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Tailgating Forbidden For Super Bowl
CBS4.com ^ | Jan 26, 2007

Posted on 01/26/2007 11:29:55 AM PST by Living Free in NH

(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 confirmed the Super Bowl rules.

If caught grilling or consuming alcohol within that one-mile radius of Dolphins Stadium, fans initially "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."


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: breadandcircuses; holierthanthou; superbowl; tailgating; vicariouslyliving
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To: Tanniker Smith
Me too, and i hope my date isn't too disappointed.
21 posted on 01/26/2007 11:42:44 AM PST by the_devils_advocate_666
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To: Living Free in NH

Keyword: VICARIOUSLYLIVING

Had you used "HOLIERTHANTHOU" already?


22 posted on 01/26/2007 11:42:48 AM PST by GOP_Raider (Hated by all NFL fans since 1990.)
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To: mewzilla

"and take affect next fall."

I'm sure Clemson has a English curriculum...


23 posted on 01/26/2007 11:43:59 AM PST by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
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To: Constitution Day

It would be easier to outlaw a certain group of people.....gee, who would that be?


24 posted on 01/26/2007 11:44:07 AM PST by Loud Mime ("She got her looks from her father. He's a plastic surgeon." - Groucho Marx)
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To: Living Free in NH

Now you know why the Patriots should have won. They would never allow this nonsense.


25 posted on 01/26/2007 11:44:35 AM PST by napscoordinator
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To: rabidralph
"I think the Dolphins ought to call the NFL and tell them they can't use their stadium for the Super Bowl."

I agree. The game should be played in Soldiers Field where real football fans appreciate and understand NFL fans and the history of the game. Go Bears!

26 posted on 01/26/2007 11:45:13 AM PST by blaquebyrd
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To: 4everontheRight; ABG(anybody but Gore); Abbeville Conservative; admiralsn; akorahil; albee; ...

NFL PING



FReepmail scott says to be added to, or to be taken off the NFL Ping list...


This is a fairly high volume ping list

27 posted on 01/26/2007 11:45:19 AM PST by scott says
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To: mewzilla
I'm wondering if DHS has gotten wind of something that's scared the snot out of them.

I doubt it.

28 posted on 01/26/2007 11:46:02 AM PST by BureaucratusMaximus (Our national sovereignty and cohesion as a country is not for sale at any price.)
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To: Living Free in NH

Meanwhile, in Germany during the World Cup (that's the "gay" football), organizers set up beer tents outside the stadiums because only Anheuser-Busch products were sold inside (because of sponsorship rights).


29 posted on 01/26/2007 11:46:44 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: Loud Mime

I think they are doing it because they want more money from food & beverage sales inside the stadium.


30 posted on 01/26/2007 11:47:01 AM PST by Constitution Day (.)
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To: antiRepublicrat
There are several hundred private residences within a mile radius of the stadium. Did the NFL just trump everybody's property rights? What if one of the residents right across the canal from the stadium wants to throw a tailgater in his backyard?

THAT is none of the NFL's business. Heck, the homeowners nearby should rent out their property for tailgaters.

31 posted on 01/26/2007 11:47:05 AM PST by madison10 (The Democrat Party stands for open treason in a time of war)
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To: Living Free in NH

"And there are no RVs allowed."

Its Miami!!!!!!!! Isn't the entire caucasian population of the city a retired RV owner? :)


32 posted on 01/26/2007 11:47:15 AM PST by NOLA_homebrewer
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To: the_devils_advocate_666

Going for onl $1,025.00.

Man, I'd pay a lot more than that. I'd even cheer for the Bears.


33 posted on 01/26/2007 11:47:35 AM PST by Lee'sGhost (Crom! Non-Sequitur = Pee Wee Herman.)
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To: the_devils_advocate_666

Hot!


34 posted on 01/26/2007 11:47:41 AM PST by Constitution Day (.)
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To: Living Free in NH

Osama has won!


35 posted on 01/26/2007 11:48:38 AM PST by Cyclopean Squid (Patron Saint of Mediocrity)
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To: clamper1797
tailgating is a traditional part of football

tailgating is a traditional part of football

There, I fixed it.

36 posted on 01/26/2007 11:48:48 AM PST by b4its2late (Liberalism is a hollow log and a mental disorder.)
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To: BureaucratusMaximus

Well, I can't imagine what trying to secure these sporting events must be like. Nightmare doesn't come close, I'm sure. While I like tailgaiting as much as the next gal, my sympathies are with the security types. I'll just do my tailgaiting at home :)


37 posted on 01/26/2007 11:48:50 AM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: antiRepublicrat
Good question!

Carolyn

38 posted on 01/26/2007 11:49:02 AM PST by CDHart ("It's too late to work within the system and too early to shoot the b@#$%^&s."--Claire Wolfe)
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To: Constitution Day

Bingo.


39 posted on 01/26/2007 11:49:03 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: GOP_Raider

I would assume there are a lot of die hard fans who could make it to Miami but not afford tix for the game. This certainly puts a damper on the fun.
:-(


40 posted on 01/26/2007 11:49:05 AM PST by nascarnation
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