re: The sale of alcohol in Tiger Stadium

Nice find, Josh. Like you, I had always been told and just assumed that there was an NCAA or SEC rule against it.

If there isn't a rule against it, I would like to see them sell beer at baseball games. The crowd is smaller, less rowdy and has a much smaller contingent of visiting fans, thus making it more manageable.

Of course, if a Coke costs $5, I wonder how much they would charge for a beer?

I know for a fact Louisiana is not a "blood red state." Look at the polls from the past couple decades if you think I'm wrong. I have several friends and family from Lake Charles to Baton Rouge. I would say it's about split, just like the polls show true for Louisiana. Louisiana is one of the more evenly balanced southern states. Other than Fl.

But no, to answer your question I have not been to a game yet in Tiger Stadium. I might go to grad school out there and the football program actually weighs into that. haha.

I see what you're saying about opposing fans, etc. and that makes sense. The point I was trying to stress was that allowing alcohol served and stricly limiting the amount and situations when it's served is very possible.

How about this... Why not allow every legal adult to have 2 beers throughout the game. They can get their hand stamped. One stamp on each hand. If someone wants to go through the trouble of washing it off and going back let them. They obviously need it that bad. If this were implemented what would happen. First, you may be less likely to sneak in a flask of hard liquor which is certainly going to effect you more than 2 beers. Second, you're generating loads of revenue. I'm not gonna start crunching rudimentary numbers here but it's a certainty. Third, The fans tenacity and loudness wouldn't die out. My cousins have told me that the reason why the volume dies off at times is because everyone is exhausted and messed up from tailgating all weekend. So, consuming just one or two beers during the game would help prevent that and keep it loud. Fourth, it would send a message to visiting tourists about Louisiana culture and liberties. But that's only to people like myself who listen to Ron Paul and such. However, in my opinion that's one of the coolest and most righteous things about LA. The right to live your life the way you want to live it.

Those reasons are why I say allow it, but only allow a couple per person. Stop sales after the third quarter. Isn't that reasonable?

la tends to be red on a state level and blue on a local level. its conservative but also hard to reach old democrats. that party used to be different. i guess this is the wrong board for politics. hand stamp wouldnt work....ticket punch maybe.....and costs could possibly go up not only from added security and clean up but they would also have to have protection from litigation and up their insurance. fines for underage sales.....added vendor training etc etc

thats the way baseball is. ive never been at any football game where the home team applauds an opponents td pass.

not all college baseball fans are as nice

okay .....see what your saying

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Let me ask you this, have you ever experienced Tiger Stadium...at night...against UF, BAMA, UGA or AU?

I can't even begin to imagine how bad it would be for opposing fans. I sure as shite wouldn't want to go to UF if they implemented beer sales.

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I got into a HUGE argument last week regarding drinking in TS, and was basically called a NAZI for my opinions... I'm pretty much a Boy Scout when it comes to following the rules, etc...so even if I was a drinker I wouldn't bring any into TS because they've prohibited doing so.

But one thing I will acknowledge is that a HUGE percentage of fans ALREADY are shitfaced drunk in TS. They simply bring in their own. would TS suddenly be exponentially drunker if they were selling beer instead of folks bringing in hard liquor to poor into Cokes? I'm not so sure... I am sure the revenue generated would be huge.

Now, if it's a liability issue where LSU doesn;t want someone to come back and sue them because some idiot was drunk coming out of the game and plowed into them on the road, that's an entirely different story.

I am not sure, that is what I am curious about. I thought LSU use to sell beer at home games.

I do not know how far you go back, I am talking late 70's and 80's.

I guess it was something I never noticed before because well I could not drink till 90's.

i dont go back that far ....im 34