Poor Sportsmanship

Coach’s Dunn’s wife describes some really disgraceful behavior from Alabama fans -

I walked to the spot where the team buses were parked and boarded the defensive one to wait for the end of the game. At that time, there was a barrier in place to keep the crowds away from the buses.

As I feared, a mob scene developed outside the Auburn locker room. It was not AU fans, but Alabama fans. At first I thought they were just trying to exit the stadium. I soon realized they were blocking the exit of our players, coaches and families who had not left the stadium early.

When our security team realized what was going on—and that no Alabama officials were going to do anything about it—Randy Byrd took control. Randy, Melvin Owens, Ron Short, Joe McClellan and Nance Bishop are the officers who make up our escort team. They are just another example of unsung heroes who give up their time to aid the Auburn football team.

They took the barricade already in place, separated it and swung it back to move the unruly crowd back. This cleared a lane for the team to exit and reach the buses safely. As each player, coach and family exited, the crowd taunted them with jeers, boos and many ugly words that made me even blush. Throw in some of the racial slurs I overheard, and I hope you get the picture.

I’m amazed that Alabama officials didn’t intervene.  They should provide an explanation why they didn’t.  The confrontation with Coach Dunn is very interesting.  I’m not a sports fan, so I don’t pretend to understand how passionate people get about their teams, but the transition from supporting your team to attacking the other team isn’t limited to sports.  It’s certainly prevalent in politics as well.

Had Republicans (and conservatives, which are not necessarily part of the GOP) spent the last several years educating people about liberty, how wealth is created, and promoting the benefits of personal responsibility, it’s unlikely Obama would have been elected, in spite of the media cheerleading for him.