Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

[goon]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m...090612aab.html

Second bullet - Patrons will be limited to two alcoholic beverages per person per transaction. Patrons may return to their seats to consume their beverages.

thats what i get for not reading the whole thing. plus its hard to carry more then 2 anyway. unless they use the beverage trays and those never seem to work well.

[SF_Rabbit_Fan]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

I thought the article said 2 beers limit, I thought they meant total not transaction. I just skimmed threw it though. Anyone with first hand knowdegde who has been their?

http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m...090612aab.html

Second bullet - Patrons will be limited to two alcoholic beverages per person per transaction. Patrons may return to their seats to consume their beverages.

[Theee Catrabbit]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

Minnesota was selling 7.50 per beer and capped at 2 per person.

I set my price at what the average attendee at a Jacks game would pay and a 16 oz glass, Coughlin could probably easily sell those beers at $5. I bet their cups were more in the 20 oz and 22 oz range vs the 16. I'm also sure it was 2 glasses per transaction, since to monitor 50000 people would be somewhat impossible. A beer at a bar in Mpls will probably run you $5 or $6, so $7.50 not out of the question.

[goon]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

2 per person, per transaction. Maybe that's what you meant, sorry.

I thought the article said 2 beers limit, I thought they meant total not transaction. I just skimmed threw it though. Anyone with first hand knowdegde who has been their?

[SF_Rabbit_Fan]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

Minnesota was selling 7.50 per beer and capped at 2 per person.

2 per person, per transaction. Maybe that's what you meant, sorry.

[SF_Rabbit_Fan]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

A 16 oz Coors Light at cost is about .64 add .06 for the cup, charge about $4 for that puts you at about 18% cost on that or 19800 cost. labor would be in the 10% range for that much in sales in that short of time so $11000(it would take a lot of beer slingers to shovel out 27500 beers in 2 hours, still a little high probably, a constantly running keg takes about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes to drain, about 128 beers in a keg! 215 kegs needed! So now Coors or Bud needs to have trucks parked outside the stadium and about 20 constantly working taps with people manning them just to keep the beer flowing to hit that $110000 target). Guessing on the whole Brookings tax-thing it's been a while but with spillage and taxes another 10% so 11000. 19800+11000+11000=41800. 110000-41800=$68200 net. That's the simple math.

That's a pretty nice chunk of change.

[SF_Rabbit_Fan]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

Key words were "some posters" so you can take that however you would like

1.) You said that it would make it less enjoyable because you have been to pro sports where there has been fights and people would be spilling all over
2.) You did say that you might not bring kids, if they sell beer, so yes that is pretty close to saying it was unsafe by even hinting at it
3.) If Minnesota can pull in 110,000 for a home game, than 15,000-20,000 is a minumum in fact if you would do the math, you would clearly see they have the potential to pull that in per game
4.)I would be extremely suprised if the University has seriously discussed it, or even looked at the numbers. Just because they serve alcohol at the Dykhouse, means jakc
5.) I would laugh, not because they made money, but if it was successful it could prove that it is safe, would make the gameday experience just as good or better while making extra money on the side.

1-My firsthand experience leads me to believe there are those who will abuse alcohol inside the stadium making my firsthand gameday experience worse.
2-I wouldn't take kids to a stip club, that doesn't mean strip clubs aren't safe.
3-It simply isn't logical to think SDSU could net $15,000-$20,000 per game. Bowling Green makes that much annually with more attendance than SDSU.
4-Neither of us (AFAIK) has knowledge one way or the other what's going on in the Athletic Department. There is beer in the Dykhouse, so that means they have most certainly discussed alcohol at games on some level.
5-A better gameday atmosphere is completely subjective, as this whole stupid discussion clearly illustrates.

We aren't going to agree, and I'm fine with that. Actually, we don't even disagree. I have repeatedly said that I would buy beer if it were available at games.

Like JackMD said, it probably isn't happening anytime soon anyway.

[UWMandSDSU]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

Minnesota was selling 7.50 per beer and capped at 2 per person.

If beer was selling for 7.50, I would cap myself off at 1 beer and would probably share w/ my wife.

[jackmd]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

Beer sales at one game at Howard Wood field under the control of the Sioux Falls sports authority does not equate to a likelihood that beer sales will be allowed to the general audience at on campus sporting events in SD. You can get beer in the Dakotadome at the Coyote landing, I've got an open invite to do just that. I don't know but I suspect you can get beer or wine in the Dykehouse center if you have access and want to arrange for it.

I don't think any of us are going to be buying a beer at CAS anytime in the near future.

[witness]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

A 16 oz Coors Light at cost is about .64 add .06 for the cup, charge about $4 for that puts you at about 18% cost on that or 19800 cost. labor would be in the 10% range for that much in sales in that short of time so $11000(it would take a lot of beer slingers to shovel out 27500 beers in 2 hours, still a little high probably, a constantly running keg takes about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes to drain, about 128 beers in a keg! 215 kegs needed! So now Coors or Bud needs to have trucks parked outside the stadium and about 20 constantly working taps with people manning them just to keep the beer flowing to hit that $110000 target). Guessing on the whole Brookings tax-thing it's been a while but with spillage and taxes another 10% so 11000. 19800+11000+11000=41800. 110000-41800=$68200 net. That's the simple math.

Minnesota was selling 7.50 per beer and capped at 2 per person.

[Theee Catrabbit]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

Interesting.

Anybody knowledgeable have a guess on the net for $111,000 in beer sales?

A 16 oz Coors Light at cost is about .64 add .06 for the cup, charge about $4 for that puts you at about 18% cost on that or 19800 cost. labor would be in the 10% range for that much in sales in that short of time so $11000(it would take a lot of beer slingers to shovel out 27500 beers in 2 hours, still a little high probably, a constantly running keg takes about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes to drain, about 128 beers in a keg! 215 kegs needed! So now Coors or Bud needs to have trucks parked outside the stadium and about 20 constantly working taps with people manning them just to keep the beer flowing to hit that $110000 target). Guessing on the whole Brookings tax-thing it's been a while but with spillage and taxes another 10% so 11000. 19800+11000+11000=41800. 110000-41800=$68200 net. That's the simple math.

[witness]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

I assume you are talking about my posts since I have been one of the most vocal? I think you might be putting words in my mouth.

I don't believe I ever said serving alcohol would ruin gameday experience. Because of behavior I have seen with my own eyes, I said it would likely make my gameday less enjoyable.

I don't believe I ever said make it unsafe to go. I may have said it could raise safety issues.

I don't think I even said it wouldn't be profitable. I pointed out that it probably wouldn't generate a ton of revenue.

I have also said that if beer were available at games, I would likely buy a few.

On the other hand:

You said it was time to join the 21st Century and sell beer, even though your own article says 83% of FBS schools currently don't offer alcohol at games.

You have said it would make the University so much money. $15,000-$20,000 isn't that much money in a multi-million budget.

You've assumed the Athletic Department hasn't and won't look into the issue, even though its against state law and they currently serve alcohol in the Dykhouse.

I could care less if USD makes money selling beer. If I do any laughing during that game, it will be from the score.

Key words were "some posters" so you can take that however you would like

1.) You said that it would make it less enjoyable because you have been to pro sports where there has been fights and people would be spilling all over
2.) You did say that you might not bring kids, if they sell beer, so yes that is pretty close to saying it was unsafe by even hinting at it
3.) If Minnesota can pull in 110,000 for a home game, than 15,000-20,000 is a minumum in fact if you would do the math, you would clearly see they have the potential to pull that in per game
4.)I would be extremely suprised if the University has seriously discussed it, or even looked at the numbers. Just because they serve alcohol at the Dykhouse, means jakc
5.) I would laugh, not because they made money, but if it was successful it could prove that it is safe, would make the gameday experience just as good or better while making extra money on the side.

[Nidaros]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

If the BOR and legislature think Beer sales are appropriate at CAS and the Dome and what ever NSU, SMST, and DSU fields are called, then with the proper controlls, it will happen. I personally could care less, it been 39 years since I drank a beer that led to my second DUI in six months, so for some of us, its poison. But for Goon, witness, RO and others party on. Enjoy!!! Maybe we might do all right with Bud advertizement too. Who knows.

BTW had cherry pie at Dakota Magic yesterday. Not bad.

[LakeJack]

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Pie time?

Yes please

[SF_Rabbit_Fan]

Re: Jackrabbit Gameday Experience

You know I have thought about going as well, but I don't know yet. I would laugh it was successful with a grin on my face due to some posters saying that it would ruin the gameplay experience and it would make it unsafe to go to whereas I've said all along it would be a good choice to do it.

I assume you are talking about my posts since I have been one of the most vocal? I think you might be putting words in my mouth.

I don't believe I ever said serving alcohol would ruin gameday experience. Because of behavior I have seen with my own eyes, I said it would likely make my gameday less enjoyable.

I don't believe I ever said make it unsafe to go. I may have said it could raise safety issues.

I don't think I even said it wouldn't be profitable. I pointed out that it probably wouldn't generate a ton of revenue.

I have also said that if beer were available at games, I would likely buy a few.

On the other hand:

You said it was time to join the 21st Century and sell beer, even though your own article says 83% of FBS schools currently don't offer alcohol at games.

You have said it would make the University so much money. $15,000-$20,000 isn't that much money in a multi-million budget.

You've assumed the Athletic Department hasn't and won't look into the issue, even though its against state law and they currently serve alcohol in the Dykhouse.

I could care less if USD makes money selling beer. If I do any laughing during that game, it will be from the score.