Great! This is just what the world needed; more drunk Iowa fans.
U of I approves beer and wine sales at Kinnick, Carver, etc.
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You can't really binge drink DURING a game anyway. You'd miss half the game going to the concession stand. People aren't going to buy 7-8 beers during the game. 3-4 tops. That's not enough to get hammered over a 3-4 hour period. At worst, you'd maintain some level of buzz that was developed while tailgating.
I know JP is strongly against it, but we should be doing the same.
Why do you say this? Just curious and full disclosure I'm very indifferent on the subject
I think the concession income would be noticeable and I don’t think you would have worse fan behavior because of it. I think it would also lessen the number of people that go back to the lots at half and stay till close to the 4th quarter.
Pollard has said multiple times we make more money not selling alcohol to the general public than we would if we did.
I agree about the halftime thing
That is true, I have heard him say that. I’m not really sure how that is, but there probably is a reason it is that way.
The logic is that we make the money by using it as a perk to sell more premium areas.
Probably more true for the south endzone club than the other premium sections.
What do you mean more? They act that way even with drinking. Look at the way the Hawks trolls act on here. They don't need the "instant azzhole, just add alcohol" instructions as the are no matter if they drink or not.
Couldn’t we do something else to continue differentiating the SEZ? More beer selection with premium beers on tap, full bar, wait service to your seat via an app, better food, etc?
This and it will make it much easier for Barta to slip through the next contract extension for KF and Fran.
Part of the deal, at UNI at least, is that when they brought beer inside, re-entry went away. I'd imagine you'd see similar at Iowa State.
Some of the more astute hok fans are now reading the fine print. They won't be able to tailgate in the hok lots until 6 hours before kickoff. Not real popular with the all-day party crowd. But hey, enjoy that $9 Bud Light.
Keep beer sales in the SEZ only. With the push over the years to attract more families it'd be nice to segregate the drinking section from the rest of the stands.
someday we will look back at how ridiculous it was that ISU didn’t sell beer at games.
