Thursday, October 11, 2012

WVU/City of Morgantown vs. Drunk Kid's from New Jersey: Round 3

The Sportsinsider has been experincing a lull in production as of late. Not enough of you are reading this shit to pay my bills so the whole work thing has taken precadent. This is very exciting time to be in Morgantown, WV. The Mounties are showing themselve's to be truly special and have the possibility of thier first ever NCAA championship, and Hiesman trophy winner in the same season. (not that I'm saying that's going to happen, their still WVU and they ghost's of big games past all go against them.) Amidst this fevor however is the never ending by-line story of horrid student behavior. After ever win or loss, big or small, the future high end wage earner's of our state decide that committing arson is a good way to kill time after ther game. They set fire to everything but particularlly couches and dumpsters because, "it's tradition." I moved to Motgantown in 1989. That year WVU went undefeated, beat Penn St, Pitt, and played Notre Dame for the NCAA title. I don't remember a rash of fire's. Nor do I recall Fire's after some Don Nehlen's biggest win's against Miami, Va Tech, ect. It only became a, " Traditon in the last 10 - 15 years. That's a trend not a tradition. After a recent post game revelry destroyed 3 cars the WVU administration has vowed to stop the burnings and student's would be wise to listen. The school has gone to war with the student's on two other behavior issues and won both time's. First, the Grant avenue block party. I don't have time to re-cant the exploits that made the G-ave party world famous, but WVU shut it down. They warned the kid's, then they lined up police in riot gear and arrested everyone in sight. Second, the tearing down of goals post's after big games. I can remember piece's of goal post being carried down high st. after big win's. WVU said no more, and on Oct. 22 2003 after a win against then No. 3 Va Tech, the police maced probably 5000 people. That intervention was so successfull you don't even hear people talking about thinking about trying to get a goal post. With this weekends Texas Texh  game loomong as what could be another feather in the cap of a miracle season, it will be the battle after the game, fought on the streets of Morgantown, not a football field in Texas that will be tha lasting legacy. pity