Now, selling alcohol in stadiums is the norm. According to an Associated Press survey conducted last year, 80 percent of schools in the five major college athletic conferences serve alcohol in public areas of their stadiums. The rest either sell alcohol in only luxury areas or still prohibit booze sales.

It turns out the “reward” for success in the regular season is an extra game, but as evidenced by two championship losers making this year’s playoff ahead of an inevitable increase in the number of playoff teams,