I went the UW Men’s hockey game Saturday night, and I’m not sure why, but the student section was embarassing. The UW has earned some bad press with the UW marching band debacle, so an immature student section and nerdy pep band just irked the shit out of me.
It all started with the other team scoring a goal, and the students chanting, “You still suck” How immature is that? The students have been doing this when another teams scores for as long as I can remember, so I guess it’s a bit of a tradition. That tradition includes the band playing along with the rhythm of the chant. Hasn’t the music department endured enough negativity for a decade without acting like a bunch of sore losers?
Seriously folks, what in the HELL is going on? This is the second game this year I can’t watch in my own home, except for on my computer, which is small, choppy, and low quality. On top of that, you have to have Verizon to see that game. I spend way too much money for cable tv just so I can watch the sports I want to watch. I’m not sure who’s in charge of how Badger games are broadcast, but some asshole needs to canned.
It’s not like this is some pre-season game, which I can ALMOST understand, but this is a Big 10 game against Northwestern. The UW Athletic Department needs to do something immediately. Mr. Alvarez needs to get off his ass make sure the Badger fans can watch the game, or there won’t be any fans.
So, now what am I going to do today?
If you’re a UW Badgers volleyball fan, you either know her name already or you better be prepared to hear it a lot for the next four years. Dolgner is a freshman and if she’s not the best hitter on the team, she’s damn close to it…..not too shabby for a freshman, eh? I was watching her warm-up last night and it never donned on me that she’d even play until I saw spike and serve a few before the game. Brittney stands only 6 feet tall, but this girl can seriously jump and spikes as hard as anyone I’ve seen.
The sky is the limit for Brittney Dolgner, so I, and many other Badger fans, will watch her with great anticipation.
Brittany Dolgner Bio
If you don’t know already, Charter is not showing the Badger game today. I talked to two different representatives from Charter and one lacky using their online chat feature, and all of them blamed ESPN. This very well may be true, but I don’t pay ESPN, I pay Charter, and I expect to be able to view particular local events, such as Badger and Packer football games.
Currently, I’m paying $124.66/month after taxes. I’ve been using Charter Communications for my digital cable and internet access needs for quite a few years now, but today I’ve decided to switch. Why switch? First of all, satellite tv services, such as Direct TV, are showing the game today, and secondly, Charter could give a shit less. Charter attitude on the phone with me today proved they care about one thing, making money for themselves. Charter gets lots of bad press, and I’m finally starting to read the writing on the wall.
I think it should be a top priority for Charter to have Badger and Packer games for local subscribers. As I was contemplating where I’m going to watch the game today, I was thinking about all of the establishments that use Charter, and the money they’ll lose becaue of it. If I were a business that typically shows the Badger game, there’s no doubt I’d be switching my service immediately.
When I hear the students chanting, “fuck you”, “eat shit” today, I will think of Charter Communications.
