OT: Map of college stadiums that sell alcohol
FYI. I came across this earlier today and found it interesting. Personally, I was very pleased to see that not a single Michigan school was on this map. I know others may disagree, but I like that the school doesn't enable the fans to get themselves into an inebriated frenzy while at a school function (a family oriented tradition for most). I live in Ohio at the moment and often see billboards for domestic beer (Coors?) with the OSU logo. True mark of an institute of higher education.
Link: www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/2018/04/19/map-college-f…
April 19th, 2018 at 10:09 PM ^
April 19th, 2018 at 11:07 PM ^
...just because it is for sale doesn't mean anything if no one attends the games to buy it.
April 20th, 2018 at 11:51 AM ^
April 19th, 2018 at 10:03 PM ^
I never drank myself into a drunken stupor before or during a Michigan game while attending as a student. I wanted to soak in every snap. I wanted to revel every high stepping band routine with clarity. I wanted to remember the experience. I also didn't want to run to the restroom three times. So alcohol sales at games does not register on my priority list.
Post-game? That's a different story.
April 19th, 2018 at 10:58 PM ^
April 20th, 2018 at 10:32 AM ^
How has the atmosphere changed at Michigan Stadium since they cracked down on carrying in alcohol? As I'm sure many of you remember, in the 80s and probably earlier, you could take a 12 pack, wrap it under your coat and walk right in.
April 19th, 2018 at 10:33 PM ^
Honestly, why does anyone care much about alcohol. If someone cannot make it through a sporting event without a drink, there might be a problem with addiction. As one poster on this thread pointed out, why would you want to leave the event to pee so often?
April 19th, 2018 at 11:10 PM ^
...it settles the shakes?
April 19th, 2018 at 10:35 PM ^
Discuss.
April 19th, 2018 at 10:39 PM ^
April 19th, 2018 at 10:39 PM ^
April 20th, 2018 at 11:49 AM ^
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April 19th, 2018 at 11:12 PM ^
Unless you plan to use it on that soapbox. Plenty of Michigan fans have been getting themselves into an "inebreiated frenzy" for years on end, in and out of the stadium, and I proudly count myself among them So have college football fans (and, gasp, students) across the country. Alcohol isn't new.
By the way, Maryland's alcohol vending policy (the only one I've tested) sells one beer per person per kiosk visit; if you think that'll lead to mass-steria, you probably thought pool was a threat to our nation's youth.
April 19th, 2018 at 11:21 PM ^
wishy washy with this subject. On one hand I think its pretty bad form for a major college or university to associate itself with any kind of alcoholic brand. Its just a terrible overall message.
OTOH, I think most schools should be able to offer alcoholic drinks as long as they go by what seem to be pretty standard rules now of not over serving to individuals. On top of that most places make beers so damn expensive only an idiot would actually over consume at $9 a pop inside a stadium. Drink heavy before or after, during for such a price is just silly and those people will overconsume regardless of if its available in the stadium. There are plenty of people who love a nice cold beer during a game and could handle it fine.
But, I also remember the bad ol'days at UM when you could literally haul a cooler in and tuck it under your seat (ie right in the middle of the aisle) and walking around the stadium after a game you couldn't take two steps without kicking a beer can or whiskey bottle. But that was people making their own poor choices not a university selling them the alcohol.
Its a revenue stream, and I guess I'm ok with it but I don't want to see the block M on a billboard next to a bud light bottle or something worse.
April 19th, 2018 at 11:39 PM ^
I agree with the Big House policy.
April 19th, 2018 at 11:47 PM ^
April 19th, 2018 at 11:51 PM ^
April 19th, 2018 at 11:57 PM ^
April 20th, 2018 at 12:27 AM ^
It seems to be highest in SEC States like Florida, Georgia ,Alabama, Louisiana, Ohio!
I think it would be pointless. People get hammered before/after games for cheaper anyways. As said, universities selling alcohol just doesn't seem to send the right message.
The thing I have to add though and that Brian has mentioned before: It's not necessarily just a safety issue, but a convenience issue. Drinking at a sporting event is a process, you have to get beer, go to the bathroom, get more, etc.
As a season ticket holder, I would rather not let you pass my seat a million times so you can make beer and bathroom trips while I'm trying to watch and cheer on our team!
Now get off my lawn
Actually, what I am saying is quite the opposite of the down in front philosophy.
I'm saying we should quit focusing on putting drinks IN our mouths, and instead focus on being loud with the noises we make coming OUT of them.
I don't want stupid distruptions and distractions from people passing my seat, just as much as I don't want stupid distruptions and distractions from people saying "down in front". As I said, I want to watch the game and cheer for our team!
How is what I said "down in front"??
April 23rd, 2018 at 12:23 PM ^
I'm still sending out apology letters to those in my section.
Those early September games when the sun was unrelenting often had me feeling by the end, well like this:
Drunken assholes are going to get drunk and be assholes regardless of whether they drink their alcohol before or during the game. I was at the OSU game in 2012 (pre-alcohol) and 2016 (post-alcohol) and honestly it was the same. Beers are like $10 for 12 oz so it's not particularly easy to get drunk on stadium beers anyway.
Not to mention you used to be able to bring freakin' kegs into Michigan Stadium back in the glory days. Somehow the place didn't burn down. I don't really care whether Michigan chooses to ever sell alcohol in the stadium, but the idea that it'll cause the stadium to devolve into drunken revelry is frankly puritanistic. It's just beer, not magic maniac juice. I would hope our fans can manage to drink beer like normal adults. It annoys me to no end when people act like the university would make itself look bad by selling beer. As if Michigan can't trust their fans to handle their liquor responsibly.
Or he has and just doesn't remember?
I'll see your unpopular opinion and will raise you a very unpopular one. I too am glad that Michigan Stadium doesn't sell alcohol.
I further wish that alcohol didn't exist at all. I don't understand the attraction... it turns otherwise enjoyable people into reduced versions of themselves, and often brings out the worst traits in folks, and that's all before crossing into more serious problems like health concerns, alcoholism, and threatening people's safety.
- Why? (I'm being serious, I don't understand why that's better)
- I suppose I can see that some people want to numbed the pain of loss
- That's unfortunate that people feel that's necessary
April 20th, 2018 at 12:35 PM ^
When people w/o a problem are making the decisions, they aren't going to be the same as those with a problem. I know a lot of those people, even though I'm not one - I tend to finish what I started in that regard - and that is definitely not a bad thing, could even be a good thing; enhance their fun somewhat. But those of us who tend to get carried away(not a problem as i've gotten older) could and probably do present problems for others, some of which probably ruins their entire experience. So, no, I don't know the answer but I would tend to err on the safe side.
Nerd
April 20th, 2018 at 10:11 AM ^
Considering your family tends to get their throats slit at parties when alcohol is served, he might be right.
April 20th, 2018 at 10:26 AM ^
April 20th, 2018 at 11:33 AM ^
Thanks for the comment. I think you're right. Sad to think that there's that many folks looking to dull or escape their situations.
April 20th, 2018 at 12:14 PM ^
Just saw this today;
Division I Council Approves Alcohol Sales at NCAA Championship Events
But ya gotta love the pic that they had as part of the article.....
April 20th, 2018 at 12:19 PM ^
I went to the BC/FSU game in Boston this year and and the only way I could sit through it was by drinking $8 Bud Heavy's. That said, I'm not sure if I'd like Michigan to sell during games. Plus you can always just pack a flask*
*Not that I ever would. Ever. Certainly not.
April 20th, 2018 at 10:38 PM ^
April 20th, 2018 at 10:38 PM ^
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