re: "Auburn fan writes open letter about mistreatment in Athens"

In my years at UGA games (including several UGA/AU games, the only Auburn fans I saw in any ways abused were a couple who bought scalped student section tickets.

At the time (late 90's), the UGA student section had assigned seats on the tickets, but in reality were first come-first served. But fans of other teams who bought scalped tickets thought they were entitled to their seats.

The problem was they couldn't enforce it... because if they complained to the UGA security they'd ask to see their student ID if their ticket was in the student section... and without it they were escorted out of the stadium.

Students knew this, and would not let opposing team's fans into the student section... and they were quite rude/mean/drunk about it when they did.

In retrospect I feel bad for that couple being out several hundred dollars and getting the abuse they did. But honestly, trying to sit in the heart of the UGA student section wearing opposing teams clothes? Don't be that stupid and you're fine.