Uberfluff

For the longest time, I had the immense satisfaction of being smug about the fact that (unlike the notorious soccer riots of Europe) fans at American sporting events didn't tend to riot, rush the field, cause injury and destruction of property, etc., etc.  Unfortunately, that was before the era of big, dumb riots.  Now, I don't get to feel smug at all.  I just get to shake my head in disbelief while watching a bunch of drunk college kids jump on cars because their team just won the championship.  I don't really get the need to riot under any circumstances, but for winning?  Can't you just get a t-shirt that says, "I'm a Drunk Asshole Who Likes Destroying Stuff for No Reason"?

I'm runnning out of stuff to be smug about.  Though I do derive a small sliver of satisfaction at the fact that we don't have neo-Nazis leading racist taunts at our soccer games.  Yet another reason to be glad that pro soccer hasn't taken hold in the US.

Anyway, if you like a good basketball brawl (and who doesn't?), you can always check out the latest inglorious addition to the Stupid Overreaction Hall of Fame--this brawl that broke out yesterday at a Alabama high school basketball tournament.  Apparently, the fight broke out after a hard foul (though the newspapers say that it hadn't been a particularly rough or chippy game at that point).  And it ends with various people rushing the court to jump into the melee.  Apparently, about 11 players ended up getting arrested and the schools are still sorting out what is going to happen to all of the players and students involved.