Alumnus has solution for attendance woes

leopold · Post by **leopold** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:01 pm

I believe it's an NCAA rule that you can't sell beer at on-campus football games. Reason why Tulane and Memphis (and us at the Cotton Bowl) can sell it. Was the Rice game you mentioned at Reliant?

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:02 pm

leopold wrote:I believe it's an NCAA rule that you can't sell beer at on-campus football games. Reason why Tulane and Memphis (and us at the Cotton Bowl) can sell it. Was the Rice game you mentioned at Reliant?

Rice has a "closed" section where you can buy beer but you can't take it to your seat

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:03 pm

Or. How about this. Win. Give them something to see. Brag about. Be proud of. And not just a year or two.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:03 pm

It doesn't happen overnight.

Stallion · Post by **Stallion** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:04 pm

award white participation ribbons to all that attend

2ndandlong · Post by **2ndandlong** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:07 pm

Rabble rabble rabble. Attendance.
Rabble rabble rabble. Marketing.
Rabble rabble rabble. Panic

mustangbill67 · Post by **mustangbill67** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:09 pm

leopold wrote:I believe it's an NCAA rule that you can't sell beer at on-campus football games. Reason why Tulane and Memphis (and us at the Cotton Bowl) can sell it. Was the Rice game you mentioned at Reliant?

Houston sells beer in its stadium, which is on campus.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:11 pm

Rick Larson. You are not welcome at spots 106&107. EVER. You are not welcome at 1&10. EVER.

Peruna 2K5 · Post by **Peruna 2K5** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:15 pm

smupony94 wrote:
leopold wrote:I believe it's an NCAA rule that you can't sell beer at on-campus football games. Reason why Tulane and Memphis (and us at the Cotton Bowl) can sell it. Was the Rice game you mentioned at Reliant?

Rice has a "closed" section where you can buy beer but you can't take it to your seat

What 94 said

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:19 pm

smupony94 wrote:
leopold wrote:I believe it's an NCAA rule that you can't sell beer at on-campus football games. Reason why Tulane and Memphis (and us at the Cotton Bowl) can sell it. Was the Rice game you mentioned at Reliant?

Rice has a "closed" section where you can buy beer but you can't take it to your seat

We do too. It's called the Stadium Club.

skyscraper · Post by **skyscraper** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:23 pm

Peruna 2K5 wrote:
smupony94 wrote:
leopold wrote:I believe it's an NCAA rule that you can't sell beer at on-campus football games. Reason why Tulane and Memphis (and us at the Cotton Bowl) can sell it. Was the Rice game you mentioned at Reliant?

Rice has a "closed" section where you can buy beer but you can't take it to your seat

What 94 said

It's an awkward fenced-in area in the endzone concourse of Rice Stadium. Was packed with SMU people at last year's SMU-Rice game (I didn't know it existed until I walked into the stadium). Went there during halftime and didn't leave until they shut it down halfway thru the 4th quarter.

MustangSTATS · Post by **MustangSTATS** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:24 pm

Alcohol sales are at the discretion of the school and or conference. Write up by WSJ looking at alcohol sales

Although the National Collegiate Athletic Association bans alcohol sales and signage at the championship events it controls, it doesn't regulate school activities during the regular season. The nation's various athletic conferences also generally pursue a hands-off policy, though some do limit or ban alcohol sales at conference-sponsored tournaments and championship games.

PonyKai · Post by **PonyKai** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:34 pm

Can't this please just be a safe place for asinine suggestions like beating the crap out of every undergrad wearing a UGA or LSU hat?

MustangSTATS · Post by **MustangSTATS** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:36 pm

Stlhockeyguy02 wrote:Can't this please just be a safe place for asinine suggestions like beating the crap out of every undergrad wearing a UGA or LSU hat?

honor code violation?

smubrooks · Post by **smubrooks** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:58 pm

booze isn't the answer. you can easily smuggle booze in now. They need to convince the students that it is "cool" to attend games and support the team. Perhaps they could pay several students (10-15 per house, dorm, etc) to spread the word and convince their friends and other students to go to the game.