UNC Bench Flees Court Early in Closing Seconds of Upset Loss to Avoid Rambunctious FSU Fans
- Posted on January 14, 2012 at 8:53pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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Some may call it responding to safety concerns, others will say it was the icing on the cake for an embarrassing 33-point loss. Either way, the decision of University of North Carolina Head Basketball Coach Roy Williams to pull his bench players off the court with time still left on the clock during an upset loss to Florida State was unprecedented.
FSU Coach Leonard Hamilton had suggested that Williams and his team take cover before the Seminole student section invaded the court come the final buzzer. Williams complied with 14.2 seconds left, as the third-ranked team in the nation left the scene entirely aside from five walk-ons finally getting their chance to see some playing time.
As expected, come game’s end FSU fans charged the court to celebrate the enormous victory.
“There is no facet of the game that we don’t need to work on, from free throws to box outs to guarding the ball to help side defense to not turning it over,” Williams told the Associated Press following the 90-57 loss. “Florida State made us look like a bunch of little junior high guys.”
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football lady
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 2:52pmcarolinaconservative
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 1:09pm
Football Lady:
Spurrier never coached at UNC.
I stand corrected (my bad). You are right, it was Duke. Other than that, Roy can still out whine Steve.
Report Post »jdm39
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 2:57pmRoy was a cry baby at Kansas and we are so glad to be rid of him.
Report Post »ijava44
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 11:24pmRoy williams biggest douche in college basketball.
Report Post »JessicaJ2008
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 12:28pmGooo Noles!!! UNC just plain sucks! >>———->
Report Post »poster
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 9:39amSad to see what sports in this country has come to. There are thugs everywhere who can’t seem to sit and enjoy competition. What they know best is breaking rules and ignoring authority. But hey, It‘s an O’bama world, isn’t it? This is what Liberal-Socialist-Marxist-Progressive-Democrat policies bring. Enjoy!
Report Post »srtttu
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 10:50amRelax! I certainly think that calling excited college students “thugs” for rushing the floor is more than a little ridiculous. Obserd really. Smart move on both coaches part. Congrats FSU. GO HEELS!
Sitting and watching the competition without getting excited is for spectators watching a ping pong match in red China. Chill dude. Knuckleheads run even amongst us here at the blaze.
Report Post »notasheep
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 1:14pmWhile in college, an alumnus wrote a letter to the paper that basically said our behavior was so loud that if we could not sit down and be quiet during a game we should not attend. We obliged. After most of the season was gone, with empty seats and no students at games, the school was begging us to come back to the games. We did the following year.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 9:33amI think they should build a wall with a plywood bottom and then chicken wire to see through. The fans can throw their beer bottles at the wire “fence”.
Report Post »wolverine
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 9:09amThe best way to handle this id let the fans rush the floor let the rest of the fans out surround the floor with law enforcement identify all the fans on the floor and then ban them from attending any games for a year or two or is money the big factor here and we want their ticket money
Report Post »jungle J
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 9:08ammost sports fans are drunken animals.
Report Post »srtttu
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 11:07amWow! Really? That statement deserves a challenge, and for the record the NCAA does not allow alcohol to be served at sporting events held at campus sporting facilities.
It seems like some people just look for reasons to be offended or to make unfounded statements. You do the Blazes audience a disservice when you post idiotic things about stories of no real importance. If you are simply that negative of a person then stick to posting about the current administration not students being excited about a crushing victory. I’m sure you never got excited about your college team when you were 19. Jeez!!!
Report Post »lloydallen31
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:36amThe statement which “deserves a challenge,” srtttu, is your own. I attend an NCAA Division 1 school and have season tickets to a Big East team’s basketball games, and there is a ****-load of alcohol served in the stadiums.
Report Post »CPT_GCF
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 8:42amI have never seen a “top coach” whine so much about everything and act the dramaqueen. This was totally unnecessary. Does he actually think the other team cares about his players after their team stomped the living crud out of UNC? No, they just wanted to celebrate with there team. This is the same coach who kicked out a Presbyterian fan for shouting “miss it” when his team was shooting freethrows. This further proves the motto of other ACC fans that they really are “Carowhina.”
Report Post »football lady
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 12:41pmYou said it! Ol’ Roy has not replaced Steve Spurier as the whiniest coach in college sports. Oh, wait, didn’t Spurier once coach football at UNC Cheat? Yes, he did.
Report Post »football lady
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 12:45pmI meant O’l Roy has NOW replace Steve Spurier …….
Report Post »carolinaconservative
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 1:09pmFootball Lady:
Spurrier never coached at UNC.
Roy is a cry baby! He was pretty upset that recently some UNC fans sold their tickets and the opposing teams fans bought them and were seated behind the UNC bench. In another situation, he had a fan removed for heckling him. He definitely has the thinnest skin af any coach at the Division 1 level in any sport. Can anyone say OBAMA junior!!
Report Post »Carolina Infidel
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 8:38amIgnorant Socialists and dumb capitalist always wanted the USA to be more like Europe and other socialist countries. I guess rampaging sports fans is just another symptom of Godlessness and lack of ambition.
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 2:26amHow about arresting as many people as you can get your hands on when the idiots storm the court/field. That would put an end to the idiotic practice very quickly and a decision like this would never be necessary.
Report Post »txn4justice
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 4:26amSorry, that won’t work; too much like justice!
Report Post »Rolandoobies
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 1:44pmThe answer to this behavior was not listened to 30 years ago. Good luck fixing it now.
Report Post »txn4justice
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 1:28amThey should have said there were “Air Jordans” on sale in the parking lot. The team could have left in peace.
Report Post »stm62
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 12:51amAs a college basketball fan, I don’t blame Roy for doing this. There is an inherent danger of being trampled, plus it only takes one idiot (and there are many) with a little too much alcohol to do something really stupid to an opposing player. There is nothing dishonorable about it.
Report Post »DeeezNuttz
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 11:44pm“College sports fans are some of the dumbest acting people alive. It’s as if they somehow believe that they are vicariously living through the team and that every time the team wins THEY win something.”
Conservatives are some of the dumbest acting people alive. It’s as if they somehow believe they are vicariously living through the liars and thieves they cast their vote for and every time the conservatives win THEY win something.
Sorry. That made me laugh. It’s as if we were thinking the EXACT same thing! Who woulda thunk?
Report Post »single stack
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 4:48amLiberalism is brain rot.
Report Post »Dunkman
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 8:20amunlike liberals that cast there vote for honorable, honest, and decent human beings…. I think nipsy russell said it best. “rriiiiiiight….”
Report Post »HeidiTreadwater
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 11:38pmGo Noles!!! Great performance!
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 11:17pmIt’s a smart move in the name of safety. What exactly is the salary of College Basketball player these days? If you watch the closing seconds of the video, state troopers went to the aid of what seems to be just people, an assistant coach and 5 players who were escorted safely through a head on rush of FSU fans verses how do you protect an entire bench in that situation.
Class act, we lost, please excuse us so we can get out of your way so you can enjoy your celebration. See you in March.
Report Post »CONSERVATIVESRISE
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 11:13pmCollege sports fans are some of the dumbest acting people alive. It’s as if they somehow believe that they are vicariously living through the team and that every time the team wins THEY win something.
Report Post »120pages
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 10:28pmCome on, Blaze!!
Is this really a story that deserves coverage on your website that is supposed to be so “cutting edge”??
I’m extremely proud of your editors for not having any major misspellings (which is a frequent occurrence on The Blaze) but they might want to look up the definition of “unprecedented”. This has been done before but, I guess, because it’s sports related The Blaze staff just has never seen it before.
Report Post »Dunkman
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 8:27amlighten up. I swear some of you just creep around the internet looking for things to be offended by. If you don’t like this one, start your own news site.
I mean honestly, Blaze, is this persons comment worthy of such a so called cutting edge news site?…
Report Post »martinez012577
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 9:42pmHas the Blaze blamed Ron Paul supporters yet?
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 9:37pmTarheel fans are the most Irritating fans in the world….Just like Obama.
Report Post »shaggyofwv
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 10:26pmI would say Notre Dame fans rank slightly ahead of UNC fans in that category.
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 9:10pmGo Noles! I knew I wore my FSU sweatshirt for some reason today.
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 9:34pmYes!
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 8:57pmSounds very unprofessional for the coach,If safety was his concern what about the so called scrubs in the game?
Report Post »oriondma05
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 9:13pmThere is no excuse, but it was actually FSU’s coach that suggested they clear their bench.
Report Post »NOBAMA201258
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 10:16pmThe starters must have been wearing Jordans
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 11:30pmFrom years of experience, unemployed kids go crazy when their idols overcome great teams. It’s unprofessional not to guarantee safety for the visitors. It’s awkward to see the opposing team dismissed in that fashion, ultimately, who is responsible for those kids? The Coach.
Report Post »floridacockleburr
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 12:12amThe scrubs are expendable.
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 2:30amYeah because the professional thing to do would be to knowingly put more people in a dangerous situation than necessary. Solid logic there.
Report Post »tomk7usa
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:08amOh you are so right Bikerr. Did he care about the five subs left to defend themselves? It was Roy not the Fla who said I’m atta here!!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 8:56pmWhimpy…
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