Chuck's Corner Flashback On Rushing The Court

I assume PTI and Around The Horn will talk about the Badger student section rushing the court after beating number one Ohio State.  I really have no problem with it, so sit back and enjoy the experience, this was about the Maryland fans rushing after they beat Duke last season.


People are getting all upset about fans rushing the court like if they were in the stands of the Maryland-Duke game last night, they wouldn't have rushed.  This earns a big Chad Ochocinco Child Please. 


I love rushing the court. I think it's an awesome sight to see all the fans on the court with a player or two hoisted on top of the shoulders of the fans. It's worth doing when you win a share of a conference title like Maryland and Ohio State did the last two nights, you beat a rival for the first time in awhile, or it's a monumental upset.  Are there times when the student sections probably shouldn't have rushed the court?  Oh yeah, but thats like saying are there times when I wished I didn't take five shots of vodka.  You are in the moment, really not caring about what people think about your decision making, rather you are having a good time. 

Another thing to add about the Maryland charge in particular, people were stunned the Terps fans charged because they won a National Championship in 2003 meaning they are better than that!" C'mon, these kids were not even close to sniffing college and they won a share of an ACC title, which if you look at the history is hard to come by with the likes of the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels. 

Rick Reilly's major point today in his column and on the Scott Van Pelt Show was the safety of these kids. "MY GOD, ONE PERSON MAY DIE OMFG!!!!!"  Listen, these college kids put enough crazy shit in their body to kill themselves so why not risk it again by charging the court? No one is thinking in the crowd... "Shit I might die if I rush... I better not man, so scared.." Hell no, they are running faster than Frank the Tank in the quad through the gymnasium to center court to greet their fearless leaders. Like I said above, you live in the moment. 

Because I go to a D3 college atmosphere, I will probably never have the experience to rush the court and I wish I went to a bigger school to have that on my resume of cool things I have done. I hope that every college kid who goes to a big school gets a chance once to rush the court in celebration of their great basketball. 



-Charlie