LSU wants to sell alcohol everywhere in Tiger Stadium, but other SEC schools are getting in the way

[AlaskaGuy]

@Bayou Tiger

LSU wants to sell more alcohol at games. That’ll take an SEC rule change.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

Honestly, I really don't get the argument against selling it. 1. People get blasted before and let in anyway, 2. It's allowed at every other major sporting event known to man and 3. It's a huge revenue boost for the school.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Honestly, I really don't get the argument against selling it. 1. People get blasted before and let in anyway, 2. It's allowed at every other major sporting event known to man and 3. It's a huge revenue boost for the school.

From my experience, southerners don't handle their booze too well.

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Shame on the SEC

 

[4down20]

From my experience, southerners don't handle their booze too well.

^ got their ass whooped.

 

[romeo212000]

What could go wrong?

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Honestly, I really don't get the argument against selling it. 1. People get blasted before and let in anyway, 2. It's allowed at every other major sporting event known to man and 3. It's a huge revenue boost for the school.

It's probably got something to do with how most college students are under the age of 21. Universities might not want to advertise that there is so much alcohol flowing on campus or at sanctioned school events like football games.

Might be considered hypocritical, but this is the NCAA we're talking about

 

[BamaDude]

According to data obtained through an open records request, Texas raked in $2.8 million in beer sales, $128,321 in wine sales, and another $141,632 in liquor sales during six home games in what ultimately became a 5-7 season. So, do the Longhorners drink more booze to celebrate when things are going good, or to try to forget when things are going bad?

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

It's probably got something to do with how most college students are under the age of 21. Universities might not want to advertise that there is so much alcohol flowing on campus or at sanctioned school events like football games.

Might be considered hypocritical, but this is the NCAA we're talking about

The legal age to buy a beer is 21; so I just don't see the issue. So long as they properly ID people for alcohol purchases, then underage drinking shouldn't be much of an issue? The schools could also implement super stiff penalties for students who buy alcohol and give it to others.

 

[HuskerOC]

SEC is just a bunch of pink hat wearing pussies yelling at the sky.

LSU is outside of that shit of course.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

SEC is just a bunch of pink hat wearing pussies yelling at the sky.

LSU is outside of that shit of course.

Fine, they can move to the Big Twelve

 

[NolePride]

I think they run the risk of eliminating the "family atmosphere."

Now, granted the language can get pretty bad, but you can bring children to a college
game, you really can't bring them to a pro game. Pro games can get very rough, and there
are very few visitors at pro games and it still gets bad.

Most of the folks smuggle in their liquor at college games or are already tanked when they
arrive from tailgating. But for fans to get it the entire game, you could be asking for a lot
of problems, that don't currently exist.

At FSU, there has been a Bar at the top of the North endzone for years. (The Varsity Club runs
it). A couple of years ago, they lowered our capacity from 82,300 down to 79,600 when they
redid the south endzone and made the entire place a bar. Since then we have not had a sellout
and that includes the Florida Game. The first time that the Florida game has never sold out at FSU.
Nobody is gonna pay for those higher priced seats in a fucking endzone just to be able to get a drink
that is overly priced.

If you want to make money make a deal with the city to get half of the DUI fine and just give every
car leaving the parking lots a breath test. Hell, everybody could retire with the money you could get
on that.

If this gets its head, this could have a severe impact on attendance, if the drunks take over the ballpark.
I've never been a prude but I don't drink. I go to a game to watch the game not to party. Most folks
around me had been drinking but they had their wits to them.

I took my daughters to a Bengal game when I lived in Kentucky and I damn near got into it with some
drunks. Now I was quite bigger so there were no blows, but it was close. I've been to one pro game since
and that was a Bucs game, where drinking is required so that you can make it thru an entire game.

I won't go to a Pro game.

The need to really think twice on this

 

[Pokes-WalkingBoss]

Living in B.R. going to games and my oldest having graduated from LSU in 2016, let me tell you. It is already in the stadium. Yes I like many others have taken an adult beverage or two into Tiger Stadium / The Box by
nefarious means. Might as well go ahead and sell and make a few extra coins off the "more" honest home fans.

Also the visiting team fans "except Bama football" can buy and drink away their sorrows

 

[4down20]

Also the visiting team fans "except Bama football" can buy and drink away their sorrows

 

[Deep Creek]

From my experience, southerners don't handle their booze too well.

Unreasonable expectation for them to handle it well. After all, it is this stuff!

 

[RegentDenali]

From my experience, southerners don't handle their booze too well.

True dat.

 

[jon2tanman]

The IQ of the average SEC fan will not be affected by booze anyway.

 

[Scapegoat]

 

[Pokes-WalkingBoss]

If nothing else I am honest about it.

 

[tducey]

Should be given the go ahead. As others have said other sporting events have alcohol at their events including those in the NCAA, why not LSU?