Quote Originally Posted by CLW View Post
Yeah "I get" the whole storm the field/cout thing. IMHO though it just screams that a team's own fanbase doesn't believe their program is legit and it was a fluke that they won. I'd be pissed if I were a D1 athlete and just beat a great team and the fans stormed the court/field to celebrate.
So if Duke football were to beat a ranked ACC team, you would think the Duke football players would be pissed if the fans stormed the field? I would think that would show the fans cared about the team, and that would outweigh any feeling of "act like you've been there". The team would want to celebrate it just as much as the fans.

I can understand both viewpoints regarding storming the field/court. There's a reason to act like you've been there, yes; but there's also a reason to celebrate, depending on the importance of the victory. Ohio State students stormed the field twice, that I can think of, which I was at the school. Both were for victories over Michigan that resulted in trips to the National Championship game. Those of us that were there also almost stormed the field in Ann Arbor in 2005 because we'd just won a very close game against a very hated rival.

Duke's a team that everyone is going to target ... it doesn't surprise me in the least that fans storm the court when they beat the Blue Devils. For one thing, it's not like Duke ever goes down without a fight, so most games are exciting and close.

The only thing that would ever shock me about a Duke loss being stormed is if it was to North Carolina ... unless some kind of Championship was on the line, or UNC was really, really bad that year.
Quote Originally Posted by morsdraconis View Post
When WVU kicked your ass in the tournament year before last?
Tournament is not Road Loss.