2007 Navy vs. Rutgers

GreatAmerican
Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:33:40 +0000

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As time expired at the football game between Rutgers University and the U.S. Naval Academy last Friday, the Scarlet Knights improved their unbeaten record to 2-0. The excitement of the win was cut short yesterday, as reports surfaced concerning mistreatment of Navy players by Rutgers fans in the student section.

A column in the New Jersey section of yesterday’s Star-Ledger detailed a slew of obscenities directed toward the Navy football team by Rutgers students.

Derogatory comments such as “F- you Navy,” “You got f-ed up” and “You suck” emanated from the crowd, which resulted in discomfort for Navy players and fans, the columnist wrote…