a thug is a thug....none of the guys I know that are TRUE UNLV fans are down taunting BYU fans because of their religion or throwing punches.....

Yet, after last year's game, BYU players felt threatened because the fans rushed the court. BYU complained about player safety and the fans were held back this year....and in many cases, they were held back by BYU fans that were already a bit ticked off for losing the game on UNLV's court. This situation would've been bad, but was made worse by a dumb decision to stop a college bball tradition.

...and that makes UNLV fans thugs? A thug can be a UNLV fan, BYU fan, Utah fan, etc.... but UNLV fans aren't thugs, BYU fans aren't self-righteous jerks, Ute fans aren't disrepectful jerks...its the other way around. Don't try and justify a dumb thought, just admit the dumb presumption and move on.