No, your comment was definitely fair! Seeing as I'm still in school, I can only go off of what I've been told about getting a job, and it's quite possible that my pre-conceived notions deviate from the reality. Perhaps being a devoted Crazie does, in fact, carry more weight than I thought it did. Maybe that's another part of the problem, because I think a large portion of the Duke students see their other "activities" as more valuable to their long range plan.
I'm not trying to stick up for students who have the free time, or could make the free time to go to games, only the ones who would truly overcommit themselves by spending that time at games...
As for the fact that students can get into Cameron right up until tip-off, I wonder if they know that? I haven't talked to many about this, but could it just be the fact that they don't know that they don't have to wait for hours to get into the games? I'm sure all they've heard are stories of people waiting for hours upon hours and sleeping out overnight on the sidewalk for games... I just wonder, if they aren't signed up for the Crazies listserv, if they know the reality. I can definitely do my part by making it clear to all of my friends that they don't have to sleep out overnight to get into most games.
Sorry, I'm just frustrated with both sides. The students who could go to games, but don't (although I understand some of their sentiments), as well as the fact that the constant "skewering" of the Crazies has begun to take the fun out of attending games at Cameron. The thing is, I understand both sides of the argument. I'm beginning to realize the only thing to do is for us to work as hard as we can to make Cameron legendary again. It will not be the same as it was in the 80s and 90s, but then again, since when was Cameron known for being a static, unchanging place?