Kentucky fined $25,000 for violating league policy

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Southeastern Conference fined Kentucky $25,000 on Monday for violating league policy about keeping fans off the playing field following the Wildcats' 40-34 victory over Louisville on Saturday.

SEC policy limits on-field access to "student-athletes, coaches, officials, support personnel and properly credentialed individuals."

It is the school's second violation of the policy since it was adopted in 2004. Kentucky was fined last year when fans ran onto the Commonwealth Stadium turf after the Wildcats defeated Georgia.

Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart said the school would work to "ensure a safe environment for our players and fans to celebrate future wins."

Bogus man, bogus.

 

UK raised all the ticket prices for the Louisville game by $5.

$5 x 70,000 fans = $350,000 extra money

Best $25,000 UK has spent in a while.

 

They fined the school. I really like seeing those excited college kids celebrate, but rules are rules. Break them and you pay the price.

 

what about the new rule about cow bells?

i got to have more cowbell!

 

Yea the cowbell rule is pretty lame too. I remember a couple years ago Bama told Miss St not to bring their cowbells to T Town and they brought em anyways. The BDS security ended up takin a couple hundred of em before the game was over.

 

all the articles online leave out Barnhart's full statement- which pretty much conveys 'big deal- the students deserved to run on the field...

"The University of Kentucky takes its responsibility to protect participants and spectators at its home athletic events seriously. The incredible energy and passion Wildcat fans displayed at Commonwealth Stadium Saturday night were integral parts of the victory over Louisville. We'll continue working to ensure a safe environment for our players and fans to celebrate future wins."

 

People can and have gotten hurt because of students rushing the field. Not to mention that those goal posts can be pretty expensive to replace.

I am all for having fun, but go to the bar after the game and have fun there. Don't tear stuff up and set couches on fire, etc.

 

Thats no reason to hate the SEC. Besides most schools now have collaspable goal post so they have allready taken that fun away.

 

The issue here is not whether we broke a few rules, or took a few liberties with our female party guests;
we did. (winks)
But you can't hold a whole college responsible for the behavior of a few sick, perverted individuals. For if you do, then shouldn't we blame the whole college system? And if the whole college system is guilty, then isn't this an indictment of our educational institutions in general?
I put it to you, CrAz3D! Isn't this an indictment of our entire American society?
Well, you can do what you want to us, but we're not going to sit here and listen to you bad-mouth the United States of America! Gentlemen!


*edited by me**

 

I have know idea what people they are talking about. Nobody rushed the field!


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