Not sure what exactly triggered it but small high school-like gym with the visiting teams fans sitting in the same section as the home team for such a high stakes game is a recipe for disaster.I know nothing about these teams. Are they rivals? Is this a continuance of other things?
the mistake was putting the wagner section literally next to the bryant student section, with nothing dividing them. championship game, blowout, that’s a massive recipe for disaster. why the wagner people weren’t on the other side i have no idea.I worked at Bryant up until last month. Been texting with a lot of colleagues who were there.
TLDR:
Bryant fans were the verbal instigators
Wagner fans got physical
Logistically speaking, the side with the Bryant and Wagner students is the GA, bench style section. The other side are all chair backs that they charge more for. Bad design / bad retrofittingthe mistake was putting the wagner section literally next to the bryant student section, with nothing dividing them. championship game, blowout, that’s a massive recipe for disaster. why the wagner people weren’t on the other side i have no idea.
i don’t disagree but if it means they have to eat a few seats or not give as many out to the visiting team, it’s a better outcome than sticking them right next to overeager students. my dad was at the prior two games in the tourney and said the visiting section was only a couple of rows. tonight they extended it all the way to the top, and brought the cheerleaders, the dance team, and the pep band. i think it’s something they have to revisit.Logistically speaking, the side with the Bryant and Wagner students is the GA, bench style section. The other side are all chair backs that they charge more for. Bad design / bad retrofitting
i’m not a season ticket holder and had no trouble getting a ticket when they had the general sale a couple of days ago. my dad has had season tickets since they moved to the nec (and maybe a few years before?) and thinks if they have 100 season ticket holders total, it’s a lot.on the broadcast they said the other side was all season tickets so no room for the visitors. Does seem silly to just have the visitors right there next to the students with no moat or security or whatever.
Yes. I mentioned that. The Board approved the building last month. Going to build it next to the football stadium.fwiw supposedly they want to put up a 5,000 seat arena and move into a bigger conference.
I’m guessing they would need to win a game in The First Four to advance to play the #1. Assuming they play in a Tuesday game they will be a tough matchup for a similar level team with the nations leading scorer and top scoring duo.Put Bryant in Gonzaga’s region so they can lose by 100.
I watched SD State Best my SFA team - knew they were great then. Running the table in the Summit takes talent.Fantastic game in the Summit border war.
1-6 from the line in the final minute.That loss by Xavier likely kicks them out of the tourney.
I know he said he's not going anywhere but do you make the call to Pitino? And both Miller's have had A10 success?URI parts ways with David Cox. I could see Bryant coach Jared Grasso and UVM coach John Becker as candidates there.
I honestly think Pitino is done at high majors. He can coach a successful program and play golf at Winged Foot anytime he wants to.I know he said he's not going anywhere but do you make the call to Pitino? And both Miller's have had A10 success?
Thank God on the first part. Oh God no on the second part. I liked Becker as an option before if we couldn't get Archie Miller, but hearing about the stuff off the court with his program has cooled me way down on him. I have 0.0% interest in Jared Grasso for URI. He's an absolute clown, has zero control over his program, and his system is just the Cluess/Iona system that would get destroyed outside of a one bid conference.URI parts ways with David Cox. I could see Bryant coach Jared Grasso and UVM coach John Becker as candidates there.
With Grasso, is there stuff out there about him having no control over his program? I wouldn't base that specifically on Peter Kiss and what happened this week. On Becker, yes the off the court stuff is very troubling. Very troubling.Thank God on the first part. Oh God no on the second part. I liked Becker as an option before if we couldn't get Archie Miller, but hearing about the stuff off the court with his program has cooled me way down on him. I have 0.0% interest in Jared Grasso for URI. He's an absolute clown, has zero control over his program, and his system is just the Cluess/Iona system that would get destroyed outside of a one bid conference.
Bad news for Auburn and Baylor - no team that has lost in the conference QF has ever gone to win it all since it became 64 teams in 1985#7 seeds took out the #2 seeds in both the ACC and Big 12
#9 took out #1 in the Big Ten
#8 eliminated #1 in the SEC
#8 leading by 9 over #1 in the AAC
Just get hot for six games the next few weeks and you can hang a banner
My SiL went to Auburn. He converted my daughter to an orange and blue fan. I'm not sending him a text until the Hogs game is over. I'm really glad that Toney is back in the line up.F U Auburn! Them choking never ever gets old.
Yup.Must be some damning stuff in the NOA for Wade. View: https://twitter.com/goodmanhoops/status/1502729575175925760?s=21
What exactly is the problem with Becker?Kiss wasn't playing at that game as a result of a suspension earned two games earlier. Just like he was suspended the first two games of the season. Shows Grasso isn't getting through to the players at all.
K losing his last 2 wouldn’t be the worst thing in the worldVa Tech is going to win the ACC tournament