Clemson storms court after NIT victory, Twitter reacts with laughter
On Tuesday night, the Clemson Tigers defeated the Belmont Bruins in a tightly contested NIT game. The victory sends Clemson to the NIT semifinals in Madison Square Garden. Following the game, fans at Littlejohn were ebullient and rushed the court in celebration – a Clemson tradition, win or lose.
#CLEMSON TRADITION - Gather at the Paw, win or lose, for the alma mater. "It's about pride." http://t.co/SLJAbO8cgq pic.twitter.com/8fFs465ydy
— Clemson Athletics (@ClemsonTigers) March 26, 2014
But you know Twitter: it’s the cool kids table. Anything or anyone that can be made fun of is fair game. Tradition be damned, the Twitterverse laughed at Clemson’s celebration. Here is some of the better snark following the latest court storming.
Clemson stormed the court when they won their NIT quartefinal game... #poorClemson
— Nate Sparks™ (@37NatetheGreat) March 26, 2014
It was pathetic. RT @jrlind: A reminder that 12 hours ago, Clemson students rushed the court for a third-round NIT win over Belmont. #goacc
— Steve Cavendish (@scavendish) March 26, 2014
Clemson Fans Rush The Court After Knocking Off #1….Woops! Quarterfinal NIT Win Over Belmont... http://t.co/x8TpwZlUaT
— Teddy Ballgame (@therealballgame) March 26, 2014
Clemson storms court after beating Belmont in nit qtrfinal...thus storming the court has... pic.twitter.com/3EeE9Anb2B
— Rece Davis (@ESPN_ReceDavis) March 26, 2014
The Clemson BB fans have set the new "unacceptable bar" for storming the court. Beating Belmont? #raiseyourstandards
— John Kincade (@JohnKincade) March 26, 2014
@trey_HalfnHalf it's pathetic if you think you need to rush the floor against Belmont, no disrespect to them. But Clemson is a D1 program
— Brennan McMurray (@BrendoBeTweetin) March 26, 2014
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