(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 within a one mile radius on game day.
"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.
Fios wrote:This would bother me more save for the fact that more than half of the "fans" at that game are people with no rooting interest in either team.
I went to the Skins game in Miami in 2004 and there was talgaiting galore in the parking lot. Is it a new rule?
The NFL has become more and more autocratic about the minor details (insane focus on endzone celebrations, minor uniform infractions, etc.) and this seems to be an extension of that. No logic offered at all. They don't want to run the risk of people having a good time unless the NFL gets a cut. Oh and, yes, this is a new rule.
UK Skins Fan wrote:Will football be allowed at the game? Or has that been banned by the fun police as well?
There will be football played in the stadium but watching it will be banned within one mile of the stadium. See your local cable company for NFL Ticket packages and pricing. Anyone attending the game caught watching it will be subject to removal from the stadium and possible fines.
money money money money money money...............Instead of $10 for a beer, they want to charge you $25 at the superbowl. If the average person drinks 6, thats mo money mo money mo money.
UK Skins Fan wrote:Will football be allowed at the game? Or has that been banned by the fun police as well?
They should omit the football portion of the game, and just play an hour and a half of commercials, then wheel out the washed-up musician for the halftime show, then another hour and a half of commercials, then onto the presentation of the Lombardi trophy. That's all people want to watch anyway.
I'm a jack of all trades, the master of three
Rockin' the tables, rockin' the mikes, rockin' the young lay-dees.
UK Skins Fan wrote:Will football be allowed at the game? Or has that been banned by the fun police as well?
They should omit the football portion of the game, and just play an hour and a half of commercials, then wheel out the washed-up musician for the halftime show, then another hour and a half of commercials, then onto the presentation of the Lombardi trophy. That's all people want to watch anyway.
Don't forget the pre and post game commentary by the analysts and experts.
UK Skins Fan wrote:Will football be allowed at the game? Or has that been banned by the fun police as well?
They should omit the football portion of the game, and just play an hour and a half of commercials, then wheel out the washed-up musician for the halftime show, then another hour and a half of commercials, then onto the presentation of the Lombardi trophy. That's all people want to watch anyway.
Don't forget the pre and post game commentary by the analysts and experts.
Ooooh, that's my favorite part. I LOVE hearing what the experts have to say about the game. My kids are glued to the set when Phil Simms starts talking.
I'm a jack of all trades, the master of three
Rockin' the tables, rockin' the mikes, rockin' the young lay-dees.
Chris Luva Luva wrote:They should ban beer from the stadiums altogether but thats just my opinion. And it'd never happen.
Why ban beer?
Because people are idiots. They get drunk and make the experience less enjoyable for everyone else. They spill beer on you as the walk down the aisles. And I simply wouldn't want the type of of atmosphere around a young child. But thats jsut me.
Beer doesn't make the game better.....well maybe a Skins game.
