They really are. I don't get it. How about going crazy by watching the game...do we really need cut outs of famous people? It's kind of embarrassing. Sorry.
Your opinion seems to be in the minority. But heck, its a free country. Freedom of speech and all that....
Quote from: jt92 on January 27, 2010, 09:53:57 AM
They really are. I don't get it. How about going crazy by watching the game...do we really need cut outs of famous people? It's kind of embarrassing. Sorry.
At least we don't storm the court when we beat a mediocre team from our conference at mid-season.
I'm getting a little tired of the big heads, especially when you see them everywhere else.
My suggestion is that we supply about 100 big heads of Al McGuire for Al's Night. That would look cool.
We could also get 100 big heads of the seniors for senior night. More themed approach to big heads instead of random b-level stars. Betty White? Mini Me? Stewie? Not needed.
Quote from: jt92 on January 27, 2010, 09:53:57 AM
They really are. I don't get it. How about going crazy by watching the game...do we really need cut outs of famous people? It's kind of embarrassing. Sorry.
You damn kids and your music!
I personally enjoy them, my friends who didn't go to MU always have fun finding them and pointing em' out when we watch the games.
It gives them something to do instead of filling my beer :)
The big heads are definitely dumb, and I don't understand why some students get so exicted about holding them. They have to give the BC workers there their student ID's until they give the big heads back to those workers. There's really no benefit for the students to getting them, and if we could keep them then more students would have them and it would be much better.
Any chance that there is a Greg Oden big head picture in the future?
Quote from: jhags15 on January 27, 2010, 10:10:46 AM
The big heads are definitely dumb, and I don't understand why some students get so exicted about holding them. They have to give the BC workers there their student ID's until they give the big heads back to those workers. There's really no benefit for the students to getting them, and if we could keep them then more students would have them and it would be much better.
the reason kids will not ever get to keep them is simple... cost. have you ever blown a picture up that large before? my buddy and i used to have jumbo heads of ourselves for the games and they are very expensive to have good quality color pictures. If they let the kids keep them everytime, it would thousands of dollars a year since the students would be about 10% likely to bring them back the next game. let the kids have fun with them. keep sitting on your hands instead.
The big heads are unoriginal, unfunny and about as played out as a gimmick can get.
I'm also sick and tired of that guy jumping up and down. I'm truly embarrassed for the other guy in his row that moves next to him just for that segment so he can get on the big screen, then moves back to his seat when it's over. Painful.
We were among the first to do the heads. But if "everyone is doing it", perhaps we should move on to something else.
Any suggestions?
I wouldn't bet on the big heads going anywhere since they are sponsered by Job Noggin. If they bring in a little extra advertising revenue what do they really hurt?
Gimp One is right, they have to take ID's otherwise they'd all be stolen. When they create the big heads they use a color plotter at the union to print the head on a giant sticker. They then apply the sticker to a plastic like poster board then use a jig saw to cut it out. It takes a good amount of time to create a big head.
They are definitely played. they were kinda cool back when they were a thing, but now the small handful sprinkled throughout the student section is just weak.
Everyone complaining, no real original suggestions...
Maybe everyone just turns around during the free throws
I just know the unveiling of the Betty White head last night is what kept Rutgers from mounting a comeback. They were gaining steam.....Betty White comes out....Marquette catches it's breath knowing the power of the big head and steamrolls Rutgers. There can be no other explanation. Certainly no less embarrassing explanation than having busted out a Betty White big head at a basketball game.
I don't ever want "Betty White" and "head" used in a sentence again....ever.
A lot of "Get off my lawn" syndrome in this thread.
Quote from: NavinRJohnson on January 27, 2010, 10:48:36 AM
They are definitely played. they were kinda cool back when they were a thing, but now the small handful sprinkled throughout the student section is just weak.
Arrowhead High has them now. Definitely played.
Quote from: Tmreddevil on January 27, 2010, 11:19:22 AM
A lot of "Get off my lawn" syndrome in this thread.
Damn right!
i love them
they should have had snooki from hersey shore for theose rutger guys.
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on January 27, 2010, 10:39:50 AM
The big heads are unoriginal, unfunny and about as played out as a gimmick can get.
I'm also sick and tired of that guy jumping up and down. I'm truly embarrassed for the other guy in his row that moves next to him just for that segment so he can get on the big screen, then moves back to his seat when it's over. Painful.
I thought they were cool originally. When Job Noggin came on, they got smaller and not as cool, when we first started doing them, if I recall, they were ALOT bigger.
RA Smith jumping is far from tired. Its hilarious, and more importantly, the students and most of the crowd love it. He clearly loves Marquette basketball and has fun doing it. Im sure he doesnt care that you'd rather he wear a gold vest and sit on his hands like many of the other season ticket holders over there.
Quote from: hdog1017 on January 27, 2010, 10:26:20 AM
Any chance that there is a Greg Oden big head picture in the future?
Wow, you set that one up on the tee and no one took a swing. So many ways to go with that.... none appropriate to type while at work.
Quote from: hdog1017 on January 27, 2010, 10:26:20 AM
Any chance that there is a Greg Oden big head picture in the future?
Too soon-also that would too big of a cut out
I like the big heads when there are more than 5 in the crowd. I think they would be cooler if they more widely distributed, but the real problem that detracts from them (and the whole student section) is the tunnel that goes right through the middle.
The heads are and always have been stupid. I don't have "get off my lawn" disease. I'm not even sure I am old enough to have it. I just know when something is stupid when I see it.
I suppose I have "get off my lawn" disease if I say Jersey Shore is stupid and always has been. I could see that from a mile away.
oh, and Betty White is head and shoulders above any other geriatric comedienne.
The heads are stupid but harmless.......
the part of the games that does aggravate is the "Hey" song, (Rock n Roll Part II) in which the crowd chants "You Suck". This is always done with about 3 minutes left in the game, and occurs whether the game is close or MU is way ahead. Just feel that this detracts from what is an overall good college game experience.
I think they are stupid...that's all. Nothing personal.
Greg Oden anyone?
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/ECKoolAid/lolsports/oden-dance.jpg)
Quotethe part of the games that does aggravate is the "Hey" song, (Rock n Roll Part II) in which the crowd chants "You Suck". This is always done with about 3 minutes left in the game, and occurs whether the game is close or MU is way ahead. Just feel that this detracts from what is an overall good college game experience.
I love this part.
I think it was the Georgetown game where they had a "Where's Waldo?" promotion. That went over like a fart in church. It was embarrassing for everyone there. The Kiss cam blows too.
Kiss cam has its moments, for example, I remember one guy leaning over to kiss his lady friend, blocking her view of the jumbotron, then at the same time squeezing air right over some nice endowments. She had no clue and everyone thought they were just laughing cuz they made out. Priceless.
kiss cam: yes
hey song: no
buzz's jacket: yes
big noggins: need more of them
lenny kravitz: they need to play at least 2 songs of his during the game, the team was a lot better when we had lenny crankin' every night ammirite???
Quote from: Strokin 3s on January 27, 2010, 01:26:23 PM
Kiss cam has its moments, for example, I remember one guy leaning over to kiss his lady friend, blocking her view of the jumbotron, then at the same time squeezing air right over some nice endowments. She had no clue and everyone thought they were just laughing cuz they made out. Priceless.
i remember that one too. classic. very nice endowments at that. kind of like the girl that won the bubbs bbq dance contest last night...
Quotekind of like the girl that won the bubbs bbq dance contest last night...
There was one reason and one reason only why she won Bubb's BBQ
Quote from: SqueallyDRyan on January 27, 2010, 01:32:59 PM
big noggins: need more of them
Seriously? I find them embarrassing and bush league. I'd expect to see them somewhere like UIC. Marquette should be above that kind of hokiness
Quote from: warrior55 on January 27, 2010, 01:44:17 PM
There was one reason and one reason only why she won Bubb's BBQ
Actually, I would say a pair of reasons ;)
i just mean that if we're going to have a couple of them, we should have a lot. I'd like to see a ton of them or none of them
QuoteActually, I would say a pair of reasons
Well played Sir
Quote from: mugoose on January 27, 2010, 11:47:44 AM
they should have had snooki from hersey shore for theose rutger guys.
I am really not even sure how to respond to this.
4never boned betty white back in the day.
There was once a time that polyester leisure suits with white shoes were thought to be fashionable.
There was once a time when men wore hats.
There was once a time when people dressed up to fly on an aircraft.
There was once a time men wore their hair below their collar and had facial hair.
There was once a time women wore their hair in beehive hairdos.
There was once a time our telephones were hard wired to the wall.
There was once a time that Good Girls didn't.
There was once a time women wore something on their heads at Mass and the priest spoke in Latin.
There was once a time that Big Heads were unique and funny...
Quote from: Tmreddevil on January 27, 2010, 11:19:22 AM
A lot of "Get off my lawn" syndrome in this thread.
The entire time i was reading this I kept thinking "is anyone complaining about this under 25?"
Old people hate new things especially when it makes young people happy.
Quote from: smellofhotbeeftips on January 28, 2010, 05:30:26 PM
There was once a time when people dressed up to fly on an aircraft.
I still think it's a good idea to at least make an effort to look decent when flying. It distinguishes you from the rest of the vermin in every airport terminal.
Thank you
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on January 28, 2010, 06:06:53 PM
I still think it's a good idea to at least make an effort to look decent when flying. It distinguishes you from the rest of the vermin in every airport terminal.
Thank you
I agree with you PRN. Since deregulation brought down the cost of flying the Greyhound Terminals have been emptied and we are now sitting next to former Silver Dog passengers. Some people need to bathe, some require lessons in basic hygiene, many need to lose serious weight, some must stop eating legumes before flying. I recently had a guy in my aisle "reading" a Penthouse during the flight. Taste, manners, civility, and dignity are scarce commodities in the mean skies of the new century. Deregulating the airline industry was yet another example of Teddy Kennedy's shameful legacy.
Quote from: RawdogDX on January 28, 2010, 05:37:00 PM
The entire time i was reading this I kept thinking "is anyone complaining about this under 25?"
Old people hate new things especially when it makes young people happy.
You'll have to remind me what is "new" that people don't like. If it is the Big Heads that have been around for about 4 seasons, I don't think they can be classified as new.
I'm 32 so not exactly a sr. citizen, I just think they were funny and unique when they were started, now ...not so much. If they are going to keep them going, I like the ones that are a little more off the wall like Betty White, not totally irrelevant like Waldo.
Instead of worrying about big heads and whether they are cool or not, how about we worry about FILLING the student section no matter the night of the week or opponent. The student section is as lame as I have seen in an umber of years. Where the hell is your school pride???
QuoteI'm also sick and tired of that guy jumping up and down. I'm truly embarrassed for the other guy in his row that moves next to him just for that segment so he can get on the big screen, then moves back to his seat when it's over. Painful.
+10000000000
Jump around is Madison's song. Why is no one else embarrassed by this? As an undergrad, I always sat down when they played this, it took the wind right out of my sails. Its about as great as the cute MU v. UW comparisons on the jumbotron when everyone sells their tickets to badger fans.
I know, I know, "Its a stadium song, they can't claim it!" blah blah blah. They can because they did it first and still do it best. They have shirts with it printed and everything. Its embarrassing to buy into it this much, play it at our games and try to use it to pump our crowd. Its great that guy wants to be a fan, but come on, then find a uniquely Marquette schtick.
Quote from: MUBurrow on January 28, 2010, 09:10:11 PM
+10000000000
Jump around is Madison's song. Why is no one else embarrassed by this? As an undergrad, I always sat down when they played this, it took the wind right out of my sails. Its about as great as the cute MU v. UW comparisons on the jumbotron when everyone sells their tickets to badger fans.
I know, I know, "Its a stadium song, they can't claim it!" blah blah blah. They can because they did it first and still do it best. They have shirts with it printed and everything. Its embarrassing to buy into it this much, play it at our games and try to use it to pump our crowd. Its great that guy wants to be a fan, but come on, then find a uniquely Marquette schtick.
They have t-shirts that say Jump Around?!? How dare anyone else use that song!!!
and there it is
Quote from: muguru on January 28, 2010, 08:41:25 PM
Instead of worrying about big heads and whether they are cool or not, how about we worry about FILLING the student section no matter the night of the week or opponent. The student section is as lame as I have seen in an umber of years. Where the hell is your school pride???
I'd like to be able to drop a "In my day the student section was incredible!" but, alas, I cannot. The MU student section wasn't very good then and it's not very good now. From my experience, Marquette students have what would be considered a low basketball IQ. They don't really have a good understanding of what's going on and they also aren't particularly engaged in the on-court happenings. They just like to chant "Airball" (before losing interest) and "Bulls**t" and boo whenever a call goes against MU, not matter how obvious it is. That's just the way it is. I'm actually surprised a student group hasn't formed in order bring some "structure" to the student section.
Oh, and the big heads are extremely stupid. The unveiling of the big head is hands-down the worst part of each game.*
*-missed crunch time FTs notwithstanding
I think the student section is an odd mix of superfans because we don't have a football team or anything, and young ladies who as nice socially as they come, simply don't strike fear into the opposition. A lot of schools have raffles for basketball tix, etc because of the student body v. student section ratio. At MU, letting everybody in means the fans who live and die sit next to the riff raff. But I am by no means suggesting that they should shrink the student section.
* Sidenote: there is an irony here. In letting everyone rush for seats, you reward those that are there the earliest. While good in theory (I'm not smart enough to have a better suggestion) this creates a problem. Its been my experience that the more lubricated I was, the more boisterous I often became. (obnoxious, probably. but the line is thin) Problem is, particularly when you have afternoon games, you usually had to decide between 1 beer and 3 hours early or splitting a case with your mates and rambling into the upper deck during the national anthem. Result - fans who care much less often sat 25 rows in front of you. Clearly getting excited on BC beers was not an option for the collegiate wallet at $7.50 per. Life is hard and full of tough choices.
That's why flasks in one's back pocket are so wonderful Burrow. When they pat you down, they assume it's a wallet. Also, w/ bottomless refills of your favorite carbonated beverage at the concessions, one can discretely down quite a bit of booze if that is one's agenda.
yeah, i just saw that they added a bottomless coke to the menu when I made it back for the Villanova game over break. quite a boon for the jack and coke minded gentleman.
Back in the days of camping for tickets there was no lack of enthusiasm in the student ranks. Of course, we were ranked consistently in the top 5. Back then, the game started a couple of hours before tip off at the Lanche and then a doob or three en route to the Arena. The feds weren't as strict so you could always get 10 beers inside underneath your parka or army field jacket. Hell, there was a guy from my floor at McCormick who would once snuck a bong into the Arena. It was a game in 77 against Wichita State (we lost!!) I remember him sparking that thing in plain view, right behind the band.
Quote from: smellofhotbeeftips on January 28, 2010, 11:17:48 PM
Back in the days of camping for tickets there was no lack of enthusiasm in the student ranks. Of course, we were ranked consistently in the top 5. Back then, the game started a couple of hours before tip off at the Lanche and then a doob or three en route to the Arena. The feds weren't as strict so you could always get 10 beers inside underneath your parka or army field jacket. Hell, there was a guy from my floor at McCormick who would once snuck a bong into the Arena. It was a game in 77 against Wichita State (we lost!!) I remember him sparking that thing in plain view, right behind the band.
God I hope that story is true. I so want it to be true.
Quote from: GregClausenForever on January 28, 2010, 11:21:22 PM
God I hope that story is true. I so want it to be true.
If you are referring to the bong story it is 100% accurate. I won't mention the gent's name as he is now an attorney of some prominence in Chicago. He is a great guy. He had a bet with his room mate, Marty Costello, that he could last longer without dope than Marty could without cigarettes. Of course, Marty caved before midnight of the first day. We cleaned some primo Matanuska Thunderfuck and listened to the Dead, Europe 72 to celebrate. At the Wichita State game our hero snuck in a bong in an instrument case. He sat with the band and even had the striped rugby jersey and the gay blue and gold beanie cap they wore back then. He waited for the second half as Geishecker only stuck around through the half. When the band struck up a song he would fire up the bong and stand up with the band, swinging the bong around like a trombone. Priceless.
http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=17623.0
Should be mandatory viewing for all incoming Freshmen. Better yet, get a bunch of videos together and make it an entire course. Methinks it should be more than enough to satisfy a Theology requirement.
The student section would likely be SRO even during OOC.
Quote from: muwarrior87 on January 28, 2010, 10:01:12 PM
That's why flasks in one's back pocket are so wonderful Burrow. When they pat you down, they assume it's a wallet. Also, w/ bottomless refills of your favorite carbonated beverage at the concessions, one can discretely down quite a bit of booze if that is one's agenda.
Ahhh a move I taught you so well... you forgot that you had to put the flask BEHIND the wallet in your pocket, having two wallets just looks odd...
Quote from: smellofhotbeeftips on January 28, 2010, 11:35:10 PM
If you are referring to the bong story it is 100% accurate. I won't mention the gent's name as he is now an attorney of some prominence in Chicago. He is a great guy. He had a bet with his room mate, Marty Costello, that he could last longer without dope than Marty could without cigarettes. Of course, Marty caved before midnight of the first day. We cleaned some primo Matanuska Thunderfrack and listened to the Dead, Europe 72 to celebrate. At the Wichita State game our hero snuck in a bong in an instrument case. He sat with the band and even had the striped rugby jersey and the gay blue and gold beanie cap they wore back then. He waited for the second half as Geishecker only stuck around through the half. When the band struck up a song he would fire up the bong and stand up with the band, swinging the bong around like a trombone. Priceless.
Man I wish I wasn't born in the 80s. Sometimes.
Quote from: LancesOtherNut on January 29, 2010, 09:41:31 AM
Man I wish I wasn't born in the 80s. Sometimes.
We are in our 20s (last year in my 20s for me) and 15 states have legalized medical Marijuana with a proposition gaining steam in CA to legalize completely. Being born in the 80s isn't that bad :)
There is always the option of barnoculars....they hold 8 oz X 2 for 16 ounces and even has a funnel. Little heavy at first around the neck but the faster you drink the lighter they get.
http://www.fakecrap.com/products/barnoculars.html
Quote from: Skatastrophy on January 29, 2010, 09:50:41 AM
We are in our 20s (last year in my 20s for me) and 15 states have legalized medical Marijuana with a proposition gaining steam in CA to legalize completely. Being born in the 80s isn't that bad :)
That's why I had to edit my post to include "sometimes"
But legalization is more of a product of dumba$$ lawmakers bankrupting the country (and needing more tax revenue streams) than it is the softening of the stigma surrounding a plant.
Quote from: LancesOtherNut on January 29, 2010, 12:06:17 PM
That's why I had to edit my post to include "sometimes"
But legalization is more of a product of dumba$$ lawmakers bankrupting the country (and needing more tax revenue streams) than it is the softening of the stigma surrounding a plant.
I dunno. I'd like to think that it's a product of the hippies getting older and playing a more active role in government now that the "Reefer Madness" generation are dying out.
I'll stop the threadjack here. Sorry about that.
Quote from: Skatastrophy on January 29, 2010, 12:13:38 PM
I dunno. I'd like to think that it's a product of the hippies getting older and playing a more active role in government now that the "Reefer Madness" generation are dying out.
I'll stop the threadjack here. Sorry about that.
I would venture to guess that both scenarios are lending a hand, but yes...back to bball.