Kipp Cox, assistant dean of students at Wisconsin, said the new policy has been surprisingly well-received by students involved.

“Two kids came down after the game, and they had to do show-and-blow,” Cox said. “They didn’t know each other and came down within a minute of each other and said, ‘We had a great time without even drinking.’”

Cox told the Wisconsin State Journal that 36 students were on the list for last week’s game against Iowa, the first time the university implemented the policy.

Students who are under 21 must blow a 0.0 on the Breathalyzer, and students who are 21 or older must blow below 0.08.

Some students are greatly opposed to this new policy that tests their alcohol levels.

“I’d be irate,” construction management senior Adam Hartley said.

“It wouldn’t be cool at all. It seems like it goes against our rights or something.”

Cox did say the policy would not likely affect MSU students who may be in attendance for this weekend’s game when the Spartans and Badgers square off in Madison.

“If an MSU student is run through our police center, on Monday morning I’ll be e-mailing (assistant director of Student Life) Rick Shafer because they were drunk and were taken to detox, and Rick will do whatever he thinks he needs to do with that information,” Cox said.

Cox cited a reason behind the new program being that much of the student section is empty at kickoff, as students are still drinking.

“They have to come early and prove sobriety, so we hope they’ll bring their friends and get there earlier,” he said.

“It’s embarrassing to the team when they run out of the tunnel and the section’s still open. There are a lot of programs in the country where it’s not cool to not get there early.”

According to the Journal, students can earn a season-long Breathalyzer entry with acts such as being taken to a detox facility by police, violent or indecent behavior, or arrest for any violation of the Wisconsin Criminal Code.

“It’s more of a safety concern than anything else,” Cox said.

“One guy was really bloody last week. He fell down drunk and hurt himself, and his shorts were covered with blood.”

Cox added that students had blown at “huge levels” in the past, from 0.19 blood alcohol content to 0.257.

“It’d be kind of a hassle,” civil engineering senior Jim Piasecki said.

“What do you do before games? Tailgating is all about having a good time, and it’d be tough to have fun if you have to breathe heading into the stadium.”

Cox said having fun has not been an issue for many of the students who’ve been subject to the show-and-blow program thus far in its tenure.

“One girl said to me,” he recounted, “‘You don’t want to hear this, Dean Cox, but this is the first game I ever went to sober, and I’m a senior. But that was the most fun I ever had.’”

Staff writer Cash Kruth contributed to this report.