So let's do a hypothetical here and assumed that the SEC allowed schools to sell alcohol in their stadiums. Then let's assume that MSU picks it up and does alcohol sales inside Davis Wade Stadium concessions. Hit me with the pros and cons.
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So let's do a hypothetical here and assumed that the SEC allowed schools to sell alcohol in their stadiums. Then let's assume that MSU picks it up and does alcohol sales inside Davis Wade Stadium concessions. Hit me with the pros and cons.
Pro: more money
Con: we'll lose our cowbells
The biggest con would be I think it is illegal in MS, no matter what the SEC says.
Pros: It's fun. Cons: Nothing comes to mind
Um, yeah....there really isn't anything, unless you are living in a Leave it to Beaver episode. The fact that we still have dry counties in MS shows how behind the times our state is. It's sad really....Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy Ray Valentine
Try living in Calhoun county were only one small town in the center of the county is wet (liquor).Quote:
Originally Posted by BeardoMSU
Umm, yeah....Quote:
Originally Posted by Boston
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Would definitely lose our bells. Not worth it.
I think you should be required to provide free bloody marys for 11:00 games.
I disagree. People all over bring their own in anyway after slamming drinks at the tailgate because they dont sell anything at the game. We didnt have any problems in the End Zone where people have lockers full of alcohol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bothrops
The only people that get hit with bells are dumbasses like Ole Missus Frat Boy in 95 that get in the wrong people's face talking shit.
Law don't give a **** about our tradition. It only takes one incident and any capable lawyer will sue the University and the bells will be lost. It's not a debate. It will happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
And when you tailgate all day and don't carry anything into the game, hangover sets in about halftime, and that suxQuote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
Pros: It's alcohol.
Cons: It's not free.
a lawyer could sue the University over the bells regardless- the alcohol really isnt an issue. The issue is the bells being in the stadium. The fact that there is alcohol all over campus already at tailgates and the University doesnt police it negates your argument.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg61
Any person could decide to wear steel toed boots into the stadium also, and proceed to kick someone to death. I think it's a stretch to be concerned over a drunk wielding a cowbell. Selling a drink certainly doesn't condone a beat down or a killing.
This stance is just dumb dude. Any lawyer can prove the bells are a dangerous weapon. It's not worth risking our bells over it. Some moron will ruin BOTH alcohol AND our bells. By not allowing alcohol INSIDE the stadium we are then protecting having BOTH for tailgating and games. Anyone can sneak in alcohol. It isn't difficult so why even risk it? Cause some of yall are lazy and want to spend way too much on beer? **** that I ain't letting yall take my ****ing cowbell from me!! Sneak it in like everyone has been doing FOREVER!Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
What dont you understand? We already allow alcohol inside the stadium. I visit a locker full of it every game I attend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg61
Secondly, I agree with you- any lawyer can prove the bells are a dangerous weapon. What you dont seem to understand is that they dont need alcohol to prove that. Any lawyer can already throw in all the drinking done at the tailgates and the lack of control over it. It doesnt matter if alcohol is sold at the stadium or not- it's already there
Booze is sold on state property at the MS Fairgrounds. Booze is officially allowed, but not sold, on campus on Gameday.
I think the state of MS wouldn't have issues selling beer on campus.
Meanwhile the rebels are losing the party as the grove is patrolled for contraband and they make people pour stuff out. Whatevs.
Hey. Hey....Just because you don't like to take a drink, don't ram your beliefs down our throats, Eliot Ness!!!!****Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg61
Found this from a 2013 reflector article:Quote:
Originally Posted by FlabLoser
MSU’s campus police follow state laws for regulating alcohol possession. Kenneth Rogers, campus police Lieutenant, said determining which parts of campus are in Starkville — where beer is legal — is complex.
“It’s a little tricky. Not all of Fraternity Row is in city limits, only portions of it,” he said.
Rogers said that as long as a person is 21-years-old, possession of liquor is legal on campus, whereas beer is only legal in the areas of campus that fall within Starkville city limits.
I knew that a few years ago they said that the campus would abide by the city and county laws but I thought Haley repealed that law and said no alcohol on campus after that drunk Ole Miss student dragged the campus cop to death. I just figured after that, football gameday was kind of like the Left Field Lounge which is "Don't show your ass, don't get in trouble."
I can't believe it got that far. I guess Big Creek still won't lose any business.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boston
NICE. Beard +1Quote:
Originally Posted by BeardoMSU
just be "good enough"... until you "upset the apple cart"...
and if one can do that long enough/better, you can get away with anything.
The ability to buy beer in the stadium would keep me from having to smuggle in scotch = a less drunk me. I'm all for it. It'd be nice to remember the end of a game for a change.
Where we sit I am reall scared my son is going to drop his cowbell on someones head.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
quit letting him get drunk!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Lambert
He's eleven. What can I say? Boy wants to get drunk, I let him. He has to grow up sooner or later. I might buy him a hooker when he is 13.Quote:
Originally Posted by willi13
as a good Dad shouldQuote:
Originally Posted by Jack Lambert
Has any one said how much money the University could stand to make from this? It would be a fortune! I say do it and just let the blue hairs bitch. The money will outweigh any cons.
One possible con could be that students may get the urge to toss their beer in the air during a big play.
I think it's too imitative of professional sports. I, a drinker who is basically opposed to any alcohol law, do not think it's a good idea for DWS. It also makes the stadium less family friendly.
Leading to more sales for replacements. Incentives to run up the score as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vinsanity
I blacked out & left the stadium during the 4th quarter of the 2013 Egg Bowl & had to ask who won the next day. I will never forgive myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScrotieMcBoogerBalls
Love that username broQuote:
Originally Posted by ScrotieMcBoogerBalls
I am no lawyer but I just don't buy the idea that we can't have both cowbells and alcohol. I mean can't you buy one of those little wooden souvenir bats at pro baseball stadiums? Because those things could easily be used as a weapon. Hell, restaurants/bars serve alcohol in glass bottles.....people turn those bottles into weapons pretty regularly and I have never heard of the establishment being sued for providing the "weapon." Every establishment that serves alcohol is full of things that could be used as a weapon, even though they weren't intended to be used as a weapon. So I just don't see how MSU could be held liable for someone using a cowbell as a weapon, when that is not its intended use.
Exactly Sandwolf
Anything progressive at Miss State is always met with complaining and fright.
Take him to the Pony when he's 12 to give him something to look forward to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Lambert
That is nothing. No liquor anywhere in Attala County. Have to drive to Durant, West or Vaiden and you better be packing if you go at night. Kosciusko is voting to change this within the city limits tomorrow though, I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boston
They started selling beer at West Virginia football games 3 years ago and not only did it double their concession revenue but they also reported lower alcohol citations.
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Concession sales totaled $613,651 in the 2010-11 season and $744,082 this season, said athletics spokesman Mike Fragale. Add in beer sales, and the total for this past season was $1.26 million.
In pitching a change to the school's alcohol policy last year, Athletic Director Oliver Luck estimated WVU could make as much as $1.2 million a season in beer sales alone, depending on weather, attendance and team performance. This past season, it made nearly $520,000.
Woody, who gathered data from stadium staff and from WVU and city police, also said the number of calls, arrests and charges filed on game days was down across the board. That included underage drinking and open container violations.
They were probably all shocked that you could buy alcohol instead on making your own.Quote:
Originally Posted by notoriousdog
Thanks.I'm glad you approve***Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy Ray Valentine