TexasTerror
February 17th, 2010, 04:54 PM
West Virginia and now Mississippi State...
Their AD posted a letter to fans on his weekly column after some fans caused a "black eye" at last night's MSU game against Kentucky. Bob Huggins talked to the fans prior to the WVU game awhile back.
Is it just getting out of hand or what?
ESPN color analyst Jimmy Dykes said the university received a "black eye" last night, following our overtime loss to Kentucky. Because of the actions of a few, we embarrassed ourselves on national television and damaged the university's name.
The post-game events, in which some of our fans threw items on the playing floor, were totally unacceptable. It is our goal - one of our five defining principles as an athletic department - that we will act in a first-class manner as we compete for championships. We will never truly be considered winners - or champions - no matter the outcome of a game, if we do not act with class and integrity.
No matter what transpires on the court or the field, there is never justification for fans throwing debris, or acting in any other similar way, to demonstrate displeasure. It puts everyone in jeopardy of injury, and is just not the spirit of intercollegiate athletics. Thus, I am asking anyone who saw an individual throw debris on the court to come forward. Please contact me directly at [email protected]. It is our intent to always act with class.
Credit:Mississippi State Athletics (http://www.mstateathletics.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&SPID=11006&SPSID=105453&KEY=&DB_OEM_ID=16800&DB_LANG=&IN_SUBSCRIBER_CONTENT)
Their AD posted a letter to fans on his weekly column after some fans caused a "black eye" at last night's MSU game against Kentucky. Bob Huggins talked to the fans prior to the WVU game awhile back.
Is it just getting out of hand or what?
ESPN color analyst Jimmy Dykes said the university received a "black eye" last night, following our overtime loss to Kentucky. Because of the actions of a few, we embarrassed ourselves on national television and damaged the university's name.
The post-game events, in which some of our fans threw items on the playing floor, were totally unacceptable. It is our goal - one of our five defining principles as an athletic department - that we will act in a first-class manner as we compete for championships. We will never truly be considered winners - or champions - no matter the outcome of a game, if we do not act with class and integrity.
No matter what transpires on the court or the field, there is never justification for fans throwing debris, or acting in any other similar way, to demonstrate displeasure. It puts everyone in jeopardy of injury, and is just not the spirit of intercollegiate athletics. Thus, I am asking anyone who saw an individual throw debris on the court to come forward. Please contact me directly at [email protected]. It is our intent to always act with class.
Credit:Mississippi State Athletics (http://www.mstateathletics.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&SPID=11006&SPSID=105453&KEY=&DB_OEM_ID=16800&DB_LANG=&IN_SUBSCRIBER_CONTENT)