(06-04-2011 08:28 AM)Shannon Panther Wrote: In all seriousness, the only thing I could imagine making a trip to Morgantown worse for fans of the visiting teams would be a zombie apocalypse. I stopped going to games in Morgantown years ago because of the imbeciles. Allowing them to continue to drink during the game is a terrible idea. I give it a year or two before there is a serious alcohol related incident.
Shannon, there is a serious alcohol related incident near just about every college football stadium every year...
(06-04-2011 08:28 AM)Shannon Panther Wrote: In all seriousness, the only thing I could imagine making a trip to Morgantown worse for fans of the visiting teams would be a zombie apocalypse. I stopped going to games in Morgantown years ago because of the imbeciles. Allowing them to continue to drink during the game is a terrible idea. I give it a year or two before there is a serious alcohol related incident.
Shannon, there is a serious alcohol related incident near just about every college football stadium every year...
I agree, there are alcohol related incidents everywhere. But by selling the alcohol there is legal liability that goes with it. And selling it in plastic bottles? Watch and see if the idiots don't refill them with urine and throw them on the field. At least sell it in something that can't be made into a projectile. I hope I am wrong, but I suspect that I am right. The idiots threw coins at the Pitt coaches at a game last year.
Keep in mind, I am not condemning all Mountaineer fans. There is a remnant of the Mountaineer faithful that embrace the redneck stereotype and carry it to extremes. I am probably talking no more than 2-3% of their fans, but unfortunately they do the dumb stuff that gets the WVU fan base a bad reputation.
Would you rather have drunken fans firing beer cans filled with urine, Shannon? However, I doubt that will happen, or if it does, not more often than the first time. Fingerprints stick very well to plastic. Whoever does something like that will find it hard to become anonymous...
More and more minor league/major league ballparks/arenas/stadiums have gone to this much faster 'bottom up' beer service...which makes it SOOOO much faster for fans to enjoy fresh beer plus obviously for the concessionaire to maximize their profit.
See link to "bottomsupbeer.com videos...and see how many beers in 1 minute a single bartender can pour.
(06-06-2011 08:15 AM)KnightLight Wrote: More and more minor league/major league ballparks/arenas/stadiums have gone to this much faster 'bottom up' beer service...which makes it SOOOO much faster for fans to enjoy fresh beer plus obviously for the concessionaire to maximize their profit.
See link to "bottomsupbeer.com videos...and see how many beers in 1 minute a single bartender can pour.
(06-06-2011 08:15 AM)KnightLight Wrote: More and more minor league/major league ballparks/arenas/stadiums have gone to this much faster 'bottom up' beer service...which makes it SOOOO much faster for fans to enjoy fresh beer plus obviously for the concessionaire to maximize their profit.
See link to "bottomsupbeer.com videos...and see how many beers in 1 minute a single bartender can pour.
magnets...covers whole in bottom of the cup automatically...and as noted, they even sell advertising on the magnet ring/button...which some people keep after they finish their beer.
You guys amaze me sometimes, with the way some people jump to conclusions with little or no thought on the matter, except for their own personal feelings on the matter. It was Oliver Luck's research into all aspects of alcohol at sporting events that allowed the sale of beer at WVU football games to proceed. Read this...
Quote:Oliver Luck arrived at Friday's Board of Governors meeting not to tout the positives about the proposed plan to sell alcohol at West Virginia University's sporting events, but to attack the weaknesses.
When he left, the amendment to Policy 18 had passed by a 10-5 vote at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center and largely because he was ready to address the criticisms raised by board members.
Intelligence overrules knee-jerk stupidity every time...
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College Football News Wrote:With West Virginia testing it out, other schools are sure to be watching closely. If the beer sales are considered a success in Morgantown, the Mountaineers may not be alone in allowing beer to be sold at college football games.
The quotes in my signature were after the first game at which Memphis sold beer a few years ago. Those who were and are predicting doom were/are overreacting.
Johnson is the AD and Lowery is a city councilman.
(This post was last modified: 06-12-2011 07:52 PM by 3601.)
(06-12-2011 07:51 PM)3601 Wrote: The quotes in my signature were after the first game at which Memphis sold beer a few years ago. Those who were and are predicting doom were/are overreacting.
Johnson is the AD and Lowery is a city councilman.
You left out the fact that it was the City of Memphis, not the Univ, that added beer sales to Tigers games at the city owned Liberty Bowl...as in that same USA TODAY article, this quote from Memphis' AD said:
"I understand it. It's strictly financial (for the city, school doesn't get a dime), but I really don't like it," said Memphis athletics director R.C. Johnson.
Also, unlike even that game vs Ole Miss (when there were 15,000-20,000 empty seats...and the rest of the Memphis games that year played in front of 40,000 empty seats), WVU normally plays in front of sold-out crowds week-to-week...so the impact felt by fans might be much greater (i.e. zero empty sections/seats to move too if those around you are too wasted).
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(06-12-2011 07:51 PM)3601 Wrote: The quotes in my signature were after the first game at which Memphis sold beer a few years ago. Those who were and are predicting doom were/are overreacting.
Johnson is the AD and Lowery is a city councilman.
They made the same predictions when the Netherlands decriminalized drugs. The government officials in the U.S. were particularly gloom in their predictions of dire times for the Dutch people because of this action. But it turned out that the crime rate actually decreased, and by a high percentage too. The biggest problem the Dutch have is when they have the big pot parties to celebrate the anniversary of the legislation, when the Netherlands is overrun with tourists, coming to spend money and have a good time...
(06-12-2011 07:51 PM)3601 Wrote: The quotes in my signature were after the first game at which Memphis sold beer a few years ago. Those who were and are predicting doom were/are overreacting.
Johnson is the AD and Lowery is a city councilman.
You left out the fact that it was the City of Memphis, not the Univ, that added beer sales to Tigers games at the city owned Liberty Bowl...as in that same USA TODAY article, this quote from Memphis' AD said:
"I understand it. It's strictly financial (for the city, school doesn't get a dime), but I really don't like it," said Memphis athletics director R.C. Johnson.
Also, unlike even that game vs Ole Miss (when there were 15,000-20,000 empty seats...and the rest of the Memphis games that year played in front of 40,000 empty seats), WVU normally plays in front of sold-out crowds week-to-week...so the impact felt by fans might be much greater (i.e. zero empty sections/seats to move too if those around you are too wasted).
My point was that you noticed no difference despite many folks predicting alcohol induced riotintg in the stands.
I predict the same thing will happen in Morgantown....you won't notice any difference.
Would you rather the drunk next to you be swilling 80 proof whiskey that he snuck intothe stadium or drinking some 5% alcohol beer that he bought at the concessions stand?
(06-12-2011 07:51 PM)3601 Wrote: The quotes in my signature were after the first game at which Memphis sold beer a few years ago. Those who were and are predicting doom were/are overreacting.
Johnson is the AD and Lowery is a city councilman.
You left out the fact that it was the City of Memphis, not the Univ, that added beer sales to Tigers games at the city owned Liberty Bowl...as in that same USA TODAY article, this quote from Memphis' AD said:
"I understand it. It's strictly financial (for the city, school doesn't get a dime), but I really don't like it," said Memphis athletics director R.C. Johnson.
Also, unlike even that game vs Ole Miss (when there were 15,000-20,000 empty seats...and the rest of the Memphis games that year played in front of 40,000 empty seats), WVU normally plays in front of sold-out crowds week-to-week...so the impact felt by fans might be much greater (i.e. zero empty sections/seats to move too if those around you are too wasted).
My point was that you noticed no difference despite many folks predicting alcohol induced riotintg in the stands.
Actually, I have seen a ton of difference at my own school...one that recently went from selling beer in general seating areas to NOT selling beer in general seating areas...as in there use to be a lot more trouble when beer use to be sold.
Also, Memphis AD, while not liking the city's decision to sell beer, realized it was the only way to help the city pay for some stadium upgrades (since his school did not have a stadium of their own).
(06-12-2011 07:51 PM)3601 Wrote: The quotes in my signature were after the first game at which Memphis sold beer a few years ago. Those who were and are predicting doom were/are overreacting.
Johnson is the AD and Lowery is a city councilman.
You left out the fact that it was the City of Memphis, not the Univ, that added beer sales to Tigers games at the city owned Liberty Bowl...as in that same USA TODAY article, this quote from Memphis' AD said:
"I understand it. It's strictly financial (for the city, school doesn't get a dime), but I really don't like it," said Memphis athletics director R.C. Johnson.
Also, unlike even that game vs Ole Miss (when there were 15,000-20,000 empty seats...and the rest of the Memphis games that year played in front of 40,000 empty seats), WVU normally plays in front of sold-out crowds week-to-week...so the impact felt by fans might be much greater (i.e. zero empty sections/seats to move too if those around you are too wasted).
My point was that you noticed no difference despite many folks predicting alcohol induced riotintg in the stands.
Actually, I have seen a ton of difference at my own school...one that recently went from selling beer in general seating areas to NOT selling beer in general seating areas...as in there use to be a lot more trouble when beer use to be sold.
Also, Memphis AD, while not liking the city's decision to sell beer, realized it was the only way to help the city pay for some stadium upgrades (since his school did not have a stadium of their own).