BIG TIME Friday morning news out of the Heights today. Beer
sold in Alumni, something I think most of us thought we would never see, is
finally here. What a way for Jarmond to bounce back from the negative PR of our
Fraud Council Spotlight post. Knew I loved this guy.
This immediately does 3 huge things for the Alumni
atmosphere:
A) Makes it much more appealing to get in early/on-time. We
no longer need to squeeze every last possible second out of our Brighton Beers,
and getting in early helps us beat the lines/grab a handful to carry us through
the first few drives.
2) Should prevent the hordes of fans (specifically in our
Young Alumni section) leaving around halftime to go to TITS or Cityside on
account of not wanting to lose their buzz. Attendance in the second half, even
in exciting/competitive games, has been pretty laughable over the past few
years, and this should go a long way in addressing those issues.
D) Alumni, normally an infamously quiet crowd (especially
when the 3rd quarter naps/pre-hangover start to set in), now gets a
jolt of alcohol infused energy across the stadium. As beer tends to do, this should
without a doubt make us a louder, more pumped-up fan base, which will directly
lead to an increase in home field advantage.
On top of that, not having to stuff 3 ice cold natty lights
into our waistbands on a 40 degree November game is one hell of an additional
benefit here. Just a great job by Marty getting this through the
city/permitting so quickly, when that was always the number 1 excuse cited by
past administrations.
Obviously it’s just a 1st year/pilot program, so
there will DEFINITELY be some hiccups (huge lines, high price points, few/bad
locations on the opposite side of the stadium as the student/young alum section
probably), but make no mistake this is 1000% a home run for Jarmond and BC fans
everywhere, and there is nothing for us to complain about. Great to be an Eagle indeed.
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