Colorado’s game against BYU was already shaping up to be a night that had stung Colorado badly. No one hoped that Deion Sanders would be starting this season with a 2-3 record after having a standout 9-4 season. But the conversation turned quickly from losses and missed assignments to the absence of basic human decency, which was felt in the stands. The game had its momentum swings with highs and lows, but nothing breached the low that was set by the crowd that night.

When the game was not going their way, the crowd repeatedly used expletives and faith-targeted taunts that shifted the attention from the field to the stands. By all accounts, this was done by some particular portions in the stands that used profanity targeting religious identity. It turned a healthy and competitive field in

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