When Ohio stormed the court after beating Mason a few weeks back, it was a warning that court-storming was becoming ridiculous and completely meaningless.
But what I witnessed today verified my fears.
Observe the scene in Clemson after the Tigers took down perennial basketball powerhouse Virginia Tech:
Yes, Clemson fans, go crazy. You just beat an unranked, middle-of-the-ACC bubble team in a virtually meaningless game (for Clemson, that is), seeing as the Tigers already had a Tourney spot locked up.
I thought storming the court was reserved for huge upsets and/or beating your most bitter of bitter rivals (unless you play in the SEC, in which case you better not even think about it). This game wouldn’t fall into either category, obviously. Clemson was favored, and as far as I know, Tech has no real basketball rivals.
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7 months ago
It was more about it being senior night than the game.
7 months ago
Storming the court had little to do with the win. We did not storm the court all season for other larger wins. The reason fans stormed the court was because of senior night. We wanted to celebrate the Seniors and show them our appreciation for what they have done for the program and the season they have put together. The fact that we had two senior play through broken hands this season. Another return from knee surgery to give us the boost we needed down the stretch. That is why we stormed the court.
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