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why are they storming
Post by jackson5 on Feb 16, 2008, 1:58pm

This is embarassing why are we storming the court. Dont these kids know the history of Syracuse basketball. We are the fifth winniest team of all time. We just be a good Gtown I agree but they are not great.

Re: why are they storming
Post by jackson5 on Feb 16, 2008, 2:01pm

Those kids are fing rediculous

Re: why are they storming
Post by ytownorange on Feb 16, 2008, 2:02pm

Against a top 10 team....our biggest rival.....they are kids....let them have fun...i dont agree with it but understand it.

Re: why are they storming
Post by jec1521 on Feb 16, 2008, 2:02pm

Retarded. Absolutely retarded.

Re: why are they storming
Post by grepal on Feb 16, 2008, 2:03pm

The fans see this as the signature win of the year. Students just want to feel part of the picture and a lot of the students have not lived through let alone have knowledge of the history. Personally I still want to kick the s**t out of Old Man Thompson.

Re: why are they storming
Post by jackson5 on Feb 16, 2008, 2:03pm

I was there in 94 when we beat a great Kentucky and the fans stormed but this was uncalled for last year and it was this year. We are SYRACUSE not Iona!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: why are they storming
Post by 2duggaharris on Feb 16, 2008, 2:03pm

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Those kids are fing rediculous

LOL the largest crowd in college basketball,they can do what they want,who cares man,you guys are making it all about nothing

Re: why are they storming
Post by hakmacpace on Feb 16, 2008, 2:04pm

Its fing Georgetown, live a little.

Re: why are they storming
Post by ytownorange on Feb 16, 2008, 2:05pm

Like I said...they are KIDS.....have fun...lighten up.....

Re: why are they storming
Post by creekfreek on Feb 16, 2008, 2:05pm

Well, at least the can spell and form sentences that actually make sense.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cuse44 on Feb 16, 2008, 2:06pm

YEA seriously its a rival top 10 team. You obviously havent been a student at a basketball game. Theres so much emotion, running the court is such a rush!!! I have no problem with it. GO CUSE!!!!

Re: why are they storming
Post by greenefor3 on Feb 16, 2008, 2:07pm

They are kids. College students who love their team. Chill down, GU is a huge rivalry of ours.

Re: why are they storming
Post by 2duggaharris on Feb 16, 2008, 2:07pm

UCONN going down ?????

Re: why are they storming
Post by mcnamelo on Feb 16, 2008, 2:11pm

The actual court rush isn't a big deal. The thing that ticks me off is rushing with 2 seconds on the clock. If anti-court stormers hate us for rushing against G-Town, they will loathe us for that.

Re: why are they storming
Post by 2duggaharris on Feb 16, 2008, 2:13pm

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The actual court rush isn't a big deal. The thing that ticks me off is rushing with 2 seconds on the clock. If anti-court stormers hate us for rushing against G-Town, they will loathe us for that.

OK good for them,when they get over 30,000 let me know.

Re: why are they storming
Post by jackson5 on Feb 16, 2008, 2:16pm

I think it was uncalled for. When was the last time somebody stormed the court when they beat Syracuse.

Re: why are they storming
Post by 2duggaharris on Feb 16, 2008, 2:17pm

SU ON MAIN PAGE OF SPORTSLINE,see guess it is a big deal

http://www.sportsline.com/

Re: why are they storming
Post by 2duggaharris on Feb 16, 2008, 2:17pm

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I think it was uncalled for. When was the last time somebody stormed the court when they beat Syracuse.

dude who cares,when they get over 30,000 let me know

Re: why are they storming
Post by admin on Feb 16, 2008, 2:23pm

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I think it was uncalled for. When was the last time somebody stormed the court when they beat Syracuse.

Umm quite a few times in recent years.

Let's complain about something that matters. First big win all season over a top 10 team and hated rival.....storm away. The fans stormed the court like 5 times in 2003.

Re: why are they storming
Post by londva on Feb 16, 2008, 2:30pm

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I think it was uncalled for. When was the last time somebody stormed the court when they beat Syracuse.

Bingo!

Re: why are they storming
Post by jec1521 on Feb 16, 2008, 2:33pm

I think rushing today was stupid. Last year's game clinched an NCAA berth (Don't even start) and was the Seniors last game. Today had none of those implications whatsoever.

But hey, I'm not complaining.

Re: why are they storming
Post by ytownorange on Feb 16, 2008, 2:35pm

Find something good to bitch about...so a bunch of 18-21 yr olds(most drunk) rushed the court...so? our biggest rival and a top 10 team...let them rush and stop bitchin.

Re: why are they storming
Post by admin on Feb 16, 2008, 2:39pm

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I think rushing today was stupid. Last year's game clinched an NCAA berth (Don't even start) and was the Seniors last game. Today had none of those implications whatsoever.

But hey, I'm not complaining.

They were 20-3, we were 16-9 and coming off a devastating loss and looking NIT bound. This game gives us hope again.

31,000 going nuts in an emotional win over our big rival and the first place BE team? The first really BIG win since GTown last year. We complain when the crowd is too quiet....and then we complain when they are too overzealous for storming.....I personally don't care. Court-storming has become more common everywhere in the last 15 years, it's not reserved for the monumental upset or buzzer beater anymore, anywhere in the country.....I swear that SU boards have these same conversations EVERYTIME we storm. I'm wondering when everyone will just accept that it's gonna typically happen fairly often, when we win a really big game at home when we're underdogs. Actually it will probably happen everytime in that scenario, because it has been for 15 years or so. Not a biggie IMO.

Re: why are they storming
Post by samadams7 on Feb 16, 2008, 2:42pm

I was there. THe atmosphere was great! Those kids were having a great time and they are kids let them storm. GO CUSE!

Re: why are they storming
Post by actioncuse on Feb 16, 2008, 3:00pm

First post since I got back. I'm one of the dumb kids that rushed it. I really don't care that much since I didn't get to last year. It was fun, oh well. We aren't as dumb as the Georgetown students who kept chanting even though they were losing the entire game.

Although they were sort of dumb. They ran into the players and knocked Donte down. Rick was there to help him back up luckily and they made a little donut around him.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cosmospizza on Feb 16, 2008, 3:03pm

gottlieb just ripped us for rushing the court

Re: why are they storming
Post by loudhouse13 on Feb 16, 2008, 3:03pm

I rushed too, and I would do it again. It's called having fun, I think you're making it out to be a bigger deal than it really is.

Re: why are they storming
Post by ytownorange on Feb 16, 2008, 3:06pm

To those of you who rushed...i hope you had fun....fukin enjoy it....

Re: why are they storming
Post by actioncuse on Feb 16, 2008, 3:06pm

Gottlieb would kill to be able to play at Syracuse and have fans like us. Don't forget, the players are 18 year olds too. They love the support that they get from us. That's why we continue to get such good players. The Dome is a great place to play.

Re: why are they storming
Post by admin on Feb 16, 2008, 3:09pm

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gottlieb just ripped us for rushing the court

If it makes him mad, I'm even more for it!

Re: why are they storming
Post by cuse117 on Feb 16, 2008, 3:14pm

f credit card doug....

Re: why are they storming
Post by ytownorange on Feb 16, 2008, 3:16pm

doug can suck my nutz.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cuseinalbany on Feb 16, 2008, 4:15pm

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Those kids are fing rediculous

sheesh, let the kid have fun. Does anyone remember that these games are played by kids for a school attended by kids?

Re: why are they storming
Post by hoopsfan76 on Feb 16, 2008, 8:01pm

They were making fun of the court storming on ABC or ESPN earlier. I agree that it was pretty ridiculous. It's not like the Orange were big underdogs or anything.

Re: why are they storming
Post by 2duggaharris on Feb 16, 2008, 8:03pm

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They were making fun of the court storming on ABC or ESPN earlier. I agree that it was pretty ridiculous. It's not like the Orange were big underdogs or anything.

OK great to hear,let me know when another team has over 30,000 fans,I think it was like the 64th time SU has.

Re: why are they storming
Post by jackson5 on Feb 16, 2008, 8:19pm

Dugga you keep coming back 30,000 what is your point?

Re: why are they storming
Post by jackson5 on Feb 16, 2008, 8:23pm

Syracuse is the fifth winniest team of all time in NCAA history, the all time wins leader in the Big East, and the most consistent team of the Big East since its conception in 1979. We also just won a National championship five years ago, we should not be storming the court, these kids need a history lesson.

Re: why are they storming
Post by gmacmoney on Feb 16, 2008, 8:31pm

The are a few issues that I have with storming the court. The first one is that it could have cost us the game today and we were lucky it didnt. If we storm with time on the clock and before that ball is inbounded it is a technical foul and GTown gets 2 shots plus the ball. The fact that we were up 7 gave them no mathematical chance of winning, but lets say we were up 5... That makes me a touch uneasy beacuse today was close to us getting a tech and with all the controversy in college hoops this week, I would hate to have seen something like that.

The second issue that I have with it is strictly one of safety. The way that we have been snakebitten with injuries this year, can you imagine a player getting mobbed by fans and getting hurt?

I read in another thread that Donte Greene got knocked down. Id hate to see something like that happen. Maybe Im just being paranoid on this point, but Id rather be paranoid and have all our players WALK away from a win like that as opposed to limp.

The only other issue that I have with it is the fact that yes, it is GTown, they are our big rival (with UConn) and they are a top 10 team. However, we have only lost to them about 5 times in the last 8 years or so. They dont match up with us well and we have owned them as a result.

I have NO problem with emotion at a game (I have almost zero voice after being there today) but the truth is, we are Syracuse. We are not East Tennessee State. Beating GTown has become a regular thing for us in recent past. Winning today was a great win, but we are not even close to being a lock yet and this was not exactly a major upset considering all our previous successes over them in the past.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefanatl on Feb 16, 2008, 8:32pm

these kids that come to syracuse know nothing of syracuse sports history. they think the football team is a bottom feeder overall. it is a joke.

anyway, the students have zero passion - anytime they (we) rush the court brings some positve energy from the student section and then the students talk to other students and then their is more spirit... it is needed at syracuse.

syracuse is not a state school, it is a rich school with people from big cities that dont watch sports on tv.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefanatl on Feb 16, 2008, 8:34pm

and i was on the court with about 3 seconds to go last year against gtown and it was awesome. it was my senior day and it was 1 of the 3or4 best days of my life.

Re: why are they storming
Post by jackson5 on Feb 16, 2008, 8:38pm

gmac i totally agree with you on every point you made, especially the risk of injury, good job. Finally somebody who agrees with me.

Re: why are they storming
Post by 2duggaharris on Feb 16, 2008, 8:41pm

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Dugga you keep coming back 30,000 what is your point?

The point is you are not going to stop fans from storming the court!!!!!! Let alone 30,000(not all storm it). Ok what else,OH I know,they are a bunch of kids at College,who cares what ESPN or the whole world thinks about SU storming the court,yeah like that is what a fan is thinking as they stand there ready to storm the court. Give up man,don't watch anymore SU games in the Dome then. OH and let me know how you are coming on finding the other team that has over 30,000 not storming the court.

Re: why are they storming
Post by gmacmoney on Feb 16, 2008, 8:42pm

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gmac i totally agree with you on every point you made, especially the risk of injury, good job. Finally somebody who agrees with me.

Thank you Jackson. Regardless of what SOME people think, storming the court is risky. If the game had been a few points closer, we may have gone to OT because of the technical situation. The way Wallace was shooting at the end, I have NO desire to sweat out a 3 at the buzzer by him; especially after being up as many as we were....

Re: why are they storming
Post by 2duggaharris on Feb 16, 2008, 8:47pm

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gmac i totally agree with you on every point you made, especially the risk of injury, good job. Finally somebody who agrees with me.

Let me know when like 10 people agree with you,then we will go from there,and then I will ask you to tell me when 100 agree with you. Let me know when you get to 30,000 people that agree.

Re: why are they storming
Post by 2duggaharris on Feb 16, 2008, 8:50pm

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gmac i totally agree with you on every point you made, especially the risk of injury, good job. Finally somebody who agrees with me.

I think fans are a bit smarter than you say.Let me know when SU loses a game cuz the crowd stormed the court,that should happen in about 30,000 years.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefanatl on Feb 16, 2008, 9:00pm

haha dugga - what are you on now? have you hit 20 yet? or are you too old for that?

Re: why are they storming
Post by 2duggaharris on Feb 16, 2008, 9:12pm

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haha dugga - what are you on now? have you hit 20 yet? or are you too old for that?

Na ,I am on number 18 and not much of a buzz today,I had 6 Mike's included,but those are not really water,so not sure what happened,it has been 9 hours though.

PS. Good thing I did not give up sniffing glue yet !!

Re: why are they storming
Post by nycowboy on Feb 16, 2008, 9:44pm

if anyone cares here is my vid of it. I too thought it was unnecessary. but they are g-town and rubbing a win in is always nice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzKxvTsrYfQ

Re: why are they storming
Post by btown4su on Feb 16, 2008, 10:12pm

I'm not a fan of "rushing the court" either. The court is for the players. Fans can celebrate all they want...in the stands. After working as an SID, and seeing all the potential problems, it's just better off for everyone if you stay where you're supposed to.

Go have fun at the bar after the game or back at the frat house, but stay off the court.

Re: why are they storming
Post by gmacmoney on Feb 16, 2008, 10:23pm

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I think fans are a bit smarter than you say.Let me know when SU loses a game cuz the crowd stormed the court,that should happen in about 30,000 years.

Dugga, Im not saying that its GOING to happen, Im simply saying that Id hate to see something like that happen. Dave Pasch and Fran Frashilla (sp?) mentioned that had we not inbounded the ball just before they stormed, it WOULD have been a technical...

Re: why are they storming
Post by bballnf1 on Feb 16, 2008, 10:33pm

I loved the fact that every one rushed the floor. There was less traffic. I made it to the thruway in 15 minutes. ::)

Re: why are they storming
Post by 2duggaharris on Feb 16, 2008, 10:47pm

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I think fans are a bit smarter than you say.Let me know when SU loses a game cuz the crowd stormed the court,that should happen in about 30,000 years.

People started lining up to storm the court when SU was gonna win,it was from 2 minutes on up at least. Not only that I heard one of them say afterwords they did in bound the ball,who knows,who cares,game was over. When SU loses a game due to court storming let me know,I used to hate the storming of the court thing till I realized who cares. When another team hits 64 times that over 30,000 were at the game let me know. I am never gonna agree,and neither will the kids storming the court when THEIR College wins that they go to. If the game was a nail biter then there would have not been kids lining up to storm the court,so right there no chance of SU losing the game cuz of a technical. Sure people can talk about the 3 times SU stormed the court that one game,or the time a player was injured cuz of the court storming but let me know when SU loses a game due to it. In fact Andy and Devo had enough time to be off the court,that was mentioned also. I believe there was a post by Ditka saying who cares about court storming,there is a chance for a NCAA bid at stake,and that is what matters. Storm away !!!

Re: why are they storming
Post by nycowboy on Feb 17, 2008, 12:24am

here is a good reason why the court might have been stormed
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Dante wanted it, so Paul made it so.

Re: why are they storming
Post by imdevo on Feb 17, 2008, 7:40am

are people being serious about storming the court? my freshman year was the championship year. i've rushed the court with 'melo, hakim, gerry for four years straight. Students camp outside the dome a minimum of 6-8 hours to get decent seats (about 4 days for the big ones- gtown this and last year, 'nova 2 years ago, etc). the juice is pumping the whole game, and to smack around an opponent like g'town deserves a nice court rushing any day. i don't care if it's a top ten, top 3 or unranked georgetown. i've been there, i know what it's like to freeze my butt for days in the middle of the syracuse winter--to be rewarded with this kind of win, in front of the biggest crowd this year, i'm happy the students rushed the court. "the court is for the players", last time i checked the players were all celebrating with us when we rushed the court ('melo, gerry, pace, duany, hak, trob, mookie, nichols, harris, devo and now all the freshmen) and old man boeheim never complains about it.

Just a few quotes:

Donte: "The crowd was crazy. I love SU, I love SU fans, I love SU students. There aren�t any fans in the country like SU fans. We have the number one fans and the number one community.�

Flynn: �There was 18,000 people there for warmup. You don�t see that anywhere else but Syracuse.�

Maybe we're the reason why we get recruits like these. Would everyone be happy if the students acted like the old farts and sitting down with their hands on their behinds all game long?...and let's not talk about them leaving early to 'beat traffic'...

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefanatl on Feb 17, 2008, 9:24am

imdevo - how the hell long have you been at school? damn i wish i was on the 6 year program..

i will say that boehiem seems to HATE the court storming.

Re: why are they storming
Post by imdevo on Feb 17, 2008, 9:29am

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imdevo - how the hell long have you been at school? damn i wish i was on the 6 year program..

i will say that boehiem seems to HATE the court storming.

personal attacks huh? i graduated last year and now i'm in cornell doing grad school...if you must know. I showed specific quotes where the players seem to enjoy the crowd. but you will 'only say that boeheim SEEMS to hate the court storming'? prove it sir. I think you lost all credibility when you showed that you can't even spell Coach Boeheim's name properly.
If you don't like the court-storming, then turn off your tv when the game is over. Very simple. Great win yesterday, and people still find a reason to whine about the program. Classy

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefanatl on Feb 17, 2008, 9:33am

what was the personal attack? i really am jealous... thats all. i graduated last year as well - but wasnt there for the 03 champ. i did go to new orleans though.

boehEIM does hate it. he has been on loud speakers (pitt) and was on tv last night waving for the crowd to get off...

dont get me wrong - i have rushed the court 4 or 5 times. i dont see too much wrong with it. but boehEIM does not like it.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefanatl on Feb 17, 2008, 9:35am

imdevo - read all of my posts on this thread - I LOVE STORMING. what are you talking about dude? i was the first person on the court with 3 sec left last year... something that was prob stupid - but hell i loved it.

Re: why are they storming
Post by imdevo on Feb 17, 2008, 9:35am

Boeheim likes it. You're a big fan, i'm sure you've watched Orange Odyssey. Do you remember Boeheim's quote about the students rushing the court 3 times against Pitt that year?...He loves it.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefanatl on Feb 17, 2008, 9:38am

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Boeheim likes it. You're a big fan, i'm sure you've watched Orange Odyssey. Do you remember Boeheim's quote about the students rushing the court 3 times against Pitt that year?...He loves it.

that what i am talking about him hating it. especially with time left on the clock.

and yes i have watched orange odyssey over 50 times. my dvd doesnt even work anymore.

Re: why are they storming
Post by imdevo on Feb 17, 2008, 9:43am

yea he tells the crowd to get off when there's time left, but he'll never come out and criticize the fans on storming the court.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cuseinalbany on Feb 17, 2008, 11:02am

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are people being serious about storming the court? my freshman year was the championship year. i've rushed the court with 'melo, hakim, gerry for four years straight. Students camp outside the dome a minimum of 6-8 hours to get decent seats (about 4 days for the big ones- gtown this and last year, 'nova 2 years ago, etc). the juice is pumping the whole game, and to smack around an opponent like g'town deserves a nice court rushing any day. i don't care if it's a top ten, top 3 or unranked georgetown. i've been there, i know what it's like to freeze my butt for days in the middle of the syracuse winter--to be rewarded with this kind of win, in front of the biggest crowd this year, i'm happy the students rushed the court. "the court is for the players", last time i checked the players were all celebrating with us when we rushed the court ('melo, gerry, pace, duany, hak, trob, mookie, nichols, harris, devo and now all the freshmen) and old man boeheim never complains about it.

Just a few quotes:

Donte: "The crowd was crazy. I love SU, I love SU fans, I love SU students. There aren�t any fans in the country like SU fans. We have the number one fans and the number one community.�

Flynn: �There was 18,000 people there for warmup. You don�t see that anywhere else but Syracuse.�

Maybe we're the reason why we get recruits like these. Would everyone be happy if the students acted like the old farts and sitting down with their hands on their behinds all game long?...and let's not talk about them leaving early to 'beat traffic'...

Great post imdevo. Some people think this is the stuffy pros. Let em storm the court and have fun with it.

Re: why are they storming
Post by ytownorange on Feb 17, 2008, 11:14am

I stormed...In spirit.....damn I wish I was there....Let the kids have some fun...

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusetown1 on Feb 17, 2008, 11:16am

Those kids are having too much fun, somebody stop them!!!

Re: why are they storming
Post by ytownorange on Feb 17, 2008, 11:20am

Damnit fish....dont swim.....College kids...NO FUN FOR YOU.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusetown1 on Feb 17, 2008, 11:26am

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Damnit fish....dont swim.....College kids...NO FUN FOR YOU.

Re: why are they storming
Post by berk7 on Feb 17, 2008, 11:32am

Let the kids play! Not many home highlights this year. One question tho, why so many F-Bombs on this forum lately?

Re: why are they storming
Post by jackson5 on Feb 17, 2008, 12:15pm

I just cant think of any other Big time programs that storm the court. Storming the court is for the little programs, the mid-majors.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusetown1 on Feb 17, 2008, 12:19pm

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I just cant think of any other Big time programs that storm the court. Storming the court is for the little programs, the mid-majors.

I think it's funny when they do it. It's almost like the students are making a mockery of the act, they do it every year.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cohenheadd on Feb 17, 2008, 12:24pm

God forbid they storm the court after a big win, over their historic rival!
Those pesky kids- next thing you know they'll wanna start dancing, & touching
one another's "naughty bits"! For shame!!

Re: why are they storming
Post by samadams7 on Feb 17, 2008, 12:36pm

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God forbid they storm the court after a big win, over their historic rival!
Those pesky kids- next thing you know they'll wanna start dancing, & touching
one another's "naughty bits"! For shame!!

LOL. Really this is like a syracuse.com thread. I was in section 115 amongst a ton of the old timer season ticket holders and they all even thought it was great. The team played great and deserved some recognition from the fans. Great job by the players and I thought a great job by the fans yesterday being in the game. They could charge after every win for all I care, it would be funny.

Re: why are they storming
Post by samadams7 on Feb 17, 2008, 12:45pm

You're right big time programs don't rush the court:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp2H5qrbE9c

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WrWGTzJ-r5s

http://youtube.com/watch?v=b6l6XT4xESo

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XDfwdyM1QhA

Re: why are they storming
Post by cowtowncuse on Feb 17, 2008, 12:45pm

It's all great fun until someone loses an eye.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefanatl on Feb 17, 2008, 12:55pm

sam - you forgot that stanford rushed the court when the guy hit a half court shot to continue their perfect season.

and btw - wash st IS NOT a major program. they are decent this year... but no where near a big time program.

Re: why are they storming
Post by samadams7 on Feb 17, 2008, 12:58pm

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sam - you forgot that stanford rushed the court when the guy hit a half court shot to continue their perfect season.

and btw - wash st IS NOT a major program. they are decent this year... but no where near a big time program.

I agree about Wash St. They arent a mid-major either though. I could have added several others as well like NC St, Wake, Pitt, WVU, Georgetown.

I mostly thought the Washington St one was funny because it was against Gonzaga. I mean I love the Zags but to rush the court against them......

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusetown1 on Feb 17, 2008, 1:17pm

How dare the Cameron Crazies rush the court against the Hokies. Shame, shame, shame.

Re: why are they storming
Post by nycowboy on Feb 17, 2008, 3:42pm

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I just cant think of any other Big time programs that storm the court. Storming the court is for the little programs, the mid-majors.

part of the big 10 bball vid on espn is a court rushing at the end of a Wisconsin game

Re: why are they storming
Post by bflocuse11 on Feb 17, 2008, 3:58pm

By reading most of these posts i think we can tell who some of the old timers are and who the younger guys on here. Being one of the younger guys out there I dont think it's a big deal. That game had so much energy and emition that you cant blame the students for running onto the court. In my opinion I dont think it takes anything away from the program. There are 2 teams who we are justified in storming the court and that is Georgetown and UConn. No matter what the record is they are our rivals.

Re: why are they storming
Post by reyes39 on Feb 17, 2008, 5:04pm

Personally I don't think rushing the court after every upset is necessary...especially when you have a rich history like Syracuse...but I thought it was completely necessary yesterday. This season has really been a drag and we finally caught a break for the better yesterday.

We've had to deal with Rautins and Devo going down, Josh Wrights troubles, Scoop in legal trouble, losing games to lowly opponents, basically a 6 man rotation, Donte not reaching expectations, Paul claiming he wasn't into games...etc. Sure we have a history of dealing with a few players having bumps in the road...but usually we always have a guy or two we can expect to pick up the slack and carry us or at least give us a chance. We've basically all wanted to strangle each one of these guys at one point or another this season...and we dont really have one guy on this team that can take control of a game (like Dnich or Gerry could.) It's cliche but we really do need all 5 guys who are on the court to ball or we really dont have a shot.

Yesterday was the first time all the players were on track...and the first time it seemed the fans were right there with them. I went to the Dome around 10:00 and couldn't believe how many people I saw around...you wouldn't have thought we just came off a loss to South Florida a few days earlier. It was loud as hell the entire time...I even saw quite a few of the old ones jumping around. Donte shot poorly but surprisingly still saw em giving high fives and hustling instead of pouting about it. Rushing the court yesterday could be exactly what those guys needed after the USF loss yesterday. They know how bad that loss was. Ask Donte about our NCAA chances today and I'm sure his answer has changed since Wednesday. Hopefully all the guys take yesterdays intensity and roll with it.

And just to note - guess who I "bumped" into yesterday on the court....literally. Andrew Robinson. Not exactly who I want to see on the court - especially since there were EMT's addressing a few people that were trampled a few yards away...but it was cool to say the least.

Re: why are they storming
Post by nycowboy on Feb 17, 2008, 8:16pm

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And just to note - guess who I "bumped" into yesterday on the court....literally. Andrew Robinson. Not exactly who I want to see on the court - especially since there were EMT's addressing a few people that were trampled a few yards away...but it was cool to say the least.

Pic or it didn't happen. No seriously, did you get one? I see Coach Robinson there allot but I have never seen any of the other players. Would they be in the student section or do they have a more privet seating arrangement.

Re: why are they storming
Post by loudhouse13 on Feb 17, 2008, 8:59pm

I saw lacrosse players in the student section in the 300s for the Uconn Game...

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefanatl on Feb 17, 2008, 9:33pm

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football players are there a lot. tanard and perry went to almost every game. damien rhodes was at a bunch as well.

usually the football players are on the side where the curtain used to be in various seats, but i know that athletes also have a section next to the home tunnel.

Re: why are they storming
Post by watkins13 on Feb 17, 2008, 9:56pm

Didn't notice it when I was there, but that was pretty dumb rushing the court with 2 seconds still on the clock.

Re: why are they storming
Post by admin on Feb 17, 2008, 10:29pm

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Damien Rhodes made it onto the Orange Odyssey DVD for the 2003 season. They show him at the Pitt game dancing in front of the camera towards the end of the game....he looked drunk. LOL. He was definitely enjoying the moment.

Re: why are they storming
Post by admin on Feb 17, 2008, 10:34pm

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You're right big time programs don't rush the court:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp2H5qrbE9c

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WrWGTzJ-r5s

http://youtube.com/watch?v=b6l6XT4xESo

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XDfwdyM1QhA

Ha, I remember I had a long argument with "worthless" on syracuse.com about Duke rushing the court against VT. He swore that it never happened....I posted a youtube link of it....and of course, he disappeared.

This thread really is syracuse.com-esque. We storm the court fairly often, and that won't change. UNC, Duke, Indiana, etc. all storm the court when warranted as well. Everyone does it....even the big boys. Learn to like it, because it's gonna happen!

Re: why are they storming
Post by dutchhart03 on Feb 17, 2008, 11:44pm

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ARob has been to a few games this year. I saw him in the student section of one of the earlier games when I was up in 305. Good to see the teams supporting each other.

Re: why are they storming
Post by nycowboy on Feb 17, 2008, 11:54pm

it is cool to see them there. I sit right next to the students and never see them.

Re: why are they storming
Post by reyes39 on Feb 18, 2008, 12:00am

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Haha...no pic - but if I was to make it up I probably would have said at least Mike Williams. Someone else had to have seen him out there. I was in 114...and odds are he came from the blue seats next to the court or from my area since I was on the visitors side of the court. No way he got there from the student section. I was a little saucy so when I saw him I acted like a little school girl but he just gave me a few handshakes and kept yelling "YEAH"

Re: why are they storming
Post by cnysptsfan44 on Feb 18, 2008, 8:17am

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Those kids are fing ridiculous

I don't know how you can use that word on here but it makes you a bigger azzhole than some people running out on the court. I see nothing wrong with it until someone gets injured and for years now no one has.
YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE THAT WANT TO PASS A BILL OR A LAW? it is time to stop the madness. Gezz we are still human beings left to act stupid once in a while. You might want to try it. ::)

Re: why are they storming
Post by btown4su on Feb 18, 2008, 12:22pm

I read somewhere that the EMS people were treating several fans that were trampled.

The first time a player gets injured at any school and they'll outlaw rushing the court at every school - guaranteed. When did rushing the court become such a big deal anyway? Schools didn't use to do that. The power of television. Everyone wants their mug on the dish...

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefanatl on Feb 18, 2008, 2:03pm

umm? have you ever seen pro sports in the 70's? fans rushed everytime the celts won the champ... same with baseball world series.

and many people have been seriously hurt during court rushings... the sec has already banned it. it is something like a 10k fine the first time, and something ridiculous the 2nd time.

that being said - i still rush the court/field any chacne i get

Re: why are they storming
Post by jackson5 on Feb 18, 2008, 2:05pm

can we just end this thread! I think everyone has made their point

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefanatl on Feb 18, 2008, 2:05pm

i want the last word!

Re: why are they storming
Post by btown4su on Feb 18, 2008, 2:07pm

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umm? have you ever seen pro sports in the 70's? fans rushed everytime the celts won the champ... same with baseball world series.

and many people have been seriously hurt during court rushings... the sec has already banned it. it is something like a 10k fine the first time, and something ridiculous the 2nd time.

that being said - i still rush the court/field any chacne i get

Key phrase being..."won the championship"

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefanatl on Feb 18, 2008, 2:08pm

very true.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefaninvt on Feb 18, 2008, 2:09pm

Not giving it to you atl.

Re: why are they storming
Post by dutchhart03 on Feb 18, 2008, 2:15pm

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Not giving it to you atl.

And you think I'd let you snag it VT?

Re: why are they storming
Post by samadams7 on Feb 18, 2008, 2:16pm

You all suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: why are they storming
Post by btown4su on Feb 18, 2008, 2:17pm

bump, for Btown!

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefaninvt on Feb 18, 2008, 2:37pm

Go VT! I've got more than 3K posts under my belt. Anyone else think they can hang with me???

Re: why are they storming
Post by jimk80 on Feb 18, 2008, 2:40pm

I'm in.

Re: why are they storming
Post by bballnf1 on Feb 18, 2008, 2:40pm

They stormed the court for one very simple reason. Because they could !

Re: why are they storming
Post by btown4su on Feb 18, 2008, 2:42pm

First one to 3,000 officially has no life!!! Fewh, I'm glad I'm nowhere near that. (sarcasm off).

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefanatl on Feb 18, 2008, 2:43pm

did it.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefaninvt on Feb 18, 2008, 2:44pm

Dragging you all headlong with me to the 3k mark.

And no, deleting old posts will not lower your total mark. Trust me on that one.

Re: why are they storming
Post by jimk80 on Feb 18, 2008, 2:45pm

Tried it huh?

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefaninvt on Feb 18, 2008, 2:48pm

Ummmmm... Well, I can't answer that one without incriminating myself.

Re: why are they storming
Post by btown4su on Feb 18, 2008, 2:49pm

as long as no one from the West Coast Catamounts testifies to you using performance enhancing posts, VT. It appears you've accomplished this feat with clean hands.

However, rumor has it a congressional hearing is being put together to hear Reyes39 testify about his performance enhancing posts (digital graphics).

Re: why are they storming
Post by jimk80 on Feb 18, 2008, 2:55pm

Given my performance, I've got nothing to worry about.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefaninvt on Feb 18, 2008, 2:58pm

It was a pretty decent turnaround for me this year with my squad. It had nothing to do with my prodigious posting performance however. That's totaly due to boredom.

Re: why are they storming
Post by btown4su on Feb 18, 2008, 3:15pm

Everyone read Waters' piece?

What a Rush? Syracuse fans debate the court-storming

To storm or not to storm? That is the question.

OK, I'm no Shakespeare, but I have been getting deluged with questions regarding the Syracuse University fans court-storming after the Orange's 77-70 victory over No. 8 Georgetown on Saturday.

"Mike... what are your thoughts on the whole court-storming debate?'' asked Geneseo98 in the comment section of this blog.

Geneseo98 also provided a link to a fans' website which went over some ground rules regarding court-stormings.

Personally, I didn't see Syracuse's win over Georgetown on Saturday as a reason to storm the court.

First of all, court-stormings are extremely dangerous. I've seen and read of serious injuries happening when hundreds or thousands of people decide to rush en mass onto the court. The players and officials are obviously in the path of the human tidal wave, but so are the fans who now sit in front of the student section, the ball-boys, security personnel and, yes, me.

Because of that I place tighter restrictions on court-stormings than the website I linked to.

Saturday's win didn't clinch an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Georgetown wasn't the top-ranked team in the country. Georgetown wasn't undefeated.

Upset? Syracuse had taken Georgetown into overtime down in Washington D.C. less than a month earlier. In fact, the Orange should have won that game.

Saturday's game didn't come down to a thrilling finish. Georgetown didn't get within six points in the final seven minutes.

Syracuse had beaten Georgetown a year ago at the Carrier Dome. How many years in a row does the Orange have to beat the Hoyas before the SU students get the idea that this isn't necessary the basketball equivalent of Haley's Comet?

In the coming weeks, Pittsburgh and Marquette will come to the Dome as ranked teams, while Syracuse doesn't figure to crack the Top 25 anytime soon. If Syracuse wins those games, will the fans rush the court?

I also have to point out one huge incongruity. While the Southeastern Conference discourages court-stormings with a rule that imposes severe fines on schools in such events, Syracuse University practically issues invitations to its students to rush the court. In the final minutes of Saturday's game, SU officials removed the ad boards on the baselines and then had security personnel warn fans and media to leave their seats in front of the students. Then officials opened avenues to the court.

Syracuse University officials think it's safer to provide clear avenues to the court. (I think this policy will meet its end when there's a tragic accident and lawsuit, but that's another story).

The real incongruity came with just seconds left in the game when; after all the preparations/invitations to storm the court, Carrier Dome PA announcer Michael Veley issued a plea to the fans to stay off the court.

Okey-dokey then.

Anyway, I don't want to ruin anyone's fun. Yes, court-stormings are a part of college basketball. But general seating used to be part of concerts. And then the Who played Cincinnati.

Re: why are they storming
Post by admin on Feb 18, 2008, 3:16pm

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can we just end this thread! I think everyone has made their point

Please don't be like that.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefaninvt on Feb 18, 2008, 3:20pm

I love the article. Trying to poke a bit at the students and then referencing the Who playing Cincinnatti which happened when? In 1979? Are there any students on the hill who were even born back then? Sorry Mike, not going to get your message across with something like that.

Re: why are they storming
Post by 2duggaharris on Feb 18, 2008, 3:21pm

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Everyone read Waters' piece?

What a Rush? Syracuse fans debate the court-storming

To storm or not to storm? That is the question.

OK, I'm no Shakespeare, but I have been getting deluged with questions regarding the Syracuse University fans court-storming after the Orange's 77-70 victory over No. 8 Georgetown on Saturday.

"Mike... what are your thoughts on the whole court-storming debate?'' asked Geneseo98 in the comment section of this blog.

Geneseo98 also provided a link to a fans' website which went over some ground rules regarding court-stormings.

Personally, I didn't see Syracuse's win over Georgetown on Saturday as a reason to storm the court.

First of all, court-stormings are extremely dangerous. I've seen and read of serious injuries happening when hundreds or thousands of people decide to rush en mass onto the court. The players and officials are obviously in the path of the human tidal wave, but so are the fans who now sit in front of the student section, the ball-boys, security personnel and, yes, me.

Because of that I place tighter restrictions on court-stormings than the website I linked to.

Saturday's win didn't clinch an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Georgetown wasn't the top-ranked team in the country. Georgetown wasn't undefeated.

Upset? Syracuse had taken Georgetown into overtime down in Washington D.C. less than a month earlier. In fact, the Orange should have won that game.

Saturday's game didn't come down to a thrilling finish. Georgetown didn't get within six points in the final seven minutes.

Syracuse had beaten Georgetown a year ago at the Carrier Dome. How many years in a row does the Orange have to beat the Hoyas before the SU students get the idea that this isn't necessary the basketball equivalent of Haley's Comet?

In the coming weeks, Pittsburgh and Marquette will come to the Dome as ranked teams, while Syracuse doesn't figure to crack the Top 25 anytime soon. If Syracuse wins those games, will the fans rush the court?

I also have to point out one huge incongruity. While the Southeastern Conference discourages court-stormings with a rule that imposes severe fines on schools in such events, Syracuse University practically issues invitations to its students to rush the court. In the final minutes of Saturday's game, SU officials removed the ad boards on the baselines and then had security personnel warn fans and media to leave their seats in front of the students. Then officials opened avenues to the court.

Syracuse University officials think it's safer to provide clear avenues to the court. (I think this policy will meet its end when there's a tragic accident and lawsuit, but that's another story).

The real incongruity came with just seconds left in the game when; after all the preparations/invitations to storm the court, Carrier Dome PA announcer Michael Veley issued a plea to the fans to stay off the court.

Okey-dokey then.

Anyway, I don't want to ruin anyone's fun. Yes, court-stormings are a part of college basketball. But general seating used to be part of concerts. And then the Who played Cincinnati.

I saw the Who in Buffalo the very next concert after the people were killed. Outside before you went in you had to stand an arm's length away from the person in front of you so there was no problem. The Who didn't come on stage for a long time,everyone thought the show might not go on.They showed a Who movie then came on stage. Roger D. didn't have much to say about the people dieing the night before,just said the show must go on.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusetown1 on Feb 18, 2008, 3:22pm

The last time I stormed the court was against Uconn in '00, it was all fun in games until security ripped me off the rim and I almost broke my head on the court. Sadly, that was the last time I stormed the court.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusefaninvt on Feb 18, 2008, 3:28pm

and how exactly did you get up to the rim rico?

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Post by bballnf1 on Feb 18, 2008, 3:35pm

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You forgot to mention it was one of the best concerts / if not the best concert the Who ever performed and one of the top 5 concerts I have ever seen.

Re: why are they storming
Post by cusetown1 on Feb 18, 2008, 4:12pm

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and how exactly did you get up to the rim rico?

2 of my pals hoisted me up. I won't ever do that again.