West Virginia Basketball Fans Defy NCAA Ban On ‘Country Roads’ To Avoid Bogus Fine From Superfluous Rule

West Virginia got to host the first round of the women’s college basketball tournament as a No. 4 seed. The Mountaineers earned home-court advantage but they are still not allowed to play Country Roads.

That did not stop them from defying the NCAA!

Fans in attendance at the college basketball game found a way to circumvent the bogus ban. They went a cappella instead.

The NCAA requires neutrality for the women’s college basketball tournament.

Unlike the men, the first two rounds of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament are held on campus. The better seed gets to play the first and/or second rounds at their home gym in front of a home crowd.

However, the NCAA does not allow for “team-preferred music” or entertainment during the game. The host team cannot play their songs, use their graphics, etc.

That means West Virginia is not allowed to play ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’ by John Denver even though it is normally played at every sporting event. Especially after a win.

It cannot be played not during the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament! The Mountaineers would be issued a fined for the use of team-preferred music during a “neutral site” event.

West Virginia fans sang ‘Country Roads’ anyway!

Although West Virginia was not allowed to play its main song, there is another song that slipped through the cracks. The NCAA likely did not connect the dots between ‘Sweet Caroline’ and the Mountaineers.

The Neil Diamond hit is equally as relevant as John Denver’s. Fans replace the “bom bom bommmm” with “eat s— Pitt!” as a direct verbal assault on their biggest rival. The NCAA let it slide.