Brace yourselves everyone, for I am about to request something that may draw out the emotions of shock, disgust or absolute confusion.
I think everyone should drop their No. 2 party school activities for the weekend, find a mode of transportation and take a road trip to (gulp) Bowling Green for two exciting Mid-American Conference sports events between your Bobcats and those Falcons.
Now I recognize that most everyone's top reason for enrolling at Ohio was to have an excuse not to visit friends at Bowling Green because of the distance. I also realize that, for most of us, it was our 268th choice of colleges to attend - just in front of Miami - when we were seniors in high school. And, from what I've heard, the campus may cause trouble for even the strongest of anti-depressants.
None of that matters. There are only two places that need to be visited on this odyssey: Cochrane Field for Friday's match between the women's soccer teams and Doyt Perry Stadium for Saturday's football game between the top two teams in the MAC East.
Friday's soccer match promises to be highly competitive and entertaining. Even though the Bobcats record may not show it (3-7, 1-3 MAC), the team has shown it can compete with any team in the country. Since beginning its MAC schedule, two of the teams' matches have gone into the second overtime session and the other two have been decided by only one goal each.
No matter what the result, the match between the two MAC foes promises to go the full 90-plus minutes.
Now, I'm putting out this warning: the 24 hours between the soccer and football games may be extremely difficult. My suggestion is to find an empty parking lot, lock your doors and just catch up on all the sleep you did not get during mid-term week.
Saturday's football game is huge in every respect. It is a matchup that pins the MAC's best quarterback, the Falcons' Omar Jacobs, against the MAC's best cornerback, the Bobcats' Dion Byrum.
After a slow offensive start to the year, the Bobcats lit up Kent State for 35 points, showing that they can compete when the game turns into a track meet. It is arguably the team's biggest game of the season, thus far, and is yet another opportunity for the 'Cats to upset a highly-favored opponent.
I will not guarantee two Bobcat victories this weekend, but I can promise you that, no matter how dangerous or treacherous this journey to Bowling Green may be, it will be much more enjoyable than burning a couch.
- Andrew Gribble is a sophomore journalism major. Send him an e-mail atag358604@ohiou.edu.
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