Am sure Tony Bennett would not endorse that kind of behavior Hoos Fan. He is a total class act. But maybe I am confused - you did undergrad at UVA and grad at VCU=MCV-RPI or was it the other way around?
VCU Dunk at the end of the game
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Are you saying you have to have been educated at the institution of your fandom? If that's the case then you guys better get rid of SpiderK who took several classes at VCU but none at UR.
Let people be fans of whatever schools they wish.
I would like to clarify that I had no problem with the fact that Mo did that. This was a fantastic game against two arch-rivals. Emotions were running high and he was showing school pride after a difficult win. He flashed his VCU shirt, and the students booed him back. That is the circle of life when it comes to playing against your most hated rival. If a player of Richmond were to do that at VCU and the fans at VCU booed/jeered him, I wouldn't have a problem with any of it. I would still consider it unsportsmanlike. Same way I would consider not shaking the coaches hand at the end of the game unsportsmanlike. However, I wouldn't necessarily view it as wrong or bad to do. Its about the context and circumstances it took place in. I love seeing passion coming from the players, coaches, fans, etc. because it solidifies how much this rivalry means to the city. It's about bragging rights and VCU got us this game. What Mo did not only represents the importance of this game, but only adds to this fantastic rivalry that Jon Rothstein tweeted as being one of the most underrated in the nation. I hope that when we play at VCU, we dunk on them again last second and have their student section boo! That's what VCU-UR does. We want to beat each other and make the other team/fans remember it. That's why the Black and Blue Classic is so special.
No one is stopping you or anyone else. This is a free country. Just kind of odd to have a moniker representing one school and then talking smack in support of a totally different school that doesn't in any way fit in with the moniker. Maybe an identity crisis or some deep unmet need? I don't know but for some reason it means something to you? While on the subject Tony Bennett would not tolerate some of the behaviors that the fan with a moniker from the school where Bennett coaches advocates - it is just all so confusing?
Same scenario only with the Spiders up by 30, then the dunk at the end.
Fair enough - out of curiosity what prompted you to become a Hoos fan in the first place? I have three children who graduated from UVA.
