Why we would be dumb not to accept it
The North Dakota State football team has been invited to be honored at the White House by the one and only President Donald Trump. I couldn’t believe this when I saw the news. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I hope NDSU’s president makes the right decision here.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I hope NDSU’s president makes the right decision here.
This is a no-brainer to me. Yeah, Trump may be the most hated man on earth right now, but you’re going to the White House. He doesn’t just give this option out to every football team. He noticed the dynasty, became interested and ultimately sent out an invitation for our football team to experience something very few people get to do. There will be Grade A food, beverages and some very important people at the honoring. Let the team see what that’s like. Clemson University received an invitation to the White House after their championship victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide. They accepted the invite and got to pig out on a McDonald’s buffet in the White House. That doesn’t sound too appealing, but if you saw a stack of Big Macs on a silver platter, you would probably take advantage of it. While their accomplishment was a little better than ours, Trump still understands how good our football team really is.
If our president is against it, he will be making the biggest mistake of his life. Put politics aside. He’s not inviting the team there to get each of their opinions on border security. He will treat the players with food and likely some emotional support. After all, we have won seven national championships in the last eight years, so this would be a nice “reward” for the players. We’re also talking about Donald Trump here, and lord knows what his money will get for the players to enjoy.
I just really don’t want us to make the wrong decision here, which would be to not attend.
I just really don’t want us to make the wrong decision here, which would be to not attend. There could be more than just food there too. Trump has a lot of money, and he might be willing to consider some things. Since he likes the idea of building stuff to keep things out, here’s an idea: Why doesn’t he build a giant heater around the campus to keep the cold air out? It can’t hurt to propose that idea. Just a thought.