Why apologize on flaming to get the facts straight, when it was in response to
another post that was indeed erroneous. Although not a member of the band, and
was unfortunately not at the game, I must say that I do know a lot of Pep Band
members, and that the RPI pep band, although justifiably obnoxious, are not
rule-breakers. The lone pep band member thrown out should not have been- he
was probably defending himself.
 
    I can be veeeeeerrrry obnoxious myself, as anyone who was at the 1990
ECAC Quarterfinal game #2 vs. Brown in RPI's Field house would remember, if
they saw me. Obnoxious is OK, but once physical contact is made, as Brown fans
did to destroy a banner I had, it becomes war.
 
    If the shirtless masked fan at Union had started pushing me around, assum
I had been there, he would have problems.
 
    On to the oranges, badgers, etc. Last year at an RPI game, hundreds of
souvenier megaphones cascaded onto the ice after RPI scored an insurance goal
vs. Brown with 4 seconds left. Coach gaudet simply pulled his team from the
rink---and the game. I was not supportive of what the fans did there either.
 
-Richard E vehlow
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