So the only way to get kids to the games is to sell beer for cheap even though most of them aren't 21? Sorry, not buying it.
Please correct me then.
My point is that current students who go to bars or block for football games typically spend less than $10 for their entire day. No one is interested in spending $10 on a ticket on top of $7 for a beer. At that point, you're not deterring kids from spending money to drink, you're just encouraging them to do so elsewhere.
Also, regarding enforcement of underage drinking: Why would students knowingly go to an area that would be enforced instead of going to bars? At bars, the police come in and maybe give a handful of tickets and 98% of underage students get off scot-free.
None of that says what you inferred. The only way students start going to games is when the team starts winning, beer sales or not.
My family went to the U of I vs Northwestern game at Soldier Field this year. The atmosphere was great and the fans were well behaved. The game was enjoyable and fun. Its like anything else, there are idiots and there are fans who are responsible. Let the beer flow.
With today's technology, read cell phones, fans will police themselves. This isn't the 90's anymore. ( Not directed at you just hit reply on your post).The types of people who go to NFL vs college games is very different. Also the atmosphere is totally different between the two.
Doesn't Minnesota already allow beer sales at football games?
Correct. Started out as only beer being allowed in the luxury areas. Then in 2012 they rolled out a massive "beer garden" at the open end of the stadium that allowed beer sales through halftime. That was the only location in the stadium where the "common" fan could buy alcohol (coincidentally it was also the end of the stadium furthest from the students).
Then starting in 2014, to coincide with the Vikings taking up a temporary residence at TCF Bank Stadium, alcohol sales were permanently incorporated into all concourse concession stands.
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From Ohio State: "Beer sales now will be available stadium-wide during the 2016 football season."
I'm sure the ushers can be prepared to handle it. If they are being stupid and disruptive then kick them out, it's pretty simple.
Been to a game lately? Most of those ushers would have zero shot at breaking up a fight. They'd have to hire totally different event staff and/or bump up security.
There won't be this mass epidemic of fights from letting people drink.
Jesus. Christ.
RHIT isn't saying there fights galore; just that you'll have to hire security thus taking away from the profits that alcohol make.
If you don't pack the house every single game, adding alcohol doesn't make sense.
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The profit margin on alcohol will more then offset the cost of added security. Zero doubt about that in my mind. When the door is opened, ala Minnesota, OSU, etc... it's just a matter of time before it's conference wide.
They will have to up insurance incase anything happens, and is selling alcohol really worth 6-8 games a year? If they had other major events, then it's worth it but right now it's not IMO.
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Been to a game lately? Most of those ushers would have zero shot at breaking up a fight. They'd have to hire totally different event staff and/or bump up security.
You guys are acting like allowing adults to get beer is this bad thing that we have to weigh against the extra money, LOL.
This is seriously a no-brainer.