Drinking, wife-beaters and mullets galore are a staple of the SEC event. Photos from project.ajc [top] and the Mark Bradley Blog [below]

I am so rarely a proponent of anything SEC, but this is not a conference cause…it’s a [drunken] human cause. The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party is the nickname of the annual match-up between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Florida Gators. This tradition has been around since 1915. Now the President of the University of Florida wants to sober it up. According to RedandBlack.com

“The University of Florida president sent a letter to Jacksonville officials last week to address concerns about the abundant alcohol consumption that occurs during the annual football game between Georgia and Florida…[President] Machen wants a 50 percent reduction in the number of alcohol distribution points and a prohibition of shot sales at The Jacksonville Landing, better enforcement of alcohol sales laws, and more venues students can go…”

A few years ago, Florida’s President pulled similar shenanigans, asking that the lush lingo no longer be used. “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” somehow gave the wrong impression of what actually occurs at major college football rivalry games. Mainly drinking. A-lot-of-drinking. He somehow thought if you take away the name, the over-consumption would magically evaporate. But a one-legged prostitute by any other name is still named Eileen. I digress.

Here’s a cold one for you, SEC!