Well, if this whole beer sales proposal were subject to a public vote the result would be to dismiss the concept … and in a rout.

Or as Ed Dicken put it in his succinct comment submitted to the BoG: “NO!”

He was one of many, many people who took the time to speak out against the sales. In fact, having read through most and counted all of the comments WVU made available yesterday, the total was 232 against and 89 for. That’s a small sample, yes, but it’s a sample of what is probably considerable opposition to the idea.

Robert Wolfe, who graduated from WVU in 1994, also said it would promote bad behavior.

“While I for one would love to be able to buy a beer at Mountaineer Field or the Coliseum, there is no way in my heart of hearts I can say that this is a good idea,” Wolfe said. “Our student population has never shown that they are responsible enough for something like this.”

Morgantown resident Rich Goellner said that selling beer at the stadium would move WVU athletic events one step closer to being like non-family friendly European soccer events.

“It’s a drunk thug fest,” Goellner said. “Quite profitable, however.”

Oh, Mr. Goellner. Marlon LeBlanc would like to speak with you.