FSU football is going to experiment with the idea of selling beer as well as select other concessions in one section during April’s spring game.
Over the past few seasons, the performance on the field for the FSU football team has gotten to the point where some fans have been forced to forget about it thanks to help from the bottom of a bottle – and for a select group of fans inside Doak Campbell Stadium during this April’s spring game, they will get a chance to do that inside the stadium.
This week, the athletics department announced that they will be creating a special section inside of Doak for the April 6th game that will provide a select group of concession items that will include beer for season ticket holders and Seminole Booster members – and it all goes well, it may continue during the 2019 season as interim athletics director David Coburn said in a statement.
"“A host of universities are allowing fans increased concession options as a part of their game day experience in a limited capacity, and we have been pleased with the process we already have in place for our baseball and men’s and women’s basketball games.”"
Capacity will be limited based on the space amount and it will be restricted to the two groups mentioned above. Tickets for the general admission to the game are $10, while tickets for the Champions Club – where alcohol has always been able to be purchased since opening in 2016 – are $50 a piece.
FSU football is like plenty of programs across the country who are trying to do whatever it takes to overcome the declining number of fans that attend games – fans who would rather sit home and watching 12 games at once on television or be on social media instead of enjoying the outdoors and the atmosphere that is Seminoles football.
Like Coburn wrote, things have worked well with beer being able to be purchased by the fans inside Dick Howser Stadium and the Tucker Center, so there is no reason not to think that it won’t do well inside of Doak Campbell Stadium – assuming it is done in a controlled environment, especially when rivals like Miami or Florida come to town and things are already rowdy.
FSU football will open the road to the spring game (and beer for some) on Monday when they hold the first practice of the spring – which will be open to the public, one of two this coming week that will be open for all fans.