Posted by dbacker1 on January 25, 10 at 15:20:13:
In Reply to: Re: AU Fans Last Night posted by just a polite retort on January 24, 10 at 18:23:04:
: remember when the asu sections would chant "bobbi's dead" to lute? And about Steve Kerr's military dad dying in Beirut?
: it takes a special level of crassness to ORGANIZE chants about player's dead relatives. Never did anyone utter a breath about Tillman.
: you already know every fanbase has more than its share of individual jackasses. I've even witnessed your beloved Sun Devils picking fights *GASP*.
: not to mention the all racially motivated Nogales/Mexico comments and sign we see nearly all the time.
: not saying we are any order of magnitude classier than you Devils, but to act as if we the sole barbarians is laughable.
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: : I don't really want to get into this too much, but I have to get this off my chest. There are countless posts after every football/basktetball game about the lack of class and downright horrible behaviour exhibited by some AU fans. I also realize that bad fans are part of every college athletic culture. Last night we once again experienced what seems to be an epidemic within the AU fan base. Families with children having to move or leave early due to horrible language and downright verbal abuse. Maybe we're just unlucky the past few years, but I'm getting to the point where I refuse to bring family members with me to the rival games anymore due to this problem! This rivalry brings out the very immature and ugly side of people. I'm sure there are bad apples within the ASU fan base, but I can't believe the behaviour exhibited last night by a few really irresponsible people on the AU side.
: : Rant over and thanks for listening.
: : And to our team and program. We are very proud of everyone on this team. Even with this loss, it's so incredibly exciting to have a program on the up. Thank you coach for building something special here in Tempe, and thank you to all the players that work so hard for our program and university!
: : Go Devils!
If you were at either game you would know the truth and it isn't what you posted. Regarding the Kerr incident there were 2-3 students that said that, something that even Steve Kerr acknowledges. He has said that it was not an entire group involved but just 2-3 people. As far as the Bobbi Olson situation, it was the same way, a couple if idiots that brought that up, not an ORCHESTRATED effort as you ridiculously claim. You really are an idiot if you believe your recollection of either situation but then again, you are an au fan so that in itself explains a lot.