Michigan Tech 2017-18 The Joe Shawhan Era Continues - Getting Better Everyday

[Shirtless Guy]

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Not stirring up trouble, just curious...is this a State of Michigan thing or a local university rule? We serve Molson tall boys at our rink, which is on-campus, and I can buy as many as I want and drink them anywhere I please (including my seat). Only requirement is that I have one of those beer festival bracelets strapped to my wrist which I get when I place my first order.

Those limits are his own choosing. The fact that MTU doesn't allow drinks outside of the Lamplighter's bar is the school's choice as far as I know. I personally would like to see them create a club style seating area where if you have a ticket between the glass and the concourse in front of lamplighters, you can take a drink to your seat. They would be prime seats since its where the offense attacks twice and then you could put the bar up tighter to the rail and not allow those under 21 to stand at that rail.

[Shirtless Guy]

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These kind of people **** me off. It is not your business, or responsibility to worry about whether or not I have a beer while watching hockey, so shut the **** up.

Also, I'd say 2 beers should be allowed to be purchased at a time (this is standard at pretty much any arena that serves beer), so you can get one for you and one for the wife/husband/girlfriend/boyfriend/buddy, etc.

I would be fine with that if you had both IDs...since it is a college.

[bigblue_dl]

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I would be fine with that if you had both IDs...since it is a college.

That's fair. Although, The Ralph didn't require that for free drinks in the bar pregame.

[Shirtless Guy]

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That's fair. Although, The Ralph didn't require that for free drinks in the bar pregame.

pretty sure we needed to be 21 to have seats in that bar

[stuckinwi]

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These kind of people **** me off. It is not your business, or responsibility to worry about whether or not I have a beer while watching hockey, so shut the **** up.

It's not about you have a beer. It's about keeping a family environment and not wanting the younger kids around it.

I don't agree with it, but that's the logic.

[bigblue_dl]

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pretty sure we needed to be 21 to have seats in that bar

I vote they add an exact replica of that place at the Mac, but throw in some copper accents to make it seem local.

[bigblue_dl]

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It's not about you have a beer. It's about keeping a family environment and not wanting the younger kids around it.

I don't agree with it, but that's the logic.

Its not my fault that they can't handle having an actual conversation with their children about alcohol, and instead ignore that it exists. Its not my fault that this makes them bad parents.

[Broseph Stalin]

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It's not about you have a beer. It's about keeping a family environment and not wanting the younger kids around it.

I don't agree with it, but that's the logic.

It's more than logic- it's reality. Tech has a very family friendly environment. If you look at some of the best attended games over the last 20 years it's the Skate with the Huskies nights. We have visiting hockey teams and elementary classes every night, and there are hundreds of kids roaming the arena during the game. It's pretty cool. Even Shawhan's "apology" made reference to the impression left on the kids in the stands. The hockey team and the game experience are a large part of the Tech brand and it's not going to change because it works so well. It's not meant to be a frat party- it's meant to sell the school.

My experience in Marquette has been much different. I've been to non-Tech games there. They have different priorities.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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It has absolutely nothing to do with the State of Michigan. It's all on Tech, and their obsession with maintaining a family environment. Unfortunately, since I graduated, this has extended to squelching some of the students' supposedly 'offensive' cheers as well.

All that aside, frankly I hate dealing with drunks anymore myself, and in Marquette it is definitely an issue going back 10+ years to my student days. There is certainly a compromise to be made. Limit the open alcohol to very specific sections, enforced by ushers.

I know this is going to PO those who bring flasks, but most of them are overage Misfits, so that's on them if they get caught.

[manurespreader]

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It has absolutely nothing to do with the State of Michigan. It's all on Tech, and their obsession with maintaining a family environment. Unfortunately, since I graduated, this has extended to squelching some of the students' supposedly 'offensive' cheers as well.

All that aside, frankly I hate dealing with drunks anymore myself, and in Marquette it is definitely an issue going back 10+ years to my student days. There is certainly a compromise to be made. Limit the open alcohol to very specific sections, enforced by ushers.

I know this is going to PO those who bring flasks, but most of them are overage Misfits, so that's on them if they get caught.

I can tell you the administration already gets heat from alumni about the behavior of students, especially at GLI and other games where they don't go to the games regularly. For my part, I see your points but i'd hate to see it turn into Wisconsin. I'd never take my kid to a Wisconsin game.

[davyd83]

These kind of people **** me off. It is not your business, or responsibility to worry about whether or not I have a beer while watching hockey, so shut the **** up.

Also, I'd say 2 beers should be allowed to be purchased at a time (this is standard at pretty much any arena that serves beer), so you can get one for you and one for the wife/husband/girlfriend/boyfriend/buddy, etc.

How would you then make certain that the second beer doesn’t end up in the hands of someone who is under 21? In the State of Michigan, not only is the license holder liable, getting fined and having points against their license and increased insurance, the server also get fined and charged with a misdemeanor. Even if there is a “bouncer” or designated ID checker, the server is still 100% liable for where the beer goes. Now, if the alcohol is only permitted within an enclosed area, and is limited to 21 & over, there’s no problem with 2 at a time.

At NMU, it’s one beer at a time, but it is allowed to be taken to seats for hockey. Basketball and football have beer garden areas.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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I can tell you the administration already gets heat from alumni about the behavior of students, especially at GLI and other games where they don't go to the games regularly. For my part, I see your points but i'd hate to see it turn into Wisconsin. I'd never take my kid to a Wisconsin game.

What?

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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I can tell you the administration already gets heat from alumni about the behavior of students, especially at GLI and other games where they don't go to the games regularly. For my part, I see your points but i'd hate to see it turn into Wisconsin. I'd never take my kid to a Wisconsin game.

From what I observed, the administration has already neutered the "official" student section and the band, so who cares what the remaining Alzheimer's patients think? I know that's a cruel and harsh characterization, but I'm so tired of this argument, and it goes all the way back to 2007 and Judy Szyzwhatthefcuk her name is from Chassel b*tching in the local paper about the newspapers and the "Who Cares!?" chant at the NMU starting lineup (which I noticed this past weekend still has the papers, but the "Who Cares?!?!" is gone ). Seems Judy and her posse have finally won. The Misfits and the band have been completely neutered.

"A-N-A-L - Come. From. Behind!" - Gone.
"S-E-X" - Score!" - Gone.
"I've got a rope, I've got a tree...all we need is a referee!" Gone.

The band cheers during the PK ditty? "Oreos and beer", "Counterstrike and porn", "Chocolate sauce and sex", "Vicodin and Jack", etc. All gone.

[bose301s]

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From what I observed, the administration has already neutered the "official" student section and the band, so who cares what the remaining Alzheimer's patients think? I know that's a cruel and harsh characterization, but I'm so tired of this argument, and it goes all the way back to 2007 and Judy Szyzwhatthefcuk her name is from Chassel b*tching in the local paper about the newspapers and the "Who Cares!?" chant at the NMU starting lineup (which I noticed this past weekend still has the papers, but the "Who Cares?!?!" is gone ). Seems Judy and her posse have finally won. The Misfits and the band have been completely neutered.

"A-N-A-L - Come. From. Behind!" - Gone.
"S-E-X" - Score!" - Gone.
"I've got a rope, I've got a tree...all we need is a referee!" Gone.

The band cheers during the PK ditty? "Oreos and beer", "Counterstrike and porn", "Chocolate sauce and sex", "Vicodin and Jack", etc. All gone.

Well, the "Who Cares" chant and the paper thing are mutually exclusive, always have been, if they do the paper like they're ignoring the other team cheering who cares would defeat that, they still did it at every other game this season.

I'm also pretty sure I've hear the rope and tree chant and they still do the bull sheet so not everything is gone.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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Well, the "Who Cares" chant and the paper thing are mutually exclusive, always have been, if they do the paper like they're ignoring the other team cheering who cares would defeat that, they still did it at every other game this season.

I'm also pretty sure I've hear the rope and tree chant and they still do the bull sheet so not everything is gone.

The Bull Sheet is still there, I'll give you that. But I was told by a student volunteer this weekend that "Rope and Tree" is out for Section L.