Leath: Auburn will NOT sell alcohol in general seating areas at football games in 2019.

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Steven Leath

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New Jay Jacobs.

Good thing I have access to the scholarship section

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Not really enough time to get that set up by September.

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We have over 90 days. The real problem is we have poor leadership that filters down to every aspect of our University.


By the way General Motors went from making cars to making airplane parts in 5 months during WW2. But we don't have enough to set up alcohol sales.

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We have over 90 days. The real problem is we have poor leadership that filters down to every aspect of our University

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All of our food service providers are third party, all have contracts requiring a certain level of training for employees, alcohol sales require a good deal of training, and when you mix that with a largely seasonal job you are talking a ton of coordination to ensure all required state and conference paperwork is correct.

Adding to that there isn't a good spot to barricade off an area to serve as an alcohol purchasing and consumption location. This will likely require some level of construction to have an area for 20,000 people to stand long enough to drink a beer. You've got to have TVs, fans, etc.

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By the way General Motors went from making cars to making airplane parts in 5 months during WW2. But we don't have enough to set up alcohol sales.

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You mean when there were no hurdles, financial, personnel, or red tape to jump through?

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This will likely require some level of construction to have an area for 20,000 people to stand long enough to drink a beer.

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I don't think this is necessary unless I misread the restrictions. You should be able to take your beer back to your seat.

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You should be able to take your beer back to your seat.

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That's how I am reading it as well.

*Alcoholic beverages are to be sold and dispensed only at designated stationary locations.
You have to have designated locations (booths, concession stands)

*Alcoholic beverages may not be sold by vendors within seating areas.
You can't go up and down the stairways selling beer like you do soft drinks.

Nothing about not buying it at the location and not being able to go back to your seat. That would defeat a large part of allowing the sales to begin with.

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alcohol sales require a good deal of training,

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Hi, can I see your ID?

How much training does that require?

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Adding to that there isn't a good spot to barricade off an area to serve as an alcohol purchasing and consumption location. This will likely require some level of construction to have an area for 20,000 people to stand long enough to drink a beer. You've got to have TVs, fans, etc.

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Go sit in your seat and enjoy a cold beer is not an option?

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The no sells by vendors in seating areas lead me to believe that alcohol would not be allowed in the seats.

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That is referring to the drink vendors that are actually walking around the seats, the guys with the drink trays. Doesn't mean you can't take your concession back to your seat. They serve it in a cup so you can take it back into the stadium.

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That is referring to the drink vendors that are actually walking around the seats, the guys with the drink trays. Doesn't mean you can't take your concession back to your seat. They serve it in a cup so you can take it back into the stadium.

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That makes more sense, I just didn't read it that way originally.

Think about how much revenue is going to be missed knowing it's going to cost $10 per beer when it does happen.