South Carolina Fined For Fans Rushing the Court

Excellent news from South Carolina, where the Southeastern Conference has fined USC $5000 for allowing its fans to rush the court following its upset victory over Kentucky last week. I am all for college students celebrating sports (except if they celebrate like Maryland fans), but as I have written before (column and post, post, post), it is only a matter of time before the combination of fans and players on the court, especially at the end of a heated game, results in a brawl that puts the Pistons-Pacers brawl to shame. Universities should be the most concerned, because they would be the ones facing lawsuits (note: I wonder how state sovereign immunity would factor in for state-run universities), but the conferences could also potentially be named in the lawsuit. Thus, the action by the SEC.

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