USF doesn't join push to get beer ads off televised games

[BleacherBull]

The Trib, great protectors of the public interest, could not pass up an opportunity to take another swipe at USF.

[Bullschmutz]

I'm pretty certain I've neer attended one single USF game sober.

wait, there was that UCF game in near 100 degree weather. It was too **** hot.

[Bull Martin]

I'm pretty certain I've neer attended one single USF game sober.

wait, there was that UCF game in near 100 degree weather. It was too **** hot.

I don't think I've ever been to a game sober.

Well, the Sun Bowl and the Car Care bowl I was in horrendous pain from overconsumption the previous evenning so I didn't drink much.  I'll take note for future bowl games that I should drink more (it worked for the pizza bowl).

[TheBullies]

I'm pretty certain I've neer attended one single USF game sober.

wait, there was that UCF game in near 100 degree weather. It was too **** hot.

It was really hard to stay drunk during that game... but I managed.

[hightechbull]

The Trib, great protectors of the public interest, could not pass up an opportunity to take another swipe at USF.

Where did you see that the Trib & Brett made a swipe at USF?  This is the actual text from Brett's posting that relates to the beer issue

This just in from our TBO/Tampa Tribune/Ch. 8 news department - USF likes beer. At least beer ads on television.

That’s what the Trib’s Keith Morelli is reporting. USF’s coaches did not sign a petition calling for the elimination of alcohol advertisements on college athletics broadcasts. However, those lightweights at Florida, Florida State and UCF did along with 109 other coaches.

Only three football coaches from among nation’s top 25 ranked teams - Meyer, Ohio State’s Jim Tressel and Auburn’s Tommy Tuberville - signed the petition.

A couple hundred athletics directors and university presidents signed letters of support for the ban.

The only university president of schools with a top 25 team to sign a letter of support was Cecil O. Samuelson of No. 17 Brigham Young.

No one from USF signed a letter of support.

Lara Wade, director of media relations for USF, said administrators and the athletics department were aware of the petition but decided to hold off on signing it until the matter can be discussed at the Big East conference in November.

She said other schools in the conference will decide then whether to endorse the measure. Until then, drink responsibly.

No commentary from Brett if this is good or bad per his personal moral compass. 

Besides, this whole "coaches and university presidents letter" is just as useless as an online petition.  No online petition has ever accomplished anything, and this letter will accomplish nothing either.  It is up to the TV networks to decide which commercials they air to pay for air time.  Would these "holier than thou" coaches and university presidents prefer commercials about tampons, feminine hygiene products interspersed with the occasional condom and the "Viva Viagra" commercials? 

[Bull-by-Marriage]

I find humor in the fact that Meyer signed the petition right after they were named the #1 party school. I don't think that stopping advertisements during sporting events is going to curtail drinking. They haven't been able to advertise smoking for some years now, and people still smoke.

[windbane]

I find humor in the fact that Meyer signed the petition right after they were named the #1 party school. I don't think that stopping advertisements during sporting events is going to curtail drinking. They haven't been able to advertise smoking for some years now, and people still smoke.

I think fewer people smoke, but I haven't done a statistical study on it.

I don't drink but beer ads make up probably 95% of good ads on TV.  I'm strongly in favor of them.

[On_the_Chip]

College football and Beer goes together like Lamb and Tunafish

Maybe you like spaghetti and meatball? You more comfortable with that analogy?

[WoolyBully]

...Advertising industry officials estimate that Anheuser-Busch, Miller and Coors spent nearly $400 million on television sports ads in 2007.

And if that revenue stream fades, what replaces it? Feminine hygiene products?

Remember, sports fans, TV is a business built on advertising. No one spends this kind of money without an expected ROI.

The whole point behind TV ratings is to ascertain the demographics for your programming and target them accordingly.

There is a very good reason why that sort of funding goes towards advertising, and it has to do with the people sitting in front of the TV.

As for the petition...sign it. It's a feel good, 'it's for the children' sort of gesture. Any idea how many petitions never quite accomplish the desired effect? I'm thinking this is going to be one of them.

...Only three football coaches from among nation’s top 25 ranked teams - Meyer, Ohio State’s Jim Tressel and Auburn’s Tommy Tuberville - signed the petition.

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Soooooo....the question now is, why didn't the other 22 of 25 sign? :satan

[IncrediBULL]

...Advertising industry officials estimate that Anheuser-Busch, Miller and Coors spent nearly $400 million on television sports ads in 2007.

And if that revenue stream fades, what replaces it? Feminine hygiene products?

Remember, sports fans, TV is a business built on advertising. No one spends this kind of money without an expected ROI.

The whole point behind TV ratings is to ascertain the demographics for your programming and target them accordingly.

There is a very good reason why that sort of funding goes towards advertising, and it has to do with the people sitting in front of the TV.

As for the petition...sign it. It's a feel good, 'it's for the children' sort of gesture. Any idea how many petitions never quite accomplish the desired effect? I'm thinking this is going to be one of them.

...Only three football coaches from among nation’s top 25 ranked teams - Meyer, Ohio State’s Jim Tressel and Auburn’s Tommy Tuberville - signed the petition.

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Soooooo....the question now is, why didn't the other 22 of 25 sign? :satan

my thought exactly.  How the hell do you think they pay for all of these games on tv.  Basically through ads and most of the major contributors are beer ads.  The overwhelming marjority of football fans are adults of beer drinking age so this is a stupid idea.  Colleges should stay out of it and take a stance like USF.  If I were USF I'd day, sorry we do not make advertisng decisions and therefore cannot take a position on this.  We will leave that to the businesses who specialize in media/advertising to decide. 

My kids had on MTV the other day (mostly watched by middle/hs kids) and they have condom ads on them.  That is more wrong than beer ads on college football in my opinion. 

I like beer ads.  They are funny adn I would miss them.