Dan Patrick Discusses Court Storming In College Basketball | 2/26/24

[@marcusparks9771]

How about a stadium ban? If you storm the floor the next home game has to be played behind closed doors.

[@kdpowers]

Lawsuits from ticket holders.

[@cjs7553]

​@@kdpowers Nope. They get a ticket refund. End of story.

[@brianf.8996]

​@@cjs7553Nope. You paid to witness a game if it took place. A class-action lawsuit would certainly be attempted, and (more than likely) win.

[@samsmith8643]

@@brianf.8996 In European basketball and football there have been numerous occasions of games being played behind closed doors due to crowd behaviour with no legal repercussions to those leagues.

[@Evebr]

You can storm the court after no players are on it. Having more security with a rope around the court. This ain't rocket science.

[@Evebr]

Every ticket will have "You cannot storm the court if players are on it. You will be subject to xyz." This ain't rocket science.

[@brianf.8996]

"Rope around the court." Immediate safety issue for the actual players. Jesus did you even think this through *a little bit??*

[@bobbear4437]

Worst is if some child gets run over in a court storming that ends up tragic! What's worse is Duke hasn't been great in a long time! Its not the students right to go somewhere they don't belong!

[@brianf.8996]

This country can't even successfully see a single week go by without a school shooting, and he thinks there's gonna be a fix for this?? 😅

[@tru3dialect]

Have a countdown of a minute for players and everyone clear the court. Easy fix

[@clipcoug1139]

​@@tru3dialect: Fans can even have some fun and do the countdown themselves before storming the court

[@trust5977]

I love Dan Patrick.

[@myselfmyself3872]

If you storm the court, the student section gets banned. What happens when a fan gets unruly? They get banned. This is no difference. These kids are charging the court to get attention. They aren’t supporting their team.

[@myselfmyself3872]

This is a simple cut and dry solution. It’s cutting off the head of the problem. This is easy. If a fan throws something on the court, the home team gets penalized. What’s the issue with this? It’s simple.

[@myselfmyself3872]

If three kids storm the court from the other team to try to get the student section banned…. It’s pretty damn easy to just ban those few people.

[@brianf.8996]

​@@myselfmyself3872You're so incredibly stupid if you don't see the obvious pitfalls to this "solution."

[@kendallandrews8691]

Court storming is part of the history, tradition and culture of college basketball. Fans absolutely care about their team who do it

[@myselfmyself3872]

@@kendallandrews8691 some do, of course. You’re absolutely right. I was over exaggerating to make a point. I’m referring to the kids leading the way with their phone. Social media is about getting attention. It’s not very complicated.

[@mickylawless1941]

If a player gets knocked to the ground, the home team forfiets the game.

[@jarredcombs7603]

Then Duke/UK/UNC/KU/whoever goes to the road game dressed as a fan of the home team and runs on the court after a loss. People are overreacting and being silly, this kid did it to himself.

[@mickylawless1941]

@@jarredcombs7603 ya, I know it wasn’t a good idea. It’s just that these court storming is getting out of hand. The solution is going to be nearly as extreme. Cheers!

[@johnhoffman5844]

Why not ban fans from the next game if they storm the court?

[@brianvail9212]

Banning court storming is complicated but banning the storming students from future events could have a lasting effect.

[@jordanalexander5275]

If you make unwanted contact they should be charged with assault, consequences for the young adults would go a long way

[@JoeJokes-l8j]

No. Banning it is wrong.

[@jordanalexander5275]

@@JoeJokes-l8j and making the court an unsafe place is...right?

[@smithcarson44]

Only people complaining about it is old folks. Let the kids be kids. Figure it out.

[@nolongerblocked6210]

The solution is simple: You make a rule saying if fans storm the court before 20 seconds after the game has ended the home team's victory will be changed to a loss. The shot clock operator can even put 20 seconds on the clock after the final buzzer so fans know when it's appropriate to rush the court & that gives the losing team time to exit the court PS: one or two people running on the court Dan isn't storming the court

[@brianf.8996]

So exactly how many people constitute "storming?" How do you know which team someone is a fan of (or, indeed, a fan at all?). You haven't thought this through.

[@michaelf.bender3718]

That's impossible.

[@kendallandrews8691]

Or we just understand that court storming is part of the culture of the sport

[@trust5977]

Marv rocking the jays hat! Love it.

[@rooney_vr]

2003 a high school kid in Tucson got trampled after he made a game winning dunk. He had a scholarship to play volleyball at Stanford the next year. He was an electric athlete. He was paralyzed from that incident, very sad

[@lenripley3]

Uhhh….Wake students came on the court before the game was officially over! How do you leave the court quickly and safely?

[@Steve-fd1py]

Dan ask your source what to do 😂😂😂

[@20Schmidt]

When its obviously going to be a "rushing the court" scenario (big home team win), within 3 to 4 minutes of game clock, have the winning head coach come on mic (during a timeout) and instruct fans "do not rush the court, for yours and others' safety"...heck, have the star player of home team do same...and increased security form around entire court...I think that largely takes care of it...but the school has to take the situation seriously (those two suggestions), too...sure, there will be a few knuckleheads disregarding those messages, but I believe doing those two things keeps it under control.

[@dmaginnisiv]

SOOO easy to stop it. You have minutes of video before the end of the game. You scan the video and photos. You identify the students. You say no more tickets to any school sporting events for you. It would have to be the conference to do it because no school wants to be the first to do it and look like old fuddy duddies

[@calebflynn9636]

This is just like the security in Washington beating the shit out of someone who stole a 5 $ thing..dude if it's less than 500$ the cops will only ban them from the property..

[@nealfeldpausch715]

Expecting every human being to have etiquette and decorum is unrealistic.

[@juiceman_3]

This is not complicated. If the pros can do it, so can colleges

[@outlaweric]

I couldn't care less about the storming the court issue, but I loved the idear about basketball games. I know they said the ASG, but it should be regular season games too! First one to 100 wins. I'd watch that more than I would the current NBA. It'd be an interesting experiment

[@RobertDixon-sw3dz]

It might be more appropriate to deploy enough security personnel to delay the celebraion until the players get off the floor.

[@zacharywynn1339]

Why doesn't Duke pay for more security at road games for their team?! Make it "uncool" say middle aged men...

[@josephkastner2804]

ESPN being a bunch of hypocrites? No way!!

[@jacksubias4404]

SUSPEND STUDENTS WHO GO ON THE COURT AFTER THE GAME

[@billsparks5255]

You left out the player lied and he’s not hurt.

[@JeffreyBeckerPhotographs]

Don’t be dumb. There’s no reasons students need to storm the court until the opposing team leaves. Students don’t belong there.

[@alpollard4784]

Not the point in the least.

[@ijayski]

I’d like to know the woman’s name at Ohio State and the young man’s name at Wake Forest that ruined it for others. Those people should be shamed for their actions

[@rossw5576]

Yes, ban it. Your ticket doesn't invite you to the field of play.

[@bryanharrington2736]

I like the idea of a student section ban. If you storm the court, no student section tickets next game, it happens a second time no student section for 3 games, happens again no student section for 10 games. And I don’t mean per season, I mean lifetime. You storm the court in 2024, 1 game, storm again in 2026, 3 games, etc.

[@Imperium83]

You don't see NBA games get stormed, like the solutions are pretty simple.

[@Liam_Maddog]

A societal problem?? How about a generational one? Why would a spoiled child suddenly understand the meaning of NO?

[@Cookb27]

I didn’t have time to call in today, but let’s talk more about these cameraman that hang out right under the basket. The guy does a layup and falls over cameraman all the time that should be more of a big deal.

[@cliffordnewell2445]

Schemer gives the solution himself: require fans to wait 10 seconds before they run on the floor.

[@amonrodriguez3518]

Only Todd would be delayed to have his take until 8 minutes in, when they were someone that was actually at the game…

[@genemontoya4028]

Schools message to students. You storm👉we pay, 👉ticket prices go up to offset fines.

[@NateHardman]

Too much of its loans they don't care those either.

[@kdpowers]

Two words to negate a "forfeit" rule: Legalized. Gambling.

[@DavidBagga]

I think the solution is just to wait until the other team gets off the court then do it. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@kevinbrennan-ji1so]

The whole theory of "we won't do something about it until someone gets hurt" doesn't hold up in the current US. After all, we have daily mass shootings where people are not only severely injured, but killed, and what has been done about it?

[@brianf.8996]

Exactly my first reaction to this.

[@calebflynn9636]

Guard rails..people are way too close in basketball

[@alpollard4784]

techs of 2 shots for every fan on the court. Wait until gym is clear bring teams back out for the free throw brigade until the score changes the victor of the game .

[@shep68]

Good luck getting a bunch of 18-24 yr olds in college obeying these rules. Especially these "you're all precious" generations. LOL!

[@michaelf.bender3718]

Court storming won't be banned. It's impossible. My solution is that the students can't storm until all the coaches, players, and officials have left the court.

[@alpollard4784]

Is it practical if someone gets seriously injured or worse. Its only a matter of time ask European soccer fans of Who fans. Forfeiture of the game pales a bit to that.

[@ju5t1n26]

The Caitlin Clark one was an absolute flop by her

[@nmichave]

Have fans ever rushed the ice at a hockey game??? I think not. Security, fines, police, arrests are not going to fix the problem. Enclose the court. It’s ridiculous as it is now how fucking close the fans are already. The coach at one recent game barely had enough room to walk up the sideline. Tired of these entitled spoiled fans.

[@Mr40ozwarrior]

FORFEIT. Let the student body mull over a big fat "L" in the loss column the next day. Getting bounced out of a tournament could be a motivator too.

[@Iceman_Cool]

Here is the problem, its a bunch of young kids who never experienced something like that. The first game you go to that is a court stormable win is a very memorable moment

[@kendallandrews8691]

Yeah out of all the games I have been to the ones where we stormed the court stand out and are far more memorable

[@Nasheagle]

With the technology available today there should be a way to have mandatory issuing of electronic wristbands requiring identification for all in attendance. They have to wear it to get in and out of their section. Put an electronic boundary around the court. If a wristband is detected crossing the boundary it notifies the system with the person(s) name and they are issued a $1000 fine. Make it usb and load the wristband with free music to download and maybe discounts on food. Somebody smarter than me can come up with something like this.

[@brianf.8996]

Someone smarter, or equally fascist. You don't methodically track people in a free country, dopey.

[@lcgw959901]

The fun police at it again

[@clipcoug1139]

The fun police are trying to do a better job protecting players than the actual police/security at the Duke/Wake game.

[@cjs7553]

Court stormings are stupid. Oooohh, I ran onto the court. Yay me.

[@derekcanales8477]

Hey Seton.....did you see the UFC fight this past weekend....punches in the mouth happen....maybe not in your neighborhood I guess

[@KClouisville]

He's talking out his ass anyways....he was the first one bitching on a clip here a few months back when security tackled some kid running onto the field DURING gameplay at a soccer player.

[@Conada1002]

Karen’s going to kry Like get over it World is getting soft

[@kentuckybred1]

All because Filipowski hurt himself pushing and tripping a little college kid.

[@TimDunn.]

Whatever Dr Ruth

[@arthurmalonell115]

This is ridiculous, why are Kevin’s and Karen’s the only one getting injured? Filipowski clearly tried to trip him and shoved him. The same thing happened with CC of Iowa. These fakers are going to take all the fun out of college sports all because THEY LOST THE GAME 🤦‍♂️

[@cjs7553]

Ending court stormings won't take out all the fun in the game. Get serious. And Filipowski was simply trying to defend himself from a crazed mob.

[@spencernewcomer7542]

If Duke hadn't lost the game, they wouldn't have to worry about it.

[@clipcoug1139]

If the fans weren't basically trespassing on the court instead of staying off the court like they were told to, Duke wouldn't have to worry about it. By your standers. if a ref hadn't made a bad call, he wouldn't have to worry about a fan throwing a projectile at him.

[@Floboyzlad17]

Seton suuuuucks once again