It’s a bit of a tough sell to drive 3 hours each way to Iowa city when they can hop on a train and be watching the bears
Press Release: Iowa Athletics to Expand Beer and Wine Sales as part of Pilot Program
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It’s a bit of a tough sell to drive 3 hours each way to Iowa city when they can hop on a train and be watching the bears
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This will tap in to those who sneak ETOH in to the games and will give a nudge to those who need one last drink before going to the stadium. Unless they have vendors working the aisle the lines are going to be crazy long.
6 hour rule for tailgating is dum. I bet that gets changed before the season is over
Sure thing num nuts. Like I need to have some clown on the website tell me what I should say or think. Good luck with that "Sparky"......
Private lots or properties will see a lot of fans park there to tailgate or walk to other tailgate areas on private property and enjoy the festivities prior to a game. This is only going to hurt the university with donations to park in their lots and allow donors to set up their area for family and friends. Just when I think the university can’t outdo themselves in stupidity, they one up themselves.
Gary Barta needs to grow a pair and say absolutely not, lots open up at 6 am regardless of game time so Hawk fans can enjoy getting together the 7 to 8 times a year to celebrate Hawkeye football. They must enjoy killing the goose that laid the golden egg, just like when Sally Mason was President and cracked down on the wrong people in the donor lots when all the issues were and are to the south of Melrose.
During the Sally Mason years I feared they would try to pull this stunt. MSU has it they call it rolling start times. What really puts a bad taste in my mouth is they are trying to sneak this through. They are emphasizing beer and wine in Kinnick. Start times seems to be an oh yeah there's this too. It's like they thought if we don't give them a carrot the backlash will be unbearable. Oh that carrot is going to be expensive too. I can't wait to buy those $10 beers.
Also their 92% of fans entering University lots comment with in 6 hours is crap too. 4 out of the 7 games were 11:00 starts.
Also their 92% of fans entering University lots comment with in 6 hours is crap too. 4 out of the 7 games were 11:00 starts.
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I'm intrigued by your XXX section but my preference would be to not have families there. Stepmoms and stepsisters are welcome though.
This is a win win IMO
The UI gets the revenue
Tailgaters now dont have to slam 7 beers right before the game knowing they cant get one inside.
I honestly don't think you will see much of an uptick of lewd drunken behavior. Too pricey for most people to plan to get drunk at Kinnick inside the stadium.
The UI gets the revenue
Tailgaters now dont have to slam 7 beers right before the game knowing they cant get one inside.
I honestly don't think you will see much of an uptick of lewd drunken behavior. Too pricey for most people to plan to get drunk at Kinnick inside the stadium.
The 6hr parking rule is dumb and hopefully they will get enough backlash to reverse that. I would start securing a private lot if possible.
Not as much as you think it would. Also to some degree it will cut into sales of other beverages. Some will be incremental revenue and some just eating purchases of other beverages.
Nah. Those won't lose any. People like the proximity. The show will go on.
Oh, and if I were an owner around the area, my prices just doubled due to this and due to the train no longer moving people.
I'm a huge partier and I really like tailgating for Hawkeye games. That being said, I'm flabbergasted at how long some people tailgate. I had an friend of a friend that had a spot in the dental lot and they'd start at 7am for a 7pm game. We got there at 3:30 and they were mostly blitzed when we arrived. One guy could barely walk by game time and had to be assisted/camouflaged to get him into the stadium. At the time I thought that was insane and assumed it was an outlier. From the posts here, there are a lot of folks who spend a long time tailgating before a game.
I'd be toast if I drank for 12 hours....I'd never make it to the game. But, that's just me.
We usually arrive about 3-4 hours before the game. That's enough time to grill, enjoy some beers and get inside before kickoff. A 6 hour limit would never affect me, but I'm not one to force my preferences on anyone else.
6 hours before an 11am game is 5am. No. way. in. hell. I'm going to get up at 4 am to get to a tailgate at 5. I'm guessing not many will be affected for 11am games. I'm betting they'll have huge traffic issues for 2:30 and late starts. We have a lot of 2:30 games this year...it will be interesting to see how long that rule lasts.
I'd be toast if I drank for 12 hours....I'd never make it to the game. But, that's just me.
We usually arrive about 3-4 hours before the game. That's enough time to grill, enjoy some beers and get inside before kickoff. A 6 hour limit would never affect me, but I'm not one to force my preferences on anyone else.
6 hours before an 11am game is 5am. No. way. in. hell. I'm going to get up at 4 am to get to a tailgate at 5. I'm guessing not many will be affected for 11am games. I'm betting they'll have huge traffic issues for 2:30 and late starts. We have a lot of 2:30 games this year...it will be interesting to see how long that rule lasts.
So you think people are going to be happy to wait till 8:30 am or 1 pm to park on University property for 2:30 or 7 pm kick offs?
No way. Again, the U of I just continues to step on their di$&s on a regular basis. It’s amazing how out of touch they are to what the fans want in the ability to attend U of I football games. It’s like telling your customers we don’t want you on campus and once the game is over, GTFO. So removed from reality is the leadership at the U of I.
Others shall come in and take those spots. Like the people who claim "I will never shop there again" and you see them there a week later.
It will pair well with Old Style/Busch Lite, or whatever swill becomes the official beer of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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You mean there have been no drunk people up to this season? That's news.
Between the anticipated high cost, long lines, and stopping in/end of 3rd quarter, you may be surprised
The other schools that have gone this direction have claimed to see less offenses(in stadium) related to drinking.
I also think that what they choose to enforce and site as those offenses changes to support their position as well.
What don’t people understand that tailgating doesn’t automatically mean people are drinking when they enter the lot?
Because no good story every starts with '99.9% of the people were behaving appropriately' most people go with the 'there was this one guy who was so drunk about 3 years ago'
That's how the media does it. Shooting after shooting and crime after crime. Most people aren't doing it.
8oz beer will cost 14.00 so probably not going to sell many except to the drunks.
price is just satire (kind of)...
price is just satire (kind of)...
Alcohol does alter judgment. ..........................what the heck its worth it and I am thirsty for more beer. Next day, what are all these charges on my account?!??!?!???!
They’d be downright stupid not to offer a few premium local beers. There are lots of people, myself included, who would gladly pay say $12 for a nice pint from Big Grove or the like. Not everyone is gonna take this as a chance to drink 10 beers and get plowed in Kinnick. Rather it’ll just be nice to sip a couple good beers while watching the Hawks.
I’m sure there will be a few guys who don’t realize how much they already have in their system from the tailgate, and the extra beer or two inside will send them over the edge. Just hope those are the exception and fans self-police somewhat so nobody’s day gets ruined. A lot of that already goes on anyway, especially for late games.
I don't think they will be selling what fans have been sneaking in.
I hope the experiment works. Hope stadium imbibers won't be mixing Sneaky Pete's in the cheap seats with marginal wines and beers.
There will be some adjustments needed. I did a game in the end zone during the year it was under construction. Ran into some friends and had drinks during the game had to cut my post game down since I didn’t have my regular 3 hour beer free time.
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