The SEC will have none of your joyous celebrations

February 20th, 2007 | Posted by PostmanR

No, they certainly won’t. Mike Slive, the conference’s commissioner, fined Vanderbilt $25,000 yesterday for its students rushing the court after the Commodores’ upset victory against Florida over the weekend. This is Vandy’s second offense. In 2005, the school got hit up for $5,000 when students rushed the court after an NIT victory against Wichita State.

“This policy is designed to create a safe environment for everyone who participates and attends our athletic contests,” Slive said in a statement. “The security and protection of our student-athletes, coaches, officials and fans is our primary concern.”

I can relate to where Slive is coming from there, but howinthefuck do you expect schools to enforce this rule? Hire 40 cops with riot gear on the off chance your school happens to break the 17-game win streak of the No. 1 team in the nation?

Actually, that would be pretty RAWK. Cops with riot gear and tasers going to town on a bunch of kids looking for a good time. That’s safety, alright.