NC State's handling of the lightning delay vis-a-vis the fans in the stadium was irresponsible. After the game was stopped, for 30 minutes or more there were repeated obnoxiously loud wolf calls over the PA system followed by the blaring announcement that "the game has been suspended due to DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. Please exit the stadium and go to your vehicle. You may not remain in the concourse. If you do not have a vehicle, you may go to the PNC Arena and wait there until an announcement is made that the game is being resumed..." In other words, they told us fans that there is DANGEROUS LIGHTNING but you should walk out into that DANGEROUS LIGHTNING to seek shelter - regardless of whether you were 70+ years old or were parked 2 miles away - when shelter was readily available within the stadium. While the PA system was blaring the leave-the-stadium announcements, some of the cops were hassling people to exit the stadium, saying that they would be forcibly removed if they didn't comply. Then a short while later, another announcement was made that fans should shelter in the concourse for their safety (a responsible suggestion)... After about 30 minutes without any wolf calls and "dangerous lightning" announcements, NC State resumed the obnoxious wolf calls with the previous announcements that there was DANGEROUS LIGHTNING and we could not remain in the concourse. At this point, the cops stopped trying to enforce the ridiculous edict, and we all waited in the stadium concourse until the concession stands re-opened at 2:15 PM and the game resumed at 2:35 PM. All in all, the fans handled the delay much better that did NC State and the police...
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