Comments on: Rush The Court on… Rushing The Court

By: jstevrtc

jstevrtc — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:28:51 +0000

To Jameson: Good for you. Definitely the correct call on your part. That court rush was uncalled for anyway, but tack on the fact that it was done WITH TIME still on the clock…I can only shake my head. Be proud that you stayed away. Sometimes inactivity is preferred over a mindless action.

To Another Example: I was not aware of the Lamar-on-TT court rush, but this is an interesting one. If you clicked on the link I provided to Forde’s original article from ’06, one of the exceptions to rule IV is that the BCS team should not be too much of a BCS-bottom-feeder, and Forde states that if the BCS team’s RPI is “below 150, [the rush] is not worth the effort.” I don’t know what they were at the time of the game, but Texas Tech’s RPI is now 59…but Lamar’s is 61. How much difference is/was there between these two squads?

Still, by the letter of the Forde Protocol, Lamar’s rush is thereby approved. Plus, we don’t expect fans to be sitting in the stands wondering if their vanquished opponent’s RPI is high enough to warrant a court rush. Rushing should always be a spontaneous and joyful activity. But this particular example, despite being approved, is not as cut/dried as one might have thought, and is definitely an area where, now that I’ve been looking at the Protocol more closely, maybe a couple of small amendments could be added.

John Stevens

By: Jerome

Jerome — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:30:26 +0000

It’s bad sportsmanship no matter who is doing it. It is embarrassing for the team that you have INVITED to come and play at your court.

By: Jameson

Jameson — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:59:28 +0000

I refused to rush the court for that Georgetown game. I stood in the section incredibly happy that SU won, but pissed off that we were embarrassing ourselves again.

By: Another Example

Another Example — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:20:52 +0000

Fans rushed the court after Lamar beat Texas Tech on December 13. This was permitted under rule IV: Lower Class Principle. Texas Tech is in the Big XII (a BCS conference) and Lamar is in the SLC (low-major).

By: From The Barn

From The Barn — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:25:35 +0000

After seeing the Syracuse video, there needs to be a dome/converted football field provision. There is nothing as exciting as a court rush in a half empty building!