http://woub.org/2012/01/21/podcast-ok-storm-court-against...

There's a 20 minute podcast there talking about it, and they talk to an O Zoner.

Now, they are admittedly overly critical of the O Zone (on non-court storming stuff) in this podcast... but the court storming stuff in it is generally the argument you're going to get everywhere.  I've heard the same thing from a Miami fan, an Akron fan, and some Ohio fans.

I have a feeling on where most people here stand (for it), but what say you?

My 11 year old son and his friend loved it.  I think yesterdays storm was ok based on it being Gary Trent day and the students being excited and the way we won.  Otherwise it needs to be a very big win. 

ALl right I will jump in feet  first.

I heard guys talking behind me about it and thought.....they are not going on the court are they....cmon....that is low class..

then it happened...

I love the Ozone ....always have but those idiots who stood up and jumped/crawled/rolled over the table...especially the one who left the huge sticky yellow footprint on the leather bumpers to protect the players showed a complete disregard for politeness, respect, manners and anything else I ofrgot to put down here. CLIMBING ON TOP OF THE TABLE AND OVER THE FOLKS SITTING THERE IS WRONG> there is no defence.

Spilling out around the sides ...yes....

I get the exuberence and love the kids but that was just .................hmmmmm... i can think of a thousand words ....or maybe none that can describe that moment.  Badly played game, good outcome against a lousy and decimated Miami team. Hardly a reason for storming the court. Even worse reason to destroy property and risk injuring people to get there. I saw a camera laying on the floor for the longest time....It was one of the digital long lensed jobs they were shooting with yesterday but for some reason it lay at free throw line extended for a long time before security came over and picked it up.

My opinion but being on the front sidelines yesterday and seeing the whole thing play out did not make me beam with the usual pride I have when talking all things Ozone.

I walked out to do winning team/losing team after people were out there, but I really didn't feel it yesterday compared to Freeman's buzzer beater.  On the buzzer beater my legs were moving, no thought in it...  Yesterday I was extremely happy we beat Miami, but it wasn't a wild finish.

But honestly, who cares??  We really hate Miami, and that game was awesome.

I was in the OZone yesterday and I thought about rushing the court but then I thought about it and I know it was Miami and it was an exciting game, but their record didn't deserve us to rush the court against them. I understand it was an emotional game but court rushing should be saved for huge accomplishments on the court. Not beating a 5-12 team

Reason #1 why I didn't consider the new Bobcat Black seats in front of the students.

Teams/schools that have had success don't storm the court in that situation.

Would I have stormed the court yesterday? Nah.  

But if it gets everyone excited about Ohio Basketball and gains us some new fans, I think it's a good thing.

In the context of all of the hype around yesterday's game, it was to be expected.  The come from behind win regardless of how well we played or didn't play or what Miami's record was just added to that expectation and the resulting court storming.

My bigger concern is the increasingly boorish behavior of the Ozone.  I've already stated my feelings on the "you suck" chant.  What disturbs me more is what appears to be an attempt to add the word assh&^% a few seconds after the original cheer.  I first heard it at the Kent game and then again yesterday.  In the opinion of a very good friend of mine who actually brought this up over dinner last night, John Groce could end this very quickly by talking with the Ozone.  Sorry to hijack the thread but I didn't really feel like starting a new one.

And those two clowns on the radio cast are just that - particularly the one with the high pitched voice.  If they think they were being funny, they need to have a backup plan for their career.

Yeah, at that point it's get trampled by morons or just go with it and not get your legs broken.  I was in front at the Geo. Mason game when we were favored but decided to rush the court anyway because there were ESPN cameras there to see it, and it's definitely not easy to hold off that rush if you don't want to do it.

Come on now, I resemble that remark.  As for the comment that not enough people have been offended by it, what I've found is that many people don't have the nerve/strength/resolve - whatever you want to call it, to speak up and those that do are often labeled with all sorts of not so nice things.  Heck, I've asked folks to pick up a cigarette butt that they've just thrown on the ground (littering), to take their shopping cart to the cart barn rather than jam it between parked cars, and to get back in line when they tried to cut in front of other patrons at the post office.  That's just how I was brought up - doesn't make me any better than anyone else - but I believe in speaking up.  It wouldn't take too many people to do it with the chants and the chants would go away and be replaced by something more appropriate.

And yes, I am a grand father of two and i really don't think they need to hear that crap at a basketball game.  They'll hear that and much worse on the playground.  

My God whine whine whine! Just go and enjoy the game your own way!  

Well I've never been amused by anything I've ever viewed on WOUB in my life, so I guess we are even.