26CornerBlitz Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 Very tragic news: @ABC Fan falls, dies at 49ers-Packers game in San Francisco: http://abcn.ws/17LejMW
Just Jack Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 The death came just after kickoff at about 1:30 p.m. in the 49ers' 34-28 win over Green Bay, police said, and multiple witnesses reported the man appeared to be intoxicated before he fell to a sidewalk. There's a surprise
BuffaloBill Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 I wonder if it will lead to further NFL crackdown on drinking within the stadiums. Long gone are the days where legend has it that fans drug kegs into war memorial (before my time but I have heard from witnesses).
26CornerBlitz Posted September 9, 2013 Author Posted September 9, 2013 I wonder if it will lead to further NFL crackdown on drinking within the stadiums. Long gone are the days where legend has it that fans drug kegs into war memorial (before my time but I have heard from witnesses). Probably will not matter much with many fans consumption of alcohol at pregame tailgates.
PastaJoe Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 He must have misunderstood that this is the farewell year for the stadium, not the fans.
Jamie Nails Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 There are some gnarly elevated walk ways at the Stick. Not a place to navigate intoxicated. At least the Ralph is flat. Granted we have creeks. Closing Abbott was a good move.
Helpmenow Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 I wonder if it will lead to further NFL crackdown on drinking within the stadiums. Long gone are the days where legend has it that fans drug kegs into war memorial (before my time but I have heard from witnesses). . Beer balls at rich stadium one time
Dante Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 I wonder if it will lead to further NFL crackdown on drinking within the stadiums. Long gone are the days where legend has it that fans drug kegs into war memorial (before my time but I have heard from witnesses). The reset of us shouldn't be locked down just because some morons can't behave. This is just part of nature cleansing the gene pool.
jumbalaya Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 I wonder if it will lead to further NFL crackdown on drinking within the stadiums. Long gone are the days where legend has it that fans drug kegs into war memorial (before my time but I have heard from witnesses). Never saw a keg there. All the adults brought flasks.
KD in CA Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 The reset of us shouldn't be locked down just because some morons can't behave. This is just part of nature cleansing the gene pool. No we shouldn't, but unfortunately we've created a legal system that is strongly incented to do just that. Lawsuits and public pressure stirred up by media scumbags ("Stadium death traps!! News at 11!") will eventually result in more fans being turned away from stadiums for intoxication and further curtailing of alcohol sales.
GT350 Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 There are some gnarly elevated walk ways at the Stick. Not a place to navigate intoxicated. At least the Ralph is flat. Granted we have creeks. Closing Abbott was a good move. LOL!
26CornerBlitz Posted September 9, 2013 Author Posted September 9, 2013 There are some gnarly elevated walk ways at the Stick. Not a place to navigate intoxicated. At least the Ralph is flat. Granted we have creeks. Closing Abbott was a good move. Didn't the family of the guy who died file a lawsuit?
Just Jack Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 Stadiums of the past were built with trying to make it easy for fans to get in and out. Stadiums of tomorrow will have to be built for "if I'm a drunken idiot who wants to put something on YouTube, how might I hurt/kill myself doing it."
apuszczalowski Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 Didn't the family of the guy who died file a lawsuit? Yup And I have said it for years, the tailgate as we know it now will be gone soon with incidents like this happening more and more. It sucks for those who do it responsibly that they have to be penalised for those who are not responsible, but thats how life works. The responsible ones aren't winning lawsuits against the teams, league and stadiums, its the idiots who go to far that are and it costs everyone. Pretty soon they will crack down and eliminate tailgating on lots outside the stadium and allow only league/team sponsored tailgating where consumption can be monitored closely
C.Biscuit97 Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 Surprised it doesn't happen more. As someone who really enjoys tailgating, I also know when to stop. For some reason, "fans" decide it is ok to be a sloppy drunk at football games.
Nitro Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 2 instances where railings gave way here in Indy this past weekend. At Lucas Oil stadium 2 fans were hurt when the railing gave way while they leaned against it. 5 high school kids suffered injuries when a railing gave way during a football game. Design flaws or installation errors are the most likely reasons. Stadium officials have to reinforce railings just to be safe. Drinking or not, no one deserves to die this way.
26CornerBlitz Posted September 9, 2013 Author Posted September 9, 2013 Yup And I have said it for years, the tailgate as we know it now will be gone soon with incidents like this happening more and more. It sucks for those who do it responsibly that they have to be penalised for those who are not responsible, but thats how life works. The responsible ones aren't winning lawsuits against the teams, league and stadiums, its the idiots who go to far that are and it costs everyone. Pretty soon they will crack down and eliminate tailgating on lots outside the stadium and allow only league/team sponsored tailgating where consumption can be monitored closely Wouldn't be surprised to see breathalyzers at stadium entrances one of these days.
Best Player Available Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 Never saw a keg there. All the adults brought flasks. Flasks? We brought those, 6 packs, and fifths of Crown during the super bowl years at Rich. No in plain view of course. In 66-67 at the rockpile some fans would toss full beers at the players when they were headed for the tunnel after a loss.
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