Don’t get me wrong, it’s great that the football team did well this season and that the WKU fanbase is coming out of the woodwork to support the Tops. But where was everybody for the first four games of this season? I can’t count the times I heard, “This is the last WKU football game I’m going to.” It’s amazing that the BBVA Compass Bowl Facebook page is inundated with posts from WKU fans, but students need to realize that it’s not good enough to cheer for the team when we’re winning, but that we need to cheer even more when the going gets rough. Our team starting winning because of the confidence from the week before, but a lot of that confidence is gained from the fans at the game. If there are few to no fans at the game, that confidence level can be severely diminished. WKU fans (including myself) need to keep the spirit alive throughout the season, through thick and thin, winning or winless, regardless of outcome or opponent. UK fills their stadium to 102% capacity without even being bowl eligible! Lets keep the spirit strong, even when everything seems to be going wrong. Now that our team is fully a winning Division I-A program, it’s time for our fans to join them.

Kyle MacDonald

Goshen junior