The end of court storming?

[grunewar]

I hope so.

I saw this and was wondering the same thing. Someone is going to get seriously hurt and then there will be a law suit, blah, blah, blah.....

A one-time, instantaneous celebration and show of exuberance and support has now turned into a pre-calculated opportunity at hooliganism and chance to get on Sports Center. (Ya know, kinda like the Gatorade shower).

Off soap box.

[TriggerMN]

If the officials were still on the floor, IMHO they should have given #12 a flagrant foul for throwing the ball at an opposing player. If they had left the floor already, the conference should suspend #12 for one game. #25 should be suspended for at least 3 games for punching a fan, and then running like a coward.

And I am in total agreement about the rushing the floor issue. I'm surprised this does not happen more often. While the conferences and/or NCAA must work on this issue, if you as a fan rush the court, I have no pity for you if you get clocked. Stay off the floor.

[KJUmp]

Originally Posted by TriggerMN

If the officials were still on the floor, IMHO they should have given #12 a flagrant foul for throwing the ball at an opposing player. If they had left the floor already, the conference should suspend #12 for one game. #25 should be suspended for at least 3 games for punching a fan, and then running like a coward.

Why would/should they be still want/need to be on on the floor??
The game was over. You expect them to stand in that middle scene so they can issue T's?

[jTheUmp]

Look at the video... the officials were still on the floor when the kerfuffle started.

[SCalScoreKeeper]

I'm betting the WAC office gets involved and hands some sort of suspension out here.I hope that more conferences take the SEC's approach to storming fields/courts-fine the member institution in the aftermath of this incident.Maybe the Coaches get involved in their off-season meetings and make a rule change?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by SCalScoreKeeper

I'm betting the WAC office gets involved and hands some sort of suspension out here.I hope that more conferences take the SEC's approach to storming fields/courts-fine the member institution in the aftermath of this incident.Maybe the Coaches get involved in their off-season meetings and make a rule change?

What sort of a rule change to the game would have any effect on this at all?

[frezer11]

Originally Posted by Adam

What sort of a rule change to the game would have any effect on this at all?

Agreed, I don't think you could change a game rule to prevent something like this, it would have to be a conference-to-conference administrative rule or something like that.

That said, we all know the rules state that the jurisdiction has not yet ended as the officials were still on the court, would anyone call a flagrant (or anything else) during this scenario??

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by SCalScoreKeeper

I'm betting the WAC office gets involved and hands some sort of suspension out here.I hope that more conferences take the SEC's approach to storming fields/courts-fine the member institution in the aftermath of this incident.Maybe the Coaches get involved in their off-season meetings and make a rule change?

Originally Posted by Adam

What sort of a rule change to the game would have any effect on this at all?

Other than fining the schools as the SEC does the only rule I can think of that would reduce the problem is restricting the areas where students are allowed to sit, i.e., "No students in the first ten rows of the stands." It's not a guarantee but at least it would take them longer to get to the court and security would have more time to stop them.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by KJUmp

Why would/should they be still want/need to be on on the floor??
The game was over. You expect them to stand in that middle scene so they can issue T's?

I didn't read him saying he expected that at all.

However, they WERE still on the court.

[SCalScoreKeeper]

Update on last night's brawl-
NMSU suspends player for throwing ball at Utah Valley player - CBSSports.com