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Assuming it has TV's.Most of them will have to be satisfied by watching the game on the beer garden's TVs.
Assuming it has TV's.Most of them will have to be satisfied by watching the game on the beer garden's TVs.
Explain why Beer is sold had University-sponsored concerts at Northrup?
The same reason that Wisky sells it at their Unions to the general public but not at football games...the leadership made a decision that selling it to students at games was outside of what they wanted to do. I'd give you a more specific answer but I'm not a Regent. You should e-mail a few of them if you'd like a more detailed response.
You can disagree with it, but I don't think the U (or most other universities) look at the sale of alcohol as a uniform situation across all campus locations and activities. This isn't a black and white scenario where a "gotcha" will win the argument for you.
Assuming it has TV's.The U could just as easily make the whole thing a bare bones affair.
Check my original post dude. I'm well aware of that. I'm just saying that there have been B1G programs where alcohol was sold. It doesn't matter who was in control of the decision-making; what matters is it happened. As a result, the Metrodome never had any major issues with it. Well besides the bathroom party during the 55-0 loss to Iowa. What's the difference between selling alcohol at Northrup vs TCF Bank Stadium? That I don't understand. Also, why isn't beer sold at the Prep Bowl if "tenants" have no control over Alcohol sales? Maybe that falls under some state law but I'm not sure how that works.
As far as Northrup and TCF. A little easier to control at Northrup than at TCF with 50,000 people and a whole different atmosphere. Not really a topic to even discuss.
As far as Northrup and TCF. A little easier to control at Northrup than at TCF with 50,000 people and a whole different atmosphere. Not really a topic to even discuss.
First, it's Northrop. Second, are they selling beer at performances/concerts being put on by students? I honestly don't know. Allowing alcohol sales for a performance by contracted professionals is perfectly reasonable. Allowing alcohol sales for a student group performance is not.
Well my guess would be that a no beer policy is stated in the contract with the Minnesota State High School League. Either that or someone is just plain using common sense.
As far as Northrup and TCF. A little easier to control at Northrup than at TCF with 50,000 people and a whole different atmosphere. Not really a topic to even discuss.[/QUOTE
The dome was able to do it pretty soundly.
I'm not trying to win an argument. I was posing a question. Dpodoll68 apparently is employed by the U and I wanted to see if he/she knew if there was a reason. Nothing more than a simple question.
Even though there wasn't a problem at the Dome. Not that you want to discuss it.
Because you and I both know that the U really doesn't want to sell in GA and that if this compromise passes they might try to hamstring the GA portion from the get go to discourage it's use.Why did I know you were going to say that?
I just don't get why a concert is different from a football game? They can sell beer at a Northrup concert but not at a U2 concert at TCF? Seems a little odd to me.
Why would Northrup fall under a different category? It's on campus; it's a campus facility. A significant portion of U students are 21 so what's the big deal? It's not like students can drink underage at games just because there's a beer garden?
Check my original post dude. I'm well aware of that. I'm just saying that there have been B1G programs where alcohol was sold. It doesn't matter who was in control of the decision-making; what matters is it happened. As a result, the Metrodome never had any major issues with it. Well besides the bathroom party during the 55-0 loss to Iowa. What's the difference between selling alcohol at Northrup vs TCF Bank Stadium? That I don't understand. Also, why isn't beer sold at the Prep Bowl if "tenants" have no control over Alcohol sales? Maybe that falls under some state law but I'm not sure how that works.
Agreed, but ideally without the beer garden provision for the latter 2 as it would be basically impossible to implement at either The Barn or Mariucci.hopefully it applies to TCF Stadium, Mariucci Arena AND Williams Arena.
Perhaps you should check your own posts. You claimed that the University made alcohol available at the Metrodome, but they did not. If you're now claiming that you knew that all along, thwn you deliberately made a false statement.
That alcohol is not served at the high school tournament means little, if anything. The decision whether or not to serve alcohol was not the Gophers. Even if the stadium commission wanted to have alcohol served at the HS tournament, the high school tournament doesn't have to play there, there are other stadiums in the state that could house the tournament. The Gophers didn't have this sort of leverage, there was no other stadium than the Metrodome that could have met the U's needs.
Keep in mind Wisconsin's #1 business is producing and selling beer.
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Agreed, but ideally without the beer garden provision for the latter 2 as it would be basically impossible to implement at either The Barn or Mariucci.
Anyone going to games at either location should care. The only way to pull it off in both locations is to GREATLY inconvenience everyone else. The concourses aren't big enough in either location to be gummed up by a beer garden plus the lines it would create. Both concourses are easily packed as is.however they would pull it off or be required to pull it off at mariucci & williams, i don't personally care. so long as they can offer it as an option in those premiums seats as well. i just want the U of M athletic department to be able to start recouping some of the millions of dollars in lost premium seating sales opportunities that the pandering idiots at the MN legislature have cost them over the past 3+ years.
Fantastic! The U is finally coming to its senses on this issue. Unfortunately, dopedoll has lost his senses and and it looks like he may never find them. This is NOT about selling beer to students so they can get drunk. It IS about selling a legal product to adults who pay a large share of the money to support Gopher sports and who want to enjoy one or two $8.00 beers while watching their favorite football team play in the stadium they helped to build.
This is great news for me because I have been the biggest advocate for beer at Gopher football games in GopherHole. I knew this day would come and I am taking partial credit for my multiple year campaign to make it happen. The U's budget problems are too large and there is just just too much money at stake for them not to do this.
The beer garden needs to be on the top level of the stadium so those who want can watch the game while having a brew. Nobody gets in the beer garden without an ID and nobody leaves with a beer in their hand. It will work perfectly.
"ST. PAUL (WCCO) – Beer was the subject of a rare instance of bipartisan support for a bill at the legislature.
The bill to allow beer at the University of Minnesota’s stadium passed its first committee test on Wednesday with unanimous, bipartisan support.
Currently, beer is banned at TCF Bank Stadium"
That is not an accurate statement.
Anyone going to games at either location should care. The only way to pull it off in both locations is to GREATLY inconvenience everyone else. The concourses aren't big enough in either location to be gummed up by a beer garden plus the lines it would create. Both concourses are easily packed as is.