I had a post last week on some mistreatment of WVU fans at the hands of Maryland fans. A whole lot of resentment and animosity between the two schools and their fans.
Pitt and WVU seemed to have more fights and stuff of that nature than any other rivalry I have seen. Hence the nickname 'Backyard Brawl'. The Maryland - WVU stuff is much more malignant. Insults guaranteed to get even the most even keeled man fighting mad.
But believe it or not the most insane fan behavior I have ever seen was at a WVU game directed not at fans of other teams, but at my father. 4 drunks sat down behind us and started hassling my mother. Mostly because she was a beautiful woman and they were drunk. It quickly got very out of hand.
Ended up with the police escorting the four young men out of the stadium. Could have ended very badly but it turned out that my dad was in the Marine Corps with the head of the WV state police. One phone call and the confirmation of those around us quickly settled the matter as to who was out of line... but my dad, the biggest WVU football fan alive, would never go watch them in person again. Sad.
Funny enough, I actually ran into one of these drunks a couple years later. He never recognized me and to this day has no idea what hit him or why. Karma is funny that way.
Mix a lot of passion, a lot of liquor, and a very crowded occasion and there is no telling what will happen.
Will
