AM fans rushing out on the field

[JJxvi]

If there's anything to be learned about Texas fans rushing the field in 1995, or a handful of Nebraska fans running onto the field in 2002, as it relates to the original post its that sometimes the emotions of football run so high that people as a group do things (even in the face of angry opposing fans) like run out onto the field in jubilation when they are close to the action. It's no shock that the same thing would happen with so many A&M students so close to the field last Saturday night in our own stadium as well.

[fig96]

Sorry, would you like written documentation of each individual interaction between Corps members and fans? It was embarrassing and, as I stated, "not a proud incident".

 

Okay, but you made it sound like the UT fans were just as much to blame for "pushing past the Corp" and then they "got into it". That is not what happened. What happened was a bunch, not a few, a lot of Corps guys lost their heads and handed out multiple several-on-one beatings, not a couple of one-on-one fist fights where both parties were willing participants. Just so we're all clear, here.

 

I'm not excusing the Corps actions because you can't, but I'm also not quoting a letter to a paper 9 years ago that was written 6 years after an incident; I was actually there watching it. The Corps actions were inexcusable, but I can also tell you some firsthand stories of UT students from that evening who weren't exactly angelic. It was embarrassing in any case and certainly an incident I wish hadn't happened.

 

The Corps member from the 1981 photo, btw, was kicked out of the Corps and suspended for a semester.

[JJxvi]

The Corps member from the 1981 photo, btw, was kicked out of the Corps and suspended for a semester.

 

Completely different type incidents as well. The 1981 incident involved representatives of each University and not a fan celebration. The corps was overzealous in keeping the SMU cheerleaders off the field. The SMU cheerleaders responded by humiliating the guy in front of thousands of people, and pissed off a guy who happened to be wearing a sword. Clearly he wasn't level headed enough to be allowed onto the field that day, or carry even a ceremonial weapon on him and he embarrassed himself and his university and was punished for it, as you mention.

 

I do think he kinda gets a raw deal on the whole thing, especially when its mentioned on boards like this one or baylorFans or whatever, not because it wasn't completely his fault for losing his cool, but because everybody assumes he just pulled a sword on a defenseless male cheerleader and they don't understand that they made him look like a fool just prior to the photo. He's still an ass, but not quite in the same context that most everyone views it 30 years later.

[BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA]

The games are over. Until next time!

[krc1995]

Husker fan or not, I find it distastful for any away team's fans to rush the field. However, it does not warrant a beatdown

[ando104876]

It's really disappointing to think so many on here are condemning another group of students for rushing the field for being excited. IT's this "Holier than thou" feeling that really aggrevates some people. I've always thought highly of the Huskers, but this is annoying to me. We had students who were excited and on the field, so they did it. You seem to forget it wasn't the students that screwed you guys over. We've had to deal with so much poor officiating this year, it;s just part of the game. We deal, we move on. Frankly, I'm surprised y'all are so focused on last week's game instead of Colorado?

 

Speaking for myself, I don't like fans rushing the field for any reason until the other team's off the field. Many of us Huskers recall Kellen Huston's incident, which would've been avoided if proper crowd control were in place. That incident was my first thought when the students rushed the field. I don't blame the Aggie students - it's the administration's fault for not having proper control for player and crowd safety. If all that came out of that is a broken camera lens, regardless who did it, that's pretty good compared to what can happen in those situations.

 

[commando]

Violence following Nebraska game disgusting

Security problems, Nebraska fans and overzealous stadium protection to blame

By Richard bray

 

 

Published: Wednesday, October 30, 2002

 

Updated: Monday, March 1, 2010 18:03

 

 

After Saturday's football game against Nebraska, hundreds of Cornhusker fans celebrated by rushing out onto the field, where at least one female fan was tackled by a Kyle Field security guard, according to the Lincoln Journal Star.

 

 

Numerous fans at the game witnessed a member of the Corps of Cadets punch a Nebraska fan in the face. This disgusting situation was created by poor Kyle Field security, an overzealous protection of Kyle Field and blatant stupidity on the part of Nebraska fans.

 

 

The first, and most important, step to preventing such occurrences is for fans to have the maturity not to run out on the field. Football fields are the domain of authorized personnel. When fans charge the field, they endanger the athletes, coaches, media personnel and others who have a legitimate reason to be on the field.

 

 

The Nebraska fans were behaving in a ridiculous manner. It doesn't matter if it was Nebraska's first win on the road this season, or if Nebraska's victory over the Aggies was an important win for its fans.

 

 

They endangered themselves and others while running out onto Kyle Field and they deserved to be punished. However, that punishment should not have come from an overzealous cadet.

 

 

Instead, it should have come from Kyle Field security, which fell miserably short Saturday. If security officers alone are not enough to prevent fans from charging the field, then barricades should be used. If chain link fences are required to keep fans from the field, so be it.

Innocent people are endangered when fans rush the field, and it is the job of security officers to ensure that the field is safe for the athletes and fans. Current security measures are obviously not successful and security must be improved upon in the future.

 

 

It is not as if such an event was entirely unexpected. After all, one only needs to look back to last year's game against Texas Tech, when a melee ensued following the Texas A&M-Texas Tech game, to see that the Big 12 Conference is not immune to embarrassing debacles that can result in injuries.

 

 

Another example of this obnoxious behavior is the Kansas-Baylor game that took place earlier this season. Following Baylor's victory, fans stormed the field and tore down the goalposts.

 

 

This behavior keeps occurring after Big 12 Conference games and steps must be taken by stadium officials to prevent them in the future.

 

 

This failure on the part of security does not excuse the cadet who punched a Nebraska fan in the face. What the Nebraska fans did was stupid and disrespectful, and they deserved punishment, but assaulting Nebraska fans only embarrasses A&M.

 

 

If Aggies hate to see other schools raid their field, they should demand better security at the games. Taking matters into their own hands only serves to desecrate A&M's reputation. The A&M football media guide referred to Texas Tech as "classless clowns" for their behavior following the game last year, but the cadet's conduct Saturday was equally classless. "Defending" Kyle Field does not serve as a legitimate excuse to run up and punch someone in the face.

 

 

This is not just an example of the Corps being out of control. There were plenty of non-regs present who would have done the same to "defend" Kyle Field. The student who punched a Nebraska fan could have been one of any number of Aggies present, but that still doesn't make it right. To think one is justified in punching someone in the face for running onto Kyle Field is exceptionally poor judgment, and is definitely not "good bull."

 

 

By defending the field themselves rather than leaving it to security officials, Aggies made the situation even more dangerous. Had the violence escalated, there could have been serious injuries.

 

 

The excuse that Kyle Field is a memorial and must therefore be defended by any means necessary is simply false. Although the flags surrounding Kyle Field are a memorial to the Aggies who lost their lives in World War I, the field itself is not a memorial.

 

 

In 1918, plans were made by a group of students to construct a new memorial library and stadium in memory of those who lost their lives in World War I, according to an article by A&M Archivist David Chapman. This project, however, never got off the ground. Chapman says the perception of Kyle Field as a memorial has persisted, but Kyle Field has never been officially recognized as a memorial.

 

 

If Aggies want to prevent opposing fans from storming the field, they should demand extra security measures instead of taking matters into their own hands. Although the Nebraska fans' behavior was immature and dangerous, Aggies need to have the self-restraint to handle the situation better. Assaulting those who run out on the field only makes a bad situation worse.

[Proud Aggie 2]

Sorry to intrude on your forum but I had to register to clear up a statement.

 

The Texas A&M Corps of Cadets trails only the Air Force Academy, the U S Military Academy and the U S Naval Academy in commissioning officers in the military.

 

That T-sip from Austin, calling Corps members "toy soldiers" is very insulting to our military...especially those who are in harms way in Afganistan and Iraq at this very moment.

 

Granted some members of the Corps do not go on to join the military, but most do.

 

Sorry to get the good fans in Nebraska into a skirmish between "good and evil", but as a Vietnam vet, I wanted to set the record straight.

 

We do not care for those jokers in Austin and it is my assumption they do not care for us.

 

They didn't expect us to stop the Big 12-2 exodus and in a few years when we are in the SEC, they will be on a deserted island, wondering what happened.

 

Best of luck to Nebraska in the Big 10 and you guy's in Austin can pound sand.

 

See you in Austin and don't be late.