Duke hits wall in second half in rescheduled game
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mopkins
King Kong
Duke almost lost at home on Saturday against Maryland and that game came off a wee'ks worth of rest. What's the excuse there? Too much rest?
You know the difference between almost losing and losing, right?
mopkins
King Kong
Yeah I just think people are looking way too much into this short rest thing. Duke losing at UNC isn't really even an upset...hell they were only 2.5 point favorites...it's a rivalry game.
What will you say if they beat Syracuse on Saturday?
mopkins
King Kong
I severely dislike Dick Vitale, but I loved that even he was ripping on the UNC fans for storming the court after that win
ssckelley
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I was thinking the same thing last night. I think he would have made the difference in those close losses and Iowa could have been a top 5 team right now.
ssckelley
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I severely dislike Dick Vitale, but I loved that even he was ripping on the UNC fans for storming the court after that win
This is stupid, and people that rip on college kids for storming the court like they should act all professional are idiots. We are talking about ~18-23 young adults here, if they want to storm the court to celebrate with their team let them. People need to STFU about it.
Its going to turn into a safety issue at some point. A player on the opposing team is going to deck a fan, somebody is going to get trampled, etc.
ssckelley
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But that is a different issue entirely, I am sure eventually someone will do something stupid. But Vitale wants students to act like they have been there before, to act all professional about it. These are young adults let them have some fun and enjoy a big win like this.
Didnt hear Vitale's comments last night so I dont know what he said.
I dont get caught up in what schools should and should not rush the floor based on their tradition or basketball history. Let 'em go if they want to but somebody is going to get hurt severely or killed at some point.
1977Hawkeye
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Fans have been rushing the court for as long as I can remember, and can't say I really remember hearing much about any incidents. Guess I'm not too worried about it. I won't sit here and say there is zero risk, but if it was that dangerous, I would've thought something serious would've happened by now. Just my 2 cents.
And you have probably never heard of a college basketball player going into the first row of seating and pushing a fan until a couple weeks ago either.
Pretty sure a college football player punched a fan in the face rushing the field a couple years ago (Texas A&M maybe)?
StatelineHawk
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If Iowa loses I won't make the excuse of hitting a wall. These are 18-22 year olds.
kicker22
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I agree with this completely. While I'm not one that feels it should be prohibited or is classless (don't have an opinion on the subject) I find it ironic that there is the unwritten rule that a player should never go into the stands, yet the players don't have that same luxury when fans storm the field/court.
