RANGER REPORT:
Playing with no fans in attendance is tough on athletes.
Fans would fill the stands inside Percefull Fieldhouse for every home game before the coronavirus pandemic started. Sadly, we have lost our passion to support each other through these times of uncertainty.
The Northwestern vs. Southwestern game on Feb. 13, 2020, was an amazing game to attend. Fans from Northwestern trash talked to the Southwestern players from the stands.
Many students made the games last year.
To the left of this column is a picture of a group of students, including myself, shirtless with the word “RANGERS” across our bodies at that game. We were ready to be rowdy.
Many events are going on around campus, but I wish we could attend sporting events. Fans must watch the game through livestreams online because of the Great American Conference’s COVID-19 protocols.
Fans should be allowed to come together in a reasonably safe way to support the home team even through the pandemic. We may be living in a virtual world, but we can treat every sporting event like the Super Bowl. We can hang out and support the team through a television.
Even though we must watch through the television, we could still be supportive of Northwestern’s sporting events.