So much exaggeration and victimizing by the Iowa Marching Band. I have no doubt there were some unruly fan interaction, would not surprise me. But to the extent of some of these accusations given the circumstances, are downright laughable.
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I hear the ones that have been released from the hospital will still need periodic psychiatric care.
#PTSD
I hear the ones that have been released from the hospital will still need periodic psychiatric care.
#PTSD
Would that be the same hospital being supported by the ISU student? Isn't that the definition of irony?
Yes. And because they are just big babies they were admitted into the pediatric wing.
Totally agree. Law enforcement didn't see anything. Nothing was reported in real time. If you were being so violently assaulted wouldn't you ask a cop for some support? Wouldn't other people in the band start throwing hands? Other fans in the area didn't step up?
Don't have all of the facts yet, but this really doesn't smell right.
Apparently somebody is claiming to have gotten broken ribs out of the deal. I'm not sure how you exaggerate that.
Plus between the locker room theft and the murder of Pemsl, Iowa has cried wolf a few times recently.
I agree. I was near there when they left and the fans I was around said nothing. We were all still in too much shock from the F up to end the game.
I think it’s likely a fabrication and wouldn’t be shocked if the Iowa AD was behind it. The timing of the release was too coincidental too.
No I would wait 5 days and then make a Facebook post throwing my AD under the bus. Sounds like the band gets treated like **** by the AD and are using this to get back at them.
And there has been nothing substantiated that that came from unruly fan encounter.
Something to that level of seriousness would have most definitely been reported to the band director, police, etc at the time of that incident.
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I read In the comments reacting to the UofI young man's FB post, a producer from GMA is trying to contact him and other band members.
The other story going around is that the broken ribs occurred because the person fell on their own drums.
It could be that someone got shoved either on purpose or by accident as can happen when a large number of people are exiting an area and they broke ribs but it wasn’t a full on beat down which is what the band is claiming.
Or it could be that none of it happened.
Sounds like with ESPN Yahoo and now GMA and whoever else running with this either Pollard or Wintersteen need to get back out in front of it .
No real facts presented yet .
No real facts presented yet .
I've been verbally abused and assaulted by Iowa fans in Ames, I'm sure most of us have.
This is only national news (real or not) because Barta is a whiny little bit+ch as he showed lying about the locker room theft and never apologizing for spreading those lies to other big 12 schools.
About all they can say is that we've offered to help sort this issue out but have been presented no information on which to act. With 4 cops with the band I just don't see how anything much more than verbally harassing them could have happened. I hope we get this put to rest soon.
With Barta's historical track record they were most likely assaulted by u of Iowa students.
Agree but I think it needs to be repeated if that is still the case, only one side being reported right now
Once barta reopened, I have a feeling there are a couple interns scouring social media and watching endless hours of video monitors tape.
If they were assaulted by U of I football players we know Barta would do a great independent investigation. He's got a good track record there.
