Spring Break
Basketball lottery a concern for students
By: John Farmer
Issue date: 2/13/07 Section: News
The idea behind the weighted pull is that dedicated fans that support the team on a consistent basis will be rewarded for their dedication. Thus, the stands will be filled with more rabid fans, giving Reed Arena a louder home court advantage.
However, a number of students feel this policy is unfair to those who simply have not had a way to go to some of the non-conference games.
"With finals coming up, I was finishing one of the most difficult semesters that I will have here at A&M," Hubertus said. "I was studying enough that I only made it to one of the games last semester. Why should somebody be given an advantage over me because they didn't have as much going on?"
Other students feel like their support helped the team when no one else was there.
"At the Grambling State (game), there was next to no one there," said Samantha Bruce, a freshman nutritional sciences major. "Yet, a number of us stood in the stands, screaming our lungs out. So what's wrong with the school recognizing that?"
One thing everyone seems to agree on is that this is an exciting time for our basketball team, and whichever way the seats are filled, it has certainly been entertaining.
Christopher Farmer, Class of 2004, said he is impressed by the progress of this year's basketball team.
"As we trudge forward in this brave new world of Dick Vitale and Final Four talk, I can't tell you how jealous I am of the current students," Farmer said.
However, a number of students feel this policy is unfair to those who simply have not had a way to go to some of the non-conference games.
"With finals coming up, I was finishing one of the most difficult semesters that I will have here at A&M," Hubertus said. "I was studying enough that I only made it to one of the games last semester. Why should somebody be given an advantage over me because they didn't have as much going on?"
Other students feel like their support helped the team when no one else was there.
"At the Grambling State (game), there was next to no one there," said Samantha Bruce, a freshman nutritional sciences major. "Yet, a number of us stood in the stands, screaming our lungs out. So what's wrong with the school recognizing that?"
One thing everyone seems to agree on is that this is an exciting time for our basketball team, and whichever way the seats are filled, it has certainly been entertaining.
Christopher Farmer, Class of 2004, said he is impressed by the progress of this year's basketball team.
"As we trudge forward in this brave new world of Dick Vitale and Final Four talk, I can't tell you how jealous I am of the current students," Farmer said.
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