At every college & university, there are always supporters who go through great lengths to invite opposing fans to join them, to show them proper collegial hospitality. With that, the host institution spends a great deal of money promoting games, so that teams and fans will visit, boost attendance, improve sports programs, and thereby gather support for the college overall.

At the same time, local governments invest much time, manpower, and money to improving local colleges, in part because it attracts tourists- particularly athletic opponents- to the region.

Finally, former students and others at each instituion donate from their pockets, to promote their college as a font of school and community pride, for everyone involved, for the prestige of serving as leaders in various academic, intellectual, and civic fields.

And after everyone has put forth so much effort, when the opponents arrive, some fans and students will offend these people. Hurl obscenities at them. Even make vulgar gestures at them.

And perhaps most vulgar, they "Boo". After all of that effort, attempting to show off the institution and the town, attempting to prove what higher education is all about, and working to prove what a civilized and warm college and community they are, when the opponents walk through the tailgating, and worse-- when the opposing teams take the field-- the crowd boos them.

These are what college education is all about? These are your students, your alumni? These are the smartest and best of your community? These is your source of leadership? This is the quality of your college degree?

Somewhere, people need to learn that "big time" and "low class" are not synonyms.

But every week, it takes place all across the US. Everyone sees it; but absolutely no one addresses it.

This simply cannot be tolerated. It is time for the student governments, the college administrations, the alumni associations, and the athletics departments to do what a University is supposed to do:

Educate our students and supporters to know better.