2006 Point & Laugh at the taterskins thread

[SunMo]

yeah FedEx is a model of civility. 

they use pepper spray at all those good mannered stadiums

[ice grillin you]

even when i float a loan to attend a game,i know i can take the family and not hear a bunch of drunkin ,moronic,idiots cursing and fighting about who should be playing,c  buckhalter or r mahre(insert your own joke here)

youve obviously never been to an eagles game at fed ex then

[MDS]

there has never been a single incident of taterskins fans acting out. every single one of them epitimize class and respect in the stands.

on the flip side, eagles fans are awful. they all throw snow balls at santa, create a violent and unsafe atmosphere in their stadium and often carry d cell batteries with them to the games.

[SD_Eagle5]

even when i float a loan to attend a game,i know i can take the family and not hear a bunch of drunkin ,moronic,idiots cursing and fighting about who should be playing,c  buckhalter or r mahre(insert your own joke here)

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Here's the transcript from Show 134 of weekly Outside The Lines - Enemy Colors and Addicted to Sports


SUN., OCT. 20, 2002
Host: Bob Ley
Reported by: Mark Schwarz, ESPN and Tom Rinaldi, ESPN.
Guests: Dr. Joel Fish, sports psychologist; Jody McDonald, host, WFAN Radio, New York.




BOB LEY, HOST- October 20, 2002. Fan passion can turn violent. For one fan, wearing a visiting team's jersey nearly got him killed.


ED ALLEN, WORE EAGLES JERSEY TO EAGLES/taterskinS GAME- Apparently, the same guy who knocked me down pretty much grabbed me by the shirt, as I was unconscious, and beat on my face.


BUTCH BUCHANICO, DIRECTOR OF SECURITY, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES- You do take some risk, all right, walking into a venue with another team's jersey.


FAN WATCHING HOME VIDEO- Oh, no! Play man-to-man coverage!


LEY- Also this week, the point where a fan crosses over from dedicated to addicted.


CHRIS STOLZE, SPORTS FAN- Sports impacts my entire life.


KRISTAN BUSCH, CHRIS'S GIRLFRIEND- I always felt second to sports.


TOM RINALDI, OUTSIDE THE LINES- Is she second to sports?


STOLZE- At times, yes.


LEY- Today on Outside The Lines - When are fans actually addicted to sports? And the dangers of wearing enemy colors.


If you're a fan, you may find what we're about to report this morning to be disturbing and provocative. And for some, it could raise the question of whether they're watching televised images or looking into a mirror. We begin with an incident that, on its face, seems as if from a distant international dateline. This sort of thing, Americans believe, happens over there at soccer matches. Except the story you will hear this morning, just like this violent moment, occurred at an NFL game. And it can be sparked by a simple jersey.


No piece of sporting apparel is more popular than NFL jerseys. Fans by the authentic version for $250 each and wear them proudly to games, even on the road, even when that jersey represents enemy colors. That decision nearly cost one fan his life. Mark Schwarz has his story.


ALLEN- We had a good time. You know, the game was fun, the Eagles won big and, you know, the night turned bad in a hurry.


MARK SCHWARZ, OUTSIDE THE LINES- Ed Allen can't help but wonder what he could have done differently. Surely none of this would have happened had he not rearranged his morning schedule as a personal trainer in order to attend a Monday Night Football game. Surely he could have prevented it had he not stopped on his way from Philly to D.C. to pick up a new Eagles jersey, something to wear proudly at FedEx Field to show taterskins fans where his heart was.


ALLEN- And we just thought, you know, everybody was going to know we were Eagles fans. You know, that was the point.


SCHWARZ- And maybe, just maybe, had he and his three friends -- Matt Brown, John Chynoweth and Chris Soto -- all wearing Eagles jerseys, not headed for the exit mid-way through the fourth quarter, he could have avoided what they say happened next.


As they started down the exit ramp, Matt lagged behind them. A woman alerted the other three that their friend was surrounded by a group of fans wearing taterskins jerseys.


MATT BROWN, ATTENDED EAGLES/taterskinS GAME WITH ED ALLEN- And one gentleman pushed me, pushed him back, and at that point, just chaos pretty much came about.


JOHN CHYNOWETH, ATTENDED EAGLES/taterskinS GAME WITH ED ALLEN- We all got there and started trying to break things up, and Ed was to my left, and I saw him get tackled from the side and fall over onto his back and basically hit his head, bounced off the ground. It was a pretty hard hit. It kind of sounded like an eggshell breaking.


ALLEN- Apparently, the same guy who knocked me down pretty much grabbed me by the shirt, as I was unconscious, and just beat on my face.

SCHWARZ- Moments later, taterskins fan Carl Sears decided to leave the game with his 14-year-old son.


CARL SEARS, WITNESS- We walked about 50 yards down the ramp, and we came across a guy who was totally flat out and unconscious on the concrete. And I initially thought he was a taterskins fan because he had a basically white jersey, but he was covered in blood. And that's why I thought he was a taterskins fan.


CHYNOWETH- Somebody was holding his neck for him so we could turn him over onto his side because the blood seemed to be running back down his throat, so he was having a hard time breathing at this point.


SEARS- It appeared to me that his head had been smashed on the concrete because his head was completely split open. He was covered in blood. And I really did -- I was fearful that it could have been a brain hemorrhage, or I was concerned for his very life.


SCHWARZ- Allen suffered several fractures to his face, requiring three hours of facial reconstructive surgery. Two titanium plates were inserted below his eyes, and his broken jaw was wired shut. Since the incident, Allen has lost 20 pounds and endured short-term memory loss. Dr. Eric Marchant, who performed the surgery, says that with just a few more punches, Allen's injuries could have been even worse.

DR. ERIC MARCHANT, PERFORMED RECONSTRUCTIVE FACIAL SURGERY ON ED ALLEN- And anything could have happened. I mean, he could have been more seriously injured -- I mean, serious brain damage, more than just a concussion but permanent brain injury, death.


SCHWARZ- Allen's mother, Pat, was forced to feed her 26-year-old son baby food. She maintains Ed did nothing wrong. He simply wore an Eagles jersey to a taterskins game in Washington.

PAT ALLEN, ED ALLEN'S MOTHER- Why wouldn't he wear the team that he loves? That's what he's loved since he's a little boy. He's a Philadelphia sports fan all the way

Yup, Skins fans sure do have a right to talk. 4 on 1 and beating an already uncounscious man is mighty brave.

[dmek25]

the only bullcrap that happens at fedex during eagle games is stirred up by drunkin(and underage)unruly eagle fans.ive been there the last 2 years and its ridiculous

[SD_Eagle5]

the only bullcrap that happens at fedex during eagle games is stirred up by drunkin(and underage)unruly eagle fans.ive been there the last 2 years and its ridiculous

Why don't you read the article, dipshtein, it was 3 on 1 and they cheap shotted him. Only thing he did wrong was drifting apart from his crowd. Next I guess you're going to tell me that DTC is the epitome of 'class'.

[dmek25]

yup,and im sure that the eagle fans said and did nothing to initiate this during the game.last year the were eagle fans that got into taterskins fans faces for at least half the game until the man stood up and told them he was ready to fight.then they all got a good laugh out of him and left him alone.let me ask all eagle fans something,would you be comfortable taking a related toddler to an eagle game?i didnt think so

[MURP]

Security Pepper sprays them Skins fans.

[dmek25]

you and you eagle fans are above getting in any cheap shots.ive yet to be at a philly sports event were a fight DIDNT break out.i have been to plenty at fed ex

[rjs246]

Who the farg spends $100 on taking a toddler to a football game? Rich, snooty douches. Not real football fans. Real football fans have passion and display it. They don't sit quietly in their ridiculously expensive seats and cower in fear as the real fans get emotional. taterskins fans are a farging joke. they use their spinelessness as a reason to call Eagles fans animals. The fact is they are soft, 'bitchmade', rich folk who wouldn't understand passion about a sport if it was kicking them in the groin.

[ice grillin you]

why are fights at a sporting event a bad thing...ive yet to figure that out

[SunMo]

you and you eagle fans are above getting in any cheap shots.ive yet to be at a philly sports event were a fight DIDNT break out.i have been to plenty at fed ex

hey, if you ever bring your family to a taterskins/Eagles game, let me know where you sit so i can systematically kick each one of you in the teeth

[Feva]

you and you eagle fans are above getting in any cheap shots.ive yet to be at a philly sports event were a fight DIDNT break out.i have been to plenty at fed ex

link?  You know... to prove that you're not entirely talking out of your ass?

[dmek25]

since when does passion for your team imply that every time the opposition does something good,it needs to be addressed with vulgaritities and violence?i guarantee my passion for the taterskins is at least equal to your passion for the birds,but just because i dont throw something at someone,or shout profanities at them,or physically challenge them doesnt mean i like the skins any less.quit using the eagles as an excuse for bad behavior

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

If your "passion" doesn't drive you to violence, it's weak.