Student section behind visiting team's bench

[JayJ79]

NDSU has their student section seating right behind the visiting teams bench.
Which of course facilitates alot of harrasment/smack from the stands directed towards the opposing teams players (in fact, according to something Rima overheard, NDSU even has their redshirting freshmen players sitting there engaging in such provocation, but anyway)

During our drive back from Fargo, our carload was discussing that arrangement, and for some reason I was thinking that the MVFC prohibited putting the student section behind the other teams bench. But I was mistaken.
The only clause that the MVFC has about seating arrangement is that the home teams band can't be put behind the visiting bench.

However, it does list this in the Div. I PLAYOFF handbook:

Team Benches
For all playoff contests, the visiting team’s bench (between the 25-yard lines) shall not
be placed in front of the home team’s student section or band, unless there is a track around
the playing field (or the equivalent distance between the team’s bench and seating area). If
the visiting team’s bench is near the home team’s student section, that student-section must
begin at least 10 rows back from the front row of the seating area.

So it is only for playoff games where that restriction comes into play.

Which means NDSU doesn't have to worry about it.

[UNI Fight]

Re: Student section behind visiting team's bench

I grew up going to UNI games in the front row behind the visitor's bench, we don't need to worry about putting the students behind them, the fans sitting there already talk enough to the players, I've witnessed my fair share of arguments back and forth between coaches/players/fans in my day. It's always kept clean and classy on both sides of course.

[JayJ79]

Re: Student section behind visiting team's bench

I grew up going to UNI games in the front row behind the visitor's bench, we don't need to worry about putting the students behind them, the fans sitting there already talk enough to the players, I've witnessed my fair share of arguments back and forth between coaches/players/fans in my day. It's always kept clean and classy on both sides of course.

Yeah, that's another thing I mentioned during the car ride.
So many people are making a big deal out of what the NDSU fans said/did towards our players. But some of the same things happen in the UNI-Dome too. *shrug*

[06panther10]

Re: Student section behind visiting team's bench

no worries, the Fargodome has NEVER hosted a playoff game of any type.

[1988]

Re: Student section behind visiting team's bench

I love sitting in the front row behind the visitors bench. I thought Jovan Belcher was going to kill me last year!

[UNI Fight]

Re: Student section behind visiting team's bench

Yeah, that's another thing I mentioned during the car ride.
So many people are making a big deal out of what the NDSU fans said/did towards our players. But some of the same things happen in the UNI-Dome too. *shrug*

Haha I was one of those people originally, but then I thought back to things I've seen. But I can't recall anyone ever throwing anything at visiting players, besides words.

[lakesbison]

Re: Student section behind visiting team's bench

#75 AUSTIN HOWARD CONTINUALLY FLIPPED OFF THE NDSU STUDENTS.

YOUR lil mexican with the boot on talked smack the whole game, hell your CLASS-LESS coaches even walked over and giggled about it.

its a joke...

[Coachdags]

Re: Student section behind visiting team's bench

check the thread, Lakes....

MVC see it another way...

http://www.mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=39013&SPID=2899&DB_OEM_ID=7600&ATCLID=204813026

[lakesbison]

Re: Student section behind visiting team's bench

Patty V & MVFC have it in for NDSU obviously with the referring in the ill st game and uni game. P E R I O D !

[pantherclaw]

Re: Student section behind visiting team's bench

Patty V & MVFC have it in for NDSU obviously with the referring in the ill st game and uni game. P E R I O D !

If we had it out for you we wouldn't have invited you to join OUR conference

[JayJ79]

Re: Student section behind visiting team's bench

#75 AUSTIN HOWARD CONTINUALLY FLIPPED OFF THE NDSU STUDENTS.

YOUR lil mexican with the boot on talked smack the whole game, hell your CLASS-LESS coaches even walked over and giggled about it.

its a joke...

Talking smack isn't against the rules. It might not be the smartest move for players, as it can distract them from the game. But it's not against the rules.
And from what I've heard, NDSU puts it's redshirting freshmen PLAYERS in seats behind the visiting team bench. That seems rather classless to me.

And if someone yelled some of the stuff that the NDSU students were yelling at the UNI bench to ME, I'd flip 'em off too.

[FargoBison]

Re: Student section behind visiting team's bench

Talking smack isn't against the rules. It might not be the smartest move for players, as it can distract them from the game. But it's not against the rules.
And from what I've heard, NDSU puts it's redshirting freshmen PLAYERS in seats behind the visiting team bench. That seems rather classless to me.

And if someone yelled some of the stuff that the NDSU students were yelling at the UNI bench to ME, I'd flip 'em off too.

NDSU doesn't put their redshirt freshmen anywhere, they choose to sit wherever they want in the student section just like any other student. They are student athletes.

[TravelingPanther]

Re: Student section behind visiting team's bench

#75 AUSTIN HOWARD CONTINUALLY FLIPPED OFF THE NDSU STUDENTS.

YOUR lil mexican with the boot on talked smack the whole game, hell your CLASS-LESS coaches even walked over and giggled about it.

its a joke...

You would've giggled if you heard what they said. I had a hard time keeping a straight face.

[clenz]

Re: Student section behind visiting team's bench

NDSU doesn't put their redshirt freshmen anywhere, they choose to sit wherever they want in the student section just like any other student. They are student athletes.

That's your issue then. The team should organize a place for the redshirting players to sit. UNI does this and has no problem with the way their players act.

[pantherclaw]

Re: Student section behind visiting team's bench

Where do our redshirts sit????