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Re: Please place the SMU student section behind the visitor
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 10:31 am
by footballdad
Stallion wrote:the AAC can impose substantial financial penalties for violation of its rules. In fact, if the home team charges the field after a victory I think that's an automatic $10,000 penalty that is assessed to the home team no matter the excuse. Ole Miss just got charged $50,000 by the SEC for charging the field after Alabama victory. You are expected to have enough security to handle the crowd. I'm sure the penalty for seating the students behind the home team would be much higher.
Always find it hilarious at the end of our games when we have 50 cops out on the field lining each goal line like they are protecting the goal posts when the stadium is 3/4 empty. Wonder how much all of this unnecessary security costs us?
Re: Please place the SMU student section behind the visitor
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 11:27 am
by Junior
footballdad wrote:Stallion wrote:the AAC can impose substantial financial penalties for violation of its rules. In fact, if the home team charges the field after a victory I think that's an automatic $10,000 penalty that is assessed to the home team no matter the excuse. Ole Miss just got charged $50,000 by the SEC for charging the field after Alabama victory. You are expected to have enough security to handle the crowd. I'm sure the penalty for seating the students behind the home team would be much higher.
Always find it hilarious at the end of our games when we have 50 cops out on the field lining each goal line like they are protecting the goal posts when the stadium is 3/4 empty. Wonder how much all of this unnecessary security costs us?
i'm assuming that there is a required level of security personnel required based upon tickets purchased or expected attendance, not expected attendance at the end of the 4th quarter. i don't believe they are just adding extras just to spend the money.
Re: Please place the SMU student section behind the visitor
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 12:09 pm
by NewAgeMustange
its ridiculous that they have "sanctioned" field rushes..... okay guys you can now come down the stairs in an orderly fashion. ..
Re: Please place the SMU student section behind the visitor
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:25 pm
by PerunasHoof
It's because we did tear down the goal posts after a win back in like 2005. They fell and injured a bunch of people. I'm sure the school decided they would rather pay some police officers over time rather than risk getting sued. Seems very simple to me.
Re: Please place the SMU student section behind the visitor
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:31 pm
by mrydel
Yep. One guy nearly died didn't he?
Re: Please place the SMU student section behind the visitor
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:33 pm
by NewAgeMustange
That's bad about someone getting injured. What game was it?
Re: Please place the SMU student section behind the visitor
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:35 pm
by docabel
San Jose St maybe..??
I think it was when we broke a 20 something game losing streak?
Re: Please place the SMU student section behind the visitor
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:37 pm
by NewAgeMustange
Good Lord, way to go us. That just reminded me of the whole Nothing says Big East like San Diego State.
Re: Please place the SMU student section behind the visitor
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:44 pm
by PerunasHoof
Yeah, I knew one of the guys that got hit and the injuries were pretty serious.
Anyways, my point was that there is a reason for it even if it does look stupid.
Re: Please place the SMU student section behind the visitor
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 2:12 pm
by mrydel
I am sure we paid more for the auto-dropping goal posts than we do for security.
Re: Please place the SMU student section behind the visitor
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 2:16 pm
by PerunasHoof
Haha, probably true. At least they aren't in danger of being torn down anytime soon? Something for the silver linings thread?
Re: Please place the SMU student section behind the visitor
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 3:20 pm
by NTXCoog
Grant Carter wrote:SMU SID wrote:Student tix can't be within first 20 rows behind opposing teams’ benches between the 25-yard lines per AAC policy.
Did SMU vote in favor of that rule and why is it necessary in the AAC but apparently not the Big 12?
CUSA had similar rules:
Basketball - "No students are permitted to sit in the first six rows directly behind the visiting team's bench and that
additional security is added to this area."
Football - "Student Seating. Host institutions shall refrain from seating students in the first 15 rows behind the visiting team area between the 25-yard lines"
Re: Please place the SMU student section behind the visitor
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 5:23 pm
by docabel
We actually did let students sit there for one game several years back. It was on Halloween, on a Thursday night. Some of the costumes beat out the white dresses in August in terms of camera appeal. That was in the CUSA days and I specifically remember the SID mentioning that we had gotten a waiver to do this one time only.
Re: Please place the SMU student section behind the visitor
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 5:28 pm
by mrydel
Heck, hate to be repetitive but we had a student in the opposing teams huddle one game wearing their helmet. Not sure if there was a specific rule against that or not at the time, other than 12 men on the field for Nevada.
Re: Please place the SMU student section behind the visitor
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 5:38 pm
by PK
mrydel wrote:Heck, hate to be repetitive but we had a student in the opposing teams huddle one game wearing their helmet. Not sure if there was a specific rule against that or not at the time, other than 12 men on the field for Nevada.
That was classic.