I'm a student at Marquette and I am planning on writing a feature story for a journalism class about people's rituals before, during and after Marquette basketball games. If you have any in particular, please respond to this message. I'm also the Sports Director at MUTV, so if the article is really good I'll post it on the site.
Don't really have too many continuous game rituals from game to game. Occasionally will move spots from where I'm sitting if we're going on a bad run.....and I have burned a hat before that I thought was bad mojo.
I don't wear any Marquette t-shirts while watching games, and I took down my flag from the front porch after the SFU game. They had to earn that spot.
Must have a large Sierra Mist the minute I secure my student seat.......only one more to enjoy :(
each of the games we've lost this year I've failed to where my MU emroidered chinos.
Head to toe in the MU Baby Blue for the whole season.
Baby blue is my favorite color, and who said it's a jinx? Look at the season we've had!
I have kind of a "big game" ritual for games I attend in person. I wear the same blue shirt, MU sweatervest, and MU tie, and underneath the same gold MU t-shirt I wore to the Kentucky game in 2003.
Was 8-0 until the UConn game. Bugger.
As a season ticket holder, I wear the same Marquette bowling shirt/work shirt to every game. I got it on discount at the Golden Eagle several years ago. It's gold in the front, blue in the back, it's got a embroidered patch over the left chest side and a large embroidered "Marquette Golden Eagles" on the back.
And hey! I found a picture! Only from the back, though.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/dwadefan/MUShirt.jpg)
Quote from: Brewtown Andy on March 02, 2009, 02:29:58 AM
As a season ticket holder, I wear the same Marquette bowling shirt/work shirt to every game. I got it on discount at the Golden Eagle several years ago. It's gold in the front, blue in the back, it's got a embroidered patch over the left chest side and a large embroidered "Marquette Golden Eagles" on the back.
And hey! I found a picture! Only from the back, though.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/dwadefan/MUShirt.jpg)
No offense Brewtown Andy...but there's a reason why that shirt was on discount. ;)
I wear some gold MU shirt for both home and away games. Right now, my lucky shirt is the 1974 commemorative shirt, I had signed by Earl Tatum.
When my wife and I drive to the BC, the first song we play in the car is CD 1, track 1: Ring Out Ahoya.
I'll often play the ROA before home games too.
Oh .. and when a MU player is making free throws, I'll quick look up at the guy's point total, add 2, and whisper the player's name plus two points. So, "Wes Matthews with 21 points" right before he throws his first FT. If he makes the first, I won't say it again or I'll jinx it. If he misses the first, I also won't say anything other than swearing under my breath.
Oh, and I swear a lot when MU leaves an opposing player wide open for 3. Does that count as a tradition?
I stand the entire game when watching at home. Often turns into pacing. Scares the hell out of the dog.
Quote from: Wade for President on March 02, 2009, 07:37:06 AM
No offense Brewtown Andy...but there's a reason why that shirt was on discount. ;)
I'll easily admit that the front looks cooler. I got compliments on it at the UConn game!
Before big games and road games I attend I like to take a shot of gold shlagger
While watching on TV, I always focus my attention on the Marquette players (i.e., I watch them moving on defense and offense, as opposed to tracking the opposing team players, on and off the ball). Not sure if that qualifies as a ritual, but it certainly is a contrived habit. I like to think my positive energy flows through the airwaves - not unlike the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil causing a tornado in Texas.
During my four years at MU, I never wore underwear while attending a game.
Quote from: Sir Lawrence on March 02, 2009, 08:31:35 AM
I stand the entire game when watching at home. Often turns into pacing. Scares the hell out of the dog.
I do the same thing. It drives my wife nuts.
Quote from: Sir Lawrence on March 02, 2009, 08:31:35 AM
I stand the entire game when watching at home. Often turns into pacing. Scares the hell out of the dog.
Ha Ha,
I don't stand or pace but I do move around when we're doing bad. (Change seats if the other team goes on a run) i'm also very vocal but try not to swear now that I've got a little kid that's getting ready to repeat some of the things daddy says but I laughed when I saw this because even if things are going well and I'm not yelling or fist pumping my dog gets scared, starts shaking, and runs to hide by my wife everytime I turn on a college basketball game...she's an MU grad but hates watching games because of my scared dog.
GET BOMBED?
Quote from: ReneeRowarrior on March 02, 2009, 02:14:34 PM
During my four years at MU, I never wore underwear while attending a game.
Strange, EAT only wears underwear on the days of games. Probably so as not to brown out his pants.
Quote from: muarmy81 on March 02, 2009, 02:19:11 PM
I'm also very vocal but try not to swear now that I've got a little kid that's getting ready to repeat some of the things daddy says
My daughter, 19 mos, will mimic me when I yell "Yes or No" and will run over and hit her hand down on the ottoman, when I do so, in response to a bad call or play. Quite humorous.
MU_B2002 -
Why do you have "boooo vols" in your avatar???? Just curious.....
I wear the same MU fleece, yellow turtleneck and blue and yellow MU scarf at every game and I have to have a chocolate frozen yogurt while the team is warming up. This year, before the UCONN game (which was held on Ash Wednesday), we were eating at Turners and my BIL insisted that I not eat meat so as to not jinx the team.
The year that MU won the national tournament, in addition to wearing the same outfit (different than what I wear today), I had to eat the same dinner before each game and sit in the same chair during away games.
Quote from: warriorette on March 02, 2009, 04:47:15 PM
MU_B2002 -
Why do you have "boooo vols" in your avatar???? Just curious.....
That picture was taken at the MU / UT game and I changed the quote just after the game. I just never bothered to change it back.
Visit the Brat Stop.
I like to get hammered drunk and after each game I go to Arts and get some nice bags of sand slapped in my face.
When I go to road games (a couple of times a year) we go to Buffalo Wild Wings before the game!
P>S > The 'jump around guy' raises of lowers to half-staff his MU flag in front of his business if team loses!
Whenever MU starts doing bad I switch the way I wear my hat. Say I wore my hat backwards when Mu went on a run then started doing bad I switch my hat around so it's facing foreword. It's kind of weird. I also wear the midnight madness shirts the whole season when they come out and the full on baby blue jersey and shorts combo for the bigger games :D
THE BEST RITUAL FOR MARQUETTE BBALL GAMES IS TO BOOOZE AND TO BOOOOOOOOZE HARD~! I have found that not only does this guarentee you will have a great time at every game, but it also improves dance moves for "dance cam time" JUST BOOOOOOOOZE!!!!
ALSO WEAR GOLD TO GAMES!!! NO OTHER COLOR SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE BC
Quote from: ReneeRowarrior on March 02, 2009, 02:14:34 PM
During my four years at MU, I never wore underwear while attending a game.
are you a chick?
Quote from: cirella09 on March 03, 2009, 11:44:35 AM
THE BEST RITUAL FOR MARQUETTE BBALL GAMES IS TO BOOOZE AND TO BOOOOOOOOZE HARD~! I have found that not only does this guarentee you will have a great time at every game, but it also improves dance moves for "dance cam time" JUST BOOOOOOOOZE!!!!
ALSO WEAR GOLD TO GAMES!!! NO OTHER COLOR SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE BC
One of my life rituals is not hang out with straight edge people. Y'all just bring me down. Back to my booze!
Same wes mathews jersey every game since I bought it. Unwashed. Since the big east season started I don't drink at games. I'll pregame the hell out of the non-conference games and a few at the game but not since the BE season started.
I had a beer at the Uconn game :'(
On game days, because it is winter, I usually wear a Marquette Basketball t-shirt with a yellow button-up shirt over that with a navy blue and gold striped wool sweater (friends call it the "bee" sweater). I have two different styled blue & gold striped sweaters to choose from depending on which one feels luckier that day. Sometimes I break from the above and wear a blue & gold striped rugby shirt. If I'm feeling really spirited I'll also throw on a pair of navy blue pants with yellow socks.
As a side note, I forgot to follow my game-day dress code only once this year - against South Florida.
Quote from: Ari Gold on March 03, 2009, 12:46:51 PM
Same wes mathews jersey every game since I bought it. Unwashed. Since the big east season started I don't drink at games. I'll pregame the hell out of the non-conference games and a few at the game but not since the BE season started.
I had a beer at the Uconn game :'(
You owe Buzz an apology
Quote from: marquette09 on March 03, 2009, 09:19:48 PM
You owe Buzz an apology
you could have stopped me.
We can buzz our heads for Buzz when the tournament starts.
always blue/gold boxers of some sort, jeans and gold shirt of some sort..., often warriors button or 'AL' button or some such.