Should Beer be sold at The Swamp?

[DaddyCajun]

_ I think our fans are well behaved and could handle alcohol inside Cajun Field. Enough of us bring it in anyway . We make a good amount of money for baseball, just think what we could do for Football. It could bring in some much needed money _

I voted yes, for the beer and my wife nor I drink. I voted for the atmosphere and the money changes that would be I think a big positive. Most of the fans that sit in the tailgaiting area would come in the stadium because they would be able to drink their beer!

They should do like baseball who stops beer sales in the 7th, football should stop in the mid to end of the 3rd quarter.

Bruda you are just after the beer!

[BrudaCajun]

_ I voted yes, for the beer and my wife nor I drink. I voted for the atmosphere and the money changes that would be I think a big positive. Most of the fans that sit in the tailgaiting area would come in the stadium because they would be able to drink their beer!

They should do like baseball who stops beer sales in the 7th, football should stop in the mid to end of the 3rd quarter.

Bruda you are just after the beer! _

shhhhhhhhh.........

[leeman]

Daddy, I'll drink your share if you don't mind. Me and Bruda will go get into trouble..

[leeman]

_ If my memory serves me right, the reason why we do not sell beer in the stadium is because of the insurance premium. I have heard that it would be roughly a 1 million dollar premium _

A MILLION DOLLARS??? that is.... I can't find the words...I'm in the wrong bidness! I'm going to have to talk to my buddy who manages in the cajundome about this.. I'll report back..

[Jason]

_ A MILLION DOLLARS??? that is.... I can't find the words...I'm in the wrong bidness! I'm going to have to talk to my buddy who manages in the cajundome about this.. I'll report back.. _

No way the premiums would be that high...

I got this from an article in 2001 about the Bucs losing their liability insurance after Sept 11th.

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"The sports authority paid $266,167 in premiums this year for property, liability and auto insurance at Raymond James and three area golf courses it manages, up 30 percent from the 2000-2001 season."
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They serve beer and also have all the other things listed insured. Their stadium also seats 65000. Also in the article they said that they should expect a 30 percent increase in premuims which would bring it to about 346000. Lets assume incorrectly that this only covers the stadium with the 65000 people in it. That is $5.32 per person per year. ONE BEER per person per year, which we know they sell more than that easily in a years time. So our 35000 seat stadium should expect a yearly premium of about 185,000. Per year. Probably less IMHO, because we play less home games.

[cajun4life]

_ No way the premiums would be that high...

I got this from an article in 2001 about the Bucs losing their liability insurance after Sept 11th.

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"The sports authority paid $266,167 in premiums this year for property, liability and auto insurance at Raymond James and three area golf courses it manages, up 30 percent from the 2000-2001 season."
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They serve beer and also have all the other things listed insured. Their stadium also seats 65000. Also in the article they said that they should expect a 30 percent increase in premuims which would bring it to about 346000. Lets assume incorrectly that this only covers the stadium with the 65000 people in it. That is $5.32 per person per year. ONE BEER per person per year, which we know they sell more than that easily in a years time. So our 35000 seat stadium should expect a yearly premium of about 185,000. Per year. Probably less IMHO, because we play less home games. _

An even better reason to sell beer at football games. We could make a profit for football instead of barely breaking even or falling just below the red.

[bjc6267]

I graduated this spring so I am fairly close to this situation. The reality is that because people can't drink in the stadium, you have to get totally loaded before the game starts because you have four hours of sobering to do. (This certainly does not apply to even a majority of fans, but definitely is an issue). Many fans sneak alcohol in the game. I think the no alcohol is a big reason that a lot of people just stay tailgating in their cars. It is an excellent way to make money for the program and it has not harmed the atmosphere at the Tigue or Cajundome in any way. I see huge potential upside and low potential downside.

[Cajun Express]

_ I graduated this spring so I am fairly close to this situation. The reality is that because people can't drink in the stadium, you have to get totally loaded before the game starts because you have four hours of sobering to do. (This certainly does not apply to even a majority of fans, but definitely is an issue). Many fans sneak alcohol in the game. I think the no alcohol is a big reason that a lot of people just stay tailgating in their cars. It is an excellent way to make money for the program and it has not harmed the atmosphere at the Tigue or Cajundome in any way. I see huge potential upside and low potential downside. _

Ah, I guess you really don't have to get smashed before the game. I like to drink as much as the next fan, but being totally drunk or staying out in the lot looks like a big excuse. No problem with selling some beer in the stadium, even some frozen drinks is not a problem and has lots of upside.

[RaginCajun77]

To be honest I am quite torn about this issue of alcohol being sold at Cajun Field. While financially it could aid us, the concern is do we really want to open ourselves up to the potential ramifications that could come along with selling alcohol?

[DestinCajun]

To be honest I am quite torn about this issue of alcohol being sold at Cajun Field. While financially it could aid us, the concern is do we really want to open ourselves up to the potential ramifications that could come along with selling alcohol? _

Honestly, I don't really care one way or another. I try to limit my intake of $7-$10 beers anyway. Having experiences buying beer at games in the Super Dome (and at U-Hou.) many times as well as at our own basketball games in the Cajundome, I've never seen any trouble come out of it. I really doubt it makes big money for us though.