Changes in the White House?

In an interview conducted with Barack Obama earlier this year, he told ESPN that if elected, he would place a basketball court within the White House. Now to some that sounds like one of the coolest things a president could do. To many people it symbolizes his youth and playfulness. But what you don't realize is that he will be using our money to reconstruct the White House. So there are two sides to this. Either favor the new elect president Obama or go against him and his new hard wood floor. 

Personally I am a huge fan of the game of basketball and would love to see something like that go into the White House. I believe it shows his side as an every day human being. Obama told reporters that he tries to get out and play everyday, acting normal as if he can. The flip side of this argument is that while were paying taxes, that money were paying is going to the contractors laying the new floor and putting in the glass backboards. So my question is what is your take? Where do you stand on a new basketball court in the White House? Do you oppose it? Or like me, do you think its a playful and good symbol?

The New Season

On Friday, the basketball team jump-starts their new season. As coach Doherty tells the team everyday, "We need to flip last years record". Last year the team went 10-20, showing bright-spots among the freshman and returning Center Bamba Fall. The addition of two highly recruited freshman that rank nationally, the team looks to be capable of shining in Conference USA this year. However, a team cannot win without their fans. Last year SMU ranked in the top 5 for biggest increases percentage wise for average attendance. We jumped 60.2%, but we are still lacking. To get this team where it needs to be and a potential NCAA bid, the fans are what make the difference. Making another team fear an away game is what we need to bring to SMU. 

So I am asking you, why not come to every game? Games run every Wednesday or Saturday and usually begin at 7 p.m. The team is looking for your support and trust me, by coming to these games we have a chance to get SMU on the map nationally and bring in a highly touted freshman in the upcoming future. Wouldn't you like to have the next Michael Jordan or Lebron James at our college someday? We lost two recruits this year already because they believed that our fans were lacking and that they did not want to play in that environment. So as freshman at SMU, lets make a change.