Fwd: [Husker] Storming The Court

[NUStLNorris at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/25/05 9:30:01 AM Central Standard Time, 
toddlowell at yahoo.com writes:


> Subj:[Husker] Storming The Court 
> Date:2/25/05 9:30:01 AM Central Standard Time
> From:toddlowell at yahoo.com
> To:husker at tssi.com
> Sent from the Internet 
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> When I saw the b-ball highlights of the fans storming
> the court after the big OSU win last week it struck me
> as kind of embarrassing.  
> 
> There was a time when Nebraska Football fans wouldn't
> Storm the field after beating a top 5 team, or winning
> a national championship.
> 
> I guess it's all a matter of perspective and our
> perceived place in the hierarchy of things.

I can't think of two situations that are farther away from being analogous 
than the Nebraska football program vs. the Nebraska basketball program.  Why 
comparisons are even attempted I do not know.  Obviously, there are huge, HUGE 
differences.

I don't think there is a student body (and those who stormed the court WERE 
students) in the country from an underdog/unrated school that WOULDN'T have 
stormed the court after their team just upset the number 4 team in the country 
(maybe Minnesota, they have an elevated floor that sits more-or-less on a stage 
that could make it tough to get to the playing surface).  It happens 
everywhere.  I see that one conference (ACC?) is handing out fines to schools whose 
fans storm the court.  I think that's rediculous.  Another over-reaction to the 
Pacers-Pistons fiasco.  Excited students wanting to celebrate with their team 
... I never ran onto a court from a spectator standpoint, but I used to be 21.  


By the way, some of us think Pedersen sounded like an idiot for criticizing 
Mizzou fans the way he did.

I wasn't embarrassed by the fans behavior.  Far from it.  No, fans shouldn't 
ever be on the floor.  But "embarassed?"  I don't get that.

For only 8,300, it was a loud, energetic crowd that really wants to win -- on 
a regular basis.

Dave Norris