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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
Most ACC fans do not want to be attacked or murdered in Morgantown !
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
(05-22-2017 02:22 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote: Most ACC fans do not want to be attacked or murdered in Morgantown !
How many visiting fans were murdered in Morgantown while WVU was in the Big East? Since I wasn't a BE fan I wasn't paying attention.
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
(05-22-2017 07:12 PM)ken d Wrote: (05-22-2017 02:22 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote: Most ACC fans do not want to be attacked or murdered in Morgantown !
How many visiting fans were murdered in Morgantown while WVU was in the Big East? Since I wasn't a BE fan I wasn't paying attention.
Well, I do know WVU fans threw rocks at a pregnant lady, so.....
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
(05-22-2017 07:37 PM)nzmorange Wrote: (05-22-2017 07:12 PM)ken d Wrote: (05-22-2017 02:22 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote: Most ACC fans do not want to be attacked or murdered in Morgantown !
How many visiting fans were murdered in Morgantown while WVU was in the Big East? Since I wasn't a BE fan I wasn't paying attention.
Well, I do know WVU fans threw rocks at a pregnant lady, so.....
Actually they punched one. I don't know if they threw rocks at another but it is certainly possible. LSU fans in Baton Rouge can be obnoxious. But LSU travel fans are a different sort and are always fun to be with when they come to Auburn. When LSU played WVU in Morgantown at night following a game that LSU won a LSU man and his wife were assaulted as they tried to leave the stadium parking lot in their vehicle. A drunken group of Eer fans beat on the car and shouted obscenities at the couple. The man rolled down the window (a mistake) and was dragged from the car and assaulted. When his pregnant wife tried to pull him back in the car she was punched.
Until that time there was great sentiment in some SEC quarters (Florida, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky) to consider WVU at some point if they managed to meet metrics. After the episode word got around quickly. Travel crowds usually contain a high amount of donors due to ticket priority. If your donors can't be safe traveling to another campus's venue then we don't need that school as a member of our conference.
In 40 plus years of going to SEC venues and ACC venues I have never witnessed or been threatened by fan violence. Drunk and obnoxious fans acting their intoxication levels, yes. Threatened no. The only physical fight I witnessed was in Birmingham in the early 80's when a drunken Alabama fan started shouting obscenities at an elderly Auburn couple. A man in his 40's stepped up and with one punch put the guy down. It was another Alabama fan who apologized to the couple for the behavior of anyone wearing crimson.
Auburn fans didn't have a bad time in Morgantown but we lost that night. There were more than a few incidents with the LSU travel crowd, but the one referenced was by far the worst reported.
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
(05-22-2017 07:12 PM)ken d Wrote: (05-22-2017 02:22 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote: Most ACC fans do not want to be attacked or murdered in Morgantown !
How many visiting fans were murdered in Morgantown while WVU was in the Big East? Since I wasn't a BE fan I wasn't paying attention.
Well, when Miami played there was an incident where Randy Shannon was hit by a trashcan thrown from the upper deck.
They're notorious for throwing items from the stands, storming the fields and assaulting anyone they can on the opposing staff. I've seen that in person when I worked the sidelines for Pitt. You just knew you had to have everything ready and run off to the locker rooms as soon as possible.
Not too many years ago Pitt assistants were hit by coins thrown during a basketball game which had to be stopped several times.
There have been incidents with urine filled balloons thrown at teams and rocks thrown at team buses.
And never park a car with identifying opposing team decals on it.
Everyone has bad fans, but their reputation is well earned.
Nothing is quite as revealing to the culture there as this opinion column from their own student newspaper: http://www.thedaonline.com/article_dc4fa...d5a60.html
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
OK, so WVU will NOT be getting an ACC invite... (and probably not many home & homes, either).
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
(05-22-2017 09:05 PM)JRsec Wrote: (05-22-2017 07:37 PM)nzmorange Wrote: (05-22-2017 07:12 PM)ken d Wrote: (05-22-2017 02:22 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote: Most ACC fans do not want to be attacked or murdered in Morgantown !
How many visiting fans were murdered in Morgantown while WVU was in the Big East? Since I wasn't a BE fan I wasn't paying attention.
Well, I do know WVU fans threw rocks at a pregnant lady, so.....
Actually they punched one. I don't know if they threw rocks at another but it is certainly possible. LSU fans in Baton Rouge can be obnoxious. But LSU travel fans are a different sort and are always fun to be with when they come to Auburn. When LSU played WVU in Morgantown at night following a game that LSU won a LSU man and his wife were assaulted as they tried to leave the stadium parking lot in their vehicle. A drunken group of Eer fans beat on the car and shouted obscenities at the couple. The man rolled down the window (a mistake) and was dragged from the car and assaulted. When his pregnant wife tried to pull him back in the car she was punched.
Until that time there was great sentiment in some SEC quarters (Florida, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky) to consider WVU at some point if they managed to meet metrics. After the episode word got around quickly. Travel crowds usually contain a high amount of donors due to ticket priority. If your donors can't be safe traveling to another campus's venue then we don't need that school as a member of our conference.
In 40 plus years of going to SEC venues and ACC venues I have never witnessed or been threatened by fan violence. Drunk and obnoxious fans acting their intoxication levels, yes. Threatened no. The only physical fight I witnessed was in Birmingham in the early 80's when a drunken Alabama fan started shouting obscenities at an elderly Auburn couple. A man in his 40's stepped up and with one punch put the guy down. It was another Alabama fan who apologized to the couple for the behavior of anyone wearing crimson.
Auburn fans didn't have a bad time in Morgantown but we lost that night. There were more than a few incidents with the LSU travel crowd, but the one referenced was by far the worst reported.
My worst fan experience ever was with LSU fans in Atlanta at the Kickoff classic. What a nasty bunch.
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
You ought to try and live here in Baton Rouge amongst them.
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
(05-23-2017 07:24 AM)TerryD Wrote: You ought to try and live here in Baton Rouge amongst them.
I honestly don't understand how you do it.
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
(05-23-2017 07:34 AM)XLance Wrote: (05-23-2017 07:24 AM)TerryD Wrote: You ought to try and live here in Baton Rouge amongst them.
I honestly don't understand how you do it.
There's a trick to it. Invite them to your tailgate, ply them with beer or booze, and wait for them to pass out. No more trouble!
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
(05-23-2017 08:41 PM)JRsec Wrote: (05-23-2017 07:34 AM)XLance Wrote: (05-23-2017 07:24 AM)TerryD Wrote: You ought to try and live here in Baton Rouge amongst them.
I honestly don't understand how you do it.
There's a trick to it. Invite them to your tailgate, ply them with beer or booze, and wait for them to pass out. No more trouble!
They're still nasty.
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
Texas, TCU, Tulane, and Notre Dame
Texas, TCU, Houston, and Notre Dame
Cincinnati, UConn, West Virginia, Notre Dame
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Notre Dame
Texas and Notre Dame
Cincinnati and Notre Dame
UConn and Notre Dame
West Virginia and Notre Dame
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Wilkie01
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
(05-24-2017 09:52 AM)DukeFan Wrote: Texas, TCU, Tulane, and Notre Dame
Texas, TCU, Houston, and Notre Dame
Cincinnati, UConn, West Virginia, Notre Dame
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Notre Dame
Texas and Notre Dame
Cincinnati and Notre Dame
UConn and Notre Dame
West Virginia and Notre Dame
?
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
(05-24-2017 11:22 AM)Wilkie01 Wrote: (05-24-2017 09:52 AM)DukeFan Wrote: Texas, TCU, Tulane, and Notre Dame
Texas, TCU, Houston, and Notre Dame
Cincinnati, UConn, West Virginia, Notre Dame
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Notre Dame
Texas and Notre Dame
Cincinnati and Notre Dame
UConn and Notre Dame
West Virginia and Notre Dame
?
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That's what I thought too, but it is his first post and he's a Dookie.....so.......
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Wilkie01
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
(05-24-2017 11:31 AM)XLance Wrote: (05-24-2017 11:22 AM)Wilkie01 Wrote: (05-24-2017 09:52 AM)DukeFan Wrote: Texas, TCU, Tulane, and Notre Dame
Texas, TCU, Houston, and Notre Dame
Cincinnati, UConn, West Virginia, Notre Dame
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Notre Dame
Texas and Notre Dame
Cincinnati and Notre Dame
UConn and Notre Dame
West Virginia and Notre Dame
?
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That's what I thought too, but it is his first post and he's a Dookie.....so.......
That explains it.
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
(05-24-2017 11:58 AM)Wilkie01 Wrote: (05-24-2017 11:31 AM)XLance Wrote: (05-24-2017 11:22 AM)Wilkie01 Wrote: (05-24-2017 09:52 AM)DukeFan Wrote: Texas, TCU, Tulane, and Notre Dame
Texas, TCU, Houston, and Notre Dame
Cincinnati, UConn, West Virginia, Notre Dame
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Notre Dame
Texas and Notre Dame
Cincinnati and Notre Dame
UConn and Notre Dame
West Virginia and Notre Dame
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That's what I thought too, but it is his first post and he's a Dookie.....so.......
That explains it.
I think he was replying to post #54
Quote:Who would be the optimum expansion schools for the ACC out of the B12 & G5?
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
(05-23-2017 08:41 PM)JRsec Wrote: (05-23-2017 07:34 AM)XLance Wrote: (05-23-2017 07:24 AM)TerryD Wrote: You ought to try and live here in Baton Rouge amongst them.
I honestly don't understand how you do it.
There's a trick to it. Invite them to your tailgate, ply them with beer or booze, and wait for them to pass out. No more trouble!
As an unrepentant Yankee even after 34 years in Baton Rouge, I decided to emulate the Confederacy and have seceded from Louisiana.......
I figure turnabout is fair play.
I boycott LSU athletics, mostly ignore LSU fans, fly my Irish flag (see left for avatar) from the front yard flagpole and go about my Yinzer Irish way.
Have I ever mentioned that I am a stubborn bastard?
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
(05-22-2017 09:05 PM)JRsec Wrote: (05-22-2017 07:37 PM)nzmorange Wrote: (05-22-2017 07:12 PM)ken d Wrote: (05-22-2017 02:22 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote: Most ACC fans do not want to be attacked or murdered in Morgantown !
How many visiting fans were murdered in Morgantown while WVU was in the Big East? Since I wasn't a BE fan I wasn't paying attention.
Well, I do know WVU fans threw rocks at a pregnant lady, so.....
Actually they punched one. I don't know if they threw rocks at another but it is certainly possible. LSU fans in Baton Rouge can be obnoxious. But LSU travel fans are a different sort and are always fun to be with when they come to Auburn. When LSU played WVU in Morgantown at night following a game that LSU won a LSU man and his wife were assaulted as they tried to leave the stadium parking lot in their vehicle. A drunken group of Eer fans beat on the car and shouted obscenities at the couple. The man rolled down the window (a mistake) and was dragged from the car and assaulted. When his pregnant wife tried to pull him back in the car she was punched.
Until that time there was great sentiment in some SEC quarters (Florida, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky) to consider WVU at some point if they managed to meet metrics. After the episode word got around quickly. Travel crowds usually contain a high amount of donors due to ticket priority. If your donors can't be safe traveling to another campus's venue then we don't need that school as a member of our conference.
In 40 plus years of going to SEC venues and ACC venues I have never witnessed or been threatened by fan violence. Drunk and obnoxious fans acting their intoxication levels, yes. Threatened no. The only physical fight I witnessed was in Birmingham in the early 80's when a drunken Alabama fan started shouting obscenities at an elderly Auburn couple. A man in his 40's stepped up and with one punch put the guy down. It was another Alabama fan who apologized to the couple for the behavior of anyone wearing crimson.
Auburn fans didn't have a bad time in Morgantown but we lost that night. There were more than a few incidents with the LSU travel crowd, but the one referenced was by far the worst reported.
I still vividly recall this ugly incident since I grew up 25 miles from Morgantown, WV and have lived in Baton Rouge since 1983.
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RE: Why no love for Oklahoma U?
(05-24-2017 02:36 PM)TerryD Wrote: (05-23-2017 08:41 PM)JRsec Wrote: (05-23-2017 07:34 AM)XLance Wrote: (05-23-2017 07:24 AM)TerryD Wrote: You ought to try and live here in Baton Rouge amongst them.
I honestly don't understand how you do it.
There's a trick to it. Invite them to your tailgate, ply them with beer or booze, and wait for them to pass out. No more trouble!
As an unrepentant Yankee even after 34 years in Baton Rouge, I decided to emulate the Confederacy and have seceded from Louisiana.......
I figure turnabout is fair play.
I boycott LSU athletics, mostly ignore LSU fans, fly my Irish flag (see left for avatar) from the front yard flagpole and go about my Yinzer Irish way.
Have I ever mentioned that I am a stubborn bastard?
Wow! Thanks for the personal insight. I don't think anyone here had noticed!
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