The guy next to me at the game made the wrong comment as our fans were giving some advice to the refs. "You're mean," he said. At the time I ignored his comment. Our fans were being "mean" because of the dramatic performance of the girl on the court, one of many. She wasn't hurt enough to leave the court or get medical attention, but she was hurt enough for her coach to talk to her fellow players. Our "mean" crowd even applauded the girl on the way out.
ISU fans our loud. We do boo the refs and give advice. If that's mean, yes, we're mean. Our fans also continued to cheer for our team (on our feet) when we were 20 points (and sometimes more) behind. Our fans stayed for the entire game even though it was over at half. Our fans waited until all of the players were off the court before we left.
Before I left, I did take a minute to talk to the guy next to me. "We may be mean, but we are a classy organization. Unlike our opponent who kept two starters in until the end. We didn't deserve to win tonight, but we did deserve better refs." He agreed and said, "Your band is definately better."
Of course I couldn't stop there. I continued to share my beliefs about our coach versus their coach who was screaming at the refs when he was ahead 20 points.
Although the game didn't turn out as I had hoped. I think ISU fans are awesome. I think the ISU players deserve better refs. I think the ISU band keeps the crowd in the game. I think the ISU crowd stays positive when most crowds would have left. I think our coach is a class act pulling his seniors then his starters before the other coach who was 20 points ahead.
My gratitude list for today:
1) fellow LA teachers
2) ISU crowd at game and Sally's
3) more time spent with Dad
ISU fans our loud. We do boo the refs and give advice. If that's mean, yes, we're mean. Our fans also continued to cheer for our team (on our feet) when we were 20 points (and sometimes more) behind. Our fans stayed for the entire game even though it was over at half. Our fans waited until all of the players were off the court before we left.
Before I left, I did take a minute to talk to the guy next to me. "We may be mean, but we are a classy organization. Unlike our opponent who kept two starters in until the end. We didn't deserve to win tonight, but we did deserve better refs." He agreed and said, "Your band is definately better."
Of course I couldn't stop there. I continued to share my beliefs about our coach versus their coach who was screaming at the refs when he was ahead 20 points.
Although the game didn't turn out as I had hoped. I think ISU fans are awesome. I think the ISU players deserve better refs. I think the ISU band keeps the crowd in the game. I think the ISU crowd stays positive when most crowds would have left. I think our coach is a class act pulling his seniors then his starters before the other coach who was 20 points ahead.
My gratitude list for today:
1) fellow LA teachers
2) ISU crowd at game and Sally's
3) more time spent with Dad
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