it really could have ignited a much bigger incident. BYU fans were already boiling over with frustration at watching their team be behind all game and playing poorly.
The Ute cheerleader was being a jack donkey all game by running the big Utah flag back and forth in front of the BYU crowd. The kid who jumped out of the stands made a real dumb decision. Also, if I remember correctly, the cheerleader would probably have killed the id if someone hadn't have pulled him off of him. He kind of lost his mind psycho-style after getting jumped and took it way past reasonable need, as he was sitting on top throwing left-right punches in flurries to the guys head as fast as he could land them.