In a little break from convention, the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Northwestern Wildcats are opening their 2022 season across the pond, playing their 2022 season-opener in Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. And apparently, the Irish were offering some exceptional hospitality to the American college football fans.
Nebraska college football reporter Jake Sorensen, the stadium lost its Internet connection midway through Saturday’s contest, hindering its ability to sell food and drinks – including alcoholic beverages.
So instead of simply delaying alcohol sales until the Internet came back online, the stadium had a much better solution to the problem: simply give the beer and alcohol away for free to any fan looking to purchase a beverage.
Beer/alcohol is free right now at Aviva Stadium because the internet is down 😂😂 Irish hospitality is top notch! #Huskers
— Jake Sorensen (@937JakeSorensen) August 27, 2022
“Beer/alcohol is free right now at Aviva Stadium because the internet is down,” Sorensen said in a Tweet. “Irish hospitality is top notch!”
Here’s a look at how long the beer lines got as a result:
The queue for alcohol at Aviva Stadium right now because everything is free due to the internet being down. pic.twitter.com/JWS4IxyfxR
— Amie Just (@Amie_Just) August 27, 2022
Naturally, the college football world was absolutely delighted with this heroic decision from Aviva Stadium. Several people even suggested that college football should move to the stadium on a full-time basis even after this one-off game.
Play every college football game in Ireland. https://t.co/htCxOZOdQ0
— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) August 27, 2022
A good way to get every B1G fan base to sign up for a game in Ireland… https://t.co/M9RZPuqSgy
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) August 27, 2022
perfect see y'all later https://t.co/9v68cIPeR7
— Erin Sorensen (@erinsorensen) August 27, 2022
If this becomes the norm in CFB LSU better have a backup to their backup for WIFI. https://t.co/3zHTKoBVNd
— Tom Hart (@tom_hart) August 27, 2022
They get us. https://t.co/I2BMia2MDx
— Eddie Radosevich (@Eddie_Rado) August 27, 2022
Big Ten expansion is on the table for Dublin U… https://t.co/pTjv4T4Cn2
— Jake Hatch (Yawk) jakehatch.bsky.social (@JacobCHatch) August 27, 2022
I'm moving to Dublin https://t.co/WHbs7jqriG
— Rusty Dawkins KLKN (@rustywx) August 27, 2022
There are no future games currently scheduled to be played in Ireland, but the nation’s uncanny hospitality might convince the college football world to play another game overseas in the future.
