Colorado fans, particularly the students have been known for their unruly behavior for quite some time and now the University is looking to make changes.
Chancellor Phil DiStefano told the Board of Regents on Wednesday he and campus police have been looking for ways to avoid a repeat of the national embarrassment that occurred during the CU-Nebraska game last month.
Play stopped for about 5 minutes during the Colorado/Nebraska game when fans from the Officials stopped play for about 5 minutes toward the end of the 30-3 loss at Folsom Field after people in the student section began throwing bottles and trash onto the field.
DiStefano said he and CU Athletic Director Mike Bohn met with Big 12 officials during their trip to Houston last week and generated a list of changes that have worked well in controlling crowds at other stadiums. Here are some of the changes the University is considering.
• Add more security along sidelines and in the stands. Make sure they're properly trained, and that more security guards have radios.
• Reduce the number of gates students may use and intensify screening at gates.
• Patrol outside the stadium and detain tailgaters who are underage and drinking alcohol.
• Move student section or split it up so sections are not contiguous.
• Reserve first 10 to 15 rows of student section for upperclassmen, so university has a better idea who is sitting in those seats.
• Offer cash rewards to people who turn in misbehaving fans.
• Add cameras with close-up video feed so security can identify faces in the crowd.
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