Michigan State University is attempting to crack down on excessive drinking at tailgate parties and instituted some new rules towards that end. Fans, of course, are in an uproar. Some of the Spartans' fans concerns are legit. (Traffic issues are one example.) Others just seem more pre-occupied with tailgating than Spartan football.
This is obsession with pre-game partying is not limited to East Lansing. The way "fans" complain each time an opportunity to consume alcohol is altered, at any sporting event, there is an outcry. Sometimes, I really do wonder what sports, and football in particular, would be like if alcohol and gambling were removed.
Would attendance drop? If so, how much? If you refused to attend a game because alcohol wasn't being served are you a sports fan or an alcohol fan? If you cannot attend a game without your favorite adult beverage in hand, perhaps, (and this is just a suggestion) you might have a teeny, tiny, little problem.
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