[NU Sports] Texas and Ohio State's Criminal Fans

[BSchooler at aol.com]

First, let's address the hatred some people have for the Texas football 
program. I know some people just don't like some teams. That's okay. But beyond 
that, Texas is a football program that should be admired; not despised. They do 
things the right way. Texas is one of the premier public universities in the 
country. They have not built the program "by hook or by crook". I honestly can't 
remember the last scandal at UT. Well, Cedric Benson broke into the wrong 
apartment trying to recover a plasma TV that was stolen from him. Star players 
flunk out if they don't have the grades. Mack Brown is a nice person; not a 
bully like some coaches I could name. Visiting fans are always treated with 
respect. I've been going to UT games since 1986 and I've never seen any kind of 
incident with visiting fans.

Which brings me to the next subject. What happened in Columbus before and 
after the Texas game is criminal and a disgrace to the Big Ten. The behavior of 
some OSU fans is criminal. Something needs to be done about this. Texas fans 
and the media are reporting the worst behavior ever experienced by Texas fans at 
an away game. Here is just one thread on HornFans:

http://forums.hornfans.com/php/wwwthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=football&
Number=3616477&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&fpart=

I went to the OSU vs. Oklahoma game in 1977 and don't remember anything like 
this. Do Northwestern fans get treated like this in Columbus? Come on, folks. 
This is outrageous. You may not like Texas, but I can assure you no visiting 
fans have ever been treated like this in Austin. The Big Ten has a serious 
problem with Ohio State. The athletic programs are corrupt. The campus is a 
dangerous place for visiting fans.

Finally, for those of you who insist that Texas "stole" Cal's spot in the 
Rose Bowl last year, I give you the most famous post in the history of HornFans:

http://forums.hornfans.com/php/wwwthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=classics&
Number=2996885&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&fpart=

Please read this post written by SynTex in early December, 2004. This 
extremely well written and researched post may change your mind about some things. 
BTW, HornFans is an incredible college football internet site. Privately run and 
financed. You may even enjoy it. 

Bob Schooler