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Tailgating Banned at Superbowl
January 26, 2007Yes....you read that right.
The NFL has banned tailgating on Sunday within one mile of the stadium.
No tailgating?!!?!!!??!!!
The NFL may as well punch fans in the face.
(CBS4) MIAMI Die-hard football fans attending the Super Bowl game at Dolphin Stadium are getting a rude awakening after finding out that no tailgating of any type will be allowed on game day within one mile of the stadium."There is no tailgating allowed in the Dolphin Stadium parking lots," Sue Jaquez, a member of the Super Bowl XLI Host Committee, confirmed on Tuesday. "And there is no tailgating anywhere within a one-mile radius of the stadium." "And there are no RVs allowed."
Tailgating is permitted during regular- and post-season games for Dolphins fans, a team official on Tuesday said it would indeed be allowed at the Super Bowl. According to Jaquez, however, the official has been seriously misinformed.
The Dolphins do not organize and oversee the Super Bowl, Jaquez pointed out. Instead, those duties are left up to NFL officials. And because of security reasons, no pre-game partying on (or very near) the premises will take place. Fans spotted tailgating could face charges, Jaquez said.
"This is part of the NFL, not the Dolphins," Jaquez said. "If the Dolphins are saying there's tailgating -- or think it's going to be allowed -- then they need to contact the NFL."
Detective Nelda Fonticella of the Miami-Dade Police department confirmed the Super Bowl rules.
The rules put in force by the NFL prohibit grilling or consuming alcohol within on Dolphins Stadium grounds.
People "will be warned and asked to pick up their things and leave," Fonticella said. "We're trying to make this a pleasant experience for everyone, and there will be plenty to do in the week leading up to the game."
There is no law prohibiting tailgating outside of the stadium property.
What the heck is the NFL thinking here? I mean, seriously.
No grilling or drinking of adult beverages on the stadium grounds. They could actually be charged and taken to jail. Good lord.
So basically...it'll be okay to be one mile and 10 feet and carry on drinking and grilling....but inside a mile? What..are they worried somebody has a grillmaster nuke or something?
Isn't that what parking-lot security is supposed to watch for.
Totally rediculous....every other major professional sport should denounce this action saying that they welcome the fans.
The NFL has once again proven that they simply do not care about the fans.
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IF you cared about the FANS you would make it so FANS could go to some of your "experiences". I can't even afford a parking pass! Not to mention the counterfeit tickets sold on the secondary market. Why doesn't the NFL just say they don't want the average person at THEIR BIG GAME!!!! Tell the advertisers that!
