Wisconsin fans storm the court

[Future Walk-On]

I never would rush against a member of your own conference...unless for instance you haven't beaten them for 10 odd years and they are highly ranked at the time.

[Braveman]

It's Wisconsin.

What else do they have to do?

Celebrate a Super Bowl, a better basketball team and coach than Illinois... shall I go on? lol

[tornado]

have you seen the dispute that has gone on since the end of that game??
Ohio State's Jared sullinger claims that when the Wisconsin students rushed the floor, and while he was trying to exit the floor -- that he was spit on by a student...

I personally have no reason whatsoever to conclude that Sullinger would make up such a claim -- and I believe he must have had a reason to say this...

However, the Wisconsin people have responded in a bizarre, childish, and irresponsible way -- and won't even bother to give a response other than to say there's no video of such an occurrence...

I don't know about you, but the video I saw showed 2000 people cramming onto the floor and literally overwhelming and practically crushing everyone...
to say that the video doesn't show the spitting incident is sill since even if the camera were trained right on the nicident, it still wouldn't have been seen because of the mass of people.

This may present as just another reason that rushing the floor in itself is dangerous, risky, and irresponible.
I think Wisconsin's response should be that they are sorry for whatever happened and try to find out what happened -- not just stonewall everyone - even the reporters asking and say nothing happened.
There is no possible way for them to know nothing happened...

BTW -- when a reporter asked about seeing the videotapes that Bo Ryan said show no incident...Wisconsin's response was...
"A Wisconsin spokesman did not respond to an e-mail yesterday asking whether videotape of the postgame celebration exists and, if it does, had been reviewed or would be."


Then again....this wouldn't be the first time I have witnessed a Wisconsin fan being less than classy.
Apparently even the Badger fans agree that being classless "is a tradition at Wisconsin"...

http://www.mwcconnection.com/2011/2/14/1993891/stay-classy-wisconsin-vol-2

[canadian]

have you seen the dispute that has gone on since the end of that game??
Ohio State's Jared sullinger claims that when the Wisconsin students rushed the floor, and while he was trying to exit the floor -- that he was spit on by a student...

I personally have no reason whatsoever to conclude that Sullinger would make up such a claim -- and I believe he must have had a reason to say this...

However, the Wisconsin people have responded in a bizarre, childish, and irresponsible way -- and won't even bother to give a response other than to say there's no video of such an occurrence...

I don't know about you, but the video I saw showed 2000 people cramming onto the floor and literally overwhelming and practically crushing everyone...
to say that the video doesn't show the spitting incident is sill since even if the camera were trained right on the nicident, it still wouldn't have been seen because of the mass of people.

This may present as just another reason that rushing the floor in itself is dangerous, risky, and irresponible.
I think Wisconsin's response should be that they are sorry for whatever happened and try to find out what happened -- not just stonewall everyone - even the reporters asking and say nothing happened.
There is no possible way for them to know nothing happened...

BTW -- when a reporter asked about seeing the videotapes that Bo Ryan said show no incident...Wisconsin's response was...
"A Wisconsin spokesman did not respond to an e-mail yesterday asking whether videotape of the postgame celebration exists and, if it does, had been reviewed or would be."


Then again....this wouldn't be the first time I have witnessed a Wisconsin fan being less than classy.
Apparently even the Badger fans agree that being classless "is a tradition at Wisconsin"...
http://www.mwcconnection.com/2011/2/...isconsin-vol-2

Tornado,

You make the best point here. I am 100% for having fun. It's a game. Enjoy it. Celebrate.

But when you allow thousands of emotionally charged, sometimes intoxicate, college students to rush a small space like a basketball court you are asking for trouble. Especially when the combatants for which most of their venom and anger were directed are on the same court.

Why can't they cheer, yell, scream, and have a hel**** of a time in the stands? The court is for the players and officials and coaches. The fans are for the fans. Just keep it that way.

Asking college kids who rush the court in that situation to make smart decisions and handle themselves with class is asking too much. Doesn't matter if its Wisconsin, Michigan, UCLA, SIU, etc.

[AZ BU Fan]

I'm jealous, I want BU to beat a top 20 team so I can rush the court!
Or at least rush the PC Screen in my study while watching the game end on the Internet!

[tornado]

I'm jealous, I want BU to beat a top 20 team so I can rush the court! ...

we are playing the reigning MVC Champion and a Sweet Sixteen team tonight -- get ready...

[Bravesfan]

The point I was trying to make is that Forde would consider it acceptable because it would fall under #11 on his list.

Ah, I see what you are saying. But the tone of my original post wasn't meant towards you BUB. It was towards Forde because he came up with all these scenarios when it or would not be acceptable to do this, and many of them were silly. But I see what you are saying.

[AZ BU Fan]

we are playing the reigning MVC Champion and a Sweet Sixteen team tonight -- get ready...

Get set.....Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo