That's a good point. The fine going to the opposing team makes sense. It also makes storming the field an even dumber move from a competitive standpoint.
Donations make up 20 to 40% of Athletic Department revenues in the SEC. Donations are covering the fines no matter how you slice it. We dont have to claim that any specific fund raiser is designated to cover the fines.
Except the money isn’t going to Arizona State. Y’all need to at least read a little before you assume something. If it were against a conference opponent the money goes to the opposing opponent but against a non conference team it goes into a post grad SEC scholarship fund.
www.secsports.com
I’m unsure of what point you are trying to make.
Except the money isn’t going to Arizona State. Y’all need to at least read a little before you assume something. If it were against a conference opponent the money goes to the opposing opponent but against a non conference team it goes into a post grad SEC scholarship fund.
Mississippi State fined for violation of access to competition area policy - Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference announced today that Mississippi State University will be fined for a violation of the league’s access to competition area policy due to fans entering the field following its football game against the Arizona State University on September 6.
I was replying to someone saying that our donors would provide the funds to cover the fine. While true, that is money that is not being donated for another purpose. So there is a cost. Our donor base doesn’t have unlimited money.
In today's world of college sports 5ooK isn't jack. I believe we are paying twice that for NIU to come to Starkville.
It wasn't just students out there, and the first ones on the field came from the west side.
Well it is beyond stupid. Universities, cannot be expected to stop a stampede. Seriously.
Well considering my box went up like 20k this year.... they already have the money.
Agreed. Players and coaches shouldn't have to deal with that. But.... it happens. I shouldn't have to watch their coach being a jackass... yet here we are.
Its certainly costing us $500k. No disputing that. But you also kinda started the thread with a presumably tongue-in-cheek comment about us being able to buy players with that money instead. And it’s worth noting for clarity that what you presented there is not reality.
Do you b1tch at your wife when she gives you a blow job that’s not perfect?
Believe it or not, the SEC office sends us a lot more money than we send them. They absolutely have the leverage to collect a $500k fine.
That win was worth more than 500k to the University, and the city. I know they have to levy fines and I'm ok with that. It's a safety and security issue, especially for the other team. But sometimes it needs to happen no matter what the cost. Saturday was one of those days.$500k
Here's what that could have been spent on:
College football 2025: How much does each position cost?
Max Olson talked to general managers and agents from around the country to put a price tag on each position.www.espn.com
Im being facetious, although it would be cool of the players and coaches paid it...they can afford it a lot more than most of us.
The point of the fine is for schools to come up with ways to deter the storming. More security, more notification to the crowd that they must wait...if necessary start arresting and/or fining however many offenders you can.
Hey… hey… hey… come in real close so you can hear me clearly. This is really important.$500k
Here's what that could have been spent on:
College football 2025: How much does each position cost?
Max Olson talked to general managers and agents from around the country to put a price tag on each position.
Which… strictly speaking… in order of rarity, the Hall of Famer should come before the Heisman.
Shut the f*ck up, disrespectfully.
It’s this. Some folks just don’t get it. Between the win and the fine we’ve had more publicity than we’ve had in years. We need to take every opportunity we can to get our name out there.
You’re a Senior. It’s under your username on your posts. I’m an All-American trying to inch ever closer to Heisman status.
Because your opinion is stupid. We had the biggest recruiting weekend in over a decade, all of which the recruits went out on the field for the storming and many now are either about to commit or have us as their leader. All of them raved about the atmosphere and the field storming. We have been seen as the lame a** school that no one wants to go to for a long time because of attitudes like yours. The minute we do something cool that recruits like we have someone complaining about it.
Our AD operated at a deficit in both 2023 and 2024, so $500K is not insignificant. But you gotta spend money to make money, right?
