and like the team very much. Many of them lack the passion of the fans from some schools especially located in the SEC but also including Ohio State fans and Penn State fans, both of which are delusional about their ethics or lack thereof.
I guess that makes me more like the redneck fans of the south and the aforementioned delusional Ohio State and Penn State fans in that I live and die for the football team even though I am supposed to be a sophisticated alumnus.
I do love the fact that having our athletes get their degrees and be solid contributors toward life after sports is important to us. It seems like many of our athletes are like our every day students in the sense that they want to live a valuable, fulfilling and giving life after football and basketball. Even our so called borderline students of the Holtz era seem to have proven their worth as human beings after their initial careers.