On one hand, you have the Panthers
The Cardinal and Gold
In their fancy Hughes Stadium
With New Turf, New Seats,
And a Jumbotron near a Light Rail Station
On the other, you have the Beavers
They were Navy and Red
They play on Grass
With smaller crowds
And with championship swagger.
Many see this matchup as small
Because, after all, JuCo football
Doesn’t draw excitement
While the players are bigger,
They still seem like high school
However, for this sports enthusiast
I do not see small-time football
I see a town divided by allegiance
Many favor the Panthers of the South
Others See the Beavers in the North
So, as these goliaths meet
One team willing to clobber the other
This is not just a JuCo football game
It is North versus South
One side of town versus the other
(This is a poem that I submitted for Susurrus, a literary journal for Sacramento City College.)
Charles Linzie
