Chant Rant

 

 

We attended the Coastal Carolina Chanticleer football home opener this afternoon verses Furman. I still suffer from Coach David Bennett withdrawals after they fired him at the end of 2011 and allowed the millionaire, Joe Moglia to buy them off and pay for a coaching job. I watched him on the sidelines during the 2012 season, very detached displaying un-coach like antics. The millionaire bought the team three new buses, need I say more. I despise someone who buys his way rather than earn it.

 

That brings me to tonight's Chant Rant. We seat ourselves on the home team side of the field, 50 yard line in the teal seats. The two teams, Coastal and Furman storm onto the field but something is bass-akwards. Furman in their purple set up shop on our sideline. The Furman band spill into our stands and the Furman cheerleaders begin leading cheers on our side of the field. What is this, a Twilight Zone episode or Candid Camera?

I'm then informed that Joe, the millionaire has decided to change side of the field, because he doesn't like the sun to be in his eyes. Never in the history of football at any level has this ever happened. Because the sun is in his eyes...the sun is in our eyes, as it is for the entire bleacher full of Chant fans. Are we supposed to march over to the other side and demand seats with the sun to our backs?

Recap, we the fans come to the stadium expecting to see the CCU football team on the home side of stadium. That's what fans do. Instead we're looking at the backs of players wearing purple uniforms, cheer leaders in purple and flag waving band members in purple, not to mention a large fan base of Furman folks.

Foot ball tradition tossed out the window because Joe doesn't like looking into the sun. Now the Chants will play all away games, whether they are home or not. The football team is across the field during the game instead of on the side lines in front of us. I was confused. Just who was I supposed to be pulling for, the ones in purple or those on the opposite sidelines wearing teal. I am beyond flustered and fed up with Joe the millionaire and it being all about him and he what he wants, bought and paid for. Does the university have not an ounce of pride left? Joe has the funds to buy anything he wants, sad, sad, sad.

In two weeks is the next home game. I'll have to research my new team colors for that game and purchase a new wardrobe. I'll have to do that every home game now because the opposing team will be on our side of the field. This is so terribly wrong; say it ain't so, Joe that you think you are more important than tradition, the fans, football. It makes me want to puke.

Joe you have ruined it for all of us. Some of us can't be bought. You are disgusting and those running CCU are just a bad for allowing you to buy them off.  It's a sad day for college football. ESPN should run a story on this, the end of football as we know it at CCU.