My point exactly. And, they were all rooting for the same team! Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-816-4040 Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 3, 2011, at 1:52 PM, "Charles Simpson" <[email protected]> wrote: > I haven’t been to a pro game in many, many years but I do recall the crowd > being very drunk and rowdy. There were several fights and a lot of very > coarse insults being yelled back and forth. This was at a Monday night game > between the Dolphins and the Jets. I suspect the Monday night games are more > rowdy. > > I’m kind of surprised to see West Virginia do this. They are a pretty rowdy > bunch up there anyway so with this added fuel who knows. > > Charlie > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jerry Belloit > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 2:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] CFN.com: Point/Counter: Should Beer > Be Sold At Games? > > > > I wondered about pro games, Helen. I had hoped that perhaps the crowd was > older and more mature. You would think that if people were paying that much > to see a football game, they might want to be sober enough to actually see it. > > > > Jerry > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Helen Huntley > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 2:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] CFN.com: Point/Counter: Should Beer > Be Sold At Games? > > > > I'm against selling alcohol at college football games because I think it > would be detrimental to the experience of a lot of fans. Bad behavior of > drunk fans is a major reason that we don't go to Bucs games. > > > > I wouldn't mind selling beer at basketball games because I don't think bad > behavior would be as much of a problem. The game is shorter, you don't have > extended tailgating/drinking before the game and fans are just less rowdy in > general. However, I suppose you wouldn't be able to do it for basketball > without doing it for football. > > > > Helen > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Jerry Belloit <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am not sure this is a good idea. My wife and I quit going to the > Florida-Georgia game even though I had season tickets because of all of the > drunkenness that went on at that game. The vulgar language, spilled drinks, > and fighting were just too much. I can only imagine that selling beer would > make it worse. > > > > That being said, it is just a shame that the actions of a few can ruin things > for the majority. While I personally do not drink, last year at the Ohio > game (at my first game in 20 years) I will admit that a cool beer would have > been refreshing in that heat! > > > > Jerry > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Woody Bass > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 7:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [gatornews] CFN.com: Point/Counter: Should Beer Be Sold At Games? > > > > Point/Counter: Should Beer Be Sold At Games? > > Error! Filename not specified. > > By Staff > > CollegeFootballNews.com > Posted Jul 2, 2011 > > > > | More > > > West Virginia is choosing to start selling beer at games, is this a good idea > or a bad one? Jacob Thorpe and Mike Vernon discuss both sides. > > > > Point/Counterpoint > > Should Beer Be Sold At Games? > > - Follow us ... http://twitter.com/ColFootballNews > > Jacob Thorpe – Bad Idea > Follow me on Twitter: @jacobt1991 > > The administrators at West Virginia University are certainly taking steps to > ensure that their decision to sell beer during football and basketball games > goes off without a hitch. Patrons can only buy two beers at a time, all must > present a valid ID and there will be increased security. To limit the number > of fans driving home drunk, the school will stop selling beer during the > third quarter. > > Yep, it seems like the Mountaineer administration has got all of its bases > covered. > > But aren't all of these steps a tacit admission that selling beer will cause > an awful lot of problems? Increased security means the school expects more > unruly fans, and expects to be throwing more people out games. This from a > school whose fans made the papers last year for throwing objects on the court > at a basketball game giving a Pittsburgh assistant -- as well as the school’s > public image -- a black eye. > > Stopping sales in the third quarter is a nice touch, but it’s not going to be > enough time to let the thirstier fans sober up. The roads away from the > stadium after a football game are already full of semi-lost drivers trying > uncomfortably to find their way back to the freeway. Adding a bunch of drunk > drivers will just be throwing a match on the powder keg. > > There will be more accidents, injuries and even deaths, guaranteed. Is the > extra revenue really worth it? The fact is that in the United States we are > fortunate enough to have both college and professional sports. The pros allow > a place where people can go watch adults play the game, and get hammered > while they do it. College athletics has always been about a more > family-friendly atmosphere. The athletes are still kids, and it’s fun for > parents to bring their children to their alma maters and root for the home > team. > > Both are fun in their own, unique way. There’s no reason to try and merge the > two. If even one person loses their life because of this decision, it > obviously won't be worth it. > > Mike Vernon – Good Idea > Follow me on Twitter: @m_vernon > > Whether you like it or not, college football has become of a world of haves > and have-nots. Schools like Texas and Alabama have everything they need to > compete for their conference title and the national title year after year. > Other schools, stuck in the middle of the pack, are left struggling to win > games and get fans in the seats on a consistent basis. There are many factors > that cause the rift between the top and the middle, prestige, coaching, > scouting, quality of players, and more. > > In the end, unfortunately, it ends up all boiling down to one major issue, > one major difference between the few top dogs and the many dogs struggling to > get their one bone — money. > > There is one option they do have that can help. It doesn’t end with this > change, but it’s, at the very least, a start. They let beer be sold at their > games. > > Even though some people would like to think otherwise, beer has become a > major part of college football games for college students. Often times, > students will choose to stay at their beer-soaked tailgate rather than go to > the game itself. Even more likely, students will leave games at halftime to > go continue their pre-game drinking — not exactly conducive fan behavior for > building a big time college football program. In Morgantown, WV., they’re far > ahead of the curve. One of the more fortunate programs in college football, > West Virginia, recently passed an amendment to proposition 18 — allowing beer > to be sold in their stadium. > > The change to the policy come with plenty of rules, no beer can be sold in > the student sections, a valid I.D. is required, and only two beers can be > purchased at a time. Instead of sitting back and doing nothing, West Virginia > is trying to be proactive. A supporter of the amendment, the WVU Police Chief > believes selling beer in the stadium will help eliminate binge drinking. The > reasoning behind his support: students often binge drink before games, > knowing they won’t be able to drink in the stadium. > > They’ve accepted that the students will drink and they’re trying to do > something about controlling the amount they drink. Along with hoping this > will help student safety, the plan is awful lucrative. Athletic Director > Oliver Luck expects the new rules to bring in an added $500,000 to $1.2 > million — and that’s for a school that already sells out its games. > > Imagine the dollars that a similar change at a school with lesser fan support > could bring in. More money means better facilities, recruiting opportunities, > and fan amenities, which could in-turn, bring even more fans to the games. A > louder, rowdier stadium will only help teams win games, helping the stadiums > remain full. In the end, an array of different aspects of the game can turn a > college football program from a hungry dog, to an award winning one. > > It’s only a start, a potential spark perhaps, but selling alcohol at college > football games is a way to commence turning things around at programs that > need it most. > > > > > > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > > > > -- > > Helen Huntley > > (727) 823-3801 > > www.helenhuntley.com > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
