[qwerty49]

Thanks for your reply.  It is interesting to see that it's a policy they have publicized.  Shame on me for not knowing, I guess.

I do come back to the underlying principle, though.  What is the reason for prohibiting entry after the third quarter?  Keep in mind, this isn't just re-entry.  It's any entry at all.  So for all those interested students monitoring the game on KZSU and then wanting to come cheer on the team in the fourth quarter of a close game--sorry, no dice.  You cannot come in, even with a valid ticket.  What purpose does this serve?

I could imagine not wanting to staff all the gates, because it costs money to pay the gate personnel.  That's fine...just keep one gate open.  And I can imagine not wanting to let in people who are drunk or belligerent.  Fine, have a cop at the one open gate who can turn those people away.  But it seems odd to have a blanket policy that nobody can get in after the third quarter.

Anyhow, I was going to write a note to the athletic department but thought I would check here first in case anybody knew the reasoning behind the policy.

Thanks!  

Just a WAG but barring a breathalyzer test, I think it's easier for the gatekeepers to have a blanket policy than one that requires some subjective judgment, ie who's drunk/belligerent and who's not.  There might be some legal ramifications as well.

[qwerty49]

Thanks for your reply.  It is interesting to see that it's a policy they have publicized.  Shame on me for not knowing, I guess.

I do come back to the underlying principle, though.  What is the reason for prohibiting entry after the third quarter?  Keep in mind, this isn't just re-entry.  It's any entry at all.  So for all those interested students monitoring the game on KZSU and then wanting to come cheer on the team in the fourth quarter of a close game--sorry, no dice.  You cannot come in, even with a valid ticket.  What purpose does this serve?

I could imagine not wanting to staff all the gates, because it costs money to pay the gate personnel.  That's fine...just keep one gate open.  And I can imagine not wanting to let in people who are drunk or belligerent.  Fine, have a cop at the one open gate who can turn those people away.  But it seems odd to have a blanket policy that nobody can get in after the third quarter.

Anyhow, I was going to write a note to the athletic department but thought I would check here first in case anybody knew the reasoning behind the policy.

Thanks!  

Just a WAG but barring a breathalyzer test, I think it's easier for the gatekeepers to have a blanket policy than one that requires some subjective judgment, ie who's drunk/belligerent and who's not.  There might be some legal ramifications as well.