Wondering if this is really true??? Seeing it on the FB group.

https://csnbbs.com/thread-867542-post-16...id16112718

Thanks, not sure how I missed it in the other thread

Confirmed in the paper today. I find this decision disappointing. The family atmosphere at Bridgeforth made it a nice place to take the family in contrast to the drunkfest one has to experience at pro games.

(05-24-2019 04:51 AM)JacksonHall Wrote:  Confirmed in the paper today. I find this decision disappointing. The family atmosphere at Bridgeforth made it a nice place to take the family in contrast to the drunkfest one has to experience at pro games.

You don't think any people were drunk or buzzed coming in from tailgates? They are going to limit people to four beers per game and cut off sales at the end of the third quarter.

Jackson Hall vs Ashby Hall? Is Garber Hall going to chime in?

The limit is good. I still think it maintains a family atmosphere, but there will be sections that may not be so much. Besides most of the people I sit with are family oriented and not drinkers.

There’s data out there that shows beer sales inside college stadiums actually IMPROVES drunken fan behavior. Less people sneaking in liquor or tailgating too hard before the game. WVU is an example I remember reading about. No way it turns into a Redskins situation where it’s stupid drunk a-holes everywhere.

(05-24-2019 06:09 AM)Ashby Hall Wrote:  

(05-24-2019 04:51 AM)JacksonHall Wrote:  Confirmed in the paper today. I find this decision disappointing. The family atmosphere at Bridgeforth made it a nice place to take the family in contrast to the drunkfest one has to experience at pro games.

You don't think any people were drunk or buzzed coming in from tailgates? They are going to limit people to four beers per game and cut off sales at the end of the third quarter.

Those people that are more interested in drinking than watching a game just stay out with their tailgate. Saw it for years at UVA where many fans didn't even come back after halftime.

(05-24-2019 06:27 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  There’s data out there that shows beer sales inside college stadiums actually IMPROVES drunken fan behavior. Less people sneaking in liquor or tailgating too hard before the game. WVU is an example I remember reading about. No way it turns into a Redskins situation where it’s stupid drunk a-holes everywhere.

Redskins games are a miserable experience.

Don’t think the promise of 4 overpriced beers will keep those people in the stadium. This is just smart revenue for JMU.

(05-24-2019 06:34 AM)JacksonHall Wrote:  

(05-24-2019 06:27 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  There’s data out there that shows beer sales inside college stadiums actually IMPROVES drunken fan behavior. Less people sneaking in liquor or tailgating too hard before the game. WVU is an example I remember reading about. No way it turns into a Redskins situation where it’s stupid drunk a-holes everywhere.

Redskins games are a miserable experience.

Agreed. Have attended two. Wasn’t fun either time. Have no intention of ever going back.

(05-24-2019 06:35 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  Don’t think the promise of 4 overpriced beers will keep those people in the stadium. This is just smart revenue for JMU.

You're right - it's about money. The "safety" line is just a bunch of politically correct BS.

(05-24-2019 06:34 AM)JacksonHall Wrote:  

(05-24-2019 06:27 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  There’s data out there that shows beer sales inside college stadiums actually IMPROVES drunken fan behavior. Less people sneaking in liquor or tailgating too hard before the game. WVU is an example I remember reading about. No way it turns into a Redskins situation where it’s stupid drunk a-holes everywhere.

Redskins games are a miserable experience.

The football team is miserable enough. My fellow fans drink to drown out the sorrows of now 20 years of Danny Boy Snyder running a once-proud organization even deeper than 6 feet under.

Plus, if you've been to FedEx Field or seen on TV lately, half of the bottom bowl is taken over by opposing team's fans anyway.

(05-24-2019 06:35 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  Don’t think the promise of 4 overpriced beers will keep those people in the stadium. This is just smart revenue for JMU.

I'm all for giving it a try and I applaud the attempt. Having said that, I won't be surprised at all if this isn't nearly as big a revenue-generator as some might think/hope. We'll see...

(I hope it is, btw)

(05-23-2019 11:00 PM)hburg Wrote:  Wondering if this is really true??? Seeing it on the FB group.

Nutz would of crucified me for starting this thread.

Selective crucifcations I guess.

(05-24-2019 07:35 AM)Dukester Wrote:  

(05-23-2019 11:00 PM)hburg Wrote:  Wondering if this is really true??? Seeing it on the FB group.

Nutz would of crucified me for starting this thread.

Selective crucifcations I guess.

now now Dukester, It's a completely different thread title! My initial bump only went to the original thread because I knew right were to find it and I was waiting for the press release to come out

(05-24-2019 06:27 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  There’s data out there that shows beer sales inside college stadiums actually IMPROVES drunken fan behavior. Less people sneaking in liquor or tailgating too hard before the game. WVU is an example I remember reading about. No way it turns into a Redskins situation where it’s stupid drunk a-holes everywhere.

Have you actually seen these alleged findings or are you just regurgitating the information that keeps getting posted on JMU Nation? I've yet to see anyone actually cite a study I just continue to see "Data shows this decreases..."

The only data I found was actually conflicting. There is a 1993 study from Arizona State showing that blood alcohol levels were lower after games when they allowed beer sales. And there is a 2001 study from the University of Colorado that shows a decrease in incidents after alcohol was banned.

I've yet to find a study that shows there was a decrease in incidents in stadium once alcohol was allowed. The only study I found said the opposite. The closest I found says that in one location people were less drunk after allowing alcohol which...I guess...you could then argue means there was probably less incidents.

But unless I am missing a study somewhere, and there is a very good chance I am, I don't see any academic research showing beer sales decreases drunken behavior and/or incidents at a game.

I do see a lot of articles stating that it is done as a money grab for athletic departments that are losing money and need to get fans back in the seats. Not sure if it works but that is the typical reason I am seeing.

(05-24-2019 06:35 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  

(05-24-2019 06:34 AM)JacksonHall Wrote:  

(05-24-2019 06:27 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  There’s data out there that shows beer sales inside college stadiums actually IMPROVES drunken fan behavior. Less people sneaking in liquor or tailgating too hard before the game. WVU is an example I remember reading about. No way it turns into a Redskins situation where it’s stupid drunk a-holes everywhere.

Redskins games are a miserable experience.

Agreed. Have attended two. Wasn’t fun either time. Have no intention of ever going back.

I’ve been to many games at FedEx, and never had a problem in the club area or lower bowl. Even brought a guest wearing a Cowboys jersey to the Skins/Dallas game last year. Suspect this is a localized issue mostly occurring in the upper deck cheap seats. I have seen some obnoxiously drunk folks stumble down from there after games. That said, alcohol at FedEx is unrestricted and everywhere, and it would be quite easy to get stupid drunk. What JMU is doing is much different. It hasn’t been a problem in our club area, and doubt this will be either.

(05-24-2019 08:15 AM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(05-24-2019 06:35 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  

(05-24-2019 06:34 AM)JacksonHall Wrote:  

(05-24-2019 06:27 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  There’s data out there that shows beer sales inside college stadiums actually IMPROVES drunken fan behavior. Less people sneaking in liquor or tailgating too hard before the game. WVU is an example I remember reading about. No way it turns into a Redskins situation where it’s stupid drunk a-holes everywhere.

Redskins games are a miserable experience.

Agreed. Have attended two. Wasn’t fun either time. Have no intention of ever going back.

I’ve been to many games at FedEx, and never had a problem in the club area or lower bowl. Even brought a guest wearing a Cowboys jersey to the Skins/Dallas game last year. Suspect this is a localized issue mostly occurring in the upper deck cheap seats. I have seen some obnoxiously drunk folks stumble down from there after games. That said, alcohol at FedEx is unrestricted and everywhere, and it would be quite easy to get stupid drunk. What JMU is doing is much different. It hasn’t been a problem in our club area, and doubt this will be either.

Ironically the worst situation I saw at a game was at JMU. There was a drunk guy and his friend in the front row of the top deck. He kept standing up and had a hard time keeping his balance. I was terrified my family and I were going to witness a death. Thankfully someone from JMU asked that he stay seated and he left about 10 minutes later.