Emp
08-22-2010, 01:32 PM
The SEC has (sorta) banned Cowbells during in-game action. Full link to photo of the Bull Bell, and excerpt, below.
Question: are there any controls on noisemakers at the Cintas?
http://http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/08/sec_sets_fine_amounts_for_miss.html
"We now know what ringing cowbells in Starkville at the wrong time will cost Mississippi State. According to The Jackson Clarion-Ledger, the SEC has decided the first offense will cost the school $5,000, the second offense is a $25,000 penalty, and the third offense is worth $50,000.
Cowbells can be used before a game, at halftime, during timeouts and after scores. Using the cowbell during the game action -- which Mississippi State fans have done for years as a school symbol -- would constitute a penalty.
The fines will be per game in which a violation or violations occur, not per violation. The SEC has capped the fine structure at $50,000, and the first-offense fine will be reduced to $5,000 if Mississippi State goes three years without a violation.
Some major questions still remain on this one-year trial experiment. Mainly, how will the SEC determine if a violation has occurred? Mississippi State AD Scott Stricklin told The Clarion-Ledger he expects the SEC representative assigned to each game and feedback from opposing schools will determine if there was a cowbell violation.
So how much is too much cowbell? I see a Christopher Walken SNL skit coming out of this."
Question: are there any controls on noisemakers at the Cintas?
http://http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/08/sec_sets_fine_amounts_for_miss.html
"We now know what ringing cowbells in Starkville at the wrong time will cost Mississippi State. According to The Jackson Clarion-Ledger, the SEC has decided the first offense will cost the school $5,000, the second offense is a $25,000 penalty, and the third offense is worth $50,000.
Cowbells can be used before a game, at halftime, during timeouts and after scores. Using the cowbell during the game action -- which Mississippi State fans have done for years as a school symbol -- would constitute a penalty.
The fines will be per game in which a violation or violations occur, not per violation. The SEC has capped the fine structure at $50,000, and the first-offense fine will be reduced to $5,000 if Mississippi State goes three years without a violation.
Some major questions still remain on this one-year trial experiment. Mainly, how will the SEC determine if a violation has occurred? Mississippi State AD Scott Stricklin told The Clarion-Ledger he expects the SEC representative assigned to each game and feedback from opposing schools will determine if there was a cowbell violation.
So how much is too much cowbell? I see a Christopher Walken SNL skit coming out of this."