It's not uncommon to have 2 rival schools have tons of fans who attended neither school. Ohio State Univeristy and University of Michigan for example. I attend SMU but if you bother me during this game Be prepared to face my wrath. Another such rivalry is apparently the OU (Oklahoma University) Sooners and the Texas Long Horns. I was unaware of this until my brother emailed me a link to an article on the Sports Illustrated website. The article was entitled "Rivalry gone bad" and then the subtitle read "Longhorns fan nearly castrated in bloody bar scuffle". Now for the sake of those with a weak stomach I won't go into too much detail but 60 stitches later, the man is pressing charges.
In Oklahoma, this has been a hot topic on the radio stations. Many Sooner fans have called in to say that they believe that the Texas fan got what he deserved! I think that this is ridiculous! No one deserves what that poor man had happen to him! Neither man attended either school. Worse yet, they are grown men! I think America needs to be reminded that football is just a sport. It's just a game! And while it does provide alot of opportunities for alot of young men, the older fans need to remind themselves that it's just a game. The young men may have scholarships to play to help pay for school but most of the fans have to go back to the real world the next day and go to work. That may be difficult for the man who was nearly castrated.
I guess I am just appalled that something like this would happen over something so trivial as a football game. Most people don't get this excited over political or religious issues but football, well I guess thats a whole different ball game.
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