Gotta disagree there, Nat.  True, most fans are responsible and hockey fans, being the most intelligent, good looking, best educated fans of all, are likely to be the most responsible, unlike those hotheads at Cricket matches that hollar insults at players.  But, in the end, it doesn't take very many drunks or very many drunken brawls in stands to really spoil it for the majority.  Can't stop it in a pro event, but you can in a college format.  I support the ban.  Too bad if it means some people can't have their brewskies during a game, but I suppose they could always drink before and after and just use the game instead of a beer for enjoyment.

JMO.  Flame if you will.

Tom Rowe                            UWSP dept of Psych
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hampton, Nathan E. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 10:44 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: N.O. (was Re: Washington DC)
>
>
> 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
>
> p.s. One of my favorite jokes:
> Q: So, how do you pronounce the capital of Louisiana, is it
> "Nawlins" or "New Orleans"?
> A: Neither, it's pronounced "Baton Rouge"
>
> > ----------
> > From:         Erik Biever
> > Reply To:     Erik Biever
> > Sent:         Friday, March 1, 2002 10:19 AM
> > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > Subject:      N.O. (was Re: Washington DC)
> >
> > Joe LaCour writes::
> >
> > > N. O. or Nawlins as the natives say, does not have a big
> enough site.  I for
> > > one will not have one of those artificial temporary rinks
> set up in the
> > > SooperDome so the NC$$ can have a humongous attendance
> record with nobody
> > > able to see the players.
> >
> > Not so.  Check out the website for the New Orleans Arena,
> home of the New
> > Orleans Brass:
> >
> > http://www.neworleansarena.com
> >
> > It's a new arena, opened in October 1999.
> >
> > It seats 17,000 for hockey.
> >
> > It has 52, count 'em, 52 vomitories.
> >
> >
> > -- Erik
> >
> >
>