Looking back at the past three and a half years, there are five games that stand out to me as the most memorable that I have seen while a Columbia student. I didn’t get to enjoy all of them as a fan, Columbia didn’t necessarily win all of them, and some of them hold more sentimental value than athletic value, but here are the top five most memorable games that I have seen as a Columbia student.
Looking back at the past three and a half years, there are five games that stand out to me as the most memorable that I have seen while a Columbia student. I didn’t get to enjoy all of them as a fan, Columbia didn’t necessarily win all of them, and some of them hold more sentimental value than athletic value, but here are the top five most memorable games that I have seen as a Columbia student.
Whether you’ve been watching or not, it’s all-star season in professional sports. All of these recent all-star games gave me an idea for postseason play that is not unheard of in the Ivy League: Let’s have an Ivy League football all-star game.
Whether you’ve been watching or not, it’s all-star season in professional sports. All of these recent all-star games gave me an idea for postseason play that is not unheard of in the Ivy League: Let’s have an Ivy League football all-star game.
Last weekend I went home to Connecticut to watch my high school football team compete in its first state championship game in our school’s history. The biggest surprise of my trip home was that Plainville High School‑my school’s Thanksgiving day rival and from the town I grew up playing sports in‑had dropped its football program. What got to me was that the recent and all too common trend of football programs being dropped finally hit close to home.
Last weekend I went home to Connecticut to watch my high school football team compete in its first state championship game in our school’s history. The biggest surprise of my trip home was that Plainville High School‑my school’s Thanksgiving day rival and from the town I grew up playing sports in‑had dropped its football program. What got to me was that the recent and all too common trend of football programs being dropped finally hit close to home.
Here in Morningside Heights, some people—more than a few of them Spec columnists—thought that Columbia head coach Norries Wilson’s job was at stake going into the final two weeks of the season. While I’m sure that the Lions’ wins over Cornell and Brown changed their minds, they only affirmed what I thought all along—the 2009 edition of the Lions is the best team that Wilson has had in his four years.
Here in Morningside Heights, some people—more than a few of them Spec columnists—thought that Columbia head coach Norries Wilson’s job was at stake going into the final two weeks of the season. While I’m sure that the Lions’ wins over Cornell and Brown changed their minds, they only affirmed what I thought all along—the 2009 edition of the Lions is the best team that Wilson has had in his four years.
