FSU Football selling alcohol inside Doak is disaster waiting to happen

FSU football has made a decision to sell beer and wine at certain spots inside the stadium – because let us ad alcohol to a season that involves hosting UM.

For many students, alumni and fans of Florida State University and the FSU football team, there are some traditions that have gone on for decades – including the idea of sneaking alcohol into the stadium as, with it being located on a college campus, it can not be sold to the general public under state laws.

Now, some of us never took part in that – no seriously, I didn’t – but having seen it take place, I know that it exist. I also know that when you add alcohol to a slate of games that will include either Miami, Clemson or Florida each season, there is a chance that bad things can take place.

With that in mind, I offer you this brilliant idea from those running the athletics department: there will be beer and wine sold at five locations, with two of them actually inside of Doak Campbell Stadium starting with the 2019 season.

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"“We have worked closely with both FSU and Tallahassee police to monitor our alcohol sales at athletic venues, and we believe we have a good plan in place to continue a successful program at our football games,” said David Coburn, FSU’s Director of Athletics.“We also benefit from having a fairly comprehensive guide of best practices drawn from the experiences with alcohol sales at other college and professional football venues around the country."

Now, there has been a push from some fans of the FSU football team to have beer sold in the general concession areas and not just in special big money locations like the Champions Club – citing the fact that it was sold at both the Tucker Center and inside of Dick Howser Stadium.

With that being said, there is a limit to what can be purchased at baseball games and there was a time when alcohol might have been the one that made watching the basketball team possible – while the football team was doing just fine without adding that component that makes people feel  a lot more brave than they actually are.

The other quite crazy part of this plan? The alcohol will be sold at just two spots inside the stadium and must be consumed…wait for it…in that area and can not be brought back to your seats.

So, using a game in November for example against the Miami Hurricanes, you run the risk of have maybe 40,000 rival fans who hate each other sober that are going to be chugging down beer like it’s power hour to get back to their seats. Yeah, can’t see how this wasn’t done before!

Look, I’m a realist and get the point: it’s a way to try and get fans into the seats after a 12-13 record the last two seasons while getting as much money into the department as possible. I get it, it’s not the worst idea in the world if those are the only concerns.

Just do us one favor: make sure there are extra EMT crews and ambulances near Doak Campbell Stadium when the Canes, Tigers, Gators or future teams like Georgia come to town. I have a feeling they will be needed.