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On Sunday, I was one of the 40 or so people nationwide watching the Masters (which, I should mention, is a historic golf tournament), and I can understand the frustration of those who complain about golf not being a good spectator sport.
In that game, freshman forward Earl Hunt scored 39 points and was absolutely unstoppable. On Friday night, the Harvard defense turned Hunt into a harmless spectator.
Asking a die-hard sports spectator to predict how we will spectate in the future can cause terrible cognitive dissonance. The sports fan is not oriented toward the future; he is the retrospective creature par excellence. He travels forward with his eyes glued to the rearview mirror. His preferred modes...
Except for the opportunity to begrudgingly share cheese-drenched nachos with complete strangers or stand in line and chat with other people who also have to urinate badly, there will be no valid reason to attend a live sports event as a spectator. All sports, and especially football, will continue...
Rather than dealing directly with students groups--once a major component of his postion--Epps says he now gets to be a spectator at football games, Glee Club concerts and theatrical productions.