Steve Christopher writes:
 
        >Just curious--do lots of "fans" at the arenas around the country head
        >for the exits before a game is over, even if it's close?
 
                At Wisconsin, the fans head for the beer gardens between periods.
                The mass exodus usually starts with 1-2 minutes left in the period.
                What is annoying is when people don't get back to their seats
                before the next period and obstruct the view as they stumble
                back 5-10 minutes into the new period.  Do these people just come
                for the beer?  (This is a rhetorical question so please no snide
                responses.)  Unfortunately, the only beer served is either Miller or
                Bud :-(.  Why can't they serve a real beer like Leine's of Berghoff.
 
                Me, I've got a wooden leg so I always finish my barley pop with
                plenty of time to spare.  In fact, I volunteer to help others
                finish in time.
 
        --mark 'just discovered the wonderful world of gopher' grassl
        [log in to unmask]                           ^^^^^^ A gopher fan in badger
 land????!!!
 
 
A few years ago, Mariucci arena changed its policy, such that once you leave the
arena, you aren't allowed back in. This stopped what was also a mass exodus to
 the
bars within walking distance.
 
A note about rude people stumbling in while play is in progress... My husband
 and I
went to a Minn. North Stars game this week (the tix were free - I'd never go
 otherwise!),
and we noticed that the ushers prevented people from heading back down to their
 seats at
the beginning of the periods until there was a stoppage in play. I thought this
 was pretty
nice. I hate it when casual fans who have minor interest in the games just come
 and go
as they please with no regard as to what is going on in the game.
 
go go gophers...
shari
 
PS: Any other Gopher fans heading up to Duluth next weekend? We'll be at the
 Friday night
game if anyone in stopping by....