Quote Originally Posted by IndyBison View Post
The only possible rule would be there has to be a 2-yard belt all the way around the field with nobody but players and officials. There should also be another 3-yard belt where anything permanently should not exist that could result in a player safety. For example a brick wall with ivy on it but who would ever think to play a game where that could become an issue?

Other than that it would be a game management issue of the host facility. Some allow people to sit and stand in that area the entire game. I worked a college game this year where someone was 5-6 yards behind me on the back pylon with nothing between them and me.
I misunderstood. I thought they moved into the bleachers behind the endzone. The player/fan safety thing would be a host school responsibility, but since they allowed noisemakers I guess that was out the window. By the way, I didn't hear it so much in the second half. Can anyone confirm if they were told to stop or not?