I guess it's that time of year for me to get on my high horse and do my "O m'gawd I'm defending
the NCAA" bit.

Yeah, I'd like to have a beer at the game.  But given a crowd a large portion of which: straddles
the drinking age; has been drinking before they enter the arena; is prone to vulgar cheers and
taunting that can erupt into fistfights, I'll happily forsake my beer.

And I'll also admit that it's refreshing to see a rink that doesn't look like a minor league
baseball stadium with ads for the local body shop and insurance agency plastered all over the
place.  I'll admit that taping over logos on the cup holders is going a bit overboard, but I'll
also claim that the I think that the typical arena, especially the NHL goes way overboard the
other way.

Clay

--- "Hampton, Nathan E." <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 52 is a nice number, but do they sell beer there? Particularly Dixie beer!
>
> It's that time of year to get on my high horse to complain about the NCAA being on their high
> horse about drinking. Big stinking deal if beer is sold at an event. Do they think the fans are
> role models for the athletes, and since the fans are drinking, the athletes will go out and
> drink? I honestly believe that the NCAA thinks this way: "Here is an arcane reason for doing
> something that will irritate normal individuals, so lets adopt it." Who died and appointed them
> the moral leaders of young people and fans?
>
> Time to water my horse, so I better get off now.
>
> Nathan Hampton
>


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