Minnesota says "No beer for you!"

In the tradition of Seinfeld's Soup Nazi episode, the University of Minnesota Board of Regents voted 10 to 2 to make all athletic events on campus alcohol-free...

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That brings the Gophers in compliance with a recently passed state law that requires alcohol sales be available to all fans at university events--or none. It also ends the long-standing practice of the Athletic Department serving, but not selling, alcohol in private suites leased to fans at Mariucci and Williams arenas. Starting this fall, the suites will be as dry as the cheap seats.

That concerns some U officials and boosters, who fear the school could lose millions of dollars when disgruntled fans cancel their contracts for private suites and premium seats.

At the new football stadium, for instance, fees on suites and exclusive seats are expected to account for about 50 percent of ticket revenue. The university had sold 32 of its 37 suites, each priced at $45,000 and all but 50 of the 250 indoor premium seats, which can go for hundreds of dollars per game.

Athletic Director Joel Maturi said that selling alcohol to the students isn't allowed at any Big Ten sporting events held on university campuses. Minnesota has been an anomaly in recent years, allowing all fans to buy booze at football games since the team moved off-campus to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in 1982.

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