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A fan’s perspective on Drake football’s struggles

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BY IAN KLEIN

Some of the best memories of my high school years come from those fall Friday nights when the student body and local community would convene in the stands of our football stadium to cheer on the blue and white. I remember so clearly standing in the sea of students during all four quarters of the game. Even if our team was losing by 30 points, if the cool night temperatures made sitting on a cold bench during halftime unbearable or if there were no free t-shirts, mascots or the resources of a university to keep us entertained, our student section would celebrate every touchdown, sing “Hey!