Word: cups
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Certainly, sports-writing can tend to be melodramatic. But how the Ryder Cup has managed to galvanize such a large segment of the American populace--the event was front page news across the country--is beyond me. According to NBC, a record 55 million viewers tuned in to watch the trans-Atlantic battle of our country clubs' finest. Add to that the 30,000 fans who gathered a dozen-deep to wave and cheer America...
What's so special about the Ryder Cup...
...many of the players on the American team have expressed, its one thing to lose a tournament and miss that paycheck. But it's quite another to see the Ryder Cup--a 27-inch gold chalice with a tradition that dates back to the famous 1927 match between the "Yanks" and the "Brits"--leave for foreign soil...
...maybe what we need to here at Harvard to rejuvenate our faltering sports interest is our own Cup. Currently, our sports teams play for division titles and championships. Meaningful endeavors certainly, but nothing that fans can directly relate...
Instead, we could take a little bit out of that multi-billion dollar nest egg and donate what we could call the Crimson Cup. We'd make it big and shiny. Inscribe on it the names of our undergraduate Houses. Smack that Veritas shield right on it's face. Then put it up for grabs...