Like every game, they reminded the crowd over the PA that anyone rushing the field would be arrested. I saw a few people get caught, and more than several make-it. I saw a cop trip one guy, the guy got up and kept running, and the cop starting running after him, but then stopped a second later and let him go.

10/8/2012 2:02:03 PM

since 2002 florida state is 2-4 at carter-finley stadium. ain't no thang to beat them.

10/8/2012 2:02:04 PM

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"Skew: http://kegsneggsblog.com/2012/10/08/gif-vote-please-pick-the-better-college-football-fan-2/"

skewed

[Edited on October 8, 2012 at 2:15 PM. Reason : barely]

10/8/2012 2:14:46 PM

For the new page, and because I meant to say people should shit talk him:

Bears fan buddy showed me Robbie Gould talking shit on twitter about us rushing:

Quote :

" "@RobbieGould09: Nc state beats #3 fsu and no one storms the field. What is wrong with college football fans at nc state""

Also he is a Penn State grad, sooo

10/8/2012 2:17:08 PM

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"http://kegsneggsblog.com/2012/10/08/gif-vote-please-pick-the-better-college-football-fan-2/"

skewed

10/8/2012 2:21:31 PM

Is the field lower now post-decrowning? The walls look higher, but I might just be seeing that because the soft, cushioning holly bushes aren't there.

You could see everyone move towards the wall and want to rush, but after you watch a couple guys get fucked up by cops you're less likely to try.

10/8/2012 2:30:15 PM

^Yes. The wall is now higher.

10/8/2012 2:34:06 PM

I'm not sure if I would have jumped then even without the cops (but I'm old now and usually sober, so who knows)

10/8/2012 2:40:31 PM

If I was there I would have rushed. Criminal trespassing ain't no thang.

10/8/2012 2:41:35 PM

I was toward the first few rows of the SEZ student section. Everyone was kinda pushing down towards the first row and the wall. A few jumped the wall but were promptly restrained by security and/or police. A cop was yelling into a bull horn toward the end of the game and I assume he was saying not to rush the field...it was too loud for me to hear what was being announced. But the way they had security and police lined up deterred most everybody from rushing.

[Edited on October 8, 2012 at 2:56 PM. Reason : wowowow]

10/8/2012 2:55:17 PM

Quote :

"Edwin Jeffords Jr. Saw this guy all over the web and TV yesterday. Turns out he's from Hickory. No surprises there! Way to represent our hometown, kid... "

10/8/2012 3:00:05 PM

Someone should send Yow an email and tell her it's time to end the ban on rushing the field.

There are so many times it has been worth doing in the last decade and we've never been allowed. We missed the chance in a national spotlight to show the world the extent to which we are wild fans and we let it slip.

10/8/2012 3:13:13 PM

Yep, I agree. Would've been awesome to have rushed the field. But I realize money and safety are big issues. Oh well.

And now, not another home game for close to a month. Ugh.

10/8/2012 3:18:06 PM

I'll shot DY an email. I have before and have gotten some good responses from it.

10/8/2012 4:03:58 PM

Just open up gates that lead to the field, no need sending people over walls

10/8/2012 4:05:38 PM

I'm trying to skew that poll. Good thing is that you can just refresh to vote again.

Voted about 150 times. Now we're over 50%. I'm done.

[Edited on October 8, 2012 at 4:16 PM. Reason : dsf]

10/8/2012 4:06:02 PM

http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/45628/nc-state-is-national-team-of-the-week

Pretty cool. Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week. Hang the banner.

10/8/2012 4:21:30 PM

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" There are so many times it has been worth doing in the last decade and we've never been allowed."

Yeah, all of twice. (including this past weekend.)

During the last amato year my friends and I would joke with the police and event staff on the field that we were going to rush the field.

10/8/2012 4:23:27 PM

Old Spice Tournament Champions and Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week, all in my lifetime. Wow, now I can die happy.

10/8/2012 4:26:46 PM

Earlier I heard that Adam and Joe were going to have Jake on later today. Don't know if I already missed that.

10/8/2012 4:30:31 PM

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"@RobbieGould09: Nc state beats #3 fsu and no one storms the field. What is wrong with college football fans at nc state"

probably cause we beat them in Raleigh more often than not

act like you've been there Gould

and please continue putting up solid points for the kicker position of my fantasy team

10/8/2012 4:42:08 PM

I think his segment is coming up next.

10/8/2012 4:42:13 PM

sorry, i know this is buried in a few places, but when is the replay?
is it tonight at 8:00 on ESPNU?

10/8/2012 4:51:56 PM

^ 8:30 on ESPNU

10/8/2012 5:00:24 PM

thanks!

10/8/2012 5:03:26 PM

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"no one storms the field."

oh a few people did. guess what they probably got arrested and could face bans for life. they might not be that extreme, but it's not like it use to be.


Just put the collapsible goal post and let the fans have fun. I'm just glad i got to run on the field a few times. the first being a trip to see my brother at State and we beat ECU. there was like 50 people pulling one goal post down. compare to the 1000s pulling both after we beat FSU when i as in college.

10/8/2012 5:31:17 PM

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"we beat ECU. there was like 50 people pulling one goal post down"

sometimes when you win, you really lose

10/8/2012 5:44:54 PM

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"oh a few people did. guess what they probably got arrested and could face bans for life."

Seems like there's strength in numbers. If everybody went for it, everybody wins (except those that are pepper sprayed, I guess).

It's a damn shame students didn't/can't rush the field. The pinnacle of my time at NC State was after the 2002 FSU game when students rushed the field. I landed in a bush, kissed some random girl, tried to climb up the goal post, busted my ass, then got really hammered in the parking lot. Good day.

You guys probably remember this, but one of the football players was up on the goal post. Can't remember who ... I think it was a no-name DB ... but it was one of the greatest things I've ever seen. (wish i had a bigger pic)





[Edited on October 8, 2012 at 6:05 PM. Reason : ]

10/8/2012 6:02:24 PM

Yeah, rushing the field should be reserved for things like monumental upsets of top five teams or winning the division by scoring as time expires. Rushing the field should never involve ECU. Ever.

And I agree, open the gates and let people on the field. Use the massive amount of security to protect the visiting team goalposts and equipment on the sideline.

Also, the athletic department installing collapsible goalposts was a huge waste of money. It's been ten years and they've gotten zero use.

[Edited on October 8, 2012 at 6:03 PM. Reason : ^victor stephens. He was a starter, not a no name db.]

10/8/2012 6:02:42 PM

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"With all due respect, no one can "address" the issues of thousands of fans rushing the field. That is why there is a $25,000 fine in the SEC if it happens at any of their stadiums. Neither you nor anyone else can control thousands of people on the football field. I have been part of a field rush when there was a close call. A 14 year old was inadvertently knocked to the ground by the crowd rushing closer to players. She panicked because she could not stand up, as others began to step on her. A football player saw this develop and "parted the seas" of people by covering her body with his until there was a chance to help her up. She could have easily been trampled instead. The safety of our fans will always trump the celebration at CF. Glad you were there to be part of the terrific night. All the best to you. In the spirit of the Pack, Debbie Y."

A response from DY to my email about rushing the field at the Carter.

10/8/2012 6:18:17 PM

the reason we rushed the field after the ECU win. was because the year (or 2 years)before ECU beat State and rushed our field and tore our goalpost down.

plus we sucked. it was 1999 i think.


^ its a valid point. i think the dude in front of me at the 2002 FSU got his leg broke when the goal post came down. too much risk with 1000s on the field. at the ECU game it was easy everyone rocked it and got out of the way.


you just don't see it happen anymore. mainly only at small schools.



[Edited on October 8, 2012 at 6:28 PM. Reason : sucks but true ]

10/8/2012 6:21:47 PM

Seriously, we don't need to rush the field for beating Florida State. It's practically expected. Rush the field when something monumental happens. Beat Florida State? Please. Clinch the division and move on the ACC Championship game? I'll rush for that. Beat an SEC team for a change? I'll rush for that.

For everyone else, they just want an excuse to do it and say that they did it in their lifetimes. Yeah, it's a good feeling and everyone has a good time, but unless we're going to the ACC Championship, there's no reason to rush the field at all this season.

10/8/2012 6:31:30 PM

You know what I love about the "no rushing the field" policy?

IT FINALLY GOT ALL THE MOES ON THIS BOARD TO STOP DEBATING WHEN IT IS AND ISN'T ACCEPTABLE TO RUSH THE FIELD.

OH IF THEY'RE A TOP 5 TEAM YOU CAN RUSH, IF THEY'RE IN THE TOP TEN AND YOU'RE OUTSIDE THE TOP 20 YOU CAN RUSH. IF THEY'RE IN THE TOP 17 AND YOU SEIZE THE TIEBREAKER THEN YOU CAN RUSH. IF ITS A RIVALRY GAME AND YOU'RE BOTH RANKED AND THEY'VE BEATEN YOU AT LEAST TWO OF THE LAST THREE TIMES THEN YOU CAN RUSH. YOU CANT RUSH IF YOU WIN BUT YOU GAINED LESS YARDAGE. YOU CAN RUSH IF YOU ARE DOING IT IN IRONIC FASHION BUT NOT IF ITS A MISUSE OF IRONY.

God, nothing brings out the protractor crowd faster than the stupid rush the field debates.

10/8/2012 6:39:42 PM

I think we can all agree that this was rush the field worthy. Credit event staff for keeping that under control. I always figured with a win this big, the crowd would overwhelm them.

10/8/2012 6:42:35 PM

^just to clarify, you're saying it's never acceptable to rush?

10/8/2012 6:42:59 PM

No, just for the record (I'm certainly not going to debate this topic any further because it is the worst topic ever discussed on this board and has been going on non stop since the inception of this website.) I err on the side of rushing.

If it's close who the fuck are you to tell me not to rush and vice versa? You only get so many years in college and if you're drunk and wanna rush then rush, rush, hurry lover come to me.

Any miracle win, huge comeback, win over main rival, or win that seals the division is definitely rush worthy.

The maybes are stuff like playing ECU. In the 90's this was rushworthy, now it is not. You wouldn't rush over a standard Duke/Wake/BC win but you could potentially rush if we beat Maryland in a showdown. Also, if it's a Thursday night nationally televised game then rushing is allowed in almost all circumstances. That's just standard like flipping the fan on before you blow up your girlfriend's roomate's bathroom because your girlfriend is still getting ready in hers.

For the record, I've never rushed. I think it was already banned by the time I got to school but I'm not really sure because we never really beat anyone good and when we do I usually happen to not be there somehow because i've been burned out by all the crappy games over the years.

10/8/2012 6:54:02 PM

Quote :

"oh a few people did. guess what they probably got arrested and could face bans for life. they might not be that extreme, but it's not like it use to be. "

I only saw one guy actually get arrested and it was some dickbag with his shirt off pounding his chest and yelling at the cops. At first they tackled a few kids but they just told them to stay off the field. Afterwards there were people walking around the field and they simply let them off back in to the crowd after they realized they were along.

It was handled pretty well tbh..

10/8/2012 7:09:52 PM

I made a video from your video ncsuftw lol. Posting in a bit.

10/8/2012 7:21:08 PM

^^ good glad they used some sense. last time they just started pepper spraying everyone

10/8/2012 7:25:32 PM

thanks a lot face, now i have Paula Abdul stuck in my head

10/8/2012 7:27:21 PM

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"I'm certainly not going to debate this topic any further because it is the worst topic ever discussed on this board and has been going on non stop since the inception of this website BUT HOLD ON LET ME DEBATE THIS TOPIC FURTHER RAWR RAWR RAWR"

classic face.

10/8/2012 7:27:33 PM

haha gotta admit i thoroughly enjoyed framing that post

[Edited on October 8, 2012 at 7:35 PM. Reason : a]

10/8/2012 7:34:29 PM

I lol'd

So wasn't there a GT game in like 2000 where we rushed, pulled down the post and (I heard) carried the post to Waffle House?

10/8/2012 7:56:25 PM

I don't think there was enough time with the win in hand for us to plan a good rush. Then again, nobody rushed for clemson and that game was over by halftime. We just don't rush ever.

10/8/2012 8:01:38 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxHFg44OxtM

Watch in HD w/ sound

10/8/2012 8:27:10 PM

I love how safety all of a sudden becomes a concern after stuffing thousands of mostly underage drunk students in to a couple of overfilled sections for 3 hours.

10/8/2012 8:34:33 PM

the name of the player on the goalposts that one time was victor stephens...

i don't know why i remember that, but i do

10/8/2012 8:36:30 PM

oops double post

[Edited on October 8, 2012 at 8:37 PM. Reason : yeap]

10/8/2012 8:36:57 PM

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"Quote : some dickbag with his shirt off pounding his chest and yelling at the cops."

Classic dweedle. I'll check the mugshots.

10/8/2012 8:37:43 PM

Nice video

10/8/2012 8:40:15 PM