Seems another prominent program had issues at a game. Will ESPN have a travel advisory put in place for Happy Valley? Will they trash Jo Pa's school this weekend on the air during the psu|um game? Why haven't we heard more about this episode? http://www.10tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3962074 OSU Band Targeted by Penn State Fans Fans Threaten OSU Band if (document.layers) {document.write(''); document.close();}coreAdsCreate('wnsz_20', 'loc', '100'); PennStateUniversity is apologizing for some conduct which took place off the field and before Saturday night’s game in State College. It appears the Ohio State University Marching Band was the target of unsportsmanlike behavior at the hands of some Nittany Lions fans. Neither school is happy about what happened in HappyValley. With nearly 110,000 people attending the game, PennState officials say it is possible there were "a couple jerks" among the fans. OSU graduate Evan Mohr says it was much more than that. "The threat of physical violence, people standing on hood of my car, mud balls being thrown," Mohr said of the environment before the game. OSU band director Dr. Jon Woods says the band’s march towards the stadium got physical. "I saw a fan pushing their way into the ranks of the band, which is frightening,” Dr. Woods said. His feelings are echoed all across online message boards where Buckeyes say attending Saturday’s game was the worst experience they ever had. One OhioState band member posted a message saying someone urinated into a bottle and threw the bottle at the band. That is in addition to grabbing, punching, and yelling of profanities the band endured. Dr. Woods says the conduct definitely crossed the line. "This was without a doubt the most hostile environment that I've ever experienced at a college football game,” the 21-year veteran director told 10TV. An unofficial website for PennState shows Lions fans saying they're downright embarrassed by the behavior of fellow fans. Buckeye fans across the country say they should be. “One PennState guy just grabbed another guy and threw him up against the car for no reason,” OhioState fan Matt Snezik said. OSU's Marching band received a letter of apology Monday from PennState's president and the school’s band director. Some PennState fans are blaming the late-night kickoff for the excessive behavior, saying it gave people more time to get drunk.
Has this showed up on any of the national news station. I doubt it will for it would blimish the whole joe pa story this year. :geauxtige
I hope they do, it needs to be reported and talked about just like the LSU sceanrio with the busses needed to be reported and talked about, and the I believe Michigan fans who threw stuff on the field, etc. The last thing that needs to be done is to sweep these things under the rug. Something has to be done about the thugs that go to football games or it is going to get way out of hand.
HappyValley! :hihi: I'm glad we don't have some pansy name like that! DEATH VALLEY, HOME OF THE FIGHTIN TIGERS!!!!!
that happens everywhere even at the pac 10 games where no one cares about football..... LSU ASU I was catching tons of crap.... sure is quite now......after the ducks left town with a W.....
Hmmmmmmmm.........This won't go anywhere, it only happens at LSU....right? :dis: I mean this does sound alot worse than what happens at LSU untill SOME fans of another SEC WEST SCHOOL start making chit up......or shall we say expanding on the truth.... :dis: Anyway, this will be the last you hear of the problem in Happy Valley. :yelwink2:
