Joe Alleva responds to question about potential Tiger Stadium beer garden leading to more DUIs
By Cody McClure
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LSU athletic director Joe Alleva doesn’t see a problem with the school having a beer garden in Tiger Stadium, but noted it is going to be a presidential decision inside the SEC.
It was reported in March that LSU was planning to move forward on building an in-stadium beer garden for fans, but the idea was eventually put on hold.
As an earlier report from Saturday Down South pointed out, SEC regulations have kept legal alcohol sales out of the conference’s stadiums for years, but the success of other programs have led to revenue streams that are hard to ignore.
When the University of Texas allowed alcohol sales in its stadium, it saw a revenue increase of $1.3 million.
In August, LSU decided the shelve the idea of a beer garden in the stadium
“We just said we’re going to put it on the back burner this year, and put our energy and focus on making the Skyline Club come to life,” Eddie Nunez, LSU’s deputy director of athletics, said in a release from the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report.
Nunez reportedly said the school still hopes to move forward with a beer garden in the future, but that more dialogue was needed with SEC officials.
When asked on Tuesday if he thought the beer garden could lead to more cases of people driving under the influence, Alleva replied:
Alleva on if beer garden would lead to DUIs: “They serve beer at Saints games. 70 colleges that sell beer during games.” #LSU
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) October 24, 2017
Alleva on beer TS beer garden :”It’s a presidential decision in our conference. Got a number of presidents” that agree to allow it. #LSU
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) October 24, 2017
Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.
