Vanderbilt fans went wild after their football team‘s shocking upset against No.1 Alabama on Saturday.
After Vandy shocked the SEC world by defeating Bama 40 to 35, fans of the home team stormed the field. They proceeded to tear down the goal post and march it through downtown Nashville. At the end of the journey, they tossed it in the Cumberland River.
Videos by VICE
The on-field mania was a sight to see, as students leapt out of the stands and joined the Commodores to celebrate. As the rush began, the home team mocked the visitors, by playing a clip of their coach, Nick Saban, saying, “The only place that’s not hard to play in the SEC is Vanderbilt.”
It wasn’t long before Vandy fans headed for the goal post, jumping on it and hanging from it, before they began pushing it down.
Eventually, the goal post could not stand up against the pressure, as it fell to the ground.
The spectacle didn’t end there, as fans marched the goal post out of FirstBank Stadium and towards downtown Nashville.
The fired up group traveled nearly three miles, taking the goal post down Broadway all the way to the Cumberland River. They threw it into the body of water as cheers rang out.
One X user shared video of the Nashville Fire Department retrieving the goal post from the river later that night.
“It is being turned over to Vanderbilt where it will probably be cut up for fans for a donation for the SEC fine,” the social media user wrote.
Per The Tennessean Vanderbilt will have to pay Alabama a $100,000 fine for storming the field.
More
From VICE
-
FHM/Getty Images -
(Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images) -
NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 7th: Dave Navarro of the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the 12th Annual MTV Video Music Awards on September 7, 1995 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York. (Photo by Catherine McGann/Getty Images) -
Maria Korneeva/Getty Images
