Way to go UMass!!!!

[Dove]

During a Women's game this week, a promo was held where a student needed to make three straight baskets to win 10k. He did it! Last shot was from half court. After the bedlam faded an insurance company said "NOPE!!! Foot on the line!!" UMass is paying him anyway.

 

[uconn_jack]

Rules are rules. I notice the people always step over 1/2 court or the 3pt line in those half time shootouts. I would decline too.

 

[HooperScooper]

Subject line I never thought I'd see on here. Lol

Yeah this thing has been thoroughly discussed this week in the "Other NCAA D1 Games".

February: Other NCAA D1 games

Benefit of playing in the SEC is you have plenty of opportunities to pick up quality wins, Arkansas probably gonna make a run to get a bid now with the way they're playing. Up 20 on Texas's home floor and Texas has been playing pretty well lately. This sucks. We needed that Texas win to hold...

the-boneyard.com

 

[Deepster]

He didn’t hit a half court shot.

 

[Waquoit]

Who roots for an insurance company?

 

[Vowelguy]

Rules are rules. I notice the people always step over 1/2 court or the 3pt line in those half time shootouts. I would decline too.

Have an official monitoring the feet and then raise a flag immediately — while the ball is still in the air.

 

[ec33]

Have an official monitoring the feet and then raise a flag immediately — while the ball is still in the air.

Foot fault.

 

[auror]

The school announced either they or the insurance company will pay him.

 

[TheHorde]

Shades of The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase knocking the basketball away from the kid before he could dribble it enough times to get paid

 

[uconnfan68]

Have an official monitoring the feet and then raise a flag immediately — while the ball is still in the air.

I read there was nothing specific about any line at half court.

 

[Patman]

I read there was nothing specific about any line at half court.

I expected this to be somebody grazing the paint, not a full line stomp

 

[YukonDolt6]

Coverage declined!

 

[huskyblooz]

after backing out of our Football contract, I wish UMass all the bad publicity that have EARNED!

 

[businesslawyer]

Who roots for an insurance company?

Well, this is Connecticut.

 

[Dove]

Well, this is Connecticut.

"Give me an A!!!
Give me an E!!!
Give me a T!!!
Give me an N!!!
Give me another A!!!!
Goooooo Aetna!!!!!!
Woooooo!!!!!"

 

[UCan3]

after backing out of our Football contract, I wish UMass all the bad publicity that have EARNED!

Okay, I am sure if we were extended an offer to join the Big 10 in all sports, and the Big 10 requested it, we’d walk away from the UMass game in a heartbeat- maybe run

We’ll get them back on there one of these days. Best of luck to them with a reset - I don’t root against New England football teams For any other game except 1.

 

[Waquoit]

Well, this is Connecticut.

Go Fighting Insurance Salesmen!

 

[Fishy]

Go Fighting Insurance Salesmen!

Maybe like three people will get the reference.

 

[BarkingDog]

 

[businesslawyer]

Maybe like three people will get the reference.

I’m old enough. So you need two more.

 

[Gurleyman]

Backseat Becky’s alma mater

 

[JohnFSilver]

Who roots for an insurance company?

People from
Hartford.

 

[UCan3]

Backseat Becky’s alma mater

Yes we were!

I feel bad for those who missed out on this cultural phenomenon - you didn’t have to wonder what anybody was dong on Thursday‘s at 8 PM from ~1981-1991. It was kind of nice actually, shared experience!

 

[Waquoit]

Backseat Becky’s alma mater

One more for the win!

 

[Gurleyman]

One more for the win!

Can we count Fishy? He was old enough to get the reference to make the point about nobody being old enough to get the reference.