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Miscellaneous => Polls => Topic started by: ViseGrip on May 27, 2014, 02:20:57 PM
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Is beer a good idea at college sporting events?
Discuss and defend.
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it already is in some cases.
when Iowa plays at Soldier Field they can serve beer and they do.
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it already is in some cases.
when Iowa plays at Soldier Field they can serve beer and they do.
Should it be so at all venues and all events?
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well yeah ... I mean if it's already available then it isn't an actual "Ban"
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it already is in some cases.
when Iowa plays at Soldier Field they can serve beer and they do.
Should it be so at all venues and all events?
No. Only wrestling events. No need to share this advantage.
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well yeah ... I mean if it's already available then it isn't an actual "Ban"
Most colleges ban it in their home venues I believe.
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it already is in some cases.
when Iowa plays at Soldier Field they can serve beer and they do.
Should it be so at all venues and all events?
No. Only wrestling events. No need to share this advantage.
Gotta love the teetotaler promoting consumption! :D
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Minnesota put in a beer garden and, despite somehow losing money on it the first year, they claim incidents involving alcohol declined. Assumption being fewer people feel the need to drink a case of beer before an 11 am kickoff, knowing they can have one or two inside.
Of course there are going to be idiots.... always are. But if controlled and limited to a certain area I'd be in favor. For example when the Goofs played at the Metrodump and alcohol was served throughout the venue like any pro stadium it was the drunken mess you'd expect. Of course it didn't help that Iowa and Wisconsin fans saw this as a home game in someone else's stadium, outnumbered the Mn. Crowd sometimes by more than 2-1, and treated it like a drunken vacation. Now that it's controlled and limited to a beer garden there seems to be a distinct lack of Iowa fans having sex in bathroom stalls.
A note, if you give enough money at Iowa to have club seats, you can buy beer and wine throughout the game as well. Again, limited to how many, and where, and there seems to be a lot less problematic drinking and incidents.
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Colorado used to sell beer at their games and it was a disaster. Crap was being thrown from the stands onto opposing cheerleaders and stuff like that. They eventually said enough was enough and stopped selling it.
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I believe beer should be available anywhere at a university; cafeterias, sporting events, vending machines, classrooms, roving bands of beer serving women... You get the idea
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Only a handful of universities sell beer in the stadiums. Liability is the obvious constraint. With uncontrolled tailgating consumption, if the concession sells 1 beer to an individual, they become responsible for that individual even though he/she may have others fore and aft. It's the reason why beers at most pro venues have pierced the $10 per cup cost.
Those universities that allow beer sales typically serve through a contract service provider that is assuming the alcohol liability risk.
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Beer should be sold anywhere responsible adults have money to buy & enjoy one..........once adults act like idiots it ruins it for everyone which happens all the time.........GROW UP FOOLS.
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No beer, just wine.
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That's fine for you Lehigh snobs...sure you don't want Brandy?
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You are no longer allowed in Grace Hall.
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I would think the Lehigh age group would be drinking port
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Lehigh fans are cool so whatever they're drinking others will follow.
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I would think the Lehigh age group would be drinking port
I was thinking Activia.
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There's plenty of whine at all these events.
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I think a bottle of scotch should come with every football ticket, that will class the place up
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What people want, should be sold everywhere.
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Pot at Washington and Colorado games.
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^^right oh, buck!!
I am all in favor of it. Like bryce said, there are certain venues that already sell it, teams that play at pro stadiums that aren't on campus. Marquette basketball play their games at the Bradley Center, they sell beer there; but they can't sell it there when the NCAA tournament is played at the BC, kinda weak, but whatever.
And then USF here in Tampa plays their home football games at Raymond James, they serve beer as well.
BUT while I am an advocate of serving beer at college events, when they did serve beer at Badger games in Madison, it got sooooooper rowdy, and not always in a good way.
But I'm also thinking $$$$$$$$ revenue for the schools as well.