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Tallahassee sports radio guys are saying that there will be beer sales in the "Bud Zone" in the stadium, therefore, beer sales thoughtout the whole stadium.
No beer for UF-UGA, but thats due to SEC rules. Jax's stadium is city property, and the ACC doesn't have a neutral site "no beer" rule. FSU is the home team, so this falls under ACC rule. Interesting.
Caller said he had been at the FSU-Duke game in 1999, and FSU-BYU in 2000.
 
TideAlum said:
Awesome. It'll be easier for drunk idiots to become drunk idiots. Can't wait...
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True...seems like there is always someone sitting nearby that didn't need any help getting plastered. I've seen two situations this year...one in BDS and one at Vandy. The one at BDS a guy literally came down the stadium steps and lost his balance and landed right on top of some people. At the Vandy game a Vandy fan had to be escorted out due to having too many.
 
I just called the Gator Bowl association and confirmed it. It is always nice to have a beer or three during the game. i can assure you no one is getting plastered off $8 beers, especially not us college students. Yankee's game prices. Although the Beer at the independence Bowl was only 5 bucks for a 16 oz. aluminum bottle. that was nice.
 
alabamajoe1984 said:
I just called the Gator Bowl association and confirmed it. It is always nice to have a beer or three during the game. i can assure you no one is getting plastered off $8 beers, especially not us college students. Yankee's game prices. Although the Beer at the independence Bowl was only 5 bucks for a 16 oz. aluminum bottle. that was nice.
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While I agree that most people wouldn't get "plastered off $8 beers," my experiences at NFL and MLB games have proven otherwise.
 
I really don't see why it matters. It can only add to the experience and the overall profit from the game. I know the vendors make the money, but the schools get some of that marked up price. The Hawaii games of past were fun too. I didn't see too many Bama' fans falling off the railings there. But we are talking about someone that is taxed in Alabama as a 'sin' tax so i wouldn't doubt this would be discussed. We are the state that voted no to the lottery that would have funded the educational coifers of the state for years to come, bettering the university, just as it has in the states of Georgia and Tennessee.
 
alabamajoe1984 said:
the the alcohol in the stadium debate should be taken to the religion board
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I guess I missed the part of this thread where people were debating whether or not alcohol should be in the stadium. I'm certainly not against it. I just think several individuals won't be able to stop themselves from buying more overpriced beers than they can tolerate.
 
Which noone is denying. I think the majority of us will be well behaved just liek we are at BDS. We don't sell alky at BDs and people still throw stuff on the field so its not a venue problem. I just wanna win this game so bad, I can taste the bourbon in my mouth.
 
We work the concession stands at BDS to make money for our organization. The AD got the bright idea to "paint" the concession stand floors with garage floor epoxy (complete with the included "sprinkle grit") before the season began. Unfortunately, this grit wears down as people walk on it, and the epoxy is, as advertised, extremely slippery when wet. Carrying bags of ice to refill the fountain machine bins and bottled water bins results in melted ice being dripped all over the floor. At the Georgia game, the melted ice drippings coupled with the worn grit on the epoxy floor resulted in an extremely slippery surface. I slipped and fell with 5 gallons of nacho cheese, hitting the back of my head on the counter and spilling cheese all over myself and the floor. I was knocked out cold for about 15 seconds, and once I came to I thought I was bleeding due to cheese being all over the back of my head. There's no doubt I had a concussion, although I didn't go to the hospital because what could they do other than tell me to refrain from sleeping for several hours? Long story short, I went to a friend's house to clean up, and upon walking back to the stadium during halftime, my wife and I observed an event that brings me to the point that prevents this post from thread-jacking:

A grown man was walking out of the stadium, being escorted by his two children (the oldest of whom could not have been more than 12 years of age). He was staggering all over the place and yelling at his kids for stepping on his toes. The children were on each side of him, and a lady that I presume was his wife was walking 10-15 feet in front of them with an extremely ....ed off look on her face. This guy was plastered. I called him a loser and a poor example for his children to his face and he didn't even notice...he kept yelling about his kids stepping on his feet. My point is this: whether or not alcohol sales are allowed in a stadium, drunks will always find ways to get drunk. This guy was out of his mind, one of the worst I've ever seen (including my 5 years in college at the Capstone). It's a shame, but I don't think selling alcohol would do anything other than make money for the University, the concessionaires, and the organizations that do the grunt work .
 
Vinny said:
You should be able to pass a sobreiety test before entering the stadium! No passy, no tickie!
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And people should be able to pass a test demonstrating an ability to responsibly raise a child before breeding. (But rational solutions are beyond this society.) But I'm getting off-topic again. And posting with poor grammer.
 
Tide n True said:
We work the concession stands at BDS to make money for our organization. The AD got the bright idea to "paint" the concession stand floors with garage floor epoxy (complete with the included "sprinkle grit") before the season began. Unfortunately, this grit wears down as people walk on it, and the epoxy is, as advertised, extremely slippery when wet. Carrying bags of ice to refill the fountain machine bins and bottled water bins results in melted ice being dripped all over the floor. At the Georgia game, the melted ice drippings coupled with the worn grit on the epoxy floor resulted in an extremely slippery surface. I slipped and fell with 5 gallons of nacho cheese, hitting the back of my head on the counter and spilling cheese all over myself and the floor. I was knocked out cold for about 15 seconds, and once I came to I thought I was bleeding due to cheese being all over the back of my head. There's no doubt I had a concussion, although I didn't go to the hospital because what could they do other than tell me to refrain from sleeping for several hours? Long story short, I went to a friend's house to clean up, and upon walking back to the stadium during halftime, my wife and I observed an event that brings me to the point that prevents this post from thread-jacking:

A grown man was walking out of the stadium, being escorted by his two children (the oldest of whom could not have been more than 12 years of age). He was staggering all over the place and yelling at his kids for stepping on his toes. The children were on each side of him, and a lady that I presume was his wife was walking 10-15 feet in front of them with an extremely ....ed off look on her face. This guy was plastered. I called him a loser and a poor example for his children to his face and he didn't even notice...he kept yelling about his kids stepping on his feet. My point is this: whether or not alcohol sales are allowed in a stadium, drunks will always find ways to get drunk. This guy was out of his mind, one of the worst I've ever seen (including my 5 years in college at the Capstone). It's a shame, but I don't think selling alcohol would do anything other than make money for the University, the concessionaires, and the organizations that do the grunt work .
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Truly horrible for the children (and the wife too). I would be so ashamed of myself if I were this man. I wonder if security had him escorted to the BDS exits? I'm thinking yes.

How's your head 5 days later?
 
some obnoxious fans don't need the booze to hit their annoying stride. i welcome the beer vendors because the game isn't being played in an SEC stadium or the Islamic Republic of Iran, so Bud Light Salutes you mister college football fan who can enjoy a nice cold (or two, three, etc.) w/o getting unruly!
 
With the game being at 5 p.m., most people who feel the need and desire to get crap-faced, will already have done so. The beer consumption in the stadium will just help to add to some of the messes the poor stadium crew will have to clean up.

I once saw this dude "smuggle" liquor into a UA game in a ziplock baggy (UA vs. UT 1993). Guess what happened to the baggy?? We had to smell the moron all game, and he spent the entire time brooding about his lost booze. I wonder what he's doing now?
 
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