Alunmi of 1980 – bad football team but great tailgating!! This is so sad.

I’m an alumni of 1997 and am VERY disappointed to see such a great tradition change–they never should have gone to such ridiculous lengths. It could have been curbed a little more in other ways, but limiting to 6 beers is a quick way to have no money paid to CMU in entrance fees! The music–whatEVER music people want to play–was one of the best parts. I will join the boycott and not attend this year, making CMU lose money from my family and friends!

Alumni, refuse to donate to CMU athletics until the policies are changed back to the way they were when we were students. It’s a crime to deprive the current students of the experiences that we had as students. That is truly the only way to get the rules reversed. Boycotting tailgate is not going to help, its playing into their hands because now they’re going to need less security and will have less expenses. Cut CMU athletics donations in half and we’ll see how long those rules last.

To the following:
Chris Austin, Associate Director of Alumni Relations
David Burdette, Vice President for Finance and Administrative Services
Captain David Crockett, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police
Stan Dinius, CMU Chief of Police
Lauren Elias, SGA and Delta Phi Epsilon representative
Nancy English, Chair of the Isabella County Vision 20/20 Quality of Life Committee
Vicki Graczyk, Executive Assistant to the VP for Finance and Administrative Services
Dan Grosskopf, Sigma Chi representative
Dave Heeke, Athletics Director
Tom Idema, Assistant Director of Student Life
Mike Leto, Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski, Isabella County Sheriffs Department
Paul Pridgeon, SGA representative
Bruce Roscoe, Dean of Students
Grant Skomski, Assistant Director of Residence Life
Steve Smith, Director of Media Relations
Lt. Chris Stolicker, Michigan State Police Mt. Pleasant Post Commander
Derek van der Merwe, Senior Associate Athletics Director
Renee Walker, Associate Vice President for Public Relations and Marketing
Julia Wallace, Executive Vice President and Provost
Director William Yeagley, Mt. Pleasant Police Department:

First of all, I would like to personally commend all of you for making it your sole duty to ensure the “image” of CMU isn’t tarnished by its fans. For the first time, CMU’s football program has garnerned national attention and that recognition must have sparked an idea in all of your minds that you and your precious titles might be tarnished by a horde of drunken tailgaters. Have any of you ever been to a Big Ten school for a tailgate atmosphere? Because I’m certain that you are hoping to consider yourself in that caliber of a program with your “protection” regulations. One of the best things about CMU is that it is (prepare yourself here) a MIDDLE-SIZE SCHOOL for MIDDLE-INCOME STUDENTS. Former CMU President Michael Rao had a vision of CMU being a research-intensive university that wanted its staff to focus on bringing recognition to the school. His vision changed what CMU has always been, and that change is even more evident in these regulations. Who are any of you to tell me, or any other individual who decides to celebrate a saturday football game with support for the Chippewas, what we can or cannot do? How can you justify a regulation that says six beers or a pint is okay for a 98-pound female and say that same regulation will have the same effect on a 240-pound male? The two will have very different reactions to the amount of alcohol. And, let’s face it, behind all the safety and fun environment you have shrouded these policies with, it is your poor image on a national stage that you are worried about. Well don’t worry, because with a student body as intelligent and determined as the one at CMU, your image on a national stage will soon be shown. I can only hope that the protests of the students reach some national attention, and you have to answer for the decisions you’ve made.

Let the kids have fun, for God sakes! It’s college, not boarding school. I’m not donating anymore until this policy is changed – take that to the bank, CMU Administration.

I am just shocked, disappointed, and completely outraged about the new tailgate policies at my beloved CMU. These rules are completely rediculous and have sucked the life out of football saturday in Mt. Pleasnt Michigan. There are over one hundred Division 1 football universities in this country and everyone of them has learned to deal with what accompanies tailgating during gameday. Several years ago, CMU was on the verge of losing its division one status due to poor attendance. Administrators were begging students to just show up and get counted to ensure there division one status would remain. Fellow Chips, we are headed back down this road. What did administrators think would happen when they imposed these rules? Alumni do not just show up to support the football team, in fact its secondary. They show up to drink with old friends, comeback to the school, and relive and share old memories. This is just a big mood killer, school is getting very laim and is not like it use to be. What happen to the dirt lots and the flags with the flying C with the spear through it. Look I understand wanting to ensure the safety of others on football Saturday, its an issue on every campus in the country. However, other universities realize that there is only so much they can do without negatively impacting football Saturday. CMU, do the right thing and reevaluate these policies. Placing a ban on the size of grill you can have is rediculous, whats the prolem with having a dog if it is leashed? If your of age how can you monitor how much someone has to drink? Whats with not allowing trailers? This has always been allowed and has never been a problem. Just stupid, I was looking forward to homecoming weekend and so were a lot of my fellow Chips here in southeast michigan. I can say that most of us have declined to attend because we are not allowed to plan and execute our usual tailgate scene. I dont think the commitee did a lot of research and really didnt think things through before this was brought in to effect. CONGRATULATIONS, you have ruined football saturday in Mt. Pleasant. Im glad I was there in the glory days, looks like ill have a better time in East Lansing or Ann Arbor from now on. Heck, dare I say it, maybe a better time in KZOO or YPSI lol dont laugh its going to be true. Have fun with all those empty lot spaces and empty seats. Back to the days of DICK FLYNN when you didnt even realize we had a football team.

“Cars are not permitted to leave area until the third quarter begins.”

That is NOT legal. You CANNOT hold someone’s property hostage if they want to leave. I’d like to see see someone with an emergency denied exit sue these morons.