On Mon, 11 Nov 1996, Steven Bartley wrote:
> Coach Buddy completely lost control of his team the last couple of minutes
> (that literally lasted 30 minutes). Shame on him.
I don't call having guys run over while trying to get on the bench or
having guys leap into the bench a controlled team. Both teams got out of
hand, not just one.
> I think the crowd at Yost got to the BG players and all the fighting broke
> out a couple of minutes after the crowd was chanting "4 straight losses!"
> Other teams should realize by now that Yost arena is very UM-friendly and
> the most obnoxious place for opposing teams to play at.
Sorry, but even though opposing crowds DO have some effect on visiting
teams, a chant of "4 straight losses" would not cause BG to start
fighting. It was a coincidence that the fighting just happened to start
then.
Alex
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