The LSU Tigers earned one of the monumental victories of the college football season with a thrilling 10-7 win against then-unbeaten Ole Miss last Saturday in Death Valley. Even though LSU was ranked No. 24 entering the game, the fans in attendance still took their celebration onto the field after the game, marking the first time the field inside Tiger Stadium has been stormed in at least the last decade.

Unfortunately for LSU, those postgame actions sent waves throughout the conference, and the SEC responded Monday by handing down a fine for a violation of its field access policy.

RELATED: Fining SEC schools for storming the field solves nothing

The policy officially states “access to competition areas shall be limited to participating student-athletes, coaches, officials, support personnel and properly-credentialed individuals at all times. For the safety of participants and spectators alike, at no time before, during or after a contest shall spectators be permitted to enter the competition area. It is the responsibility of each member institution to implement procedures to ensure compliance with this policy.”

What that really means is field storming is illegal, and doing so puts players, coaches and fellow fans in danger.

Agree or disagree, the SEC has been consistent in its enforcement of the policy, which was instituted in December of 2004. LSU will receive a fine of $5,000 for its first violation since the policy was put in place, and will be fined $25,000 if it violates the policy again anytime during the next three years.

Ole Miss is plenty familiar with the policy, as it was fined $50,000 following its win over Alabama for a third field/court-storming offense in the last three years.