Ole Miss to Pay Tennessee $500k for Court Storm

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Flogballs said:
Who is their AD pointing the finger at by calling selfish? What a dipshit
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He's pointing out that those who rushed the court satisfied their need to celebrate...at the cost of a half-mil. I understand the jubilation, the desire to be part of the victory, to touch the hero-players but the bottom line is this is a dangerous practice and the fines are appropriate.
 
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VOLLeeann said:
He's pointing out that those who rushed the court satisfied their need to celebrate...at the cost of a half-mil. I understand the jubilation, the desire to be part of the victory, to touch the hero-players but the bottom line is this is a dangerous practice and the fines are appropriate.
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Ok, but it’s HIS responsibility. He’s the AD.

Also, Brakefield was waving his fellow students onto the court. Is the AD calling him selfish too?
 
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Flogballs said:
Ok, but it’s HIS responsibility. He’s the AD.

Also, Brakefield was waving his fellow students onto the court. Is the AD calling him selfish too?
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It may be his responsibility, but there is absolutely nothing you can do to stop a few hundred or thousand fans storming the court. There isn’t enough security on a college campus to keep that from happening if those students are really committed to doing it. Once a few leak through the damn breaks and the rest typically follow.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
It may be his responsibility, but there is absolutely nothing you can do to stop a few hundred or thousand fans storming the court. There isn’t enough security on a college campus to keep that from happening if those students are really committed to doing it. Once a few leak through the damn breaks and the rest typically follow.
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You can do like Missouri and Georgia did and announce it as the end of game nears to not storm the court
 
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Flogballs said:
Ok, but it’s HIS responsibility. He’s the AD.

Also, Brakefield was waving his fellow students onto the court. Is the AD calling him selfish too?
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Impossible for the AD to stop them so no, he is not responsible for their foolishness. And Brakefield and the players don’t care. It’s not their money. The fines are absolutely deserved.
 
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Delmar said:
Impossible for the AD to stop them so no, he is not responsible for their foolishness. And Brakefield and the players don’t care. It’s not their money. The fines are absolutely deserved.
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Right, the Atheltic Dept pays, it’s the Athletic Director who is ultimately responsible. That’s why he gets paid the big bucks! Yet he’s blaming the students. Weak!
 
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Flogballs said:
Right, the Atheltic Dept pays, it’s the Athletic Director who is ultimately responsible. That’s why he gets paid the big bucks! Yet he’s blaming the students. Weak!
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And pray tell O wise one, how is the AD going to stop several hundred students from rushing the floor? The students are responsible for their conduct and the fine and nobody else.
 
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Delmar said:
And pray tell O wise one, how is the AD going to stop several hundred students from rushing the floor? The students are responsible for their conduct and the fine and nobody else.
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When I was in school, the NCAA tourney was here for the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 rounds and the E8 game between St John’s and Ohio State went down to the wire. They spread us across the court so k was literally kneeled in the side of the court watching the ending of a great E8 game, which was an incredible experience! However, I had the exact same thought as you. There was no way we would stop the crowd and I sure wasn’t going to try. Never happened anyway though.
 
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Delmar said:
And pray tell O wise one, how is the AD going to stop several hundred students from rushing the floor? The students are responsible for their conduct and the fine and nobody else.
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If the students are responsible then why aren’t they paying?

Yet here this overpaid administrator crying about his exuberant students. Sad!
 
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So Tennessee got $500k from ole piss and $250k from candy. That’s gonna help with NIL. I mean, uh, improvements.
 
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hUTch2002 said:
When I was in school, the NCAA tourney was here for the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 rounds and the E8 game between St John’s and Ohio State went down to the wire. They spread us across the court so k was literally kneeled in the side of the court watching the ending of a great E8 game, which was an incredible experience! However, I had the exact same thought as you. There was no way we would stop the crowd and I sure wasn’t going to try. Never happened anyway though.
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An NCAAT crowd’s allegiances are so spread out without a large concentration of students that there would never be a court storm in this day and age. Plus, the NCAA overloads the court security presence during championship events that even if anyone tried to rush the court they would be immediately thrown to the ground and carted away.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
It may be his responsibility, but there is absolutely nothing you can do to stop a few hundred or thousand fans storming the court. There isn’t enough security on a college campus to keep that from happening if those students are really committed to doing it. Once a few leak through the damn breaks and the rest typically follow.
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Well, this seemed to work.

 
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VolCalls said:
An NCAAT crowd’s allegiances are so spread out without a large concentration of students that there would never be a court storm in this day and age. Plus, the NCAA overloads the court security presence during championship events that even if anyone tried to rush the court they would be immediately thrown to the ground and carted away.
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A little different than 25 years ago. I’m old.
 
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