Has this changed anyone's mind on the subject?

[Halldan1]

Journalist’s leg gets shattered as college kids storm court
By Associated Press

December 11, 2015 | 11:02am

AMES, Iowa — Des Moines Register columnist Randy Peterson suffered what the newspaper said was a broken leg when Iowa State fans stormed the court after a win over Iowa.

The fourth-ranked Cyclones rallied from 20 down to beat their in-state rivals 83-82 Thursday night on a winning shot with nine seconds left. Fans rushed the floor at Hilton Coliseum and Peterson was injured while heading to the postgame press conference.

Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard told the Register that he believes Peterson suffered a compound leg fracture, which means the broken bone came through the skin.

Former Register reporter Rick Brown was with Peterson at a Des Moines hospital, and said Peterson fractured both his tibia and fibula. The Register said Peterson will have surgery Friday.

Peterson took the incident in stride, tweeting while being transported to a hospital 35 miles south of Ames.

Peterson has covered sports in Iowa for the Register for roughly four decades.

“In fairness, we still do not know exactly what happened. However, at this point our thoughts our focused on Randy and his wife Patty, who is battling cancer,” Pollard said in a statement. “Coach (Steve) Prohm and I have both personally spoken with Randy and have assured him that we can do whatever we can to help them both through what they are dealing with.”

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[Save Continental]

I changed my mind before before this happened. I used to think PIR8TES was just being crotchety but he was always right. Lucky this guy only broke a leg - some day something much, much worse will happen and people will wonder why this has been allowed ton continue.

 

[lr591902]

Having run on the field or court in my youth I still believe it should be allowed. The fear of someone getting hurt is ruining everything today.

 

[HALL85]

Having run on the field or court in my youth I still believe it should be allowed. The fear of someone getting hurt is ruining everything today.

I know what you mean, but times have changed. Can you imagine anyone getting hurt much less a star player whose career is ended before it starts? Talk about a million dollar plus lawsuit.

Insurance and liability costs have gone through the roof. It's also kind of dumb to see the playing field ring with security guards but ultimately let the fans just go on the field anyway. Creates another opportunity for confrontation, violence and injuries. Finally there's been a whole bunch of reported cases where parents getting in fights in the stands, not the kids, parents.

Instead of running on the field maybe the kids can celebrate with selfie's… LOL

 

[SOBO1]

Let them storm. Just be smart about it.

In my opinion you should only storm the court if you upset a top 5 team, anything else makes you look like a mid major. The chance of us having a home game against a top 5 team will be EXTREMELY rare so I think if the opportunity presents itself you have to take advantage of it.

 

[shu09]

No, and it shouldn't. Storm away. Part of the college experience.

As someone else on the thread said, fear of injury (heck, fear of everything as well as political correctness) is ruining this country slowly but surely.

Feel bad for the man but he wasn't even trampled by the crowd. He himself admitted this. The nanny state (copyright SPK, LOL) will be all over this one.

The Buster Posey incident a couple years ago still sticks in my craw. Because he used bad technique in blocking home plate and was injured because of it, MLB now has the most idiotic rule about giving runners a clear path towards home plate. Stuff like this (all because of what HALL85 alluded to, lawsuits mostly) irks me beyond belief. This incident at Iowa State could have been another but I'm glad the Big 12 came out and said ISU won't face any consequences from the league.

America in 2015: It's always someone else's fault, never your own. File your lawsuit today!

 

[HallLine69]

I've always hated the idea of court-storming and the Iowa incident merely fortifies my view. It is needless and idiotic.

 

[SHUHoopsFan]

I love watching people storm the court, however times have changed. Too many knuckleheads and it's no longer just a fun celebration. I'm not so much worried about the stampede causing injury, but more the fact of that one drunk knucklehead looking for trouble.

We let 18-22 year olds, many who have had a couple to drink run onto the court, yet when I buy a water I can't keep the bottle top. Who makes these rules?

 

[The SHUttle]

No.

 

[Halldan1]

ESPN happily endorses dangerous NCAA issue that ESPN exposed
By Mr Sunshine

December 12, 2015 | 11:22pm

When did matters of indisputable common sense become debatable? When did acts that have no upside — only down — become rationalized, indulged, encouraged? And where do we report to surrender?

So where were all the pandering pop-culturists Friday, the day after Des Moines (Iowa) Register columnist Randy Peterson’s leg was broken — “I locked legs with someone … I think” — as he unsuccessfully tried to leave the court to avoid a TV-certified court storming?

Iowa State, at home, beat Iowa. It happened on ESPN, the network whose experts have lined up to approve court-storming — a self-evidently dangerous and now obligatory audience participation endeavor — as good, clean fun.

What happened Thursday was the latest in inevitable. And it twice previously was brought to ESPN’s attention, in the form of a dead-serious caution — by ESPN! A 2007 edition of ESPN’s “Outside the Lines,” updated in 2013, tried to pull the alarm.

But it went unheard or ignored by those who most needed it — ESPN’s conspicuous college basketball analysts.

OTL interviewed court-storming victims, including 6-foot-6 Joe Kay, a brilliant student headed to Stanford on an athletic scholarship who was left brain-damaged when he suffered a stroke as a result of his carotid artery being ruptured in a court-storming after his high school team won a tournament.

Gerry Plunkett, wife of Stanford and NFL quarterback Jim Plunkett, also testified. She was in her seat at an Arizona-Stanford game when she was caught from behind in a court-storming. She was left battered, bruised, traumatized.

This wasn’t evidence, it was proof! Not that anyone with a flake of foresight needed any. What does it take to know that being caught in a sudden wave of anything stronger than you — in these cases coming from four sides, layers of people deep — means trouble?

Then there was the 2013 ESPN feature about Will Privette, a North Carolina State student who was knocked out of his wheelchair during a court storming. He was rescued before he could be trampled.

A 2014 court-storming led to a brawl between New Mexico State players and Utah Valley fans.

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Yet, the steady, mirthful message from ESPN, was — and perhaps remains — “Bring it on!”

After a frightening court-storming at Kansas State following a win over Kansas last year, analyst Jay Bilas revised his two-thumbs up position to, “It’s not necessary, but if you want to do it, that’s fine. But have the proper security. … It might be a little dangerous.”

It might be a little dangerous? And, what, 200-300 more security guards should do it?

ESPN’s Seth Greenberg, the former Virginia Tech coach, saw the Kansas State court-storming as both a fundamental right and obligation:

“That was a legal court-storming because it was a Top-10 win and a rivalry game. And the place was packed. That’s good for college basketball, good for everyone.”

Stephen A. Smith, ESPN’s all-purpose 10-watt lighthouse: “Hire extra security, put ’em by the visitors’ bench, call it a day.” Solved!

On “SportsCenter,” Digger Phelps: “I have no problem with it. … Safety? Sure, you may get one person hurt …”

Yeah, if you’re lucky, just one hurt at a time … and as long is it isn’t your kid.

ESPN’s Dan Dakich, former Indiana and Bowling Green coach, said he loves court-storming — even if one of his players had his knee wrecked during one. ESPN’s Jalen Rose said he loves it, regardless, too.

On CBS, court-storming met with Doug Gottlieb’s approval. Greg Anthony, since dismissed for exercising poor civil judgment, said, “What’s next? Are you going to outlaw tailgating?” No, smart guy, not if the cars are in “park,” their ignitions off!

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The only analyst to make clear common sense was the youngest. Last year ESPN’s ex-Duke star Jay Williams, then 33, called it, “Dangerous, madness.” He knows. His NBA career ended as it was beginning — in a motorcycle crash.

But ESPN, perhaps because it chooses to appeal to the young and foolish, either plays stupid or is the last to get it. Remember how it prefaced “Monday Night Football” with the high-fivin’, belly-laughing “He Got Jacked Up!” — Sunday’s clips of NFL players having their brains scrambled.