DESTIN, Fla. – Pop the bubbly, and uncork the wine. Pour the spirits, and crack open the brews. Alcohol is coming to an SEC stadium near you—maybe.
In a vote of the university presidents and chancellors Friday, the SEC lifted an archaic ban on stadium-wide booze sales, granting autonomy on that decision to each member school. The league is emerging from the Stone Age by eliminating a policy that exists in no other major conference. No more prohibition. No more sneaking in booze. No more binging before the big game. Trash the flask that you hid in your pants.