To the editor:

I’ve been watching the flap over the Kansas State band’s interpretation of the Starship Enterprise. They claim they just had a formation error. However after watching the video on the big screen, it’s not hard to see that the Enterprise has two perfectly shaped giant beach balls hanging from the ship’s midsection. And why a Jayhawk, when they were playing South Dakota?

None of this surprises me. I’ve noticed from going to Kansas University/KSU games over the last 10 to 12 years, that KSU fans have been increasingly hateful and hostile toward KU. Review the incident last year in Manhattan where the KSU fan deliberately targeted Jamari Traylor who was walking by himself only to be run into from behind. Two years ago you could clearly hear the KSU students chanting “f— KU.” For some reason some KSU fans have bitter hate for KU that goes well beyond a healthy rivalry.

I don’t attend any KU/KSU sporting events anymore because it just is not fun. I used to pull for K-State whenever they were not playing Kansas, but now I just don’t care. The rivalry has been taken much too seriously by KSU fans especially and perhaps some KU fans. I don’t know why or when the rivalry came to be so hateful. I just don’t care for it! Beam me away, Scotty! Very far away. The Klingons have turned aggressive!