Aggies Fans Jeb Dixon, left of Boerne, Tx., and Steve McCoy, right, of Hurst, Tx. fry a turkey during their Thanksgiving Day tailgate before the start of the Texas A&M Aggies vs University of Texas Longhorns rivalry NCAA football game at Kyle Field on Thursday, November 24, 2011 in College Station, Texas. (Patrick T. Fallon/The Dallas Morning News)
On Wednesday, the University of Texas announced it will sell beer and wine at football games in the fall.
It didn’t take long for Texas A&M chancellor John Sharp to respond to that, via College Station sports talk show host Gabe Bock:
A&M chancellor Sharp on alcohol at events: “Our athletic program has not reached the point where we require the numbing effects of alcohol.