Spectators
at the men's basketball Final Four last April at AT&T Stadium in Arlington,
Tex., could buy burgers, sodas and even Texas-shaped waffles. But they could
not buy alcohol. The N.C.A.A. does not permit alcohol sales - or even its
advertising - at the 89 championships it administers.
But on
Monday night, about 80,000 fans will flock to the same stadium for the first
College Football Playoff title game, between Oregon and Ohio State, and they
will be able to select from an array of beer, wine and spirits. They can even
order a Cowboyrita, the signature drink at the Dallas Cowboys' home field, made
with 100 percent blue agave tequila. Alcohol was also sold at the six bowls
affiliated with this season's inaugural playoffs.
Fans
who care to imbibe can thank the powerful Football Bowl Subdivision, the only
N.C.A.A.-sanctioned group whose championship is not governed by the N.C.A.A. It
therefore essentially gets to play by its own rules. In recent years, the
championship was conducted by the Bowl Championship Series, which also
permitted the sale of alcohol.
I hope this works out, because it could take some the financial weight of the football program off of the school and allow the playoffs to help support itself. ;o)
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