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I take this time to salute college athletics. Fitting, I suppose, as I am still a college student.
Over the weekend, the Cal State Northridge Matadors men’s basketball team defeated Cal Poly to give them the Big West Conference crown this year. It is a crown shared three ways with UC Santa Barbara and Cal State Fullerton, but it is a crown nonetheless – CSUN’s first since joining the Big West.
CSUN now earns byes up till the semi-finals of the conference tournament, meaning they are just two wins away from March Madness. They’ve been to the dance just once in school history and suddenly have a legit shot of doing it again.
I’m not entirely sure what has taken me so long to actually start paying attention to college sports. Perhaps its the senioritis kicking in. Perhaps I was just waiting for CSUN to be relevant. Perhaps… oh fuck it, I’m sorry – it was probably my own damn fault.
Following our basketball team this season has been a good bit of fun. Whether or not the season culminates in a tourney berth or not, it has been excellent. Finally, in my 5th (and hopefully last) year in college, I have gotten a taste of what UCLA and USC students feel when their teams play. Perhaps my enthusiasm will continue and I will be the token alumn attending future games. Laker tickets are sure to skyrocket back to threepeat-era prices and the Kings still suck, so I’ll need something to attend.
Anyways, congratulations once again, Matadors. Keep giving us no other choice than to have some school spirit for a change. We’re proud of you, dammit!
