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According to a report from USA Today, the city of Knoxville is not happy with how beer sales have gone at Neyland Stadium. The report suggests the city wants to suspend beer sales for at least three home games next season after having three instances of underage alcohol sales and the behavior of fans...
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The stakes in the dispute are high. The city is seeking at minimum to suspend beer sales for three home games in the 2023 season, with the possibility of revoking Aramark's license entirely.

Hearing officer and attorney Loretta Cravens will decide Dec. 19 whether Aramark has a case to strike portions of the city's original complaint, filed in response to three underage alcohol sales at the stadium this season. She will decide then to either set a final hearing to decide whether Aramark's permits should be suspended or revoked - or if no action is necessary.
(The Spun)
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UAinSOUTHAL17 months
100K people for each home game this year and they had THREE people get beer underage. That is remarkable it was that low. Sounds like someone just doesn't like the university. The people in that stadium sloshed on beer would have just been sloshed on something else. Suspending beer sales does nothing.
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General RL Bullard17 months
The stadium is facing punishment? Any chance the stadium might get probation, or an ankle monitor? Perhaps the stadium's mother could speak to the judge? "He really is a good stadium, your honor."
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Lynxrufus201217 months
It has already been convicted. It is wearing orange.
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lsudave117 months
On the one hand, this is a bunch of pearl clutching. On the other, frick Aramark. I'm torn.
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soccerfüt17 months
Larry, Neyland Stadium is an inanimate object. Your shitty composition skilz are shitty. “Beer Sales at Neyland Stadium Next Season Subject to Suspension Due to Irregularities”
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Hotgin17 months
Knoxville has the time and resources to go after their school because of a couple
Drunk college kids at a football game… the city must have zero crime
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Knox_Titan17 months
Well obviously not since under age drinking is...a crime.
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Lynxrufus201217 months
suspend French's mustard sales in knoxville! That is the true root of the problem.
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Hangit17 months
Aramark is preparing the "Magic Envelopes", that makes the situation go away. Those who decide what their punishment should be will decide in Aramark's favor, then take the new boat out.
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cajunmud17 months
Yep, a shakedown from the getgo.
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cajunmud17 months
Well, I guess we need to all enter our DNA into a gov database and give the stadiums access to it. Then have facial recognition cameras at every counter to be damn sure in "the land of the free" they'll be no 18 year old drinking an outrageously overpriced beer. Cannon fodder they can become…drunk…they’ll be none of that!
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gamecockman1217 months
Neyland Stadium is a dump.
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TerryDawg0317 months
Next up: Mustard.
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DeafVallyBatnR17 months
Amatuers
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LuciusSulla17 months
On the one hand, this is a bunch of pearl clutching. On the other, frick Aramark. I'm torn.
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tigerbutt17 months
Are you drunk?
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Lynxrufus201217 months
You can say that again and again.
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sportjunkie6917 months
I
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michaeldwde17 months
Because there definitely won't be any drunk fans, if they do that... :/
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LuciusSulla17 months
On the one hand, this is a bunch of pearl clutching. On the other, frick Aramark. I'm torn.
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sportjunkie6917 months
Agree
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LuciusSulla17 months
On the one hand, this is a bunch of pearl clutching. On the other, frick Aramark. I'm torn.
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sportjunkie6917 months
Completely
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real turf fan17 months
The Knoxville Beer Board, yes, there is such a thing, is infamous. They use 'cadets' to go in and make buys so that fines can be assessed.
In restaurants, one cadet goes to the john, the five at a table are all legal aged and they order five beers, the cadet comes back, takes one beer and takes a drink. Arrested !!!! and the manager gets fined, the bar gets fined and the city makes money. The three citations above were all to 'cadets'. ONLY THREE. those dudes you can be sure were working every home game continually.

And the Beer Board is separate from the hard liquor board.

I'm surprised a manager hasn't gone postal on the Beer Board.
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bluewatersailor16 months
Truth. I owned several restaurants. The ABC board that gives you your license for alcohol will send in an underage kid that looks 45 years old and have them order a drink during your busiest rush hour then fine you and threaten your license. It's really entrapment but you can't beat the government at any level 3 violations among 100,000 fans is a joke.
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imjustafatkid17 months
I feel like a little self awareness would have told them how this would go.
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75503Tiger17 months
Hilbillies been smugglin shine fo yeyahs son, dey caint stop em from getting snookered
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RockyRococco17 months
oh my god who the hell cares. people will just get shredded at the tailgate and sneak a pint of juice in where the sun don't shine.
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lsusteve117 months
Read this in Peter's voice
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AndrewD17 months
they acted like idiots in tiger stadium too
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InVolNerable17 months
I agree. Raping the hosts by 4 TDs isn't very cordial.
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