Storming the court/rushing the field

[Batman]

And you don't do it when you have an NCAA title in your history. Virginia Tech? Ok. Do it. Syracuse? Act like you've been there before.

The student bodies at Wyoming and CCNY were all set to go, then saw this and thought better of it.

 

[Liut]

The student bodies at Wyoming and CCNY were all set to go, then saw this and thought better of it.

LOL! From what I hear, students at Missouri may let go the next time it beats anybody.

 

[jr/shotglass]

LOL! From what I hear, students at Missouri may let go the next time it beats anybody.

Well, they'd better not let go over there, buddy.

 

[MileHigh]

Joe Kay hopes his sobering story makes others reconsider rushing the court

Storming the Court, a Cherished Rite, Can Be a Danger (Published 2016)

 

[DanOregon]

When was the last time it happened in a big four sport? The last I really remember was the 1976 ALCS with Chambliss launching off Littrell in New York. Some fans got on to the 'Stick after The Catch in '82.

Now hockey....that would be bad ass - and hilarious to watch.

 

[tapintoamerica]

Tap never misses an opportunity to take a shot at the Hokies. At least he's consistent.

You're right. That was a poor choice. I just mentioned them because they were on the TV at the time. I will revise but not extend my remarks above.

 

[YMCA B-Baller]

When was the last time it happened in a big four sport? The last I really remember was the 1976 ALCS with Chambliss launching off Littrell in New York. Some fans got on to the 'Stick after The Catch in '82.

Now hockey....that would be bad ass - and hilarious to watch.

Happened way more times after 1976. It was a "thing" in the late 70s/early 80s. One of the most iconic moments in Brewers history is the rapid field invasion when they won the '82 pennant. I think the last time it happened in a World Series was 1984.

Happened in the NBA Finals. Didn't Boston Garden have a court storm after one of their title wins against the Lakers?

Even in the NFL, it was a thing. Packers fans stormed the field after beating the Cardinals (!) in the 1982 playoff tournament. (To be fair, they were almost certainly ice-fishing stupid drunk.)

Finally, like the fights at games I used to see all the time as a kid, it just kind of stopped. Teams got more serious about security and fans who might be inclined to storm the field were priced out of the seats you can storm from.

Dynamic never changed in college. So it never changed.

I used to be in the "let kids be kids" crowd, but it is a disaster waiting to happen. Wisconsin in 1993 nearly had a Hillsborough situation on their hands when fans stormed the field after beating Michigan. Several got caught up on a closed gate and a bunch of students were hurt in the crush.

The last court storm I was a witness to was ridiculous. Building isn't designed for it, so you had over-enthusiastic kids contemplating stupid shit like jumping down a 15-foot drop. It also had one choke point on each side of the court where you could have a crush-style situation. It was dangerous.

Caitlin Clark, even though it turned out to be much ado about nothing, was a canary in the coalmine. Some idiot is going to assault a player or coach. See Nottingham Forest-Sheffield United pitch invasion for an example of this. Billy Sharp was targeted and head-butted by a Forest fan in a pitch invasion.



And conferences can tsk-tsk, double-secret probation and fine all they want. None of that will work. If I was student, I'd be proud to get my school fined. They got my tuition money, fuck 'em!

The only way to truly stop it - and I hate to go all Starman - but you have to make the guilty team forfeit the game.

 

[Batman]

Maybe not a "storming" but the 1988 NBA Finals had an infamous ending if you were a Pistons fan.
Lakers up three with two seconds left in Game 7 and the Pistons had to inbound the ball with photographers, the Lakers' bench, and a good chunk of Los Angeles County stepping onto the floor. Magic took advantage of the chaos to absolutely level Isaiah Thomas before he could get a 3-pointer off, and no foul was called.
To this day I can't believe this was a) allowed to happen; and b) has largely been forgotten.

 

[DanOregon]

It would probably help the situation if ESPN didn't show EVERY ONE of them.

 

[dixiehack]

Need a ruling

 

[justgladtobehere]

What kind of court is that? The wall is too high for a hockey rink.

 

[MileHigh]

Maybe not a "storming" but the 1988 NBA Finals had an infamous ending if you were a Pistons fan.
Lakers up three with two seconds left in Game 7 and the Pistons had to inbound the ball with photographers, the Lakers' bench, and a good chunk of Los Angeles County stepping onto the floor. Magic took advantage of the chaos to absolutely level Isaiah Thomas before he could get a 3-pointer off, and no foul was called.
To this day I can't believe this was a) allowed to happen; and b) has largely been forgotten.

Oh I remember it quite well as a Lakers fan and absolutely hating the Pistons.