Though VCU basketball is new at this whole succeeding-at-basketball thing, the program’s fans operated like old pros last night. Shortly after the school’s Final Four run ended at the hands of tyrannic basketball empire Butler, “thousands of rowdy fans” took to the streets of Richmond, and that report contains terms like riot gear, bandanas, police helicopters, tear gas, torching trash cans, police horses, and tossing firecrackers. C-A-A!
VIDEOS: VCU Basketball Fans Riot Like They’ve Been There Before
VCU, congratulations. I don’t know whether to call this a riot or a party, but when the police show up with shields, I do believe you’ve earned the upgrade distinction.
‘Nother couple of videos after the jump, complete with a torch-enhanced mosh pit and competing “BUTLER SUCKS” and “F*** THE POLICE” chants melding together like an expertly crafted pause tape:
If you’re Shaka Smart, aren’t you a little bit more worried this morning about attempting to leave campus for a better-paying job? This is what VCU fans do when they’re happy!
As Andy Hutchins’ paraphrasing of The Clipse goes: “I’m from Virginia: Where ain’t s*** to do but riot.”
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