Bertman apologizes to UT AD and fans
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:01 pm
LSU athletic director apologizes for fans
Associated Press
Posted: 1 hour ago
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - LSU athletic director Skip Bertman has apologized to the Tennessee athletic director for the rowdy behavior of some LSU fans who pelted a Tennessee bus with beer bottles after the Volunteers' Monday night victory over the Tigers.
Officials from both schools and LSU police said people threw the bottles at the last of Tennessee's four buses after the convoy came to a stop near the stadium, resulting in three cracked windows. Some fans also rocked the buses, according to LSU Police.
In his letter, Bertman congratulated Hamilton on Tennessee's come from behind 30-27 victory in overtime. He then went on to apologize to Hamilton, the school president and all Tennessee fans for the incident outside the stadium.
"As you know, there is unfortunately an element in every crowd that does not exhibit good sportsmanship," Bertman wrote. "And when crowds grow to the size of those on a football game day, it takes only a very small percentage of offenders to ruin the day for so many."
Bertman said the bottle throwers were not representative of all LSU fans.
"We are working hard to address the problem presented by the small percentage of people who, by their actions, damage the reputation of an entire University," Bertman wrote.
Associated Press
Posted: 1 hour ago
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - LSU athletic director Skip Bertman has apologized to the Tennessee athletic director for the rowdy behavior of some LSU fans who pelted a Tennessee bus with beer bottles after the Volunteers' Monday night victory over the Tigers.
Officials from both schools and LSU police said people threw the bottles at the last of Tennessee's four buses after the convoy came to a stop near the stadium, resulting in three cracked windows. Some fans also rocked the buses, according to LSU Police.
In his letter, Bertman congratulated Hamilton on Tennessee's come from behind 30-27 victory in overtime. He then went on to apologize to Hamilton, the school president and all Tennessee fans for the incident outside the stadium.
"As you know, there is unfortunately an element in every crowd that does not exhibit good sportsmanship," Bertman wrote. "And when crowds grow to the size of those on a football game day, it takes only a very small percentage of offenders to ruin the day for so many."
Bertman said the bottle throwers were not representative of all LSU fans.
"We are working hard to address the problem presented by the small percentage of people who, by their actions, damage the reputation of an entire University," Bertman wrote.