I don't believe Boston University Athletics got a chance at its own offseason this year.
It seems like every which way the athletes turned they were thrown into more adversity. For some, it was getting their character questioned day in and day out. It doesn't matter if they were friends with certain people on their team, all that mattered was that they participated in the same sport. People even tried to test the judgements of our recruits and questioned why they would even want to come to this school anymore. For others, it was getting their hard work devalued. It didn't matter if they could, yet again, prove how dominate they were. They were going to have that ripped away from them no matter what. Even if they fought their hardest, won as many games as they possibly could, they would have extreme difficulty trying to earn the opportunity to represent their school in a national tournament. And for the rest of them - they're still fighting day in and day out to prove their worth.
Yeah - all of that sucked. Even for the fans. All the sudden we were in a position where the sports we love to support were being attacked on all different levels. It wasn't just about proving ourselves to our rivals anymore, we were being asked to prove ourselves to countless ordinary people who felt some sense of entitlement to judge us.
But the good part of it all was that nobody backed down from the challenge. People were outraged at the decisions of others. We all spoke out about it. All of the sudden there were Facebook pages popping up, petitions being started, articles being written - all in overwhelming support of our teams. We would gladly defend the right to play. It branched deeper than just the diehards, too. Anyone who wears Scarlet and White was part of this. It started last Winter and is still going strong now. It has never felt better to go to a men's ice hockey home opener than it did this year. The massive student sections spoke volumes as to how much we care about this place we've all decided was our home. That support speaks louder than any competition bans or character criticisms people will throw at us.
And that is by far way cooler than anything I could ever hope to put into words on this blog. For a year, I've tried to show just how awesome we are, but I just can't accurately do that. So it's with a heavy hear that I announce today the end. After a year of truly loving what I was doing, I will be doing it no longer.
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Seriously??
Guys, I'm obsessed with BU Athletics, why on earth would I ever stop blogging about them? Hahahahahahaha
BUT REALLY, this is the end of the way things have been going. Today, I'm kicking off a new era of Bleed Scarlet. This blog, whatever it currently represented, is getting an upgrade. It's no longer just about hockey and occasionally basketball (but let's be real, I'll still talk about hockey until your head explodes) and less about me hating on the student section (yeah, I think we've all proven ourselves) and more about the reasons why we wear Boston across our chest. We meaning everyone. That's right, from the athletes to the fans to the coaches to the administration, we all have stories worth telling. Stories about why we love these athletic teams. About why we love this school.
So if BU can make it's own campaign to raise one billion dollars [Dr. Evil voice] (oh, and I'll take some of that when you raise it, by the way) I'm just gonna make my own. No, not another campaign to raise money, but a campaign to show why we all Bleed Scarlet. Starting now, you can expect more interviews (I might even interview you), more videos (send in all your photos and videos from games!), and of course, more Newton University hatred.
And from now on, feel free to send any pictures, videos, thoughts, ideas, or reasons why you should be interviewed to BleedScarletBU@gmail.com.
Until then - enjoy this video commemorating how awesome we are.
*All images are used with permission from the owners or the teams themselves. Please go on Facebook or ask me for individual photo credit. I own almost none of the images, only the ones of the men's hockey team (sans the Kraus picture). I would've included all the sports, but I didn't get permission to use their images. So big ups to everyone I missed including Men's Basketball, Men's/Women's soccer, T/F, Swim & Dive, Men's/Women's crew and rowing, Golf, Wrestling, and anyone else!
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