Football’s Silly
Having never been a fan of football or the football at BGSU this was my first time ever near the stadium, which I think for many is not a strange occurrence. In the past three years of being a student at Bowling Green I’ve heard much more about Ohio State football than I have ever heard about our own school. Recent years have brought new renovations and additions to the football stadium to help draw more students and community members in. The most noticeable addition is, of course, the Sebo Center.
Visiting the Sebo Center was quite the eye opening experience. I had both positive and negative feelings after the tour came to an end. One of the things that impressed me most about the facility was how nice it was and how efficient the inner workings of the facility were. As I found out in the tour only certain people have special access to the building and certain rooms in the building. Only certain staff is allowed in specific areas of the entire facility. The frustrating aspect of this is that the majority of students at BGSU will never see the Sebo Center and have no part in the building.
Though many students will not be able to ever use the Sebo Center, it does accommodate well for football players and other athletes on campus. The only issue I find in the Sebo Center is its intense focus on our football team. There are a total of 17 men and women’s sports teams at BGSU and the Sebo Center is mainly glorified for just the football team. This seems unfair to me that other facilities aren’t seeing the same attention. I think the way that BGSU is dealing with this is building another very large and expensive facility (Stroh Center). Instead of trying to condense and save money the school seems to be continually trying to put our sports teams on some sort of pedestal that I just don’t see. Maybe I’m blind to sports glory, but since when did BGSU sports become so epically great?
As I said earlier, I’ve never heard much about BGSU football or many other sports for that matter, but what I’ve consistently heard about year after year is Ohio States football. It’s like Ohio bows down to these kids who can throw balls and tackle each other. Now, I’m not saying it’s not a strategic sport that takes dedication and practice, but come on, they’re still kids too. To focus on the point of why I think many are so infatuated with Ohio State it is because of their stadium or as many call it “The Horseshoe”. This facility is much like going to any professional game. The stadium becomes a whole different world when you enter it, with people everywhere, super fans all the way to rival team fans willing to step foot into the stadium.
Comparing this facility to the Bowling Green stadium is a whole different spectrum. Both of the teams are D1 schools, but they are completely different layouts and personalities. Although I think sports are way too glorified in our society and I could care less about it all, the Sebo Center does a great job and trying to keep up with other schools such as OSU. It adds a good look to the stadium with a sleek, fresh design and quality services for our athletes to succeed at what they do best. The tour was beneficial for the class, but not for my life. I still don’t care for football or sports that become way too intense in the public eye. Sports should be for fun and exercise, not money and glory.