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re: Beer sales in the SEC
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:15 am to Keltic Tiger
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:15 am to Keltic Tiger
LSU will be first.
Miss State will be last.
Miss State will be last.
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Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:26 am to mboromaroon
Correct ULL sells beer
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:30 am to Diamondawg
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It is probably an SEC rule but it's also a state law for us. No alcohol in state buildings but they get around that for Club and Suites because of a "lease".
I've heard there is other loop holes in that law that will be fairly easy to get around... Ole Miss won't be the first school to sell alcohol to general admission ticket holders but we will follow suite shortly thereafter ... Just too much $ to be made.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:37 am to Govt Tide
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Yes, the stadium suites have a setup that allows them to get around the rule. I've sat in the Zone at a couple of Bama games where people are allowed to keep liquor in a locker in "pouring" rooms. You can fill up a coke with ice at one of the free drink machines and then get your liquor out of the locker and mix a drink. You can eat free food and get plastered in what amounts to a ballroom. You can open the glass doors and go to your seat or you can stand at the glass windows and watch the game there. It's an awesome setup.
It's the same in VH for the Rebel and SEZ club seats.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:43 am to UMTigerRebel
Honestly, it's almost as if alcohol is already sold in Tiger Stadium with how lax the guards are at the entrance gates. I'm sure it's the same at most SEC stadiums.
Even if they do sell beer at games, it will never be sold in the student sections.
Even if they do sell beer at games, it will never be sold in the student sections.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 10:20 am to LesMiles BFF
LSU got around allowing booze in the suites by completely tearing down the upper deck on the west (?) side & rebuilding it..not attached to the stadium itself. As it was financed by TAF funds, it is not considered a state building. And West Virginia reported new income in the hundreds of thousands of dollars in the first yr alone. IF they are going to allow selling booze in movie theaters now, selling it in a sports stadium is right around the corner, happening sooner than later.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 10:41 am to Keltic Tiger
In Missouri we could go with A-B products or Boulevard....I would actually pay $8 for a glass of Boulevard Wheat at a Mizzou game.
Just don't be like these guys....
University of Minnesota loses money on alcohol sales
Just don't be like these guys....
University of Minnesota loses money on alcohol sales
Posted on 5/14/14 at 10:46 am to NEMizzou
We are selling beer and wine in club areas this season, which is like 15% of the stadium.
132 suites have had their own liquor for decades.
132 suites have had their own liquor for decades.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 11:07 am to DaleDenton
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Busch, Busch Lite, Busch Ice? Sounds horrible.
Budweiser. Bud Lite. Michelob. Bud Select. Peruse their product list. It gets much better.
And I did not realize how liberal Missouri's alcohol laws were until Moved to the south. You have to go to a liquor store for liquor here! The grocery stores can only sell beer and wine. And not a Trops to be found.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 11:19 am to nc14
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Wisconsin is only on campus stadium selling beer. Or at one time it was the only one
Syracuse sold it at the Carrier Dome for our game in 2001. I believe Louisville, West Virginia and Minnesota currently do as well.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 11:22 am to Smalls
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Coors heavy is some nasty stuff.
Yes it is. I can drink Coors Light though, it seems colder than the others with that silver can.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 11:51 am to learnthehardway
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I have purchased a beer in tiger stadium
Saints/Dolphins
I got hammered in Tiger Stadium that day.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 12:19 pm to CNB
I do beer at tailgating then sneak mini bottles into games when i am not in the zone.( the zone in a liquor free for all)
Posted on 5/14/14 at 12:21 pm to reggierayreb
quote:Not familiar with that loophole.
quote:Not on Dan's watch.
Ole Miss won't be the first school to sell alcohol to general admission ticket holders but we will follow suite shortly thereafter
Posted on 5/14/14 at 12:25 pm to semotruman
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And I did not realize how liberal Missouri's alcohol laws were until Moved to the south. You have to go to a liquor store for liquor here! The grocery stores can only sell beer and wine.
In MS it's a bit worse than that. Grocery stores can sell wine with less than 5% alcohol, which limits them to Boone's Farm-type crap.
I wasn't sure about the alcohol content and looked it up; found something a little disturbing. For years I've crossed the river to buy booze much cheaper in Louisiana. Turns out it is illegal to bring it back. I had no idea. Also, you can't get ANY sort of booze by mail from anywhere. At least not legally.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 12:33 pm to Foolish cock
quote:I have a few before the game depending on the start time. I don't drink at the game. It's not that difficult to go without for several hours. I had a few at the Gator Bowl several years ago but at $8 a bottle, there is just something fundamentally wrong with that. I did not accumulate my incredible wealth spending $8 for a 10 oz beer in a plastic bottle.
I do beer at tailgating then sneak mini bottles into games when i am not in the zone.( the zone in a liquor free for all)
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