Many moons ago, while I was an undergraduate at Wake Forest University, notable sports victories were celebrated by students by “rolling the Quad.” Dorms would empty as undergrads sprinted toward the tree-lined Quadrangle, armed with rolls of toilet paper. Crowds would then proceed to “TP” the branches of the stately magnolia trees. Athletic victories for the Demon Deacons were rare in those days, so this quaint custom was an irregular event.
Yet celebrating college sports victories has, in the words of TV chef Emeril, “kicked up a notch.” At the close of the Dec. 3 football game between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State (OSU), delirious OSU fans swarmed the field. The in-state rivalry is an annual match-up known as “Bedlam.” That label is well-earned.
The game had national college football implications, but the after-game stampede also has clear risk-management implications. About a dozen people were injured in the process. Some were trampled, while others jumped down a 15-foot drop to get to the field.
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