History: Texas A&M Beat The No. 1 Team In The Country For The First Time In 113 Years, Fans Weren't Allowed To Rush The Court Because Of Money

I don't think this was necessarily surprising. An upset? Sure. Auburn was favored by 4.5, but it's not like this was something insane. It was the perfect situational spot for A&M. They lost 4 in a row, they were a 2 seed on the bracket during the top-16 reveal. They needed to win this game, at home, against Auburn, a team who won the SEC on Saturday. Auburn could lose every single game by 50 and still be a 1 seed. Hell, they might be the No. 1 overall seed still. But regardless this was a massive win, it was the first time in 113 years that A&M did this.

What I hate though? The SEC ruining court storms.

 The rule is simple, if you storm the court the school has to pay a sum of money - starting at $100k to the opposing school. In the world of NIL, that's an investment, especially since A&M has to replace 8 seniors. You gotta rebuild a team through NIL and recruiting. Here's what else sucks. Court storms are awesome when they mean something. This meant something. Storming the court is part of college sports and everyone did everything right. Buzz told Bruce Pearl the plan, Pearl got the Auburn players out of there with plenty of time. Let the kids have fun. 

This is where me being an old wants to say I miss when upsets like this mean something. You could tell it meant something with a correct court storm, the band playing, the fans going nuts. It would lead the morning SportsCenter when that mattered. Again, credit to A&M, they kicked Auburn's ass. They jumped them from the tip and then basically controlled the game for 40 minutes. But let the kids party. This was a warranted court storm.