By Patrick Taylor Sports Editor
Loyola Fanship
Shame on Loyola fans for not turning up for the Loyola soccer match on Saturday against Towson.
If there was a legitimate excuse, than fine. If you don't like soccer, that's fine. But if you didn't go because of Craig's Fest, then shame on you.
Whenever Loyola plays Towson, UMBC or Maryland in any sport, the fans need to turn up. There was just as much yellow in the stands as there was green and white.
As leader of the North Charles Elite, I was disheartened when I showed up to find a scarce amount of fans. True, I showed up late, but for a legitimate excuse. I had games of my own. For those that went to Craig's, this is the problem with Loyola fans.
In light of this, don't start bitching when fans don't show up to your sports because of their desire to indulge. I'm pretty sure people could have spared two hours and plenty of brain cells to go to this game.
Club Soccer Referees
On Saturday morning, the Club Soccer team traveled to Maryland to play two games, the first against Maryland and the second against American.
Now, my original plan was to complain about how no collegiate athlete can play two games in a row in their sport, with a few exceptions. Soccer is not one of those exceptions.
Anyway, the plan was to complain about the scheduling, that is until the games started and we had to deal with referees who had no idea about the game of soccer.
There were blown calls all over the field, none more so than against Maryland when they were awarded a penalty. Now, the penalty wasn't the problem, it was the aftermath that was. Allow me to explain.
In soccer, the player that takes the penalty shot can't get the rebound if it hits off the post. The ball has to tough another player on the field before he can touch it, it's a basic rule that you learn in fifth grade.
A Maryland player clanked the post, got the rebound himself off the penalty shot, and Maryland subsequently scored. The referees initially called it a goal, sending me into a tirade filled with expletives and degrading comments. It wasn't my finest hour, but I wasn't about to lost on a bogus call after the entire game had been one facade after another concering the referees.
After ten minutes of verbal abuse from myself and a few others, the referees decided to consult...with Maryland players! In 16 years of playing soccer, I had never witnessed anything like that. They literally walked up to Maryland players asking what the rule was, and the goal was eventually overturned.
The ref's were the equivalent of FAC employees reffing a game for Loyola's club soccer team, so needless to say, we were pretty upset.
Orioles Baseball
Friday night, my group of friends decided to venture to Camden Yards to watch the Orioles take on the Red Sox. Now I know that the Orioles are over 30 games out of the playoff picture, but that doesn't mean you stop supporting your team.
Red Sox fans overwhelmed Orioles fans in the Orioles home stadium, and that's something I just don't understand. Camden Yards is a great place to watch a game, it's relatively cheap, especially when tickets are six dollars for student night, and it's a home game! Why weren't more Orioles fans there?
I was ashamed to see thousands of Red Sox jerseys compared to the few Orioles jerseys in the stands. And while I'm on the subject of jerseys, if you're going to a baseball game, don't wear a jersey or shirt of a team that isn't playing.
I love the Phillies, but at an Orioles Red Sox game I don't want to see an Utley jersey. And people that wear Yankee jerseys to those games are horrible as well. You're not taking a stand against the Red Sox, you're just being a moron that's going to get targeted by every fan at the game.
Rugby
Rugby season is about to kick into full gear, and everyone on Loyola's campus is excited about it. There's nothing better than tailgating on a Saturday, cooking some burgers and watching guys beat each other up.
The home opener is next week on Parent's Weekend, and everyone should get out to the game if possible. If you haven't been to a rugby game, I highly recommend it.
No club sport gets as much recognition as the rugby team does, and they deserve it. They're consistently good and, as previously stated, their games are some of the most fun to watch.
So take your parents to the game, enjoy the weather and watch Connor O'Neill beat up smaller guys.
Floor Hockey
At the Activities Fair on Tuesday, a sign up sheet went around for a Floor Hockey club at Loyola.
Why did it take so long for something like this to get started. Everybody loves floor hockey, and it's one of the few childhood games that can still be played at an older age. Recently "tag" was taken off the list of games that can still be played.
Serena Williams
I, like millions of Americans and people all over the globe, am sick of the Williams sisters. If I didn't have a reason to before, I don now with the way Serena carried herself at the U.S. Open.
The way she cursed off the umpires is completely unprofessional, and not something a player of her caliber should do. There comes a point when these antics become childish, and that time for her is already passed.
Editor's Note: There does come a point when antics become childish, but this does not apply to myself, Ocho Cinco, Ron Artest, Allen Iverson, Shawne Merriman, Ozzie Guillen and Randy Moss.
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