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Hating on the 'Cats

October 16, 2007

The NFL has not only influenced college football coaching styles and well...coaches, but now the No Fun League aura is seeping over as well.
Just two days after its 43-37 overtime win over former No. 1 LSU, the Southeastern Conference hit the University of Kentucky with a $50,000 fine for failing to prevent fans from rushing the field to celebrate the win.
Huh?
I thought storming the field after a big win was one of things that made college football special. And it wasn't about some safety issue with the goal posts either -- they were lowered by team personnel before the first Wildcat fan hit the Commonwealth Stadium turf.
And exactly how do you restrain a crowd watching something that hadn't happened in 43 years from storming the field anyway?
Armed guards with pepper spray?
An electrified fence around the field?
Maybe there's a point to this fine, but I sure don't see it.

Posted by Stephen Smith at 10:26 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Dr. Steve-O, you are very well written - if i do say so myself. Thanks again for having me on SportsCentral tonight.

Posted by: jwolfe | October 16, 2007 10:24 PM

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