OT: Alcohol sales at Staples/March Madness?
That's an NCAA rule. They were not selling in ATL.
I rely on that exact phenomenon to get me through football season
Yeah. I never drink during a Michigan game.
No he's not
We always criticize the NCAA for cashing in. At least here they don't.
The riff-raff can't handle alcohol.
Let 'em eat cake.
Went to Bankers Life for the 1st two rounds last year. No alcohol. Been to the B1G tourney a couple times. No alcohol. I think it is an NCAA rule.
They sold beer at MSG this year.
It's an NCAA postseason rule though. Conferences can serve it if they'd like, but in the tournament they don't.
Oh yes, the same organization that can apparently take a moralistic view on booze can turn around and threaten the eligibility of those it is nominally trying to protect over things like the presence of cream cheese and eating too much pasta. The mission of the NCAA is....indecipherable by normal means.
It's not just a moralistic view. Many soccer leagues around the world don't sell alcohol in the stands either.
your explanation is self-contained
That's distinct from a game with NCAA teams playing, like a typical football game.
They sold beer at Madison Square Garden for the BTT this year. I can personally attest. They also sold it at Barclay's the couple of years Michigan was out east for non conference tourneys.
As far as I know, it is up to the conference/host school/venue (including state and local rules for liquor sales) if they want to sell it. That is why some schools sell it for football games, some don't.
I have no idea if there are rules specifically for the NCAA Basketball Tournament, but I highly doubt it. My guess is Staples chose not to sell and it was easy for them to just blame it on the NCAA instead of arguing with people.
Do they sell it in Detroit when M/MSU play their tourney there each year?
At official NCAA-run events (such as the tournament) alcohol is not sold.
No alcohol sales at NCAA postseason tournaments as i understand it. They did not sell alcohol at the Palace in 2013.
I agree with what I think you mean. Without looking it up, I think "NCAA sanctioned events" means events that the NCAA does not run themselves (bowl games being a good example), distinct from NCAA run events, such as tournaments and
"stuff the NCAA officially hosts and puts on".
Not to nitpick, just to clarify and avoid confusion in the future.
rule for the tournament, but as others have said it's not universal. BTT at the Verizon Center had beer. Maryland Stadium allows beer sales. Wake Forest sells beer at BB&T field. One would think the NCAA would allow beer sales for revenue purposes but I guess not.
So will there be alcohol at the Alamodome?
n/m answered above.
There are quite a few football stadiums that sell alcohol during NCAA football games. Maryland had a good selection of microbrews in the stadium for the Michigan game last year. Minnesota sold beer but you had to technically walk outside of the stadium into a fenced in area on the street. I hear Ohio stadium also sells alcohol.
Sell alcohol at all large sporting events, college or pro. It makes money and reduces risky drinking behavior. Also legalize all drugs for the same reason. I guess that is a different OT thread tho..
Sell alcohol at all large sporting events, college or pro. It makes money and reduces risky drinking behavior. Also legalize all drugs for the same reason. I guess that is a different OT thread tho..
Sell alcohol at all large sporting events, college or pro. It makes money and reduces risky drinking behavior. Also legalize all drugs for the same reason. I guess that is a different OT thread tho..
I was there in 2013 and at the FF in 2008 and pretty sure they didn't sell beer.
Why did you thank the security/staff at Staples? Did something out of the ordinary happen?