IMO it is a combination of seriousness of punishment and an increased certainty of being caught that will stem some of this stuff. Fines for universities certainly need to be continued, but there is technology available now to identity those perpetrators. Lifetime bans for all athletic events, make students face suspension or expulsion, heavy fines and/or community service (how about a entire football season spending your Saturday and Sunday wearing an orange vest picking up trash along side the road) is a good start. Every ticket has a disclosure that you are being monitored on CCTV/Video. The court and the field is off limits to fans. It is not “if” we catch you. We “will” catch you.
Additionally , a show of force is needed. A handful of security people isn’t sufficient. I watched Clemson beat Duke the other night at home. About 50 security personnel trying to manage about 10,000 fans was like trying to seal a leaking dam with silly putty.
Finally, announcers and commentators and broadcast personnel have got to stop “reveling“ in this kind of behavior. They want to treat it like it’s part of the atmosphere of the game or the “pageantry” of the game. These are same people that when someone one gets injured, or a player has an altercation with a rival fan while leaving the field, want to blame everyone but themselves.
Additionally , a show of force is needed. A handful of security people isn’t sufficient. I watched Clemson beat Duke the other night at home. About 50 security personnel trying to manage about 10,000 fans was like trying to seal a leaking dam with silly putty.
Finally, announcers and commentators and broadcast personnel have got to stop “reveling“ in this kind of behavior. They want to treat it like it’s part of the atmosphere of the game or the “pageantry” of the game. These are same people that when someone one gets injured, or a player has an altercation with a rival fan while leaving the field, want to blame everyone but themselves.