Are beer sales in the stands a good idea?

Some things in life just go together. Popsicles and  summer. Bad movies and the Lifetime Network. High school cafeteria pizza and ranch dressing. And of course, College football and drinking.


On June 3 the West Virginia Board of Governors voted to allow West Virginia University to join 20 another college stadiums and allow beer sales in the stands at football games.

Of course WVU being a notorious party school, this raised plenty of questions.

West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck believes this move will "increase civility" amongst a group of fans rated the third worst in the country by GQ magazine and who recorded a nation-leading 1,120 street fires from 1997 to 2003.

Perhaps the extra alcohol will be used to put out couch fires?

Or perhaps the increase Luck is really concerned about is more the monetary type. According to the Daily American, the school stands to gain $1.2 million in revenue per season. If things are already getting crazy, why not make a buck right?

So what do you think? Would you like to see alcohol sales allowed in the stands at more college venues? Or do you believe adding more alcohol will only fuel an already persistently burning fire, both figuratively and literally?