Can we please stop posting rants about student attendance?
Most of us aren't enrolled at the university, and haven't been for years. Many of us aren't even alumni. Yet for some reason quite a few of us seem to think that current students are missing a vital part of their college experience by not attending football games just because we find some enjoyment in following Wildcat athletics (or found enjoyment as students). It's beyond stupid.
Northwestern is a great university, in part, because it provides an abundance of opportunity to explore diverse interests. It's not our job to tell students what opportunities they should pursue with their time in Evanston. Your internet rants will be read by, at most, dozens of current students and a couple hundred alumni who, like you, are already dedicated to Northwestern athletics. You're preaching to the choir. We're all internet weirdos on this forum who like Northwestern athletics. We're part of a very, very small club. Not everyone is going to have the same interests as us (thankfully). And even if they do, it's ok if they pursue that interest with less ferocity than we do (probably a smart choice). I'd imagine current students give less than a flying f*** what some middle-aged weirdo Wildcat fan says about them on the internet, and I'd imagine they give one fewer flying f*** about you telling them what they should be doing with their time.
In short:
If a student attends a football game and gets something out of it, great. If he/she attends a study group instead, great. If he/she chooses to get wasted at some house party with friends during the game, great. Their experience is not your experience. They will find value in experiences you didn't pursue, and vice versa. Your rants on this forum will not impact their behavior. Your rants only make the 200 weirdos reading this board very angry. So stop it, enjoy the win, and maybe celebrate the students who did show up to the game rather than bash the students who chose not to attend.