Tailgaters on Myers Quad may face tougher restrictions following concerns about excessive damage.

“We are going to see if we can examine — and we’re still waiting on some video — the destruction on Myers Quad,” said Matt Winston, assistant to the president. “Myers was treated very poorly.”

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Winston and members of the Gameday Committee met for the first time this semester Wednesday to discuss possible changes to gameday policies.

SGA submitted a resolution to the committee calling for changes in the tailgating policies already in place on North Campus.

“We’d like to see the time ban lifted,” said Josh Delaney, SGA president.  “We’d also like to see the return of tents because it can get pretty hot in the summer in Georgia for tailgating.”

He said the limitation of tailgating to four hours before a game was restrictive.

Under the present rules, fans on North Campus tailgating for a game with a 7 p.m. kickoff begins at 4 p.m.

Another point SGA would like to revise is the limit of tables to four feet in length.

“We picked points that we thought were the most changeable and that were probably the most limiting in terms of tailgating on North Campus,” said Trey Sinyard, student representative for the Athletic Board.

Winston said Delaney and Sinyard brought up important points at the meeting.

“They brought up that students felt, or students believed, that they could not do pre-game activities on North Campus,” he said. “That was flat-out wrong.”

Winston said the restrictions did not prevent all tailgating, but did draw the line at bringing a keg or an entire living room.

“North Campus isn’t off limits.  In fact, we want people on North Campus — we just don’t want them destroying the place,” he said.

Winston said the committee was still in the beginning stages and no decisions have been made.

When completed, those recommendations will go the cabinet and then to President Adams.

“Every year we do this and every year everything goes on the table,” he said.  “We look at what worked and what didn’t work.”