Texas Longhorns fans have strong opinions on storming the field like Vanderbilt, Arkansas fans did to incur SEC fines
The SEC fines teams anywhere from $100,000 to $500,000 for storming the field.
If Texas is going to join the SEC, the Longhorns must learn the league’s rulebook and code of conduct. Storming the field is costly.
The SEC has passed rules about who can and cannot enter the playing field. So that means Vanderbilt and Arkansas fans were in violation of that policy by storming the field after huge home wins on Saturday night.
Oh, what’s the harm? Let the kids have some fun! Sure, that makes sense — on paper.
That’s all well and good, but the SEC has taken a harsh stance on this because it does endanger the safety of players, coaches and participants on the field. When thousands of people are pouring onto the playing surface — usually with 50% of the participants mad about losing — trouble usually follows.
The SEC fines teams $100,000 for a first offense, $250,000 for a second offense and $500,000 for third and subsequent occurrences. And when you’re playing a conference opponent, that money goes straight to your foe. Based on Saturday night, Vandy will have to pay Alabama $100,000, for example.
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"Maybe the AD will be mad, or maybe he won't be,” Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said after the Razorbacks beat the Volunteers and fans rushed the field.
It’s hard to envision a scenario where Texas fans would storm the field at Royal-Memorial Stadium. It just doesn’t happen anymore, at least not that anybody can remember since a 1990 win over No. 3 Houston. The Longhorns are currently ranked No. 1, and fans have every expectation that UT (5-0, 1-0 SEC) will win.
That’s just not a thing in Austin. After all, you only rush the field when you came in expecting to lose and don’t.
“We act like we’ve been there before because we have,” @colbychase wrote on X, formally known as Twitter.
“Texas fans would never,” @killingmesmauls added.
“Depends,” @UT4x_champs said on X. “I think beating Alabama in 2022 would have warranted a field storm. I don’t think beating Georgia as the #1 team in the country would warrant it, in fact I think it would be embarrassing.”
Here’s an honest assessment from @TheReal_ChrisW: “Depending on the win, you might be surprised by what the students think is field storming worthy. Feels less about the win and more about student taking the opportunity to be a part of it.”
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He’s right about that. What’s important to students now is different these days.
Royal-Memorial Stadium’s physical setup would indeed make it hard. Students would have to jump down from a 10-12 foot wall. There are stairs on the corners, but security would have those blocked.
“We would never do it,” @cary_urso believes. “The drop from the concrete wall to field-level is very high, and body parts would be broken.”
Those who want to risk jumping down from the seating bowl onto the field would risk blowing out some knee joints, for sure.
“As someone who was in the student section during Bama 2022 I can confirm it would’ve happened then but I think that was special circumstances Wouldn’t happen this year,” @stooksman wrote on X.
“The only plausible scenario would be if Texas somehow hosted a national championship game at DKR,” @BenMartinezzz added.
RxcklessTre simply said, “We don’t storm the field lil bro.”
