[Igottago]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Really? Without a few morons throwing cups I think it is extremely cool.

THink of the literally dozens of different methods teams use to entice people to attend games, CFL or otherwise.

50/50s, the wave, prizes in between periods/during commercial breaks, launching mini footballs into the crowd etc etc.

Sure, none of those events generally hurt people, but that is my whole point. If you eliminate the morons throwing the cups, the beer snake is a fantastic idea. It creates a buzz and in a CFL market that has potential but has struggled the last few years it could help get young people involved.

Sure it may create a brief bit of buzz, I initially saw it and thought it was cool. But after 2 or 3 games is anyone gonna care? It certainly wouldn't be enough to make me buy tickets.

Besides, from the clip I saw it wasn't a few morons throwing cups, there were people from high up in the stands showering cups down to get this thing built. I don't think anyone thinks its the most dangerous thing to be throwing, but I can see why the organization wouldn't want to take that risk.