CROWD CONTROL Tressel, Geiger calling on fans to show good sportsmanship

Wolverines coach Lloyd Carr raised safety concerns on Monday.
COLUMBUS (AP) -- Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger and football coach Jim Tressel called on fans at Saturday's game with Michigan to show the sportsmanship that will be evident on the field.
"Ninety to 95 percent of the fans are fabulous, but there is sometimes an undercurrent," Geiger said Tuesday.
He said coaches and teams will be escorted on and off the field. Special attention will be paid to security around the Michigan bus as it arrives at and leaves Ohio Stadium for the game against No. 2 Ohio State.
"Whether we have a successful end to the day, apart from who wins or loses the game, depends upon the issue of mutual respect, human relations and how well everybody behaves," Geiger said.
Carr has concerns
He said he was responding to concerns expressed by Lloyd Carr, coach of 12th-ranked Michigan, who was asked on Monday if he ever feared for his safety on the field.
"Absolutely. The last time we were in Columbus," Carr said. "Jon Falk, our equipment guy got knocked down. Really, it was a terrifying experience.
"That's why when I see the way some of these games end and the people that are allowed on those fields, I think it's extremely dangerous. It has be addressed before something happens that we're going to all regret."
In addition, Michigan players said things had been thrown at them.
After Iowa clinched at least a share of the Big Ten title last week at Minnesota, fans rushed the field and tried to take down the goal posts.
Marshall fans ran onto the field to celebrate a last-second win 10 days ago over Miami of Ohio. Miami defensive coordinator Jon Wauford was led away in handcuffs. He is accused of shoving a 36-year-old man who fell and hit his head on the artificial turf.
"There have been some incidents that have taken wonderful games and have cast a negative cloud over them," Tressel said. "Just as we ask our players to celebrate appropriately and to never denigrate someone else, we have to make sure we encourage our fans and people who are at Ohio Stadium on this tremendous day to do the same."
Understanding
Geiger said there wouldn't necessarily be more campus and city police on hand than might normally be at a Michigan-Ohio State game. He said he was speaking out to make sure people understand that problems will not be tolerated.
In 1996 after Ohio State had an unbeaten season ruined by Michigan at Ohio Stadium, police used pepper spray and Mace to keep fans off the field. The game has also led to some property damage and bonfires being set in the campus area.