HskerFever73
Four-Star Recruit
Word up. I about fell out of my chair when I saw that jack-a$$ with a sword! Are you freaking kidding me??? Texas AM culture is way more f'd up than I ever realized.
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AM fans rushing out on the field
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Husker Richard
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Thank you Knapplc. The A&M arguments are extremely hypocritical. The news article you mentioned was just posted a week or two ago on here. Someone should dig it up.
AgMarauder04
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First of all...that picture? 1981. Nice to know you are making your judgment based upon one or two out of context actions of some really stupid people and attribute the ENTIRE culture and behavior of a university based on that. It's clear to me y'all are still upset (and with semi-valid reasons) about the game and are taking the opportunity to attack my university because of it.
The field is not sacred, nor is it a memorial. The freshman cadets run out on the field to tackle the yell leaders and carry them out of the stadium to celebrate after every win. People go down on the field after pretty much every game. After evry single game they show the post game press conferences live on the big screen and there are always people milling around and kids playing around on the field after the game is over.
There is no school in the nation that appreciates an opponent running out onto their field or court in celebration anywhere. I don't believe that Nebraska fans would appreciate it if it happened in Lincoln either, and when you have kids (cadets, yell leaders, etc at A&M, cheerleaders, mascot types etc at other schools) who are not 100% mature surrounding the field after a loss, its a bad mix.
As for rushing our own field, it happened this time because it was a big win, and the students were right there on the field. Like I said earlier, it won't usually happen because the students are on the 2nd and 3rd decks except for the cadets (who as mentioned do run onto the field after every win), the band which has to play following the game, and mostly a handful of other students and the cadets' dates. Theres nothing surprising going on here, or hypocritical, or sinister or whatever going on here...
There is no school in the nation that appreciates an opponent running out onto their field or court in celebration anywhere. I don't believe that Nebraska fans would appreciate it if it happened in Lincoln either, and when you have kids (cadets, yell leaders, etc at A&M, cheerleaders, mascot types etc at other schools) who are not 100% mature surrounding the field after a loss, its a bad mix.
As for rushing our own field, it happened this time because it was a big win, and the students were right there on the field. Like I said earlier, it won't usually happen because the students are on the 2nd and 3rd decks except for the cadets (who as mentioned do run onto the field after every win), the band which has to play following the game, and mostly a handful of other students and the cadets' dates. Theres nothing surprising going on here, or hypocritical, or sinister or whatever going on here...
HskerFever73
Four-Star Recruit
When an apple falls from a tree...where does it land? Thanks for making my point for me.
fig96
Walk-on
I was actually at the UT v A&M game in '95 if you'd like more detail on what happened.
Kyle Field is referred to a memorial field and traditionally people stay off the field after the game. It's never really been anything that was enforced, members of the Corps of Cadets did "guard" the field after the game but never did anything, it was a purely ceremonial thing. People just stayed off the field after the game as that was what you did.
In 1995 we hadn't lost a game on Kyle Field in the last 4 seasons. The Corps was lined up around the edge of Kyle like they always were as the game ended, and a couple random UT students burst past them onto the field. More people started coming out of the stands and pushing past the Corps members to get onto the field and some of the Corps members and fans got into it. Not a proud incident but something that happened in the heat of the moment, a surreal experience to say the least.
Kyle Field is referred to a memorial field and traditionally people stay off the field after the game. It's never really been anything that was enforced, members of the Corps of Cadets did "guard" the field after the game but never did anything, it was a purely ceremonial thing. People just stayed off the field after the game as that was what you did.
In 1995 we hadn't lost a game on Kyle Field in the last 4 seasons. The Corps was lined up around the edge of Kyle like they always were as the game ended, and a couple random UT students burst past them onto the field. More people started coming out of the stands and pushing past the Corps members to get onto the field and some of the Corps members and fans got into it. Not a proud incident but something that happened in the heat of the moment, a surreal experience to say the least.
Some immature students "defended" our field because they were angry about losing, or feeling slighted that another teams fans would celebrate on our field, or both, or whatever. You can't tell me that the majority of college football fans would be happy about another teams fans celebrating on their turf in their faces. If you've ever rushed someone else's field, you're an a$$, IMO. If you've ever retaliated against someone rushing the field you're also an a$$. "We tried to celebrate by running onto your field, and you got mad at us" is a pretty weak argument. Don't run onto the field at an opponents stadium.
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AgMarauder04
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That article says nothing about Kyle being a memorial. Any cadet who either a) Thinks it is or B) attacks someone else for rushing onto it is COMPLETELY wrong and it is shameful to the University. In that article you linked, it said the university was investigating and would presumambly punish the cadet involved.
As for the hyporite/nonhypocrite thing. You view it one way, I view it another. I'm not going to change my mind, and it doesn't sound like you are going to either. Why don't we just leave it at that?
@HskerFever....not gonna lie, I have no idea what you're talking about. It seems to me you are making your decisions based off of a coupld of poor examples of Aggies character, which I think is a bad thing. A&M is a great university that epitomizes hospitality and class on the whole (Much like Nebraska). Unfortunately, I know we have some "bad apples" that gives us a bad name.
As for the hyporite/nonhypocrite thing. You view it one way, I view it another. I'm not going to change my mind, and it doesn't sound like you are going to either. Why don't we just leave it at that?
@HskerFever....not gonna lie, I have no idea what you're talking about. It seems to me you are making your decisions based off of a coupld of poor examples of Aggies character, which I think is a bad thing. A&M is a great university that epitomizes hospitality and class on the whole (Much like Nebraska). Unfortunately, I know we have some "bad apples" that gives us a bad name.
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TexArcher
Four-Star Recruit
Are you f'ing kidding me, bro? "Some Corps members and fans got into it"???
Your own school newspaper saw it a little differently:
From The Battalion
HskerFever73
Four-Star Recruit
If Coach Sherman is handing down the punishment, I'm pretty sure the same cadet was out on the field grabbing someones balls the next week as well! :bang :corndance :corndance :bang
fig96
Walk-on
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".
knapplc
International Man of Mystery
Here's what I find funny. We have a bunch of Husker fans, some A&M fans and a Texas fan in this thread all mixing it up over minutiae, calling each other out, etc.
I chuckle because, frankly, I think you're all a bunch of good fans. I really like TexArcher and hope he sticks around over the years. I like what I see from JJ and AgMarauder and fig, too. Most of us here on HuskerBoard are great folks.
It's funny because we're all good fans of good teams separated by differing loyalties. Hope we can all overcome our differences after this.
I chuckle because, frankly, I think you're all a bunch of good fans. I really like TexArcher and hope he sticks around over the years. I like what I see from JJ and AgMarauder and fig, too. Most of us here on HuskerBoard are great folks.
It's funny because we're all good fans of good teams separated by differing loyalties. Hope we can all overcome our differences after this.
TexArcher
Four-Star Recruit
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.
