Arena Tom

Marv, I'll check out the closing times of the concessions. Maybe we can stagger the closings...?

This post was forwarded to me so I signed up to join the conversation. I'm not looking to post anonymously. This is Tom Lorenz, General Manager of Pinnacle Bank Arena. The spokespersons for the arena are myself and my Assistant General Manager and neither one of us made any official or unofficial statements about the court storming. No media talked to us about this topic. I'm not going to use this forum to make an official statement other than to say we celebrated the win over OSU with as much excitement and enthusiasm as the students and other fans. There are several issues to address regarding "court storming". We discussed the possibility of that successful outcome before the game and we prepared for the exact scenario that unfolded at the end of the game. Any decisions regarding future access to the court post game will involve a lengthy discussion that will take in to consideration all of the components associated with "court storming" and that discussion will include University of Nebraska Athletic Department officials. The event is UNL's event, the floor is the property of the City of Lincoln / West Haymarket Joint Public Agency. Thanks to all of you for your passion about Men's and Women's Husker Basketball. We share that passion and we will consider that component as we make good decisions going forward. No decision has been made about future court storming's but there clearly are issues to consider that have significant impact that would provide reasoning for continuing and stopping the practice into the future. We will weigh those issues carefully.