This has been a sad and strange week in college football. First off the Penn State scandal happened and caused major controversy around the nation. What does this say about our scholastic programs? Have we become so addicted to winning that we have forgotten our morals? I understand the passion for college athletics. I was a player once and understand how important it is to have a fan base that loves its players and coaches, but wow how things have changed. The Penn State issue speaks for itself. I'm not even going to mention much of it because the tragedies speak for themselves. The only thing I will say is that all of them should be fired and Sandusky should go to jail then rot in hell.
Texas Tech played today and got BEAT DOWN! I was very optimistic about this season. I understood they were young and would be inconsistent so losing a few games wouldn't surprise me, but I figured they would continue to get better throughout the season. It seems as if they have gotten worse. Does this bother me? Sort of...See I'm not invested like many people are. I didn't graduate from TT and have only been a fan since we moved here. My Southern Illinois Salukis are not in the conversation during football season so I root for the home town team. Even though I am not an alum, I am passionate about TTU football. The Red and Black has gotten in my blood so when they lose I hurt like other fans. Today was different though. I was screaming at the Television, getting fired up until I saw the video of the wounded warriors....My heart stopped racing and I was reminded that it was just a game....
Wounded Warrior...I have served....I have seen the sunrise in a dozen countries. I have felt the Afghanistan winter....I have felt the Saudi Arabian Summer....With wounded warriors on the sideline in Lubbock today, It made me wonder what was going through their minds....I can speak from experience that these guys have never given up when they were in the trenches...Unlike college football their game is life or death....their game doesn't end after 60 minutes....they don't miss tackles or they may die....Tech lost today....Our country wins because we have men and women who show up every day....If they don't the enemy comes to our house and they don't beat us by 60 points....they take away our liberties...they take away our freedom....
Remember this today.....College football is a game....War is not....Players live to play another day....Soldiers, Airman and Marines may not....I just wish we had the same passions for our country that we have towards our athletes....
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