WANTED: 2 "uninterested" Marquette Students
Here is a picture I took last night in the 2nd half of Marquette's Student Section.
Proof that our fans don't cheer very much (or stand during games for that matter).
This was obviously during a timeout, as evidenced by the entire section remaining seated.
Quote from: MUFanatic5 on March 03, 2011, 11:34:07 AM
WANTED: 2 "uninterested" Marquette Students
Here is a picture I took last night in the 2nd half of Marquette's Student Section.
Proof that our fans don't cheer very much (or stand during games for that matter).
Clearly not during the game. You're a dolt.
Not that anyone cares, but I've come to the conclusion that I'd enjoy message boards like this a lot more if about 75% of the posts weren't some variation of, "I'm a bigger fan than you because..." Examples: these people aren't standing and cheering at the right time; you need to stay later; you need to arrive earlier; you need to feel insulted if a kid picks another school; you need to squirm more; ad nauseum. They're all variations of a theme.
But somehow I keep coming back...so what the hell do I know.
Congrats on that being your 1000th Post. Complaining.
I don't think we needed photographic evidence that MU, like most schools, doesn't have a great student section. I can't recall anyone debating this point. Let's all move on to fresher topics...like how IU sucks and how much better MU would be if DJ Newbill was on the roster.
Not a good looking girl in sight
Quote from: RawdogDX on March 03, 2011, 11:59:18 AM
Congrats on that being your 1000th Post. Complaining.
Doh! Not exactly how I'd want my 1000th post to be memorialized, but it is what it is.
I can only hope that my 1136th post is as insightful and enlightening as was yours.
There doesn't need to be photo proof. Anyone at the game last night saw the majority of the student section, including the lower bowl, remaining seated for the majority of the game.
That coupled with the booing... I'm hoping it's the seniors that are acting like idiots so I don't have to watch 4 more years of this terrible student section. Waste of skin.
There was VERY little booing. I bet it was fewer than 10 people out of the 15,000.
Quote from: BrewCity on March 03, 2011, 12:19:30 PM
There was VERY little booing. I bet it was fewer than 10 people out of the 15,000.
And they were all students. Again.
Quote from: BrewCity on March 03, 2011, 12:19:30 PMThere was VERY little booing. I bet it was fewer than 10 people out of the 15,000.
Lots of disappointment, but I didn't hear any booing. That said, I'm in the upper bowl, but at least it wasn't as bad as the SJU game, there was no denying it that night. If there was booing, I'm with BrewCity ( ;) ) in that it couldn't have been very many people.
Quote from: Skatastrophy on March 03, 2011, 12:17:47 PM
There doesn't need to be photo proof. Anyone at the game last night saw the majority of the student section, including the lower bowl, remaining seated for the majority of the game.
When the game was actually playing, all of the lower bowl was standing. During timeouts, the majority of people sit, because that's how it's been for at least the past 3 years that I've been here. With that being said, I hate the fact that the students sit during timeouts. In that picture you can see me and my buddy standing during the timeout. We didn't sit the whole game except halftime. I hope we can make it catch on next year, but it's unlikely.
Quote from: groove on March 03, 2011, 12:04:40 PM
Not a good looking girl in sight
Not much has changed on that front.
Quote from: MUFanatic5 on March 03, 2011, 11:34:07 AM
WANTED: 2 "uninterested" Marquette Students
Here is a picture I took last night in the 2nd half of Marquette's Student Section.
Proof that our fans don't cheer very much (or stand during games for that matter).
Why weren't you standing and cheering instead of taking a picture?
Quote from: Shanunu on March 03, 2011, 12:43:16 PM
When the game was actually playing, all of the lower bowl was standing. During timeouts, the majority of people sit, because that's how it's been for at least the past 3 years that I've been here. With that being said, I hate the fact that the students sit during timeouts. In that picture you can see me and my buddy standing during the timeout. We didn't sit the whole game except halftime. I hope we can make it catch on next year, but it's unlikely.
Being a senior this year who has gone to Marquette games for as long as I can remember the student section has been garbage since my sophomore year. The loudest/most excited the student section gets is for an alum jumping around (I respect the guy, he clearly loves his MU basketball team) on the jumbotron and for Rob Frozena. It's a joke. I've seen many people at games literally just to get on the jumbotron. The entire row of people in front of me at the Wisconsin game (one of the biggest games of the year against an in state rival) was dressed in some lame costume with lame signs literally counting the number of times they got on the jumbotron and saying that they could now go home after each one. It was quite embarrassing. The students don't get nearly as into games as they did when I was in high school going to games outside of the student section.
But hey, we're the 6th man and the best student section in the nation baby!
Quote from: wadesworld on March 03, 2011, 01:08:41 PM
Being a senior this year who has gone to Marquette games for as long as I can remember the student section has been garbage since my sophomore year. The loudest/most excited the student section gets is for an alum jumping around (I respect the guy, he clearly loves his MU basketball team) on the jumbotron and for Rob Frozena. It's a joke. I've seen many people at games literally just to get on the jumbotron. The entire row of people in front of me at the Wisconsin game (one of the biggest games of the year against an in state rival) was dressed in some lame costume with lame signs literally counting the number of times they got on the jumbotron and saying that they could now go home after each one. It was quite embarrassing. The students don't get nearly as into games as they did when I was in high school going to games outside of the student section.
But hey, we're the 6th man and the best student section in the nation baby!
This. Very frustrating. People love going for ESPN games for the prospect of getting on TV. You'd think people grew out of that after third grade.
In defense of those pictured, the band ALWAYS plays the fight song at the WORST possible times in the game. I'm not sure if it's by design to get the crowd back into it or if it's always an unfortunate coincidence, but if the opposing team goes on a 10-0 run, expect to hear it.
I also cannot complain too much about the crowd last night. I thought it was fairly energetic in the BC.
Wadesworld - taking your reservation as fact - since I'm an alum now and will let you speak for me being that you are in the seets - why is this the case? Do students just not care? Are they also somehow disappointed in this season that they just checked out early? WTF is going on?
We can, and have, go on and on about the arena playing a role, but seriuosly, I noticed the section not that strong this year and last.
Quote from: Niv Berkowitz on March 03, 2011, 01:19:16 PM
Wadesworld - taking your reservation as fact - since I'm an alum now and will let you speak for me being that you are in the seets - why is this the case? Do students just not care? Are they also somehow disappointed in this season that they just checked out early? WTF is going on?
We can, and have, go on and on about the arena playing a role, but seriuosly, I noticed the section not that strong this year and last.
I'm a student as well, and I completely agree with his observation. One reason is that everybody seems to be disillusioned with the team after any loss. It's crazy. You would have thought the world was falling apart yesterday. And that isn't even to say that most students are just concerned with the team and its postseason possibilities. No. They just want something to complain about. They just don't know basketball.
Secondly, this is difficult to prove or even back up with concrete evidence, but my class (of 2013) easily seems to be the nerdiest in school. That isn't to say getting good grades is bad-- of course it isn't. But if there is a week with a lot of exams (this current week is a good example), it's like the school completely shuts down. People ignore athletics, don't exercise, and refuse to relax. This weekend, half of the class won't be going to parties or bars because they're so stressed out. It's difficult to be a part of.
This thread is pointless. We had one of the loudest crowds last night, students and alumni included.
The team lost last night, there's no reason to call out any of the fans. Say what you want about previous games, but Cincinatti just flat out beat us. The fans did all they could to support the Warriors, it just wasn't enough. Sometimes the players have to actually go out there and play like they want to win.
If anyone other than Jimmy had come to play, we would have won -- would this thread have started if that had happened? I highly doubt it.
When I was a student and it was not that long ago.... People would camp out hours for a tuesday night game against UAB!!! U A FREAKING B!!!!!! We literally had only 4 games a year that people would call marquee ...Cincinnati, Louisville, Wisconsin, and Charlotte; yet we still packed the place.
Quote from: wadesworld on March 03, 2011, 01:08:41 PM
Being a senior this year who has gone to Marquette games for as long as I can remember the student section has been garbage since my sophomore year. The loudest/most excited the student section gets is for an alum jumping around (I respect the guy, he clearly loves his MU basketball team) on the jumbotron and for Rob Frozena. It's a joke. I've seen many people at games literally just to get on the jumbotron. The entire row of people in front of me at the Wisconsin game (one of the biggest games of the year against an in state rival) was dressed in some lame costume with lame signs literally counting the number of times they got on the jumbotron and saying that they could now go home after each one. It was quite embarrassing. The students don't get nearly as into games as they did when I was in high school going to games outside of the student section.
But hey, we're the 6th man and the best student section in the nation baby!
Yep.
My two tweets from the Providence game on Sunday:
QuoteThings students stand/yell for: jump around guy, t-shirt cannon. Things students sit/be quiet for: basketball. #annoying #mubb
4:31 PM Feb 27th via TweetCaster
Added to jump around guy/t-shirts cannon for things students get loud for: Rob Frozena. Things still quiet for: basketball. #mubb
4:56 PM Feb 27th via TweetCaster
I thought maybe it was me being nostalgic as a senior or whatever, but I honestly think the student section was exponentially better my freshman and sophomore year than it is right now. It's frighteningly bad. There were times during the second half last night where the place got really loud (despite the two empty sections in the upper bowl student section... again...) but if we want to lay any claim to that embarrassing distinction during pre-game intros, we're going to need to do better than cheer for Frozena and Jump Around Guy.
To elaborate on Providence on Sunday, there was two rows of girls in front of us that sat and texted the entire game (in the lower bowl, mind you), but stood and screamed like banshees for the final 1:48 when Frozena checked in.
I'm not saying that we shouldn't cheer loud for the walk on. Or for Jump Around Guy. But that's predicated on being involved and engaged for the OTHER 39 minutes of game time. Standing with your arms folded and making no noise should never be an option.
Quote from: MerrittsMustache on March 03, 2011, 12:00:48 PM
I don't think we needed photographic evidence that MU, like most schools, doesn't have a great student section. I can't recall anyone debating this point. Let's all move on to fresher topics...like how IU sucks and how much better MU would be if DJ Newbill was on the roster.
+100
I will add this about the team/crowd/atmosphere, In every game, every single time MU gets a run going, and the crowd really seams to get loud, invariably someone from the other team has gone down the court and nailed a jumper (2 or 3pt).
Ok, maybe not every time, but most of the time this season. And after said shot, the noise gets replaced with a sigh of disinterest. crickets.
Not calling out the crowd, I understand the reaction, but it just seems to have happened 1,000,000 times this year.
Quote from: rocky_warrior on March 03, 2011, 03:19:11 PM
I will add this about the team/crowd/atmosphere, In every game, every single time MU gets a run going, and the crowd really seams to get loud, invariably someone from the other team has gone down the court and nailed a jumper (2 or 3pt).
Ok, maybe not every time, but most of the time this season. And after said shot, the noise gets replaced with a sigh of disinterest. crickets.
Not calling out the crowd, I understand the reaction, but it just seems to have happened 1,000,000 times this year.
An inability to get stops can really kill crowd momentum.
Phew... it'd been at least a few hours since I griped about the defense.
Hah, glad to get you back to your D griping. There have been a number of well guarded shots made in that situation too. But I guess it's still "an inability to get stops".