Post by Banana Cat on Jun 7, 2011 1:25:42 GMT -5
www.ledger-enquirer.com/2011/06/06/1608345/columbus-lions-sifl-investigating.html
SIFL investigating scuffle between Albany Panthers coach and Columbus Lions coach's father-in-law
By Chris White / ledger-enqurier.com
06/06/11
Correction: In my notes from Saturday I had the fan identified as Lions coach Jason Gibson's father. In fact, he is Jason Gibson's father-in-law. I've gone through the story and fixed that, and I've added some updated information from Gibson.
Were you at the Columbus Lions game on Saturday? Did you get a good look at the what happened between a fan and the Albany Panthers coach in the fourth quarter?
Because I sure didn't.
At some point late in the game, Albany coach Lucious Davis and a fan who was later revealed to be the father-in-law of Lions coach Jason Gibson got into an argument. The fan was eventually kicked out of the game, and the Southern Indoor Football League sent out a vague email on Sunday night saying it was investigating the incident.
But what happened in between is a bit blurry, and I'd love to hear your accounts if only because I honestly have no idea which version of the events - or which combination of those - actually took place. Email me at cwhite@ledger-enquirer.com. Gibson said the Lions film the game, but they stop the shots in between plays. The altercation happened during a timeout.
According to Gibson, the fan was talking to the players and coaches on the field as indoor football fans typically do and Davis pushed the fan into his seat. Gibson didn't give more details, but said the incident was spurred by a misheard comment.
"It was just an unfortunate incident," Gibson said late Monday night. "(Davis) thought he heard one thing, the fan said he said something different."
Gibson also said that the fan never touched the Albany coach in retaliation and that despite the police stepping in at some point, there was no report filed or charges brought on anyone.
According to Davis, there was no physical contact from either party.
"It was all verbal," Davis said on Saturday after the game. "It was just something I regret, and I was wrong."
Davis said after the game that he responded to some taunting from the fan and that he was in wrong for having spoken back.
"To sum it all up, I was wrong," Davis said Saturday night. "I shouldn't have paid attention to the things he was saying."
Davis declined to disclose what was said to him.
I uploaded some video, which you can see here. Obviously my view from that same side of the field was not great, and this footage started about five or 10 seconds after I realized there was something going on. I stopped filming when it looked like it was just a fan being obnoxious, and later a fan - presumably Gibson's father-in-law - was pulled onto the field and waved to fans as he was escorted off the turf.
By Chris White / ledger-enqurier.com
06/06/11
Correction: In my notes from Saturday I had the fan identified as Lions coach Jason Gibson's father. In fact, he is Jason Gibson's father-in-law. I've gone through the story and fixed that, and I've added some updated information from Gibson.
Were you at the Columbus Lions game on Saturday? Did you get a good look at the what happened between a fan and the Albany Panthers coach in the fourth quarter?
Because I sure didn't.
At some point late in the game, Albany coach Lucious Davis and a fan who was later revealed to be the father-in-law of Lions coach Jason Gibson got into an argument. The fan was eventually kicked out of the game, and the Southern Indoor Football League sent out a vague email on Sunday night saying it was investigating the incident.
But what happened in between is a bit blurry, and I'd love to hear your accounts if only because I honestly have no idea which version of the events - or which combination of those - actually took place. Email me at cwhite@ledger-enquirer.com. Gibson said the Lions film the game, but they stop the shots in between plays. The altercation happened during a timeout.
According to Gibson, the fan was talking to the players and coaches on the field as indoor football fans typically do and Davis pushed the fan into his seat. Gibson didn't give more details, but said the incident was spurred by a misheard comment.
"It was just an unfortunate incident," Gibson said late Monday night. "(Davis) thought he heard one thing, the fan said he said something different."
Gibson also said that the fan never touched the Albany coach in retaliation and that despite the police stepping in at some point, there was no report filed or charges brought on anyone.
According to Davis, there was no physical contact from either party.
"It was all verbal," Davis said on Saturday after the game. "It was just something I regret, and I was wrong."
Davis said after the game that he responded to some taunting from the fan and that he was in wrong for having spoken back.
"To sum it all up, I was wrong," Davis said Saturday night. "I shouldn't have paid attention to the things he was saying."
Davis declined to disclose what was said to him.
I uploaded some video, which you can see here. Obviously my view from that same side of the field was not great, and this footage started about five or 10 seconds after I realized there was something going on. I stopped filming when it looked like it was just a fan being obnoxious, and later a fan - presumably Gibson's father-in-law - was pulled onto the field and waved to fans as he was escorted off the turf.