Between The Horns
An editorial by Secret Agent #70

11/25/2002

10 years ago I witnessed what I thought I'd never see again. A Miami coach hitting someone on the field of play. That's right I was right there in the student section when a OU Marching 110 band member decided to tackle a Miami player launching a lot of pushing and shoving as the band tried to get off the field (which included trampling the visitors bench). Yea, it was induced by someone from OU but that's not the point.

I've waited a week to cool down over last weeks incident before writing anything in the heat of the moment. Fan or no fan there is absolutely no reason for a coach to ever hit anyone PERIOD. This story is beat to death already. All accounts (outside of the J Crew U staff) concur that the fan didn't even see it coming. And the story goes on and on and on. Fans on the field. Kayo's response to Miami's "it's not our fault crap."

Hey - Miami has done this so many times it's sickening to me. Marshall should call for them to be banned from the MAC. Ask OU and Akron - they'll tell ya. But of course that will never work because they are the beloved children of the MAC. Don't believe me? Who was walkin' Coach HoppyMad off the field last Tuesday? Anybody got video? Sickening. But it was interference - insert picture - waaaaaaaaaah! Eat crow and shut up.

Anybody see HoppyMad trash his headset? Hey uh - I think that belongs to us too. I wonder if HoppyMad was smashing his headset while the pressbox was being torn up. Hey, KISS did less damage to the Holiday Inn in the 70's than the J Crew U did to the pressbox. No excuse - none - no if's, and's or but's. Exoneration - I think not. High standards non-existant.

Yeah, they wrote us a check - so what. What about the "high standards" Coach HoppyMad holds his players and coaches to at J Crew U? I bet they all practice the Limbo to meet those standards. Somebody get me some congas.

Oh by the way. Where the heck is the NCAA Blue Dot of Sanctions right now? There's not even an investigation in the works that I know of. Chryst - get off your leather chair and find out what happened from the people who saw it all....Marshall or Not. Kayo!!!!!

Now about this fans on the field business. Official rules state that no fans are allowed on the field of play. Official rules also state that ASSAULT is prohibited (at least in Huntington - Oxford rules do not apply). If someone is illegally parked and gets out of the car, does that mean we can all go clock him? Don't think so. Marshall's security? Same as it always is, protecting the facilities building. Parading the Jailbird around? - Nope. Where's the squad car it's on the east ramp...no it's on the west ramp. That's what happened on the radios when trying to get the Jailbird off the field. Someone moved the squad car.

That being said, show me any amount of security that can keep 35,000 fans off anything. Oh wait, there were only about 500 and they were 45 yards away from the incident as the Jailbirds left the field.

So to Miami coaches - put this between your horns - YOU LOST a really good football game. Miami players keep your heads up you played an incredible game against a huge number of unknowns. Perhaps you should set the standards for your coaches. By the way, tell them that the game is played on the green field with the white dashes and not on the white screen with http:// on it. Internet threats? You gotta be kiddin' me. The gas prices went up on Tuesday but only for the Miami bus...I reckon that's Marshall's fault too.

Reporting Live From Huntington.

Secret Agent #70

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