By now we're no longer surprised that an athlete has relied on drugs to boost his or her performance. Nor are we surprised to hear of youth soccer teams traveling to Europe to play, or youth leagues with budgets in six figures, or personal coaches for ten-year-olds. All of these aberrations are driven by someone - or his parents - striving to be a super athlete.
The fans seem to be going in the opposite direction - striving to get arrested. At a recent 'Monday Night Football" game in Buffalo, 58 fans were arrested for violations ranging from mischief to harassment, disorderly conduct, and assault. Over a hundred fans were thrown out of the stadium and 46 were not allowed in. Did you know that there was a courtroom inside Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium; it was used to arraign unruly fans of the Philadelphia Eagles. And all this says nothing about the language and the drunkenness and the general discourtesy to fellow fans.
Is there a message here?
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