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September 24, 2015
Ole Miss Fan's Jaw Broken After Win at Alabama: A 22-year-old Ole Miss fan leaving the team's 43-37 victory over Alabama was walking in downtown Tuscaloosa when he was punched by a Bama fan who broke his jaw in two places. A commenter claiming to have witnessed the incident said the fan, Ryan Moore, was drunk and saying taunting remarks until a man "turned around and walked back and stood right in front of Ryan and said something like ... you need to shut your mouth and hit him. It made a horrible breaking noise." Police are looking for the assailant, a man in his 30s who was walking with a woman and two children.
Ah, the good old days when winning fans would shout at losing fans who walked with their heads bowed in defeat. Further, this was a nice lesson the (presumably) father taught the children: if someone ticks you off, beat the hell out of them ... knives and guns also work.
With such a large crowd, it'll be unlikely the guy will be found.
posted by jjzucal at 09:52 AM on September 25, 2015
It sounds to me like the visiting fan took the taunting too far in his alcohol-enhanced state and found a fellow idiot.
But there's no justification for fan violence, and that kind of thing drives a lot of people away from attending sporting events -- particularly families with kids. Keep them home and the kids may never develop the expensive habit of going to games.
One time when my sons were young I took them to a Jaguars game where a fight broke out a few rows in front of us. One drunk Chiefs fan decided to mouth off to a bunch of Jags fans. I told my boys, "if you ever in your life get into a fight over something as meaningless as a football game, your father will be deeply ashamed."
posted by rcade at 12:28 PM on September 25, 2015
Support for Al-Bama has taken on somewhat of a fundamental jihadist vibe.
"Do not seek victory against us, SEC infidels, or your bones will break and your trees will die".
"The coming haboob will rip the sundresses from your immodest women and clothe them in sand".
posted by beaverboard at 02:03 PM on September 25, 2015
LOL, beaverboard!
Similar crap happening out here. Levi's Stadium is talking about cutting off alcohol sales after two recent fan-on-fan beatings.
posted by billsaysthis at 02:35 PM on September 25, 2015
All you need now is a board, son.