Who else thinks this is bs? About new tailgating policy.

Question

THIS IS FROM THE NFL RUMOR SECTION!!

For years outside Chicago Bears games, countless fans have shunned Soldier Field for the surrounding parking lots, where they watch the game on 60-inch televisions plugged into generators, enjoy a food and cocktail spread that rivals any restaurant buffet, and often slip into the comfort of an SUV to keep warm, or in the case of an RV, use the restroom on board. But the fun is about to end.

Under a new policy that starts with the team's first exhibition game Thursday night against the Kansas City Chiefs, fans will no longer be able to remain outside in parking lots during the games. Once the game starts, officials said, fans will have to cease tailgating.

In an e-mail sent to season ticket holders Tuesday, the Bears said the move is part of a crackdown on unruly behavior. Dubbed "Help Stop UnBEARable Behavior,'' the campaign includes a new 10-person Event Services team that will wander the stands and parking lots searching for overly intoxicated fans to "proactively address'' problems and hotlines for fans to call or text to anonymously report unruly behavior. Fans who cause problems in the parking lots — and not just in the stands — can now lose their ticket privileges.

DID I misread this or is the nfl banning tailgating

Answer 1

That is ridiculous......Football & tailgating go hand n hand.

Answer 2

i love tailgating but the crude behavior has to go-we can all help by using the provided toilets-pick up our trash -enjoy our beverages in an adult manner-shut off the boom-boom radios -root for our teams and harass the opposing fans in a good friendly manner-

Answer 3

well its well read. but who is to say there is no more tailgating? there is no way to take that away from football. besides the point in goin to a game is to get smashed and eat a good grilled stake before hand. am i right?

Answer 4

That would really take all of the fun out of pregame rituals everywhere

Answer 5

I think it's a policy to stop rude and disgusting behavior, and an attempt to curb drunken behavior, and drunk driving.  

Answer 6

This is typical of pro sports nowadays. All the fun is gone. It's changed from a blue-collar way of hanging out and rooting for your team to a corporate, soulless experience. Few true fans can even afford to go to the Super Bowl these days. So I'm not surprised.  

Answer 7

i think it is a good idea---i'm sure they had a good reason for doing so