Friday, May 31, 2019

SEC OK's OH at Games

Booze is legally coming to SEC football.  The SEC issued the following statement:


The Southeastern Conference today announced a revision to its existing limitations on the availability of alcoholic beverages at athletics events. Under this revised policy, each institution in the Conference now has the autonomy to determine the permissibility of selling alcoholic beverages in its athletics venues, subject to certain Conference-wide alcohol management expectations.

The revised SEC policy on alcohol availability, which was approved during the Conference's 2019 Spring Meetings, requires any SEC institution choosing to permit alcohol sales at athletics events to establish policies governing the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages consistent with requirements established and agreed to by the Conference membership. In the past, SEC athletics programs have been prohibited from selling alcohol in public areas of SEC athletics venues.

The revised policy is not to be construed as a requirement or expectation that SEC institutions will sell alcohol at athletic events. Each institution has the autonomy to decide the permissibility of alcohol sales to the general public and to designate the locations where alcoholic beverages may be available, consistent with Conference-wide alcohol management expectations, each university's policies, and state or local regulations governing alcohol sales and/or consumption.

The revised policy adopted by the presidents and chancellors requires institutions to implement a series of Conference-wide alcohol management procedures, including the establishment of designated stationary sales locations, a restriction prohibiting sales by vendors in seating areas, a limit on the number of alcoholic beverages purchased per transaction and designated times that sales must cease specific to each athletics event.

"We are proud of the great game-day atmospheres the SEC and our member schools have cultivated throughout our history, and no other conference rivals the SEC in terms of our ability to offer an intense yet family-friendly atmosphere for all of our fans," said University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides, current chair of the SEC Presidents and Chancellors. "This policy is intended to enhance the game-day experience at SEC athletics events by providing our schools the autonomy to make appropriate decisions for their respective campuses while also establishing expectations for responsible management of the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages."

The adoption of the revised policy comes after a recommendation by a working group of campus leaders created at the May 2018 SEC Spring Meetings. The group was charged with a review of the existing Conference Game Management Policy governing the availability of alcoholic beverages at SEC athletics events and to identify a direction for consideration by the membership.

"Our policy governing alcohol sales has been a source of considerable discussion and respectful debate among our member universities in recent years," said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. "As a Conference, we have been observant of trends in the sale and consumption of alcohol at collegiate sporting events and have drawn upon the experiences and insights of our member schools which have responsibly established limited alcohol sales within controlled spaces and premium seating areas. We remain the only conference to set forth league-wide standards for the responsible management of the sale of alcoholic beverages."

Any sales of alcoholic beverages in the public seating areas will be limited to beer and wine, and each institution that chooses to sell alcohol will be required to implement a server training program for staff.

"We are committed as a Conference to ensuring that all changes in policy are implemented in ways that respect and sustain the traditions that make the SEC game-day experience exceptional for all attendees," Sankey said.

The policy, which is effective August 1, 2019, does not impact suites, clubs or private leased areas in which the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages was previously permitted under existing SEC regulations.

Members of the SEC Working Group included Stuart Bell, President of the University of Alabama, Michael Sagas, Faculty Athletics Representative at the University of Florida; Hunter Yurachek, Director of Athletics at the University of Arkansas; Sarah Reesman, Senior Deputy Athletics Director at the University of Missouri; and Troy Lane, Chief of Police at the University of Tennessee.

SEC Game Management Policy on Alcohol (adopted May 31, 2019; effective August 1, 2019):

Each institution is permitted to determine the permissibility of selling alcoholic beverages in athletics venues and shall establish a policy governing the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages in its athletics facilities.

Institutions that offer alcohol sales in public areas must incorporate Conference-wide alcohol management expectations, which include:

Alcoholic beverages are to be sold and dispensed only at designated stationary locations;
Alcoholic beverages may not be sold by vendors within the seating areas;
Identification check is required at every point of sale to prevent sales to minors;
Alcoholic beverage sales are limited to beer and wine only (no hard liquor or mixed drinks may be sold in public seating areas);
Limits must be established on the number of drinks purchased at one time by an individual;
Alcohol must be dispensed into cups;
Safe server training and additional training for staff to handle high risk situations is required; and
Designated stop times for sale and/or distribution of alcohol must be enforced as follows: Football (end of 3rd quarter); Basketball (Men's-Second half 12-minute TV timeout; Women's-End of 3rd quarter); Baseball (end of the top of 7th inning); Softball (end of the top of the 5th inning); and Other Sports (At a designated time, no later than when 75% of the event's regulation length competition is scheduled to be completed).

Each year, the Conference membership shall review this policy to determine institutional compliance with established expectations and evaluate fan conduct and alcohol-related incidents for the purpose of determining the need to revise the Conference's alcohol policy.

Implementation of these management expectations does not include suites, clubs or private leased areas.

Each institution shall establish a policy for the admission of outside food and beverage into its facilities.

As with all areas of the stadium, maintaining the safety of patrons and participants and maintaining an atmosphere suitable for families is of utmost importance.

Advertising displays mentioning or promoting alcoholic beverage shall not be permitted in any playing facility with the exception of common point-of-sale signage.

About damn time. 

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

Throw in the towel and become an LSU fan. Screw tailgating.

Anonymous said...

How are they going to handle baseball games in the outfield at State?

Anonymous said...

Booze has been allowed at games in this state for eons. Primarily limited, officially, to the upper levels where the high-dollar ticket holders are. While you will get your ass thrown out of a game in Starkville for a half pint in your back pocket, if you have the right credentials, you can have a whiskey-locker on the upper level with your name and key. Same is true of every chancellor's box, athletic director's private seating area and press box.

PBR and White Socks.. said...

"...must institute alcohol management policies." Right. Admit the fact that ticket sales are plummeting, interest is waning and these multi-million dollar stadiums are on the verge of becoming dinosaurs.

Anonymous said...

Plenty of liquor in the "private lockers" at State and Ole Miss. Did you rubes think the extra money for club level seating was for a better view of the game?

Anonymous said...

Which beer will get exclusives at each stadium? Given that Wrigley pushes Old Style at every stand, who will Ole Miss, MSU and LSU sell out to? Bama?

Anonymous said...

Colleges would sell hookers and blow if they thought they could get away with it and make a dime off of it.

It's all about the MONEY

Anonymous said...

Hookers and blow are for ‘crootin, not game day.

Anonymous said...

Give me a break. There has been drinking at games for eons. I never had a problem except for the obnoxious drunk from time to time. If the schools can make a few bucks, why not.

Anonymous said...

@ 9:48, don't be naive, boosters are well taken care of by the universities through intermediaries. Girls, drugs, booze - you name it, they've got it for the right people.

Anonymous said...

That might happen at State or Mississippi, before you know LSU will have it's own Craft Brewery.

Anonymous said...

10:02 - Tin Roof Brewery which is in Baton Rouge already brews Bayou Bengal Lager. What is interesting is that Tin Roof was started by two Ole Miss alums.

Anonymous said...

There is no drinking in Oxford on game day. That's a rumor started by convenience store operators in Batesville and Methodists in Booneville.

Anonymous said...

What is "OH"?

...and Blue Ribbon Beer. said...

Good question, 7:31. I've run the alphabet mentally trying to fit OH into a story about alcohol in the stadium. It's a mystery.

Anonymous said...

From Wikipedia (and high school chemistry):

In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group (–OH) is bound to a carbon. The term alcohol originally referred to the primary alcohol ethanol (ethyl alcohol), which is used as a drug and is the main alcohol present in alcoholic beverages.

Anonymous said...

Thanks. So OH is a hydroxyl functional group without the carbon. Got it. Why am I not surprised it appeared where it did?

Anonymous said...

Oboy....more of this.....

https://www.instagram.com/p/BuUqNfOH7i4/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again

Kingfish said...

Not to be confused with a Carbonyl Carbon.

Anonymous said...

@9:48 Hey don't give away Oxford's recipe for their success!


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