Master Plan-beer sales at Beaver Stadium
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I really hope it never happens. Don't get me wrong - I love beer...but I don't love $8.50 Miller Lite / Bud / Yuengling swill and I think we have enough staggering, puking idiots in the 'Beav as it is.
I'm not sure how it would net out. There would be an element that would sub some in-game consumption for some pre-game and not end up any drunker at their peak. And I can't see students, many of which are under 21 anyway, buying $8 beers.
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It had the opposite effect at WVU. Fewer staggering, puking idiots because they don't want to pay that much for beer or they will only buy one or two throughout the game.
It also had the opposite effect at OSU and Minny and other schools that have started selling beer.
It'll happen at PSU eventually.
It's more likely fewer people who feel the need to do power hours before the game knowing they can't get beer inside.
The day they sell alcohol inside the Beaver Stadium and/or BJC will for an athletic event will be last attendance.
That's Tosu and Columbus. Penn State does not need to follow their lead.
2 things ...
1 You won't see $8.50 beer, more like $10-12 and up
2. You'll have craft options as well
It's already in the private suites. No big deal. There is a lot of precedent among the Pro stadiums - NFL
You'll see beer sold in the club as soon as next year, possibly. The suites will follow, though that will be a trickier process since they currently allow suite owners to bring their own beer now. Eventually, it will move to other select areas of the stadium, but probably not until renovations are done. It probably will never be available in the student section, but I don't know how they would prevent students from going to other sections of the stadium to purchase it. Maybe cross reference IDs presented against a student database, but that would take some doing to put that in place.
I'm good with buying beer on a case basis.
I don't favor beer sales at Beaver Stadium but if it happens there is only 1 choice.
They had similar results at Texas after starting to sell beer... fewer alcohol related incidents. Studies have shown this is normal for places making the switch to selling inside the stadiums. Texas is loving it, I think they reported an extra $2M in revenue thanks to alcohol sales this past season.
No more chugging those past two or three beers going in. Let be honest. Those who wanted to drink to oblivion still did weather or not alcohol is sold at the games. Just look in the stands after any game. There are tons of empty beer cans and airline liquor bottles left in the stands. That not even counting all the flasks.
