| FTBL Rushing the field after beating Bama the cost!

[rick4bama]

Which SEC schools that have paid the most in fines for fans rushing the field after big wins? Hint: It's not Alabama

The totals​

Before the league changed its rules this year to make fines for field rushes go to the opposing team, Alabama football’s losses had made quite the contribution to the coffers of the SEC’s post-graduate scholarship fund. The last school that didn’t see its fans rush the field after beating Alabama was LSU in 2010.


From 2004 through the LSU game last year, schools were fined a total of $1,005,000 for their fans rushing the field against Crimson Tide.


By a significant amount, Auburn paid out the most after its Alabama wins, totaling $505,000 in fines. LSU was in second place, with $250,000.


When the fines first started, schools were charged $5,000 for the first violation, $25,000 for the second and $50,000 each for subsequent rushes. Those rules were changed, and each team’s violation counter reset, in 2015, when the league made the fines $50,000 for the first time, $100,000 for a second and $250,000 each after that.


In 2023, the counters reset again, while the fine amounts took another jump. First offenses are currently $100,000, second rushes cost $250,000 and the fines top out at $500,000 for subsequent penalties.


The fines also now go to the visiting school. Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne was part of a working group to find solutions and proposed stripping home games from offending teams, an idea that did not find large scale support.


“Fines don’t work,” Byrne said at SEC spring meetings in May. “Nobody is sitting in the stands saying ‘Well I’m not going on the field today because the university is going to get fined $250,000.’ Fans don’t care. I get it. But there has to be steps that are taken. Until you go through it yourself, and I have been on the field for a few stormings and it’s not fun. It’s dangerous. We’ve had some very scary situations that could have escalated even further.”





From the start of field entry fines through Sept. 30, when Ole Miss fans rushed the field after beating LSU, schools paid out over $3.6 million in total penalties and over $2.8 million for football alone.


LSU led the way in fines, paying out $605,000, all for football, most recently against Alabama last season. Auburn tied that number in all sports, but paid “just” $505,000 for football, with the other $100,000 coming from men’s basketball.


The highest fine ever paid after beating Alabama is $250,000, which Auburn paid in both 2017 and 2019. Still, as high as fines have continued to get, they haven’t stopped schools from being willing to pay them after big wins.


“Gladly,” Missouri athletics director Desiree Reed-Francois reportedly told Gabe DeArmond of PowerMizzou when asked if she’d pay the $250,000 penalty with fans streaming onto the field after the Tigers beat Kansas State this season.


Sometimes, the moment is worth the price.

SEC field entry fines by school​

Arkansas


Feb. 18, 2006, men’s basketball (Florida), $5,000


Nov. 15, 2014, football (LSU), $25,000


Sept. 11, 2021, FB (Texas), $100,000 (2015 fine structure)


Feb. 8, 2022, MBB (Auburn), $250,000


Auburn


Nov. 30, 2013, FB (Alabama), $5,000


Jan. 16, 2016, MBB (Kentucky), $100,000 (2015 fine structure)


Nov. 25, 2017, FB (Alabama), $250,000


Nov. 30, 2019, FB (Alabama), $250,000


Florida


Feb. 19, 2022, MBB (Auburn), $50,000 (2015 fine structure)


Kentucky


Nov. 4, 2006, FB (Georgia), $5,000


Sept. 15, 2007, FB (Louisville), $25,000


Oct. 13, 2007, FB (LSU), $50,000


Oct. 4, 2014, FB (South Carolina), $25,000


Sept. 22, 2018, FB (Mississippi State), $100,000 (2015 fine structure)


Oct. 2, 2021, FB (Florida), $250,000


LSU


Oct. 25, 2014, FB (Ole Miss), $5,000


Oct. 13, 2018, FB (Georgia), $100,000 (2015 fine structure)


Oct. 22, 2022, FB (Ole Miss), $250,000


Nov. 3, 2022, FB (Alabama), $250,000


Ole Miss


Nov. 24, 2012, FB (MSU), $5,000


Oct. 19, 2013, FB (LSU), $25,000


Oct. 4, 2014, FB (Alabama), $50,000


Sept. 30, 2023, FB (LSU), $100,000 (2023 fine structure)


Missouri


Nov. 20, 2013, FB (Texas A&M), $5,000


Nov. 28, 2014, FB (Arkansas), $25,000


Sept. 16, 2023, FB (Kansas State), $100,000 (2023 fine structure)


South Carolina


Feb. 15, 2005, MBB (Kentucky), $5,000


Jan. 26, 2010, MBB (Kentucky), $25,000


March 1, 2014, MBB (Kentucky), $25,000


Nov. 19, 2022, FB (Tennessee), $100,000 (2015 fine structure)


Tennessee


Jan. 21, 2006, MBB (Florida), $5,000


Oct. 15, 2022, FB (Alabama), $100,000 (2015 fine structure)


Texas A&M


Nov. 24, 2018, FB (LSU), $50,000 (2015 fine structure)


Oct. 9, 2021, FB (Alabama), $100,000


Nov. 26, 2022, FB (LSU), $250,000


Vanderbilt


March 21, 2005, MBB (Wichita State), $5,000


Feb. 17, 2007, MBB (Florida), $25,000


Feb. 26, 2016, MBB (Kentucky), $100,000 (2015 fine structure)


Nov. 19, 2022, FB (Florida), $250,000


Feb. 8, 2023, MBB (Tennessee), $250,000

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Saw a video of some stupid ND student who stormed the field Saturday night and went straight for Caleb Williams to taunt him... I have no use for Caleb Williams, but I with he'd have knocked that student out cold. Williams actually handled it really well, just not to my satisfaction.

 

[rick4bama]

Saw a video of some stupid ND student who stormed the field Saturday night and went straight for Caleb Williams to taunt him... I have no use for Caleb Williams, but I with he'd have knocked that student out cold. Williams actually handled it really well, just not to my satisfaction.

Didn’t watch the video but I know I would too.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Didn’t watch the video but I know I would too.

 

[BAMAneck]

In probably most of our days that would be a learning lesson for him. Like touching a hot stove eye.

That’s why kids now a days are so dumb it takes some of them the age of 20 before they learn what most of us knew at 10.

 

[sk33tr]

SEC field entry fines by school​

Arkansas


Feb. 18, 2006, men’s basketball (Florida), $5,000


Nov. 15, 2014, football (LSU), $25,000


Sept. 11, 2021, FB (Texas), $100,000 (2015 fine structure)


Feb. 8, 2022, MBB (Auburn), $250,000


Auburn


Nov. 30, 2013, FB (Alabama), $5,000


Jan. 16, 2016, MBB (Kentucky), $100,000 (2015 fine structure)


Nov. 25, 2017, FB (Alabama), $250,000


Nov. 30, 2019, FB (Alabama), $250,000


Florida


Feb. 19, 2022, MBB (Auburn), $50,000 (2015 fine structure)


Kentucky


Nov. 4, 2006, FB (Georgia), $5,000


Sept. 15, 2007, FB (Louisville), $25,000


Oct. 13, 2007, FB (LSU), $50,000


Oct. 4, 2014, FB (South Carolina), $25,000


Sept. 22, 2018, FB (Mississippi State), $100,000 (2015 fine structure)


Oct. 2, 2021, FB (Florida), $250,000


LSU


Oct. 25, 2014, FB (Ole Miss), $5,000


Oct. 13, 2018, FB (Georgia), $100,000 (2015 fine structure)


Oct. 22, 2022, FB (Ole Miss), $250,000


Nov. 3, 2022, FB (Alabama), $250,000


Ole Miss


Nov. 24, 2012, FB (MSU), $5,000


Oct. 19, 2013, FB (LSU), $25,000


Oct. 4, 2014, FB (Alabama), $50,000


Sept. 30, 2023, FB (LSU), $100,000 (2023 fine structure)


Missouri


Nov. 20, 2013, FB (Texas A&M), $5,000


Nov. 28, 2014, FB (Arkansas), $25,000


Sept. 16, 2023, FB (Kansas State), $100,000 (2023 fine structure)


South Carolina


Feb. 15, 2005, MBB (Kentucky), $5,000


Jan. 26, 2010, MBB (Kentucky), $25,000


March 1, 2014, MBB (Kentucky), $25,000


Nov. 19, 2022, FB (Tennessee), $100,000 (2015 fine structure)


Tennessee


Jan. 21, 2006, MBB (Florida), $5,000


Oct. 15, 2022, FB (Alabama), $100,000 (2015 fine structure)


Texas A&M


Nov. 24, 2018, FB (LSU), $50,000 (2015 fine structure)


Oct. 9, 2021, FB (Alabama), $100,000


Nov. 26, 2022, FB (LSU), $250,000


Vanderbilt


March 21, 2005, MBB (Wichita State), $5,000


Feb. 17, 2007, MBB (Florida), $25,000


Feb. 26, 2016, MBB (Kentucky), $100,000 (2015 fine structure)


Nov. 19, 2022, FB (Florida), $250,000


Feb. 8, 2023, MBB (Tennessee), $250,000

Hmmmm...I wonder why Alabama isn't on that list...?

 

[BamaFan334]

Meh, not terrible. I agree in most cases that is a MUCH worse situation. He paints that shit on his nails for attention. Attention is what he got. In my eyes he should have to answer to his antics just like everyone else. He was taunted for his taunt.

Now guys making a point to physically touch players and using profanity are the ones there is no room for. Go celebrate with your team.

 

[rick4bama]

Hmmmm...I wonder why Alabama isn't on that list...?

Alabama, Georgia, Miss. St. , Florida are the only schools that hasn't ran onto the field after beating anyone of the other SEC school!

 

[Secondand26]

In probably most of our days that would be a learning lesson for him. Like touching a hot stove eye.

That’s why kids now a days are so dumb it takes some of them the age of 20 before they learn what most of us knew at 10.

I called that “playground justice “. Where you learned that you were free to say & do things, but you may have to pay a price when you did.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Meh, not terrible. I agree in most cases that is a MUCH worse situation. He paints that shit on his nails for attention. Attention is what he got. In my eyes he should have to answer to his antics just like everyone else. He was taunted for his taunt.

Now guys making a point to physically touch players and using profanity are the ones there is no room for. Go celebrate with your team.

I won't bore everyone with a long drawn out post about my stance on it again, but as you know, I'm in the zero tolerance group. I think it's like girls getting nose rings, putting hand dryers in restrooms, and people talking on speaker phone in public. I don't get it, I don't like it, and the world should punish them all.

 

[mando]

LSU


Oct. 25, 2014, FB (Ole Miss), $5,000

Ole Miss


Nov. 24, 2012, FB (MSU), $5,000

My only question here is why? Why would anyone rush the field for beating the Mississippi schools?

How many teams did not have teams rushing the field when they got beat in football?

Quick look seems like only Mizzou, Vandy and the Barn. The Barn had someone rush the court in BB but not in football. This should tell you a lot about the relevency of the Barn football program.

 

[TerryP]

I think it's like girls getting nose rings, putting hand dryers in restrooms, and people talking on speaker phone in public. I don't get it, I don't like it, and the world should punish them all.

I won't bore everyone with a long drawn out post about my stance

Yeah, I'll need one here. WTF?

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Yeah, I'll need one here. WTF?

All are just pet peeves… [shakes fist at sky gif] type stuff. I went with the next 3 that popped to mind. On the hand blowers though, while I fully appreciate the scene in Opportunity Knocks where Dana Carvey’s character is in the bathroom at the Cubs game and does his best to sell executives on blowers over paper towels… though successful, he was flat out wrong. But, he was also a con artist, so it made sense.

 

[ElephantStomp]

All are just pet peeves… [shakes fist at sky gif] type stuff. I went with the next 3 that popped to mind. On the hand blowers though, while I fully appreciate the scene in Opportunity Knocks where Dana Carvey’s character is in the bathroom at the Cubs game and does his best to sell executives on blowers over paper towels… though successful, he was flat out wrong. But, he was also a con artist, so it made sense.

I can’t stand hand dryers, the amount of bacteria that comes of those is absolutely disgusting

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

I can’t stand hand dryers, the amount of bacteria that comes of those is absolutely disgusting

Hand dryers and bathroom doors that you have to "pull" open to leave. Neither should pass building code.

 

[TerryP]

@Brandon Van de Graaff I'm with ya, just wanted to know...the first thing you do when you walk in is grab paper towels. ESPECIALLY to open the damn door.

 

[ElephantStomp]

Hand dryers and bathroom doors that you have to "pull" open to leave. Neither should pass building code.

Completely agree!!

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

@Brandon Van de Graaff I'm with ya, just wanted to know...the first thing you do when you walk in is grab paper towels. ESPECIALLY to open the damn door.

Yep. At least the smarter places put a trash can right by the door.

 

[alabama mike]

In probably most of our days that would be a learning lesson for him. Like touching a hot stove eye.

That’s why kids now a days are so dumb it takes some of them the age of 20 before they learn what most of us knew at 10.

Today, the kids rushing the folds parents would call in, come in and insist that it’s the schools fault bc THEIR child rushed the field. Just saying from my 38 years in education.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Hand dryers and bathroom doors that you have to "pull" open to leave. Neither should pass building code.

Should really just do smart design...where there is a "U" instead of door...dont have to touch...a door handle...

Just one of those things we think a bathroom has to have door