Dear ASU Student Section (or as some may say - The Inferno),
As a senior attending Arizona State University, I am a seasoned Sun Devil. This is my fourth year cheering on our amazing football team, my fourth year sitting (standing) in the student section, and my fourth year attending every Maroon Monsoon and Black Out possible. Despite being so excited to go to every last game that I can for my senior year, something has come to my attention at the first two games of the season.
Our student section sucks.
Now come on guys, we have one of the largest student sections in the nation! I mean, we go to the largest school in the nation so it only makes sense, right? If you're a Sun Devil then get to the games, guys! Let's show our team the support they need to bring home the W each week.
Secondly, I cannot stand arriving at the game only to find everyone sitting. Excuse me, but did you freshman not get the memo that we DO NOT SIT at football games. In the student section, we STAND for the entire game, with the exception of half-time. This is honestly a disgrace. In my four years here, I've seen maybe one person sit and the entire section yelled at him until he stood up. Why are we not holding people to the same standard anymore? Have we given up completely? Hold each other accountable. If people are sitting in your section, then tell them to stand up and be proud. The more excited you get at the games, the more fun it is. You can't properly cheer sitting down, so stand up Sun Devils!
Another thing is that our cheers are extremely lacking. It's so frustrating to go to a game with my friends and to be the only ones in our row cheering. That's not how football or the Inferno works. Especially now, we are split up in the end zones. Do you know what that means? It means we have to be extra loud so that the each side can hear each other. Get off your phones and start cheering now! Learn the first song, learn the cheers, count when Sparky does his pushups. Be a Sun Devil and get educated, get spirited, get loud.
Now, don't get me wrong I love the student section, and I love ASU football. I'm just extremely disappointed in what I've been seeing at the games: sitting and lack of spirit, so if you're not going to act like a true Sun Devil, get out of the student section. Let the real Sun Devils get the better sections and don't even bother coming. Do you not realize you only get four years to experience this? You came to a school that plays PAC 12 football; appreciate that and take advantage of that. Many schools don't get this opportunity, and you're lucky enough to get to be apart of it. Step it up class of 2019, or don't show up at all.
Sincerely,
A Disappointed Senior
