Stupid Behavior Tests WVU Coach's Temper - College Miscreants Turn up the Heat at Basketball Game
The sad events at the WVU basketball game last week seem to reflect a trend across the nation. Juvenile spectators (they can't be called fans; a fan would be watching the game, not behaving like a 5 year old in need of Ritalin), are acting out in ways that are disrespectful, dangerous and, to quote West Virginia's coach Bob Huggins, "…stupid."
Coach Huggins appropriately called out the unruly object-throwing youngsters during the WVU-Pitt game last week. Apparently his requests to cease the behavior fell on deaf ears. Shortly thereafter someone threw another object, hitting Pitt assistant coach Tom Herrion in the face, close to injuring his eye. ESPN played the disturbing clip later that evening for the entire country to see.
While WVU won the game, Pitt coach Jamie Dixon said they wouldn't dwell on the behavior. He observed that one ridiculous person's antic shouldn't cast a pall over the entire school. While that may be true, the entire school should be held responsible for bringing an immediate end to these types of theatrics.
WVU President James Clements publically apologized to Pitt, saying "West Virginia University is appalled and embarrassed by the …behavior at the Pitt men's basketball game on Wednesday night."
And they should be. I've been a Raider fan since the beginnig of time and I've never seen anyone in the dreaded Black Hole act like this.
Hopefully Clements promise of added security will achieve its goal to bring the pathetic behavior of a few stupid, attention-starved delinquents well under control.
