The "Show and Blow" Approach to Drunken College Fans

[steven johnson]

Looks like it's going to be harder to be a drunken, rowdy fan at college football games.

MINNEAPOLIS - Students who get kicked out of a University of Minnesota football game for drunken rowdiness won’t be allowed back next time unless they pass an alcohol breath test at the gate — one of the most extreme attempts yet by colleges to curb misbehavior in the stands.

The new Check BAC policy applies to the 10,000 student season-ticket holders and is modeled after a program started five years ago at the University of Wisconsin.

Students under the drinking age of 21 must test completely clean to enter the stadium. Students 21 or older have to be below 0.08 percent, the legal limit for driving in Minnesota.

Wisconsin officials said the “Show and Blow” program has improved the atmosphere at Camp Randall Stadium, which is also dry.... A total of 135 Wisconsin students ran afoul of the policy last year.

Minn. tackles rowdies in new stadium with breath tests

[trumad]

1. I was at the Miami game the other night.....

and there's nothing worse than seeing a bunch of drunk college guys---yeah mostly dudes...walking around with no idea where they are or what they are doing.... Some don't make it past the 1st quarter... they either pass out, yak all over the place...or get kicked out.