CougCenter · Nov 23, 2022
Apple Cup 2022: Reflections on community and a look ahead
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty ImagesFootball, more than any other sport I’ve encountered, requires a community. I believe it’s one of those ‘everything is everything’ kind of things. It’s the size of the roster. It’s the importance of fourth-string players in practice.
It’s the fans screaming.
It’s the money.
It’s the temperature and texture of the air on gameday.
It’s the distance from the nearest metropolitan center.
It’s the view from the cheap seats of the stadium, and it’s the number of not-so-cheap seats available for purchase.