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re: Should the SEC allow alcohol sales at sports events?
Posted on 6/18/15 at 1:13 pm to reedus23
Posted on 6/18/15 at 1:13 pm to reedus23
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Don't think I've ever heard one good argument on why not to sell it.
a) Past SEC deaths due to booze including the one that killed several after the UT vs UK game
b) Money is not necessarily made by the schools but by the corporations like Bud (producer) and Sodexo (middleman)
c) Southern sports passion + free flowing booze = disaster waiting to happen
d) Selling booze in states with 21 age drinking law is asking for lawbreaking
e) Monopoly control just means taking it out of the hands of the individuals, damn un-American
f) more monitoring staff and cleanup staff means less net money
g) TBS and the folks who get up every 10 mins to take a piss. Booze magnifies this in the worst way
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Posted on 6/18/15 at 1:39 pm to Cheese Grits
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a) Past SEC deaths due to booze including the one that killed several after the UT vs UK game
Has little to do with selling it at games versus irresponsibility that would have happened whether you sold it at the game or not.
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b) Money is not necessarily made by the schools but by the corporations like Bud (producer) and Sodexo (middleman)
Sure AB will make money but so would the school. Not to mention the advertising that has been pulled by companies like AB.
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c) Southern sports passion + free flowing booze = disaster waiting to happen
It's actually more controlled if the school is selling it. What the school has no control over is the alcohol being consumed that isn't being sold by them.
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d) Selling booze in states with 21 age drinking law is asking for lawbreaking
Meh. So is selling it at the grocery store then.
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e) Monopoly control just means taking it out of the hands of the individuals, damn un-American
Not sure what you're saying here. What is damn un-American is not giving people the choice to drink or not. It is legal after all.
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f) more monitoring staff and cleanup staff means less net money
You will never make less money at the end of the day because you're selling alcohol. Staff costs is BS IMO. What would have a bigger impact in all likelihood are insurance premiums.
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g) TBS and the folks who get up every 10 mins to take a piss. Booze magnifies this in the worst way
People seem to deal with it at NBA games, MLB games, NFL games, NHL games, college baseball games that aren't played at a college and countless other venues. Hardly a reason not to sell it either.
Posted on 6/18/15 at 1:47 pm to Cheese Grits
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a) Past SEC deaths due to booze including the one that killed several after the UT vs UK game
not a good excuse, since drinking still occurs before and after games. rampantly. I mean I'm sure someone at some point had beaten someone to death with a shoe but they haven't banned shoes at games
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b) Money is not necessarily made by the schools but by the corporations like Bud (producer) and Sodexo (middleman)
LOL if you don't think the schools would get a cut
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c) Southern sports passion + free flowing booze = disaster waiting to happen
it already flows
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d) Selling booze in states with 21 age drinking law is asking for lawbreaking
so how do restaurants, bars, liquor stores, pro events, concerts, festivals, etc get away with it?
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e) Monopoly control just means taking it out of the hands of the individuals, damn un-American
i don't understand
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f) more monitoring staff and cleanup staff means less net money
why need extra cleanup staff? People already clean up empties and puke after games as is.
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g) TBS and the folks who get up every 10 mins to take a piss. Booze magnifies this in the worst way
You honestly think people having to go to the bathroom more often is a reason schools contemplate in whether to sell or not?
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