The SEC must have warned State about cowbells.
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Tennessee soccer coach complained after we beat them when they were No. 1 and unscored upon. Then the Tennessee AD pre-complained.
We're going to beat the crap out of Tennessee Saturday.
Good. We are back when they start this sh*t. All we need now is for the Egg Bowl to be toxic and we will have come full circle.
The candy assed segment of fans we've got have their sphincters drawn up tight again. Bitches! We're 
percent back when people are worried we're going to beat that ***! Lebby has flipped this thing fast and nobody wants to play in Starkville again. Welcome back football! We've missed you baby!
percent back when people are worried we're going to beat that ***! Lebby has flipped this thing fast and nobody wants to play in Starkville again. Welcome back football! We've missed you baby!
The rule has been around for a while and we have been ringing responsibly when it matters.
Because we have the best fans in the world!!!
Because we have the best fans in the world!!!
Nothing burger. Tennessee AD (formerly at Ole Miss) complained.
Our AD network is bigger than theirs and most people think Danny White is a toolbag.
Our AD network is bigger than theirs and most people think Danny White is a toolbag.
No, it is correct. They just don't enforce it much. You better believe they will this week.
No, it’s not correct. It’s not enforced for non conference games because it’s a rule for conference games only. They will enforce it this week because it’s a conference game.
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You’re at least half right. They will enforce it this week, because it is a conference game.
But we're an SEC team. I suppose the SEC can control (to an extent) fan behavior of all its teams in all games.
What if UT fans bring cowbells like they threatened and violate the rules?
There was a hand full of Alabama fans that did during their last visit. Of course it was never close so it was more of a mocking.
They fined us $500K for storming the field against a non conference opponent, so I think you're right.
The commissioners regulations say the maximum fine for violation if the noise rule is $50,000. We've been fined two or three times already over the years, so we would be fined $50,000. Violations are reviewed and assessed at the end of the year. Losing the cowbell completely would require the ADs to vote to change the bylaws.
I'm uncertain if the cowbell rules apply to nonconference games or not. The noise maker ban is expressly limited to games between conference members, but the institutionally controlled noise rules apply to all games.
I suppose we would argue, in non conference games, our cowbells are not subject to the institutionally controlled noise rules since they are just regular noise makers, which are allowed at non conference games.
I'm uncertain if the cowbell rules apply to nonconference games or not. The noise maker ban is expressly limited to games between conference members, but the institutionally controlled noise rules apply to all games.
I suppose we would argue, in non conference games, our cowbells are not subject to the institutionally controlled noise rules since they are just regular noise makers, which are allowed at non conference games.
And the ASU coach didn't complain like a little *****. He actually congratulated us on a great atmosphere. Kind of like Kiffin already bitching about having OU instead of Vandy.
As soon as the center puts his hand on the ball, stop ringing and start yelling. When he snaps go back to ringing.
If I were the SEC and wanted to stop the "un-timely" ringing I'd drop a flag and penalize the team 15 yards. One 15yd penalty would be way more effective than a $50K fine and have longer lasting effects.
Then you're asking the refs to make a judgment call on decibel levels.
The SEC doesn't control what gets flagged during a football game, conference game or not.
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It's been a while since there's been enough enthusiasm for it to be obvious, but the transition from the cowbells to crowd noise when the center gets over the ball is kinda cool.
One of the worst violations of the rule I remember was of all things the Vanderbilt game in 2014. It was already a rout, and we got called for a nonsense PI. Mullen went nuts, and so did the crowd, and the cowbell compromise was ignored the rest of the drive.
One of the worst violations of the rule I remember was of all things the Vanderbilt game in 2014. It was already a rout, and we got called for a nonsense PI. Mullen went nuts, and so did the crowd, and the cowbell compromise was ignored the rest of the drive.
The SEC tried that back before the "Cowbell Compromise" The refs did not like having the responsibility to police the fans. Then the NCAA abolished the old "excessive noise" rule, and eventually told the SEC it couldn't have its own on field penalty for noisemakers.
When I was looking up the SEC bylaws, I read on one website that a coach could complain to the refs about noise being played while the center was over the ball, then the ref could issue a warning, and eventually a 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. But I couldn't find anything verifying that procedure.
And what head football coach wants to be a ***** and whine to the refs, unless they really cannot get their signals called
When I was looking up the SEC bylaws, I read on one website that a coach could complain to the refs about noise being played while the center was over the ball, then the ref could issue a warning, and eventually a 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. But I couldn't find anything verifying that procedure.
And what head football coach wants to be a ***** and whine to the refs, unless they really cannot get their signals called
but they don't. They do not police non-SEC games. The ASU game was not ever going to be fined.
And every AD should complain about the fact that UT pumps crowd noise through the speakers. Pretty obvious when you are there.
The games so far this year don’t matter since they’ve all been non-conference.
The SEC has a fine structure in place and the school will get fined if we don’t ring responsibly. Our last fine was in 2017 (I think) and we got fined twice that season.
The ring responsibly ads/videos/messages have always said that.
Dámn, it’s been a LONG time since we’ve scared this league. Our own fans don’t even remember what it was like in 2014…
Oh, I remember. I also think the rest of the league would not hesitate to hammer us if we start winning and don’t follow the rules on this
