According to Williams, he understood that he, Ham, and the officials had agreed to call the game with 14.2 left, and he motioned to his assistants to bring ALL of the players in.

We’re talking about a coach who once went into the bleachers, toe to toes with a group of rowdy opposing students, to protect a player – and calling him a coward when he, the staff, a female manager, and staff spouses have already been assaulted or harassed by drunken, rowdy fans once this season.

If any mistake was made on his part, it was in not waiting until all of his guys were in before he went in. It’s my understanding that he personally apologized to the walk-ons after watching the gametape.

not staying out there with the remaining 5 players, and leaving the responsibility of their safety up to Coach Ham, could be perceived as cowardice.

Yes

Send the kids under his charge with an asst. coach or two to the locker room.
No problem
Completely abandoning the 5 on the floor.
No Huebos.

I concur with your cowardice comment above, then.

I would of directed the kids off and sent Rob with them but would of stayed with the 5 walkons

Staff spouses and family members were harassed, and a druken fan attempted to provoke an altercation with Williams as he was trying to exit the floor.

The ONLY thing I can fault Williams for, on Saturday, is not making sure ALL of his guys came in before he did. Beyond that, I think, it just gets petty and Spurrier-esque.

And we HAVE been there…it was a little embarrassing, but I don’t like any of that rushing the field garbage

The Tiger fans go onto the field after EVERY game, win or loss. Seems quirky, but it’s a neat tradition in my opinion.
I went onto the field after our loss, and there was zero chance of trampling. It’s a semi-organized process with security guards directing the flow of fans.

On the other hand, our basketball fans are utter morons. Case in point? That Duke game around 2004ish. Fans were on the court prematurely, as a play stoppage occurred with under 3 seconds.
Play was stopped, the court was cleared, then the final seconds ticked off and we rushed it again.

This idiocy helps me mitigate Roy Williams’ actions somewhat.

Side note: I watched us rush the court against Duke he most recent time. Security guards were going through the motions of “suggesting” fans not run on the court. It was a formality, as hundreds of students made their way past the compliant security.
But not one student. I watched this A$$HOLE male security goon in his 40’s single out one kid for NO reason. He put his hand on the the kids chest and wouldn’t let him by, as hundreds of others streamed past down the riser bleacher where the band sits.
He made the kid sit in a chair and sequestered him or a solid 5 minutes while the place was in euphoria. Literally stood in front of the boy with his back to the goal, the ultimate timeout enforcer. Kid almost cried, and I empathized.

double posted, and because Im part Italian; its you’re

Not if your Italian doesn’t have enough capricola?