Mustangs stampede the Vanier Cup

The Vanier Cup is the crown jewel of Canadian University football. This was the first year that I attended, mostly because it's been a while since Western has made it.

I was really impressed with the level of management that I saw at the game. Ontario University Athletics (one of the organizing bodies) had its own event management staff present and so did the Ivor Wynne Stadium, Western, and Laval. The city of Hamilton even had a presence with their boys in blue.

It was a good thing that the police were at the game; over 16,000 people attended and a few of the fans did get a little out of hand. I witnessed a Laval fan waltzing over into the Western side of the seating and harass some of the Western fans so much that a beer bottle was chucked at his head (yes, it did connect).

All in all, the crowd was controlled really well by all of the event management staff around the stadium. The game went smoothly with only a few small hiccups that weren't even noticeable enough to make the news. It just goes to show that after 43 years, they've got it down to a science.