It was our first Rocky Mountain Showdown and we were excited. We sat adjacent to the CSU student section, and they were very fired up and having fun. It was fun to watch until the fun got ugly. To our disbelief, the CSU students began to chant in unison, “ F--- CU,” over and over.

While I know that this is a football rivalry, the three very young girls in front of us didn’t understand that. Football rivalries thrive on insults, but the CSU fans crossed the line into verbal abuse and throwing projectiles, including hitting a 6-year-old girl with an open cheese container.

The CSU administration and athletic department should strongly disavow this kind of behavior and they should apologize not only to CU, but to the public because we were there, too.

Gabe Martinez, Denver

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