NC State football has long had a tradition of halftime "pass-outs", allowing fans to leave the stadium at halftime and reenter. Fans typically head back to their tailgate spots to enjoy a beverage or two during halftime, but don't have time to make it back by the start of the second half, something that is noticeable for fans, players, coaches and everyone involved.

Dave Doeren really wants NC State fans to stay in Carter-Finley through halftime. He made that abundantly clear on a radio interview with 99.9 The Fan’s Adam Gold and Joe Ovies at the ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte Wednesday.

When Gold proposed to Doeren that if fans stay in the stadium through halftime and the entire game, a fan would be allowed to bring him a New Belgium "Old Tuffy" beer on the sideline.

“I’ll shotgun a beer if that happens,” Doeren told Gold.

.@AGoldFan offered an idea to NC State coach Dave Doeren: If everyone stays inside C-F during halftime, a fan would be able to bring him a New Belgium Old Tuffy beer on the sideline. Doeren took it a step further… pic.twitter.com/HLHiQE1gxF — Joe Ovies (@joeovies) July 17, 2019

The Wolfpack’s head coach shotgunning a cold one to ring in the second half would certainly be a sight to behold.

While it’s obviously just a funny hypothetical to think about, as someone couldn’t actually bring Doeren a beer during a game, the subject of halftime pass-outs is one that has come up time and again this offseason.

Now that North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has signed a bill allowing the sale of beer and wine at college sporting events into action, and NC State’s Board of Trustees voted to allow it at Wolfpack games, it was a popular subject during NC State’s interviews at the ACC Kickoff Wednesday.

NC State outscored opponents by 98 points in the second quarter last season, compared to just seven in the third, and Doeren would obviously like to keep Carter Finley’s raucous atmosphere going for four quarters.

In fact, the first question he fielded at his press conference Wednesday was in regard to alcohol and halftime pass-outs.

“Well, they're two separate issues,” Doeren said. “First of all, I'm excited for our fans. I think the entertainment is such an important part of game day for them. Obviously the product we put on the field, the type of player we bring in for them to watch, the style of football we play, is a big entertaining value.

“But now for them to be able to buy beer, if that's important to them, have the opportunity to do that in the shade under the stands at halftime, I know there's going to be a lot of different spots where they can do that. Then be back in there for us.

“The fact is for those of you that have been to Carter-Finley, it's an incredible place to play. It's a huge advantage. Our sidelines to the bench, our parents sit right behind them, our recruits sit behind. Our student section is incredible. It brings energy, creates an advantage for our football team. We want that for four quarters.

“Selfishly, absolutely, I would love to see everybody staying in there because it helps us win. At the end of the day I think everybody would agree that's our job here, is to win as many games as we can and do it right the right way, so our fans can enjoy it and in my opinion be a part of it because that's a strength for us.”

The beer Gold and Ovies brought up to Doeren on the show, Old Tuffy, is a lager beer the Asheville-based New Belgium is brewing in partnership with NC State. The beer features Tuffy and a red-and-white color scheme on the can, and is due to be released in August.

The Wolfpack opens the regular season against ECU at Carter-Finley Aug. 31.