DO NOT RUSH THE COURT

[cloneteach]

Embarrassed that our students rushed last night. It's time to act like we've been there before! We were the higher ranked team and Iowa up until this year and last has not been good so that is a game you cheer in the stands and act like we knew all along we were going to win that game. Maybe our students right now are just finding out what it feels like to have a good team I guess, when I was there during the Fizer and Tinlsey years we didn't rush the court after beating ranked opponents because we knew we had a good team and felt we expected to win every game in Hilton (which we did for 2 straight seasons.)

It's obvious by now that we have a good team this year, let's act like it as fans and and not go overboard every time we beat another good team. You don't see the other top half of the Big 12 schools (mostly the Texas and Oklahoma schools) rushing the court after every good win because usually it means your fans view it as a big upset. Michigan game this year I can understand, we were unranked and they were #7 and national title runner ups last year but we were 17 and Iowa 23, this was a good win but not a HUGE win by any means.

Act like we've been there before? I hope we understand that many of these students are relatively new fans of ISU. Many of them are probably freshmen and haven't experience much of Hilton yet. They haven't experienced Hilton Magic much yet. I would have killed to be able to rush the court during the Morgan/McDermott days on a regular basis. Let them have fun.

 

[Skidoosh]

Honestly, there are more people upset that we stormed the court then the fact a hawkeye fan was in the FRONT row of cyclone alley. What the **** is the point of cyclone alley if you're going to let a rival fan in the FRONT ROW?!

 

[CycloneErik]

I think it's funny how many people say "who cares what other fans think". It's those same fans that can barely contain themselves when they lose to a rival because then they have to face those other fans in the office. Hell, the only reason fans get so passionate is because they want to be associated with a winner. It's all about perception.

That's too broad a brush there. I don't care what other fans think either way.

 

[SoapyCy]

my problem, in general, is that storming the court takes away discussion about the game and puts ISU in a negative light rather than letting the players be the focal point. Olberman talked about it, the Jayhawk message board talked about it, we are talking about it, etc. It's not "I care too much what others think" or I'm some old grumpy person. But that game was a hell of a comeback win, a national showcase for our team, and proof we have moved beyond the only-shoots-3s mindset. When national people are talking about our fans rather than our team it's a problem.

 

[Spam]

my problem, in general, is that storming the court takes away discussion about the game and puts ISU in a negative light rather than letting the players be the focal point. Olberman talked about it, the Jayhawk message board talked about it, we are talking about it, etc. It's not "I care too much what others think" or I'm some old grumpy person. But that game was a hell of a comeback win, a national showcase for our team, and proof we have moved beyond the only-shoots-3s mindset. When national people are talking about our fans rather than our team it's a problem.

You mean Hilton Magic? Hilton Magic or not, I am not seeing this "problem" you are talking about.

 

[cycfan1]

We didn't rush the court. They were just celebrating with the players.

 

[Skidoosh]

my problem, in general, is that storming the court takes away discussion about the game and puts ISU in a negative light rather than letting the players be the focal point. Olberman talked about it, the Jayhawk message board talked about it, we are talking about it, etc. It's not "I care too much what others think" or I'm some old grumpy person. But that game was a hell of a comeback win, a national showcase for our team, and proof we have moved beyond the only-shoots-3s mindset. When national people are talking about our fans rather than our team it's a problem.

The minute we lose AP rankings because of "negative perception" you let me know. Until then, let the haters hate, and let the college kids who camped out for 2 days have some fun.

 

[Goothrey]

We didn't rush the court. They were just celebrating with the players.

Yeah, that was the weakest rush I have ever seen from us. Half the students didn't even attempt to get on the court. And the rush started about 5 seconds after the game ended.

 

[Tedcyclone]

You dont see Duke, NC, Kentucky, Kansas and other major programs storming the court after beating their rival, in an exciting game, that they won late. If Hilton Magic is as great as those places, why do you still storm?

Last I checked no one here likes Duke, NC, Kentucky, or Kansas, and I certainly dont care what their fans do. ISU is in their own right a great basketball program. We can and should do our own thing. If our "starving" students want to rush the court because they grew up with crap basketball, then rush away. Once Freddie has us winning and going to the "dance" every year for 5-10 years plus then they will stop rushing the court.

 

[Tedcyclone]

We didn't rush the court. They were just celebrating with the players.

This is exactly it! Its a BIG family in Ames, we celebrate together. It was as much a fans win as a players win, so dance together.

 

[CarlHungus]

Rumor has it that one of our guys lost a contact right when the game ended and the students went out to help find it

 

[Rods79]

Honestly, there are more people upset that we stormed the court then the fact a hawkeye fan was in the FRONT row of cyclone alley. What the **** is the point of cyclone alley if you're going to let a rival fan in the FRONT ROW?!

Oh nos....a Hawkeye fan...rushing the court way worse than having a single Hawkeye harassed in the student section. Many Iowa fans attend ISU, obviously to get a more relevant education. How do you propose the student section stop him? Not to mention everyone was cheering at that point, and if I remember correctly he was wearing a grey shirt (or at least one without a giant yellow Fred Flintstone on it) so the casual fan really wouldn't pay much attention to it.

 

[Rods79]

Last I checked no one here likes Duke, NC, Kentucky, or Kansas, and I certainly dont care what their fans do. ISU is in their own right a great basketball program. We can and should do our own thing. If our "starving" students want to rush the court because they grew up with crap basketball, then rush away. Once Freddie has us winning and going to the "dance" every year for 5-10 years plus then they will stop rushing the court.

This is the 4th season with Fred, after back-to-back NCAA appearances..."starving" is not the way I would describe it.

 

[Prone2Clone]

Iowa State's court rushers are getting snide remarks on other message boards and even on TV news highlights for rushing the court for beating a team we were supposed to beat, according to our poll rankings anyway. Not to mention a team we've beaten at home for a long time.

I hope none of the rushers are butt hurt over the criticism because they should have expected it.

 

[Spam]

Iowa State's court rushers are getting snide remarks on other message boards and even on TV news highlights for rushing the court for beating a team we were supposed to beat, according to our poll rankings anyway. Not to mention a team we've beaten at home for a long time.

I hope none of the rushers are butt hurt over the criticism because they should have expected it.

I think the non-rushers are more butthurt than the rushers

 

[Wally86]

We've lost once at home in the past 22 months, and we were favored to win today. No reason to storm the court.

How about doing it to forget football till spring practice. The kids need to celebrate.

 

[awd4cy]

I don't understand why the students rushed last night. At this rate, we will probably have about 3-4 more court stormings this year.

 

[jdoggivjc]

We can have an undefeated season and we'd probably rush the court 3-4 times that season. Rushing against Michigan was great. Rushing against Iowa when we were the higher ranked team and were expected to win puts on a facade that our fans don't expect to and don't know how to handle winning big games.

 

[uro cy]

Other teams don't like our students rushing the court? Ok, then come to Hilton and beat the Cyclones. Simple.

 

[Dryburn]

The fact that this stupid thread has gone on for 18 pages is just ridiculous.

So, ISU fans/students rushed the court. Big ******* deal! Seriously, some of you want to criticize this instead of just celebrating the win last night? I don't understand that at all.

What is the big concern? That somehow ISU will look bad to the rest of the college basketball world or something? Really?

ISU was favored yes.....by a very slight margin, on a home court that is no doubt one of the best home court advantages in all of college basketball. Both teams are ranked and rising, and both teams look like solid candidates to make it to the 2nd weekend of the NCAA this year. Iowa led most of the game, and quite frankly, probably should have won it. It came down to the very last seconds, and 3 consecutive shots missed by Iowa (even though it is questionable what they thought they would accomplish with the last 2 tips). ISU won, and a few hundred students rushed the floor, not so much to just dance around like fools, but what I saw was a fan base that wanted to embrace, congratulate and celebrate with THEIR players, THEIR team.

If the rest of the college basketball world can't deal with that.....**** 'em. If some of you can't deal with that and really want to complain about it.......I think you need to re-evaluate your priorities.

Just my 2 cents.