Rushing the Floor

storming the court/field is great, but only if its a big game or the game is extra meaningful... like if an unranked opponent knocks of the number 3 seed or something... otherwise storming the court loses its meaning

An overzealous lawsuit happy society is the culprit towards eliminating a tradition such as this one.

It's trespassing!!!

Plus it can put unneccessary wear on the playing surface.

People should stay in the stands chucking batteries and flicking flame hot coins at the players like everyone else.

Geez, another complaint. I've never heard people whine about this until now. This is a tradition and it's done all over the country, especially when you knock off a ranked opponent. What the hell is wrong with rushing the floor? It happens in college football. It really isn't any different. All your doing is just showing emotion for your team.

i dont see a problem with it...well maybe because i go to a school where the NEVER upset anybody but as long as players dont get hurt its fine

When I played last year in Atlanta and after we won against Norcross (our rivals), the fans went bananas and rushed the floor. I loved seeing it. Is it wrong to do in high school because if its not, there's nothing wrong with it in college.

I use to love it in High School b-ball. Knocking off the cross town rival in last second dramatic fashion. Knocking off a state ranked team, major playoff wins. It's a fun tradition.

I have a major problem with storming the court after a game. You simply cannot allow hundreds of unauthorized people to have free range of the court. The situation can get out of hand in a hurry. And all it takes is one a-hole to incite a major incident. You get a group of a-holes, surrounded by throngs of people, and some bad stuff can happen. Then there's the problem of people stampeding over each other to get to the court. That's a whole other bag of worms.

But the biggest reason I'm against storming the court is: the visiting team and referees are still on the floor. At BC, and I'm sure at most other colleges, the visiting team and officials are the most protected people in the building. Allowing hundreds of fans (mostly students) onto the floor with them countermands this protective policy.

As a fan, storming the court may be fun, and 99.999% of times nothing bad will happen. But it increases the likelihood of something happening. And if not being able to run on the court ruins your experience when your team just had a major win, then you're a pretty crappy fan.

Finally, I think there are a lot of games that rushing the floor is uncalled for, but fans do it anyway, just to do it.

Rushing the court is weak... Now rushing the ice...that's difficult...