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February 21, 2005
Please have Rush The Court Etiquette
Something is really driving me nuts about college basketball lately. The rushing the court phenomenon after every victory is taking away from truly great moments when an unranked team takes out the number one team in the country. This weekend, the 6th ranked Boston College Eagles rushed the court after beating 9th Ranked Syracuse AT HOME!! Here are the rules. This is simply ridiculous and it's one of those things that schools will let happen until something really bad happens, similar to the NBA. Colleges, which supply the smart people, don't always use the same techniques they apply in the classroom. It's risk analysis 101. Everyone is following Duke and putting their student section on the court. College dorks who can't pass gym are believing that they are part of the game. They've gone so far as to chant FU JJ Redick every time the duke guard touches the ball. Now they are going on to the court after every game and taunting players on their personal cell phones. I don't understand why anyone would camp out to see a basketball game - maybee it's because of the ban on alcohol on campus or just more dorks. I like this idea from an arena who is fining the school. I don't mean to sound old, but if this continues this way one day the NCAA will be sorry.
Posted by Patrick at February 21, 2005 06:33 PM
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This strikes me as quite funny . . . coming from a guy who went to a school in the middle of nowhere and the only college sport that was any good was hockey - which I can get behind coming from the #2 ranked school in the nation. I think I sense a little jealousy - I am sorry Sharkblog guy that you were unable to attend a school that had a nationally ranked basketball team - a school that has never heard of the "sweet sixteen" or "elite eight" - and may I remind you that Boston College is an institution where the students are focused on subjects like philosophy and theology and physics - not gym!
Posted by: Jeannine at February 21, 2005 09:13 PM
Ouch. Hurts when your future wife decides to crush you on your own website.
Posted by: Chris at February 22, 2005 11:54 AM
yeah what's up with that? i was talking about the rushing the court.. many schools are doing it i wasn't ripping bc too bad. i do love going out with all the bc'ers and rooting for the other team, such as ND and the cuse. they take the alma mater thing to a whole new lame level....
Posted by: patrick at February 22, 2005 12:16 PM
The 'Cuse-BC game hurt, but Jimmy B will have the troops ready come Big East Tournament time and beyond. Syracuse will do what they do best. End any dreams that BC has of winning a championship.
I can't believe the BC fans rushed the court at HOME against a lower ranked team. And what's up with those lame SuperFan shirts? Patrick, if Jeannine has one, I recommend it gets put to good use. Dust rag perhaps?
Posted by: Pete at February 23, 2005 12:10 PM
The SuperFan shirts are pretty awesome - guys in my class came up with this idea during a draught in BC athletcis (except for the hockey team which went 3/4 years to the frozen four in my college career) Now look at them - everyone knows what and where a super fan come is! And to note - Patrick stole the shirt from me and wears it around the ol' studio chanting "G-O E-A-G-L-E-S!!!!"
Posted by: Jeannine at March 4, 2005 07:13 PM