[Husker] Austin

[Rod Wellman]

On Oct 10, 2006, at 10:47 AM, Knox, Chuck wrote:

> Haven't heard about the extent of the injury -- could tell he was  
> pretty
> upset when it happened, leading me to think it could be serious.
>
> I will say, being at the game, that the classless reaction to the  
> injury
> totally turned me off from Iowa State (from which I graduated).  Fans
> yelling at him to get off the field, about the free timeout, about
> bringing in the meat wagon...well, those combined with booing the  
> Husker
> band and hearing more "f" words than anyone should ever have to,  
> really
> made me proud to be an alum of ISU.

I witnessed this episode from my seats in the northeast stadium  
towards the end of the game:  'Lil Red ventures into the north end  
zone area where a large group of cheerleaders were, and where the ISU  
band sat in the stands.  After an altercation with the ISU bird- 
mascot (the bird basically beat the crap out of him), 'Lil Red went  
over towards the ISU cheerleaders.  I don't know if he was just  
looking for trouble or what, but he was just being nice, giving high  
fives to a row of cheerleaders, walking down the center of them.   
Then one of the girls stuck her leg out and tripped him.  After he  
got up, 4 ISU band members came down, picked him up and as they held  
him he was lying on his back.  They proceeded to take him over to the  
goal post, and ram him leg first into the goal posts, about 4 times.   
After that, 'Lil Red ran for cover.  All harmless entertainment?   
Possibly, but I don't ever remember that sort of treatment being  
given to visitors by our cheerleaders, mascot or band members.

Rod W.
Sioux City, Ia.