The Mississippi State Bottle Fiasco: Fans Should Bring Intensity, Not Aggression

Posted by Steven Rich on February-23-2010 Add Comments

Sometimes fans get a little carried away with their enthusiasm at games.

On Christmas just this past year, the Cleveland Cavaliers played the Los Angeles Lakers in a marquee NBA matchup. Down 20 points with a little over four minutes remaining, Lakers fans decided to let the refs (and to an extent, the Cavs) know how they felt. Suddenly, objects began to rain down on the court in a flurry of fan fury. 

On Feb. 3, the Pittsburgh Panthers squared off against their bitter rivals, the West Virginia Mountaineers, at the WVU Coliseum. The Mountaineers were in control, but when Pitt got close, the fans reacted. Objects could be seen flying onto the court from all over. It got so bad that WVU coach Bob Huggins had to grab the m...

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