Field storm was unnecessary
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Good home victory over a top 10 team. Let the students have their fun. Just try to stay safe and respectful to the players/coaches trying to leave the field.
It only made me realize how old I am now. I stormed the **** out of the field for the OSU win 10 years ago, now I'm like oh man it seems like a lot of work to get down there, let's just go home.
That hasn't happened since the late 90's when they put in the current "indestructible" version. Trust me, we tried multiple times to bring those things down when I was in school in the early 00s.
I saw that too. I was trying to see what caused that student to get his arse kicked but didn't see anything outside the kid getting slammed to the ground.
I guess this is my biggest piece of it all as well. You have a dedicated fan base who lives and dies by every play. You have a high-stress, back-and-forth game against a Top 10 opponent. There's excitement and emotion for the fans that spills out and does something that doesn't hurt anyone. Who cares?
With such a hard fought game, with it meaning so much for the way the rest of the year is shaped, it would have been odd to have everyone just shuffle out and go home.
@Turn2, from the games I've seen on tv this year going after the goal posts seems to be an "old school" move. Students today want to get on the field and take selfies so they can post on their social media accounts. Plus to be fair I've seen games where security is quick to surround the posts so the fans can't get to them.
I think they said that this is the first time an unranked team has been favored by a TD over a top 10 team since '97 or '98.
We "sauntered" the field 10 years ago, after the initial rush. I'm not as stupid as Uncle Randy.
We were watching from our seats in the upper deck, just enjoying the joy on the field. Then we realized we had never been ON the turf at Trice...so down we went.
I love watching the celebrations (TCU, OSU, and WVU to name a few). I'm not young enough to actively participate, but I will cheer them on from our seats. As long as care is taken to protect the other team & coaches from the crowd, where's the harm?
Now, if they had stormed after the KU game a few weeks ago, it probably would have been more of an smh moment.
It looked like that cop thought he could hold back the crowd by himself and that kid just happened to be the closest one to him. Meanwhile behind him thousands of people are rushing the field.
The goal posts we have now can't be taken down without proper tools. Like literally can't be done.
As I recall, the "old school" way of taking the goal posts down didn't involve any tools...