[French Rage]

Was there an issue with the Axe Transfer (or after it)? I must’ve missed it…
Axe transfer

The student section by the tunnel is a bit problematic (I was on the sideline near the students). Stanford players ran over to celebrate with the students but had to wait for Cal players to jog off the field. A few took the opportunity to chirp aggressively and wave goodbye to the Cal players as they waited. One Cal player lightly shoved a Stanford player who was being particularly obnoxious. I didn’t see any other contact. 

Not the classiest move on our part, but who knows. Maybe we were provoked during the game. And hey, it’s Big Game.

Having the student section be in a place where, if the team runs there after a victory, it blocks the opposing team from the leaving the field, is definitely going to cause issues at some point.  Having that also be where the students might rush onto the field if said victory is big and emotional enough, only adds to those issues.  I can see having the students at the tunnel to intimidate the opposing team and give our team more of a home field advantage, but they also need to take into account how these other aspects of it might blow up at some point and not be surprised when it happens.

[French Rage]

Was there an issue with the Axe Transfer (or after it)? I must’ve missed it…
Axe transfer

The student section by the tunnel is a bit problematic (I was on the sideline near the students). Stanford players ran over to celebrate with the students but had to wait for Cal players to jog off the field. A few took the opportunity to chirp aggressively and wave goodbye to the Cal players as they waited. One Cal player lightly shoved a Stanford player who was being particularly obnoxious. I didn’t see any other contact. 

Not the classiest move on our part, but who knows. Maybe we were provoked during the game. And hey, it’s Big Game.

Having the student section be in a place where, if the team runs there after a victory, it blocks the opposing team from the leaving the field, is definitely going to cause issues at some point.  Having that also be where the students might rush onto the field if said victory is big and emotional enough, only adds to those issues.  I can see having the students at the tunnel to intimidate the opposing team and give our team more of a home field advantage, but they also need to take into account how these other aspects of it might blow up at some point and not be surprised when it happens.