Glad to see the fun police is out railing on our students for rushing the field. Saw a few hot takes on Facebook & Twitter about it, including a writer over at Brand X.
I've always found the unwritten rules about when it's acceptable to rush the field to be such a tired, lame take. The nerve of those college kids to get caught up in the fun of a great game and want to celebrate with their team on the field. "But it wasn't a ranked team", "It wasn't a top 10 team", "You were favored to win", or the cliched, "Act like you've been there before".
It was a regional rival, it was avenging a loss from last year and, most importantly, it was an improbable comeback. It was emotional, it was fevered, it was fun.
I say, good for the students. You don't get that many home games during your student career. Chances are, you probably won't get a chance to storm the field under the archaic guidelines of most codgery old timers. You stayed till 12:30, get out there and have a blast.
I've always found the unwritten rules about when it's acceptable to rush the field to be such a tired, lame take. The nerve of those college kids to get caught up in the fun of a great game and want to celebrate with their team on the field. "But it wasn't a ranked team", "It wasn't a top 10 team", "You were favored to win", or the cliched, "Act like you've been there before".
It was a regional rival, it was avenging a loss from last year and, most importantly, it was an improbable comeback. It was emotional, it was fevered, it was fun.
I say, good for the students. You don't get that many home games during your student career. Chances are, you probably won't get a chance to storm the field under the archaic guidelines of most codgery old timers. You stayed till 12:30, get out there and have a blast.