Due the recent failures of the football team and related complaints/self-inflicted injuries/overt fraternity drunkenness (albeit not necessarily a new issue), Vandy Fanatics has agreed to hold another school road trip to an away sporting event in hopes to boost school spirit. This fall, the Fanatics sponsored a road trip to watch the football team’s road loss at LSU. “It was horrible,” one female participant stated after returning to Vanderbilt, “It rained the entire time and there was purple and yellow everywhere. The game was a complete fashion disaster.”
After much deliberation, the Fanatics have decided to travel to the Club Water Polo team’s tournament at Tulane University in New Orleans in February. “We feel that it is good to encourage excitement in lesser known sports and activities,” one Vandy Fanatic Representative stated. “Plus, anything is better than the football team at this point.”
The water polo team has been incredibly successful this year, posting a record of 10-2, the reverse of the football team’s probable record of 2-10. They recently finished second in the Southeast Regional Championship. “The last time the football team finished second in anything, it always had the phrase ‘to last’ immediately following it,” one team member said.
The Fanatics hope that the trip will spread enthusiasm about the more successful, lesser known sports teams on campus. One senior administrator was even quoted as saying, “We have a water polo team?” Many have already expressed interest in signing up for the trip. “I love horses! I’m fosho going!” one Freshman girl stated.
The Vandy Fanatics recently issued an official list of reasons to go on the trip in hopes to stir up further interest for the trip throughout the Vanderbilt student body. They are listed below:
- You can watch a team that actually has a legitimate chance to win.
- There are worse ways to spend a Saturday, i.e. drinking yourself into oblivion in the hope that you will somehow survive watching the Vanderbilt football game without trying to bash your skull in against the bleachers
- It will be warm.
- You will actually get to witness a passing offense in action.
- Guys in matching Vanderbilt speedos proudly displaying the team colors on their arses
- The tournament is in New Orleans around the time of Mardi Gras. Yes, THE Mardi Gras. If nothing else, it will be a change of scenery: instead of partying at the frats, partying on Bourbon street!
- Girls in swimsuits. Enough said.
