Gainesville Sun columnist Pat Dooley weighs in on the ridiculous campaign to curb the use of the monicker, “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party”:

The efforts being made by Florida and Georgia to lean on the networks to eliminate the use of “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” are well intentioned but does anybody really believe one less beer will be consumed?

First, you have to realize that the name given to the game by former Jacksonville columnist Bill Kastelz was inspired by all the game-day drinking and tailgating that goes on, not the other way around.

Wait, it’s not the “Cocktail Party” anymore? Pass the milk.

To be honest, you hardly hear the reference anymore … until this week when it became a big story.

The bottom line is that if the universities want to do something about excessive drinking and the potential for violence, that needs to be addressed with Jacksonville officials. Getting the networks to drop the moniker may be politically correct but has all of the impact of a penny tax on Jack Daniels.