RE: 1 month until practice begins
This is a story that doesn't directly relate, but I will tie into the thread topic. Tonight, if anyone didn't know, was the first game of the season for the KSU club ice hockey team that plays at the town center ice forum. I was there to show my support and what I saw made me think about two things specifically. First of all I must describe to you the atmosphere, and amount of people, that were at the game. The ice forum, if you've ever been there you'll know, has some bleachers you can sit in and then some areas to stand around the rest of the boards. I am not exaggerating when I say that there were 5 to 6 rows deep of people around the rink. I have no idea on the exact attendance, but it filled both the ice forum parking lot and the CCT parking lot directly next to the building. With that many people there, being the first game, and the fact that it was against UGA's club team made it a very fun and enjoyable atmosphere. This was my first school-related athletic event of the young semester so that alone got me pumped up for KSU athletics as a whole, especially basketball. That was observation #1. Observation #2 is me wondering. Wondering if we could see that kind of enthusiasm and excitement for KSU men's basketball, because I mean, let's face it, its the rudder that steers our ship here. What if we saw the entire east deck, all 5 floors full with cars at the basketball game? The unique thing about those hockey games is that there is like a following. I go to the games and always see the same people rain or shine, big crowd or small. I feel that's what this basketball program needs, and hopefully is slowly developing. People who are like us, who are at every game they can make (or in KB's case, watch on ASUN.tv) rain or shine, good season or bad who hangs by every thread of a jump shot and who goes mad banging on that padding along the sideline shouting "DEFENSE!" Do you think it is coming? I surely hope so, because now, more than any other time in our storied history, is the time to get excited about KSU basketball.
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