Ole Miss fans threw trash onto the court against Tennessee once again, but the SEC and national media likely won't cast the same judgment as they did against the Vols

Volunteer fans have heard it plenty by now after over three years. Ever since Tennessee lost a controversial 31-26 contest to Ole Miss back on October 16, 2021.  I don't need to get into the nitty gritty details, but as Vol fans know, French's mustard and the university have quite the connection ever since. 

Incidents with fans throwing things onto the field is a tale as old as time.  From Gator fans throwing oranges at Miami players in 1980 to a mustard bottle in Knoxville and a lot of stuff in between, there has been a long history of items flying onto the playing surface. 

However, the Vols' display caught more attention than I can remember since first watching sports in the late 1980s.  SEC commissioner Greg Sankey issued a public statement on the event.  Writers like Pat Forde and David Ubben condemned the scene. 

The thing is: if you're going to do it for one, you'd better be ready to do it for other incidents, and that simply hasn't happened hardly at all over the years.  

And attention should be paid more closely to Oxford, Mississippi, particularly when the Tennessee Volunteers are in town. For the second time in six years, Ole Miss fans threw something onto the court against the Vols because they weren't happy with a call from the officials. 

This time, it was after a foul in a tie game that sent Jordan Gainey to the free throw line.