Mullen pleads with students to obey rules

Mullen pleads with students to obey rules

Mullen’s plea comes one day after it came out that Mississippi State had been told it has violated the SEC’s noisemaker policy. MSU athletic director Scott Stricklin said he expects the school to be fined, and the future of the cowbell beyond this season is in serious doubt.
Mullen says the SEC has the right to make rules as it sees fit, but he certainly understands the school’s passion for the cowbell — which has long been a symbol for school pride.
“How do you think they’d act at Ohio State if you told them you couldn’t dot the ‘i’ anymore?” Mullen said. “I think there’d be some passion up there about it. That’s what makes college football special — the traditions.”

SunHerald.com
10/27/10