Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

[Nidaros]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

I thoroghly enjoyed my game day experience. Unfortunately, there were an awful lot of fans in my section (H) who seemed to totally hate it. They hated the officiating on every play. They hated the play call on every play. They hated the offense. They hated the pass defense. I really don't understand why some people go to a game. They seem to enjoy nothing at all! They complain on every play from the opening kickoff to the final gun. I doubt that beer would help.

The beer would only generate more hate and violence. Just joking, some people were born with all the wisdom that our coaches and players seemed to have missed out. The price of admission seems allow for them to demonstrate that wisdom.

[West-River_Jack]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

I thoroghly enjoyed my game day experience. Unfortunately, there were an awful lot of fans in my section (H) who seemed to totally hate it. They hated the officiating on every play. They hated the play call on every play. They hated the offense. They hated the pass defense. I really don't understand why some people go to a game. They seem to enjoy nothing at all! They complain on every play from the opening kickoff to the final gun. I doubt that beer would help.

[RabbitObsessed]

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How does it make it a better game day experience? Were I a student in the student section, I don't think having someone fall on me, spill beer on me or puke on me would enhance my game day experience. Maybe that's just me.

I honestly don't think it would affect the student section all that much. I'd roughly guess that half of the students in there are under 21.

(Also, that stuff you mention above happens, anyway. Any student that wants to drink at the game is already drinking at the game.)

[witness]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

Drunken behavior knows no age. If you are "that guy" and drunk there will be a spilling/drunken behavior regardles of age. To think that not selling beer is going to prevent that is simply not true, because people chug beers before they go into games since they don't sell beer. Therefore, they are likely to be more drunk walking into the stadium then if they did sell beer. Not to mention, fans sneak in flasks that they drink during games.

[yoteforever]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

I don't think the age of an obnoxious drunk is relevant to the impact on the game day experience.

At any field

[JackJD]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

I don't think the age of an obnoxious drunk is relevant to the impact on the game day experience.

[jacksfaninne]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

And most of the drunks are going to be students and sitting in the student section so they wont be able to fall on, spill on or puke on any of us older than the 20 somethings. So i dont know that it would worsen the game day experience.

How does it make it a better game day experience? Were I a student in the student section, I don't think having someone fall on me, spill beer on me or puke on me would enhance my game day experience. Maybe that's just me.

[JackJD]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

So how does buying beer at the game make your game day experience worse ? I'm just asking because I am coming from a very different place than you.

A run-in with one drunk, irrespective of their age, would make the experience worse. Of course, there's potential for that now with the tailgating. Beer sales at CAS hasn't been something I've thought about and it's unlikely I'd weigh in if there was an effort to change the law to permit beer sales at college facilities.

[SUPERBUNNY]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

So who had a bad time Saturday? Maybe I missed something but I thought it was a pretty darn good night all the way around. Sure, a little more offensive firepower would've been great.

I thought UPD was much better, it was the day of the year as far as weather goes, a very nice crowd, and a Jackrabbit W! 107 posts after what I thought was one of the better gamedays we've had in a while. I'm puzzled.

It wouldn't bother me to have beer in CAS but who didn't have time to get there fill before the game? Heck, I'd slide a couple down. Irrespective of age, if tailgating was allowed plus beer in the stands was allowed there would always be those that would make a spectacle of themselves. Some people know how to control things and some don't. My guess is those that need more are getting a flask into the building anyway. There would also be the vast majority of people that would handle things just fine.

I can't wait for the next home game!

SUPERBUNNY

[LakeJack]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

Sorry but people older then 20 can act like jerks when they have had too much to drink.

[mitchellrabbit]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

More drunken 20 somethings = worse experience for a generation older than the 20 somethings.

And most of the drunks are going to be students and sitting in the student section so they wont be able to fall on, spill on or puke on any of us older than the 20 somethings. So i dont know that it would worsen the game day experience.

[RabbitObsessed]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

So how does buying beer at the game make your game day experience worse ? I'm just asking because I am coming from a very different place than you.

More drunken 20 somethings = worse experience for a generation older than the 20 somethings.

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

I'm with SF_Rabbit_Fan on this one. If beer was sold at CAS, I'd probably buy a few too but I have concerns about the gameday experience getting worse.

So how does buying beer at the game make your game day experience worse ? I'm just asking because I am coming from a very different place than you.

[JackJD]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

According to the article I didn't read, Bowling Green netted $25,000 per year from selling beer at games, their attendance is just over 90,000. If SDSU sold beer like Bowling Green, they could net a whopping $17,000.

Like I asked earlier, do you really think the Athletic Department hasn't looked into it? According to the article I didn't read, 83% of FBS schools don't sell beer, are they all behind the times?

BTW, I never said I was against selling beer at football games - if SDSU sold beer at games, I would probably buy a few. I said it would likely make my gameday experience worse (which is what this thread is about).

I'm with SF_Rabbit_Fan on this one. If beer was sold at CAS, I'd probably buy a few too but I have concerns about the gameday experience getting worse.

[LakeJack]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

The Dykhouse is a public building on state land, but they are not selling beer in the Dykhouse. Big difference between providing beer and wine and selling in in the Regent policy and state law