We're taking bets that Colorado Colleges & Universities make you shake your head...

Colorado Colleges and Universities have had a tough year with doing the right thing. Colorado State University (CSU) had a student die a few days ago at a fraternity house and full out riots in August after police came down on parties. Rioting that was so bad that the Lt. Gov. started a task force to investigate the drinking abuses on its college campuses. (I would volunteer to go undercover if needed.) Well in an effort to connect with students CSU has decided to provide beer at its football games with a higher alcohol content than before. Now that isn't the real reason it is just as one newspaper stated "tragic timing." The increase was almost double from 3.2% to 6%. I bet you are wondering how much does my favorite beer have? Well on average the most popular beers have between 4.5% to 5.25%. (Alcohol Content Levels) 6% seems a little high even though every beer probably costs around $8 to $10 like it does in the Fleet Center or Gillette Stadium. But this is just an on going thing in Colorado. The largest school in the state has been just as bad.

University of Colorado(U of C) football team has been in chaos since a sexual and drinking scandal has surfaced. Coach Gary Barnett was suspended pending an investigation to see "whether there's a culture that promotes excessive drinking." That quote was by U of C's president Elizabeth Hoffman. Now I know that College and University Administrations are usually a little bit out of touch with the student population, but come on!! Football has always had a culture that promotes excessive drinking from High School to Professional. I am one of the first people to crack open a beer while watching a football game so of course it is part of the culture.

President Betsy reinstated Coach Beer Pong three months later saying, “(U of C) must have an athletic culture that is consistent with the values of this university and is supportive of women as athletes, as fellow students and as employees.” If this doesn't warrant a "DUH" I don't know what does. Athletes are no better than any students and should be treated the same exact way. If you spoke to most student-athletes you would find out that is all they want.

Colleges and Universities of Colorado are consistently in the Top 20 of Princeton Reviews top Party Schools. U of C, CSU & Colorado College (where they excel in Reefer Madness) are all on the list. ( Party Schools) I wish I had some explainations for the stupidity out there. The altitude would seem to make the most sense, but I don't hear much about these problems in Kenya. It's time to get off my soapbox besides I need to get to bed. The NFL is on tomorrow and I have a ton of drinking to do. :)