Spring Break
Women in Football?
Eric Boyles
Issue date: 2/26/04 Section: Opinion
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Colorado football is in shambles, on the heels of numerous allegations - from raping a female teammate to illegal recruiting practices. The University of Colorado Football team in the past month has seen its lifetime share of scandal. Three women have sued the Colorado Football program alleging that football players raped them. In the past few weeks, three more cases have been discovered, including the allegations of former Buffalo, Katie Hnida. Hnida, a kicker for the Buffalos, claimed that she left the program after being raped by a teammate in 2000. Now at home with the University of New Mexico, Hnida just wants to forget the horrors of Colorado.
These allegations really put a black flag on football, and are hurting the reputations of the men that play the game. The situation in Colorado that put a woman on the team was a situation crossing into new territory. Football is an extremely violent game that puts a man's physical and mental psyche to the test on a daily basis. The game of football has never been played with women, and that throws a wrench into the works.
I am not saying that what Hnida says happened did not happen, especially with all of the other women coming forward, but I do not believe that Hnida should have ever been put in that situation. The game of football needs to be reserved for men to play, and it should never be played co-ed with women. That is not to say that women cannot play the game of football, but because of the makeup of the game, there has to be a separation of the sexes.
Also, I wonder why so many exceptions were made for a woman to play the game of football? Take a look at a predominately women's sport such as volleyball or softball: there have never been exceptions for a man to play on a women's team. No they make the men start their own league. Why is that? That doesn't seem very fair to the men; if I wanted to play on the softball team here at Western, I am positive that I would not be allowed because I am a man. So, why is football different? This country should not be worried about being so politically correct; it should really look at what matters, and that is being fair for men and women alike.
These allegations really put a black flag on football, and are hurting the reputations of the men that play the game. The situation in Colorado that put a woman on the team was a situation crossing into new territory. Football is an extremely violent game that puts a man's physical and mental psyche to the test on a daily basis. The game of football has never been played with women, and that throws a wrench into the works.
I am not saying that what Hnida says happened did not happen, especially with all of the other women coming forward, but I do not believe that Hnida should have ever been put in that situation. The game of football needs to be reserved for men to play, and it should never be played co-ed with women. That is not to say that women cannot play the game of football, but because of the makeup of the game, there has to be a separation of the sexes.
Also, I wonder why so many exceptions were made for a woman to play the game of football? Take a look at a predominately women's sport such as volleyball or softball: there have never been exceptions for a man to play on a women's team. No they make the men start their own league. Why is that? That doesn't seem very fair to the men; if I wanted to play on the softball team here at Western, I am positive that I would not be allowed because I am a man. So, why is football different? This country should not be worried about being so politically correct; it should really look at what matters, and that is being fair for men and women alike.
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