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Not sure I really buy the college crowds are more educated argument either. Has anyone ever tailgated at a college game?? Tons of drinking going on.

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[quote=Mattyk;826112]Not sure I really buy the college crowds are more educated argument either. Has anyone ever tailgated at a college game?? Tons of drinking going on.[/quote]

I don't really buy it either

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I didn't really understand what Jed York meant about the preseason fans vs. regular season fans

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[quote=Mattyk;826112]Not sure I really buy the college crowds are more educated argument either. Has anyone ever tailgated at a college game?? Tons of drinking going on.[/quote]


Are you serious? ...lol

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I assure you that I've been to many college games (even other venues) and have even held season tickets to the pirates.


ps. holy shit a earthquake happened while I was writing this.

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You either misread or just didn't read Matty's post

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[quote=SmootSmack;826119]I don't really buy it either[/quote]


I have been to plenty of pro games and Penn State and MD College games. IMO a big difference, the drinking is there at both places the threat of violence is greater at Pro games.

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Anytime you get large gatherings of drunk males together, there is potential for trouble. I'm really not buying the difference between pro and college. There are morons in every walk of life.

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[quote=mredskins;826183]I have been to plenty of pro games and Penn State and MD College games. IMO a big difference, the drinking is there at both places the threat of violence is greater at Pro games.[/quote]

But I don't think it really has to do with education level.

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[quote=NC_Skins;826161]Are you serious? ...lol

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I assure you that I've been to many college games (even other venues) and have even held season tickets to the pirates.


ps. holy shit a earthquake happened while I was writing this.[/quote]

um yeah, think we're on the same page with that.

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[quote=SmootSmack;826177]You either misread or just didn't read Matty's post[/quote]

I guess I didn't make my point clear and I got cut off by the earthquake.


Yes, I know there is tons of drinking at college game tailgating. (hence why I posted what I did about the school I attended and work for) I still have yet to see the type of crap that's happened in NFL stadiums happen here. I personally think it's a different class of crowd when it all boils down. I was making a crack about education difference though. That said, most of the people that attend those college games are indeed students or alumni. That would be a good thing to find out. The average education level of college football attendees compared to pro football attendees. Smoot, get your boys on this scooby doo mystery! ;)


What is the average time that the tailgating lots are open on game days in NFL? 5 hours? Our main lots only open 3 hours before the game. Some of the smaller lots ran by locals/schools open earlier.

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[quote=Mattyk;826186] I'm really not buying the difference between pro and college. There are morons in every walk of life.[/quote]

I assure you. There is.

Agree with your statement about morons though.


It very well may come down to the fact that students do have something to lose (tickets and possibly expelled) by being a jackass at games.

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[quote=SmootSmack;826187]But I don't think it really has to do with education level.[/quote]

ok if you say so.

Also no drinking allowed inside the stadium may play a role.

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[quote=GusFrerotte;825519]Tho only problem I have ever seen at Lions games were fights due to alcohol. I think the NFL would be wise in actually considering dropping the damn beer companies and banning alcohol. A damn football or baseball game should be kid friendly always. I mean seriously, do you want half the adults in the crowd driving back home drunk?[/quote]

There are certain hard core folks that show up to a sporting or concert event already drunk or stoned. Plus it is hard to control the tail gate parties in the parking lots before and after a game.
When you have 80,000 to 100,000 people walking through the turnstiles quickly and only a few hundred employees, it is difficult to determine if all the fans have had too much to drink, unless they are falling down wasted.

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[quote=mredskins;826197]ok if you say so.[/quote]

Well, you tell me. You go to both pro and college games. As I'm sure many people do. Does your education level drop at a pro game?

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[quote=SmootSmack;826199]Well, you tell me. You go to both pro and college games. As I'm sure many people do. Does your education level drop at a pro game?[/quote]

No but the folks around me do.