Alabama's Kalen DeBoer unmoved by the SEC's rule to protect players from rushing the field
One of the longstanding traditions in college football is the rushing of the field after a massive win, big upset, or in the case of the Tennessee Vols, a win over the Alabama Crimson Tide. Usually, nothing more than a mere way to express passion and fandom, sometimes these encounters can become dangerous and schools […]
One of the longstanding traditions in college football is the rushing of the field after a massive win, big upset, or in the case of the Tennessee Vols, a win over the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Usually, nothing more than a mere way to express passion and fandom, sometimes these encounters can become dangerous and schools often incur fines and penalties for doing so.
But after being on the bad side of field rushing twice this year, Alabama HC Kalen DeBoer was questioned about the process, and he wasn't exactly thrilled if you caught his drift:
DeBoer unmoved by SEC' rule
"I've had no conversations in regards to that. So as far as how I feel about who gets the money, or anything like that, I know when it when it happens, you're just the biggest thing that you're concerned about is the safety, and you're trying to get your players off the field. Because all it takes is one fan who's a little over the top and, gets connected with maybe one of our players who's super emotional, and just got done going all out on the field and, you got a recipe for something that could go wrong," said DeBoer when asked if he knew of where the money went and of the SEC's rule against rushing the field.
"I think our guys have handled themselves well," added DeBoer. "We've been in those situations, unfortunately. So I don't have any other thoughts as far as what the policy should be or anything like that. I think that's for for other people to figure out, for the sample size of the conference and the leadership to look at."
For Alabama, having the field rushed against you just comes within the territory when you lose, especially as a favorite, hence the need to…not lose. The issue is somewhat polarizing as I'm sure fans of the Vols and Vanderbilt Commodores would say, "Well if you don't want to see us rush the field, then how about you win the game."
Buy player safety has to be paramount, thus the rules to protect them and the staff. Now the red tape and money part of the situation, that's something that DeBoer wisely stayed away from, as years of questions regarding the way the NCAA handles things just carries over to this topic.
