FSU Volleyball Starts the Season Ranked 12th

Many folks in Tallahassee look forward to September for football. Yes those Seminoles bring in crowds of 80,000 people - but my favorite Seminoles play in front of crowds counted in the hundreds.

Volleyball. Last season - the Lady Seminoles advanced all the way to the final four in the NCAA Tournament. This year they start out Number 12 - and will rise from there. 

A crowd of 1000 - mostly senior citizens - means the Noles are in town. They play in Tully Gym - right in the middle of campus. Since there is no admission - games are very attractive to old people. In a way - kids do not appreciate volleyball games because they are free. 

If you sit right up front - you can almost touch the athletes. Since they do not wear helmets - you can see their facial expressions. You feel like you know each player - and yes they recognize you on the street and thank you for coming to the matches.

Thanks to Title IX - the federal laws require schools to give out as many scholarships to women as they do to men. It has opened a whole new door for women to go to college.