Alabama tracking students' locations to penalize them for leaving games early

Re:Alabama tracking students' locations to penalize them for... by rorski on Friday September 13, 2019 @01:06PM (#20964019)

The crowds and drunk strangers are the major reason why people go to games. And tailgating for most sports fans is fun. Of course you get a better view of the game at home, but the live atmosphere can't be replicated by any TV.

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Re:Alabama tracking students' locations to penalize them for... by magduf on Friday September 13, 2019 @01:10PM (#20964071)

Exactly. Hanging around and drinking a lot, and being around a bunch of noisy, drunk people, is something that most Americans greatly enjoy.

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Re:Alabama tracking students' locations to penalize them for... by rpmisms on Friday September 13, 2019 @03:20PM (#20965421)

Well, most of us are Irish and German, so it does stand to reason that we would enjoy those things.

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Re:Alabama tracking students' locations to penalize them for... by magduf on Monday September 16, 2019 @10:51AM (#20984623)

My genetic background is mostly from those places too, yet I'm not like that. Those things are cultural, not genetic. Americans are loud and boorish because they choose to be.

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Re:Alabama tracking students' locations to penalize them for... by rpmisms on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @12:04PM (#20996809)

America draws a lot of its culture from those two countries, but my point was more facetious than literal.

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Re:Alabama tracking students' locations to penalize them for... by stirbot on Friday September 13, 2019 @01:32PM (#20964316)

I'd enjoy the tailgate/house party before the game but I'd just stay home at kickoff. We were close enough that we had to make sure the windows were closed otherwise the cheers of the crowd would tip off the next play due to the broadcast delay.

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