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All this talk about court storming, if you watch the end of the LSU UK game
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:13 am
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:13 am
LSU security did a really good job of controlling it and keeping it away from UK team and staff.
Immediately after the game, security surrounded the UK bench area and brought a rope to block off anyone getting close to UK team.
This allowed a pathway for UK to get off the court and head straight to the visiting lockeroom. LSU puts the visitors bench area with easy access to the lockeroom while avoiding the crowd.
It's really simple, skip handshakes after game and allow team to get off court as quickly as possible while home team security is in place to protect the visiting team.
The only thing I saw that looked remotely out of place was one student slowly walking by UK bench area and waving bye with security in place to prevent him from getting too close. That's it.
Immediately after the game, security surrounded the UK bench area and brought a rope to block off anyone getting close to UK team.
This allowed a pathway for UK to get off the court and head straight to the visiting lockeroom. LSU puts the visitors bench area with easy access to the lockeroom while avoiding the crowd.
It's really simple, skip handshakes after game and allow team to get off court as quickly as possible while home team security is in place to protect the visiting team.
The only thing I saw that looked remotely out of place was one student slowly walking by UK bench area and waving bye with security in place to prevent him from getting too close. That's it.
This post was edited on 2/27/24 at 9:15 am
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Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:22 am to nicholastiger
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LSU security did a really good job of controlling it and keeping it away from UK team and staff.
Immediately after the game, security surrounded the UK bench area and brought a rope to block off anyone getting close to UK team.
This allowed a pathway for UK to get off the court and head straight to the visiting lockeroom. LSU puts the visitors bench area with easy access to the lockeroom while avoiding the crowd.
It's really simple, skip handshakes after game and allow team to get off court as quickly as possible while home team security is in place to protect the visiting team.
I remember seeing that and thinking that was handled very well by LSU's arena staff. They were really quick to get that separation.
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The only thing I saw that looked remotely out of place was one student slowly walking by UK bench area and waving bye with security in place to prevent him from getting too close. That's it.
I didn't see that specifically, but my general thought about fans on the court getting in a player's face to taunt is that I'd be fine with people looking the other way if the player accidentally ran them the frick over. It's one thing to go celebrate with your players/fans, another thing to run up to a player after an emotional loss and taunt them. (Not saying that is what the LSU fan did here and obviously keeping some distance was well done by LSU)
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:28 am to nicholastiger
I haven't seen the tape but it sounds like it was handled very well.
Most security teams will either stand there or try to catch a few people as they jump onto the field/run on court to try and make an example.
If there's a field-storming, there's no stopping it and no sense trying to bring anyone in. The chief objective should be protecting the visitors and getting them off the field/court. Well done, LSU.
Most security teams will either stand there or try to catch a few people as they jump onto the field/run on court to try and make an example.
If there's a field-storming, there's no stopping it and no sense trying to bring anyone in. The chief objective should be protecting the visitors and getting them off the field/court. Well done, LSU.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 10:24 am to nicholastiger
Did LSU really storm the court when they beat UK??? 
Posted on 2/27/24 at 10:30 am to nicholastiger
Creighton was also extremely good at handling the court storm.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 10:31 am to nicholastiger
In the first ten years or more of Bud Walton, the ushers would line the court near the end of a big win. These ushers wore yellow vests and looked like Wal-Mart greeters. So, to rush the court, you would have to mow down your grandparents.
They don't offer any impediment these days, and plowing through old people would just add to fun for today's kids.
They don't offer any impediment these days, and plowing through old people would just add to fun for today's kids.
This post was edited on 2/27/24 at 10:33 am
Posted on 2/27/24 at 11:47 am to nicholastiger
In the last two years, LSU has been fined $600,000 for fans running onto the court or field.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 11:51 am to nicholastiger
100k well spent, amirite?
Posted on 2/27/24 at 12:32 pm to nicholastiger
If storming the basketball court continues, someone--whether a player or fan-- will be trampled and injured. I don't know the solution, but it should be banned. Also eliminating the traditional handshakes after the game, as someone has suggested, would be yet another surrender to poor sportsmanship, which is already on thin ice.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 1:59 pm to nicholastiger
Heard a good resolution on the radio that could fix this: home team automatically forfeits if the team rushes the court and there's an incident between the opposing teams' players/coaches/personnel.
Or set up barriers and allow 20 seconds to let the opposing team leave and then storm the court.
Personally I have no problem with it, but anything can happen in a mob of people, especially crazy college kids.
Or set up barriers and allow 20 seconds to let the opposing team leave and then storm the court.
Personally I have no problem with it, but anything can happen in a mob of people, especially crazy college kids.
Posted on 2/28/24 at 3:21 am to nicholastiger
Meh that was a pretty weak court storming if we are being honest. Didn't really get out of control. The Duke one was a madhouse not really even the same thing
Posted on 2/28/24 at 9:33 am to nicholastiger
I don't disagree that there are ways that you can make it safer for opposing players (like you said LSU did a good job of that).
But I find it hilarious that there's this big to do about it this year because of Clark at Iowa and now the player at Duke when Darius Miller just about got trampled to death by Indiana fans in Assembly Hall when they beat us during the regular season in 2012. Cal complained about it then and was absolutely roasted by some of the same media that are pearl-clutching over it today.
But I find it hilarious that there's this big to do about it this year because of Clark at Iowa and now the player at Duke when Darius Miller just about got trampled to death by Indiana fans in Assembly Hall when they beat us during the regular season in 2012. Cal complained about it then and was absolutely roasted by some of the same media that are pearl-clutching over it today.
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