all of us the best things in life are free One of those things is sports Plus our games are over overby over by the thelast the last showing showing a dollar theatre anyway I J hope in a year or two down the road I will hear of fans throwing things on the court at referees and setting cars on fire I hope I never have to see Betsy try to get a crowd into the game by raising raising raising rais rais- ing her arms I hope they will form a bruin nation with war paint and pillage and burn a McDonalds and Taco Bell b because cause they beat Dixie State for forthe forthe forthe the Championship Well students the ball is isnow isnow isnow now in your court You have a chance to be different from all the theother theother theother other fans in Salt Lake City Make us proud Log on to no www on Fridays from 3 2 for Sports Talk with Mac and T T-Rone T Rone where you can voice your opinion opinion opinion ion on anything in the world of sports Also you can email us at and if it isn't crap than we will read it live C O |