Had To Happen

While this is not too surprising to many, it would not have surprised me if Patt Patterson and the Board of Alderman decided against this. If they can do it for a football game they should do it every Sunday. This is one of the few decisions that Ole Miss fans and Oxford residents will agree with the Board of Alderman over. If they only would have elected Yoste.

OXFORD — The Oxford Board of Aldermen has approved an exception to its ban on Sunday alcohol sales - liquor can be sold only when there's a University of Mississippi football game that day.
John Currence, owner of City Grocery restaurant, asked the board on Tuesday to allow that alcohol be served on Sept. 3 because it is the date of the first Ole Miss home game.
The game against the University of Memphis was changed from its usual Saturday kickoff to Sunday so it could be televised on ESPN.
"We are concerned what this Sunday means for our business," Currence said. "We've had numerous New Year's Eve's, New Year's and Valentine's Day that have fallen on Sundays and the board has always been cooperative.
Assistant Police Chief Mike Martin told the board that a game on Sunday wouldn't create more problems than a Saturday game.