SDSU Basketball

So I have been thinking a lot lately about college basketball. My dad likes to send me links to things that are going on with SDSU which is the main team in college that I follow. The reason I follow a team that is rarely on TV here is because of the fact that both of my parents attended San Diego State University and I was born in San Diego, where I lived for 6 years. This background has a major effect on me and the sports teams I enjoy watching. One of the relationships I have with my dad involves sports and talking about them therefore it is a subject matter that I have loved since I was young. I was recently send a quote about the Aztecs by Andy Katz a sports analyst on ESPN.com - “I have said this before but it is worth repeating: I cannot get over the transformation at San Diego State. I’m not sure I’ve seen a program come from such depths to becoming a consistent national winner in front of a frenzied crowd that simply didn’t exist. The atmosphere at Viejas Arena for a big game screams through the television, and when in person is quite a sight to see. Steve Fisher will be challenged to get quality non-conference games once the Aztecs go to the Big West. The odds of a ranked conference team coming into Viejas will diminish once UNLV and New Mexico are no longer common opponents. But SDSU is attractive enough to command a national schedule now.” This makes me really proud of the team that use to be a non-competitor team from a no name school. Many people may not have even heard of SDSU but due to their evolving sports prowess they are becoming more widely know at least in the college sports world. 


I just recently watched an Aztec's game on TV last week against UNLV. This was a really big game that came down to a buzzer beater at the end. The feel from the players and the crowd at Viejas arena was one of extreme pride and love for the team and the school. In fact one of the players on the Aztec's created a rap for the season that aired before the game last week. Tim Shelton created the rap that not only showed off his skills as a rapper but also his knowledge of his school and teammates. The video featured the players on the Aztecs as well as members of the "Show" which is the student section at Viejas arena. 


http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger-college-basketball-blog/tim-shelton-shows-off-rap-skills-aztec-motto-204521802.html




The rap is not only written well but the production that had to go into creating the video was almost professional looking. Tim Shelton could have been done playing for the Aztec's since he graduated last spring but instead he decided to come back and play another season for the team he loved. Having a player so dedicated to his team shows the younger members what they should live up to. The rap video was created with a lot of help from fan's and other players. If it wasn't for the fans and players who helped make this video it wouldn't have been nearly as good as it was because it would have felt detached without the visual presence of the players mentioned in the rap. The dunking scenes were impressive as they involved skill and matched up to the words pretty well. One of the things I did not like about the video was the changing of colors at the beginning and within the video. It makes sense with the words but distracts me from what is actually going on. Something I think is impressive about Shelton is the fact that last season he also created a rap for his team. It was pretty good but not as good as the one for this season which means he is improving his rap skills.