Comments on: Fight Over Storming Field Hurts UCF Spirit

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:48:39 +0000

The biggest issue for the fans not rushing the field is the 10 foot drop from the top of the bleachers to the actual field. Not something that can be done by many people, especially very quickly.

By: Marvelouz

Marvelouz — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:47:44 +0000

Yes, it comes down to fans out numbering the police.. thats all it takes.

Its not that UCF doesnt want to do it.. they are not allowed to.

By: Joe Schad

Joe Schad — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:43:01 +0000

First off all, storming the field isn’t “allowed” anywhere. The fact that it happens at many stadiums but not at UCF just means that our students weren’t very good at it. Every stadium puts security down there. The students outnumber them and once 30 or so are down, the party begins. Notice 1 kid got arrested. Not 10. Not even 3. UCF didn’t stop students from storming the field, the students stopped themselves.

Moreover, you mention running out the tunnels in the poll. Were there even any students there trying to do this? Did they even think of it at the time? I await photos or videos of students trying to do this.

Thirdly, it’s in piss-poor taste that you try to bring Spirit Splash into this. What kind of service do you think your column is doing for the school and students? Are you trying to get rid of UCF’s best tradition as part of a hissy fit about storming the field? Think man, think!

Fourth – and this isn’t your fault since it is hard to tell on the CBS broadcast – O’Leary didn’t say he’d meet anyone at the 50 at Spirit Splash. He said it, jokingly, at the Lunch with George luncheon with donors and fans. The national tv media always goes to that event. They weren’t in the pond with their swim trunks and flippy floppys. A guy at the lunch asked if he would be storming the field (aka “are we going to Beat Houston?” and O’Leary said that he’d probably go to jail but he’d bring him a coffee if he did. It was just a humorous exchange.

By: steve

steve — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:01:49 +0000

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By: "Injured"

"Injured" — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:58:31 +0000

It wasnt the cold water that caused the cramp!! Ive been in such water often, and others should have also encountered thatif that was the case. I had tripped over someone and my middle toe on my left foot crossed over the second toe. I had more pain from that than the cramp that u thought was the issue!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:06:00 +0000

I think we should definitely be allowed to rush the field for a big win like this. People say that the school gets fined for it, but they only get fined if the opposing team is still on the field. If we let that team get off the field then there isn’t a fine whatsoever. Keep pursuing this issue KnightNews, as a student I believe UCF needs to let us show our school spirit for these types of wins. Imagine how cool that would have looked to recruits watching the game live in the stadium as well as on TV. GO KNIGHTS!

By: facts

facts — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:53:39 +0000

The problem is UCF gets fined by C-USA if we let people rush the field… and our school doesn’t have the money to spare.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:47:01 +0000

I see a protest coming soon. With the number of students at this school I am surprised nothing has happened yet.

By: Spirit Splash Volunteer

Spirit Splash Volunteer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:29:52 +0000

I was a volunteer for Spirit Splash last Friday. The student who was ‘injured’ actually just had a foot cramp. Maybe the cold water got to his foot, or maybe it just bad timing for his body to do that, so that’s why we had to help him out of the Reflection Pond.

I do agree with you though, that students should have been able to run onto the field. There were quite a few thousand more people at the stadium than at Spirit Splash, however; and the police may have wanted to keep the players on both teams safe. There could have possibly been fights etc. As far as the circumstances are of beating a ranked team, I think they should have let it slide.

By: @ucf

@ucf — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:06:17 +0000

he did say he was on fan’s sides!