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Dear Editor,
The Bentley football team is 6-1. Last Friday night they defeated Southern Connecticut State University by a score of 17-14. A huge win for the program and a big step in its goal toward winning the NE-10 Championship and a berth in the National Playoffs.
Most of you missed a heck of a game. I know most of you missed it because when I turned to look at the crowd, the stands were only about 1/3 full. Many of the people in the stands were family and friends of the team. Some were students, some were fans from Southern and very, very few were staff or faculty from the Bentley Community.
I write this because I know that it’s important to this team to see support from not only the usual “family and friends” crowd, but also to see faces from the community that they are a part of. I cannot speak for all of athletics. I know that some of the teams enjoy better staff and faculty support than others. From a football perspective, I often hear about the need to support all elements of our community.
I personally attend plays, choir performances, art exhibits, breakfasts, lunches and dinners for various groups and organizations and encourage my coaches and players to do the same. Does everyone LIKE football? Certainly not and I wish that I was more culturally sophisticated so I could have appreciated some of the events I attended a bit more.
The point is, if everyone is going to talk-the-talk about involvement in our campus community and supporting each other’s endeavors, then we should all make more of an effort to walk-the-walk.
Some professors and staff members tend to look at a football player as something of a caricature, but I assure you, they work very, very hard at representing our university with pride and commitment. Come to a game, cheer on your fellow students and classmates.
Make an effort, even if it is out of your normal comfort zone, to be part of what we are trying to do and that’s represent YOUR university on the field. Hope to see you at a future game!
Thom Boerman
Head Coach, Bentley University Football
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