06-28-2004, 09:03 AM
After all July is the official month of Bobcat hope, when irrational exuberance reigns and hope triumphs over experience. In Athens in July, one can believe
-- that THIS is the year the Bobcats build a winning football program;
-- that this year's freshmen won't be as dumb as usual;
-- that the poverty rate in Athens County may drop below 30%;
-- that Tim O'Shea might leave to take a great job back on the East Coast;
-- that there may be a record crop this fall;
-- that the General Assembly might force the Cow College to pay royalties for "Script Ohio;"
-- that Brian Knorr has heard of the forward pass;
-- that a band playing nothing but P-Funk and Grateful Dead covers is not dated in any way;
-- that Mike Schmidt is going to come back and revive the Bobcat baseball program;
-- that the state may come through with a couple of hundred million for the latest five-year "catch up to Miami" building program;
-- that OU might develop women's teams that can play above the club level in most sports; and
-- that they actually have a shot in the Miami game.
So, for the love of God and all things civil, RedHawk fans, we have the other eleven months of the year. Let KitKat enjoy July (and even start a week early, if he likes) in his green-tinted glasses.
-- that THIS is the year the Bobcats build a winning football program;
-- that this year's freshmen won't be as dumb as usual;
-- that the poverty rate in Athens County may drop below 30%;
-- that Tim O'Shea might leave to take a great job back on the East Coast;
-- that there may be a record crop this fall;
-- that the General Assembly might force the Cow College to pay royalties for "Script Ohio;"
-- that Brian Knorr has heard of the forward pass;
-- that a band playing nothing but P-Funk and Grateful Dead covers is not dated in any way;
-- that Mike Schmidt is going to come back and revive the Bobcat baseball program;
-- that the state may come through with a couple of hundred million for the latest five-year "catch up to Miami" building program;
-- that OU might develop women's teams that can play above the club level in most sports; and
-- that they actually have a shot in the Miami game.
So, for the love of God and all things civil, RedHawk fans, we have the other eleven months of the year. Let KitKat enjoy July (and even start a week early, if he likes) in his green-tinted glasses.