So last night I was pretty disappointed when my ranked team lost to Indiana's current lovable losers, the Hoosiers. This disappointment turned to disgust when I learned IU rushed the court. What? Really? Stop, just stop. However, as much as I aspire to express my hatred for this I will let ESPN's Rick Reilly do it for me. I have mixed feelings about Mr. Reilly, as I used to read him him every other week thanks to my accidental S.I. subscription, but believe he sold out at ESPN. Either way, let's do this Rick!
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This has got to stop. Therefore, here are the Ironclad and Unbreakable Rushing-the-Court Rules. From now on, you can NOT rush the court if …• You’ve won an NCAA title in the past 20 years.
• You’ve been in the Final Four in the past five years.
• The team you just beat is not in the top three.
• Or is ranked within 15 rungs of you. (Somebody do the math for Wake.)
• Or is really a football school. This includes Florida, Texas and Ohio State. Get over it.
• You’ve beaten this same team in the past five years.
• You won the stupid game by more than 10 points. There is no such thing as a PRTC (Premeditated Rush The Court.)
• You’re a university and you just beat a college.
• Coach K comes to your coach’s clinic.
• You have a dead-mortal-lock lottery pick on your team.
• Your team has appeared in a recent “One Shining Moment.”
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Also, the article does take note about an Illini falter. "You [Illini] RTC'd when you beat No. 5 Michigan State this year. Even Illinois legend Dee Brown was cringing. He tweeted: "No no no no! … We are Illinois! Winning should be normal."
Let me have no fun while I sit in the seat and judge you. Because oh, I will.
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