I always just assumed that you couldn't have alcohol at on campus sporting events, but after the articles that came out about the fight over sales at the new Minn stadium, I guess it proved me wrong. Does anyone in the SEC have it? I couldn't come up with any that I remembered. I doubt we ever do, but just wondering.
alcohol in college stadiums
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I always just assumed that you couldn't have alcohol at on campus sporting events, but after the articles that came out about the fight over sales at the new Minn stadium, I guess it proved me wrong. Does anyone in the SEC have it? I couldn't come up with any that I remembered. I doubt we ever do, but just wondering.
They don't sell it at DWS, but everyone there is drinking. The lockers in the Club and Skyboxes are full of booze on gameday.
Abita Amber for $3 in the Tiger Den is the only thing that made our game in '06 worth a ****. Well that, and the free raw oyster bar.
Coors of course.... Tulane sells beer at baseball games too. I think it is only an SEC rule and also a land-grant institution rule.
I was always under the impression that it was okay at off-campus stadiums. But, I think that might be a misconception.
Here is a link to the NCAA bylaws: http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/Division_1_Manual_2008-09e9e568a1-c269-4423-9ca5-16d6827c16bc.pdf
I searched "alcohol" and the only thing that hit was in relation to advertising and not being able to sell it at championship events. Nothing about regular games. Maybe there is something covering alcohol sales somewhere else, but I can't find it quickly.
I couldn't find any bylaws on the SEC website. *On a side-note: that website is GARBAGE. I need a maginfying glass to read half the crap on there - I'm not even old. A link might be on there, but nowhere easily/quickly found.*
I assume that if nobody in the SEC is selling alcohol at sporting events - the SEC must have a rule outlawing it - I just can't find it to source - I guess the bylaws are hidden deep in the interwebs if they are even there at all.
That, or every member institution of the SEC has their own school-rules against alcohol sales at sporting events - which I doubt would happen.
Here is a link to the NCAA bylaws: http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/Division_1_Manual_2008-09e9e568a1-c269-4423-9ca5-16d6827c16bc.pdf
I searched "alcohol" and the only thing that hit was in relation to advertising and not being able to sell it at championship events. Nothing about regular games. Maybe there is something covering alcohol sales somewhere else, but I can't find it quickly.
I couldn't find any bylaws on the SEC website. *On a side-note: that website is GARBAGE. I need a maginfying glass to read half the crap on there - I'm not even old. A link might be on there, but nowhere easily/quickly found.*
I assume that if nobody in the SEC is selling alcohol at sporting events - the SEC must have a rule outlawing it - I just can't find it to source - I guess the bylaws are hidden deep in the interwebs if they are even there at all.
That, or every member institution of the SEC has their own school-rules against alcohol sales at sporting events - which I doubt would happen.
and not an NCAA thing, since WKU sells beer at their baseball games (on campus), and I know of at least one bar on a college campus (about 20 feet away from the football stadium).
I have had beer at both LSU and Houston games when State visited each school. The LSU game was in 2001 I think and they sold it up in the upper level. The Houston game was in 2004 and they sold it at the concession stands. It is a big misconception that I was under for a long time as well. Lord knows that that Houston game caused me to drink more than my share.
Optimus Prime 4 said:
Houston sells beer at their football stadium, which is on campus. There is no NCAA rule against selling alcohol. Those that don't either do so by choice, by local law restrictions, or by a a conference rule against it. The SEC has a rule against alcohol, which is why no SEC schools have it.
i don't know if that has (or had at some point) anything to do with their beer sales, but the stadium is technically across the street from campus. i think that may have had more to do with the huge BUDWEISER and BUD LIGHT signs in the end zone, though. i want to say there are regulations on alcohol advertising also.</p>
down the page in the article, I found this
"Schools are left to decide for themselves. While setting policy for championships (except in football) and recommending guidelines for individual institutions, the NCAA has shied away from imposing across-the-board restrictions on advertising, sponsorships and sales at events."
guess that answers the question about the NCAA. if only the sec had a better website
"Schools are left to decide for themselves. While setting policy for championships (except in football) and recommending guidelines for individual institutions, the NCAA has shied away from imposing across-the-board restrictions on advertising, sponsorships and sales at events."
guess that answers the question about the NCAA. if only the sec had a better website
As has already been said, the no-alcohol rule is the SEC's. It applies regardless of whether the game is on campus or not, as long as it is a home game for the SEC team. That loophole is the reason you could buy alcohol at the 2002 UT/Wyoming game in Nashville; Wyoming was technically the "home" team.
Houston's Robertson Stadium is on campus. It and the land was acquired from HISD back in the 60's.
There is no beer at the general concession stands, but they have a University Club restaraunt / bar in the south endzone that serves alcohol to club members. Also, certain ticket packages include a pregame, tailgate sort of thing inside the stadium, where they serve beer and really bad barbeque.
Also, anybody can get a beer at FSU basketball games, and it is my understanding that that is because the arena is off campus.
Also, anybody can get a beer at FSU basketball games, and it is my understanding that that is because the arena is off campus.
that's what happens when you believe what others tell you... i had heard that the campus stopped at cullen, so the stadium was technically off-campus. either way, i did enjoy a few beverages during that game. allowing a TD seven seconds into a game will definitely increase alcohol sales.
I attended Houston my freshman year to play golf and there was a bar on campus on our version of the Union, but that was in 1982 so not sure if it's still there.
I have a friend who invited me to the UT-Syracuse game in 98. The Carrier Dome at Syracuse sells Molson Golden and Labatt Blue up until the end of halftime. They use to sell it up until the beginning of the 4th quarter but things would get out of hand. It sits in the middle of campus. Great place to watch a football game and drink some dome foam. He said they should extend it for the whole game since SU sucks so bad now.</p>
The student union also sold beer on campus after 3 pm on Fridays. This was 93-95 and at the time it was legal to drink or buy, can't remember, at age 18.
Maybe I am wrong about LSU but I am certain we didn't sneak it in, but my brother-in-law and I were definitely getting it from somewhere way up at the top, odds are the fog of time and tailgating has changed my memory of that day a bit. Houston's stadium is right on Campus and I def. bought it there.