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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: Lip47 on January 29, 2013, 03:41:32 PM
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can you fill in an alumni season ticket holder as to what the students have started chanting immediately after the opening tip off. We sit on the opposite side of the arena and cant determine what they are chanting. Thanks
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"I believe that we will win"
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here's seven pages of posts on the topic:
http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=30971.0
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It's from San Deigo State
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNte0i1h5EU
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Amazing version (and where the students stole it from as far as I know):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH65jS-EseQ
EDIT:
I also really like this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFivJy92xJs
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here's seven pages of posts on the topic:
http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=30971.0
Sending a new user there all but guarantees they won't stick around.
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Sending a new user there all but guarantees they won't stick around.
+1
Why would you do this to a nice person asking a reasonable question. It's just cruel.
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It's from San Deigo State
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNte0i1h5EU
funny, I had it in my head that it was a Utah St. thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44YUnOoye58
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It's from San Deigo State
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNte0i1h5EU
I HATE the fact that Marquette stole another's school clever and unique chant/tradition. It's beyond lame. It reflects poorly on the university and the student body that we "use" another school's cleverness.
We can do better.
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I'm pretty sure Utah State was doing it first, but that's for them to figure out between themselves and SDSU.
I HATE the fact that Marquette stole another's school clever and unique chant/tradition. It's beyond lame. It reflects poorly on the university and the student body that we "use" another school's cleverness.
We can do better.
Marquette "stole" all of the following traditions:
1. Playing your school's fight song before a game.
2. Having someone sing the national anthem.
3. Turning out the lights for starting lineups.
4. Playing music during timeouts.
5. Halftime entertainment.
6. Kiss Cam.
7. Parachute drop.
8. Pizza giveaways.
9. Cheerleaders and mascots.
10. Counting down with the shot clock.
11. Jump around.
12. Will Ferrell.
So the only way to avoid duplicating something another school did first would be to do nothing at all. And of course, that wouldn't be lame at all.
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Difference is none of the above have a very specific slogan/chant.
Pretty big difference between that and the national anthem.
Its lame. We can do better and strive to do better. I'm not ok with it. Anyone who is ok with it is lame as well. Sorry, but its true.
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Difference is none of the above have a very specific slogan/chant.
Pretty big difference between that and the national anthem.
Its lame. We can do better and strive to do better. I'm not ok with it. Anyone who is ok with it is lame as well. Sorry, but its true.
+1.
Make an effort to make it your own.
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I HATE the fact that Marquette stole another's school clever and unique chant/tradition. It's beyond lame. It reflects poorly on the university and the student body that we "use" another school's cleverness.
We can do better.
OK. In order to create some "buzz" and acquire fame, how about we have a designated student smuggle a winged rodent into home games, letting it go during the game. ::)
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I'm pretty sure Utah State was doing it first, but that's for them to figure out between themselves and SDSU.
Marquette "stole" all of the following traditions:
1. Playing your school's fight song before a game.
2. Having someone sing the national anthem.
3. Turning out the lights for starting lineups.
4. Playing music during timeouts.
5. Halftime entertainment.
6. Kiss Cam.
7. Parachute drop.
8. Pizza giveaways.
9. Cheerleaders and mascots.
10. Counting down with the shot clock.
11. Jump around.
12. Will Ferrell.
So the only way to avoid duplicating something another school did first would be to do nothing at all. And of course, that wouldn't be lame at all.
Well, there is not one item on your list that I would consider unique in any way. The Utah St chant most certainly is, however. Its a copycat world...but there are some things that should be left alone. The good news is that they do it at the start of games...which makes it very easy to ignore.
Im just hoping the student section can all stand up and jump up and down while yelling, "ohhhhhhhh." When people say we stole it from Duke, we can say we actually took it from Pitt...who stole it from Duke.
Bring on the FSU mascot at halftime. Maybe he can throw a spear at the Jump Around guy.
There is a special place in my heart for the Braves' 'Tomahawk Chop' chant, too.
How about we all cheer during the National Anthem like Blackhawks fans?
The Yankees faithful seem to love Ronan Tynan. Maybe we bring him in for the big games?
Lets just market the BC atmosphere as "the best of..." game experiences.
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OK. In order to create some "buzz" and acquire fame, how about we have a designated student smuggle a winged rodent into home games, letting it go during the game. ::)
That would be tremendous. And totally unique.
The bat thing should have been played up more.
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+1.
Make an effort to make it your own.
Thank you, Simon.
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I HATE the fact that Marquette stole another's school clever and unique chant/tradition. It's beyond lame. It reflects poorly on the university and the student body that we "use" another school's cleverness.
We can do better.
Maybe we can have a student of native American heritage do a dance in Native American attire and name him Willie?
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Maybe we can have a student of native American heritage do a dance in Native American attire and name him Willie?
Bet we won't....
[Willie Wampum? - Betty Won't, reference, FYI]
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I HATE the fact that Marquette stole another's school clever and unique chant/tradition. It's beyond lame. It reflects poorly on the university and the student body that we "use" another school's cleverness.
We can do better.
Today's students went to great lengths to improve their own cheers. I don't really remember anything organized back in my day. They've brought in Joe Fulce as the 'professor' in years past and even provided instructions to all new Frosh at the opening game this year. Last year when 'We Believe' debuted at the sold out GTown Senior Day, it way truly special to behold.
Lastly, if you're NOT the Jump Around guy, the students surely have you covered.
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Or better yet, we could go to a generic mascot that symolizes striving and commitment and willingess to sacrifice for the greater good with no Native American imagery. Maybe we could have some rich alum offer 7 figures if the school changes to that mascot. Maybe the powers that be can then change the mascot to the lamest thing imaginable that ticks off everybody. Maybe we can then have a contest for a new mascot that specifically excludes the one everybody wants. Maybe we can then stick with the generic mascot that nobody cares about. See, that stuff is original. If we could find some way to incorporate THAT into the dead-ball entertainment, that would be awesome. ::)
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So this board is basically made up of alumni and I am going to assume alumni that went to a majority of Marquette's bball games themselves. Now, would students these days need to be "lame" and "steal" chants if my class, your class, any past class would have made our own? No. So by calling them lame, you are essentially admitting you too are lame because you didn't create anything yourself either.
crap, but wait, I forgot when you were in school Marquette's student section was originial and off the charts.
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So this board is basically made up of alumni and I am going to assume alumni that went to a majority of Marquette's bball games themselves. Now, would students these days need to be "lame" and "steal" chants if my class, your class, any past class would have made our own? No. So by calling them lame, you are essentially admitting you too are lame because you didn't create anything yourself either.
crap, but wait, I forgot when you were in school Marquette's student section was originial and off the charts.
Well played. But I'll claim an excuse. Drinking age was 18 in my day. I'm sure I was intoxicated. ;D
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So if you want an article about something that is purported to be a Marquette creation (at least as far as sports arena stuff goes), take a look at this USA today article about the Zombie Nation song played during timeouts.
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/2009-02-19-zombie-nation-arena-music_N.htm
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Well, we sucked while I was there. I was there in my MU boxer shorts, student section polo, and wayfarers every game, making an idiot of myself while we lost at home to DePaul by 20. Good times. Is there a modern day equivalent of this?
I'm an a$$hole, I'm an a$$hole, I'm an a$$hole just the same...but I'd rather be an a$$hole...than to go... to Notre Dame.
That was fun to sing while ND was beating us again. And have the modern students done the equivalent of spilling beer on Digger? Let me know.
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Maybe we can have a student of native American heritage do a dance in Native American attire and name him Willie?
I'm down with that.
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Well played. But I'll claim an excuse. Drinking age was 18 in my day. I'm sure I was intoxicated. ;D
And that's why in a certain era we couldn't do a chant like "I Believe." We would have been incapable of chanting it correctly in unison. And that's also why it works so well at Utah State.
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So if you want an article about something that is purported to be a Marquette creation (at least as far as sports arena stuff goes), take a look at this USA today article about the Zombie Nation song played during timeouts.
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/2009-02-19-zombie-nation-arena-music_N.htm
That's actually pretty cool. I had no idea. I am sure that the first time I heard this, it wasn't at a Marquette game.
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Or better yet, we could go to a generic mascot that symolizes striving and commitment and willingess to sacrifice for the greater good with no Native American imagery. Maybe we could have some rich alum offer 7 figures if the school changes to that mascot. Maybe the powers that be can then change the mascot to the lamest thing imaginable that ticks off everybody. Maybe we can then have a contest for a new mascot that specifically excludes the one everybody wants. Maybe we can then stick with the generic mascot that nobody cares about. See, that stuff is original. If we could find some way to incorporate THAT into the dead-ball entertainment, that would be awesome. ::)
In a bit of quirky timing, cleaning out my office today as we are moving to a new building. Stumbled across some things that I had filed away over the years, including this.
(http://i50.tinypic.com/eg1mhd.jpg)
(http://i48.tinypic.com/30aclz8.jpg)
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Reading that letter again, I feel like I just picked at a giant scab.
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MU is about 3 schools that do this chant. While you have southern bands that play the same song. Penn St & Ohio State students chant the same songs.
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MU is about 3 schools that do this chant. While you have southern bands that play the same song. Penn St & Ohio State students chant the same songs.
Ah yes, very good point. A patent attorney once told me that if I were to be copycat #1 or #2, Im above the law. If Im #3 (or greater), Im flucked.
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Initially I thought the chant was going to be lame because it was a blatant ripoff from other schools. However, I was impressed with it when the students first did it at the Georgetown game. Unfortunately, I'm now back to thinking it's lame because it's done, and done significantly better, by other schools. Last night's chant felt like the few students who were there were just going through the motions.
In the end though, at least the students are trying. I'll give them that.
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So this board is basically made up of alumni and I am going to assume alumni that went to a majority of Marquette's bball games themselves. Now, would students these days need to be "lame" and "steal" chants if my class, your class, any past class would have made our own? No. So by calling them lame, you are essentially admitting you too are lame because you didn't create anything yourself either.
crap, but wait, I forgot when you were in school Marquette's student section was originial and off the charts.
I wore a gold latex catsuit well before Green Man was on IASIP, and I had never seen it prior to finding it on EBay in 2006. You don't see me saying I created it though or how many times I was on national television with it.
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OK. In order to create some "buzz" and acquire fame, how about we have a designated student smuggle a winged rodent into home games, letting it go during the game. ::)
You know a student let the bat out in the arena....
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I really hate this board sometimes. I know I should take some of these comments with a grain of salt because it is scoop afterall but I feel the need to defend myself and fellow students. There is nothing more frustrating to us then people bashing us but not proposing any new ideas themselves. Instead of saying how unoriginal we are come up with ideas with your own and give them to us. We have a group that works with the athletic department to make a better atmosphere for the basketball games. Secondly not really related to this but in terms of bashing our attendance, (Ive seen it before) how about you guys fill the stands as well. Its not just us in the Bradley center. We only take up 4k seats which is almost half of the undergrad student body. To have half the school at a game is remarkable. I am extremely sick of seeing threads like this. I know the intent of this thread was not to bash us but people still managed to anyway.
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I really hate this board sometimes. I know I should take some of these comments with a grain of salt because it is scoop afterall but I feel the need to defend myself and fellow students. There is nothing more frustrating to us then people bashing us but not proposing any new ideas themselves. Instead of saying how unoriginal we are come up with ideas with your own and give them to us. We have a group that works with the athletic department to make a better atmosphere for the basketball games. Secondly not really related to this but in terms of bashing our attendance, (Ive seen it before) how about you guys fill the stands as well. Its not just us in the Bradley center. We only take up 4k seats which is almost half of the undergrad student body. To have half the school at a game is remarkable. I am extremely sick of seeing threads like this. I know the intent of this thread was not to bash us but people still managed to anyway.
Completely agree. Having students come to a game on Monday that is at 8 PM is not an easy thing. And for hell's sake, when we tried doing the wave during the Providence game, it took all you alumni at least 5-7 tries to pick it up. So let's show a little enthusiasm, alumni! Do not blame this all on us, the student. For a Monday game, I actually thought there was good energy. So let's make this a team effort, eh?
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Completely agree. Having students come to a game on Monday that is at 8 PM is not an easy thing.
Huh? Why would that not be easy? And why would Monday be any different than Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday?
Those who have showed up have been great. The problem is only half of the student section shows up consistently.
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Huh? Why would that not be easy? And why would Monday be any different than Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday?
Those who have showed up have been great. The problem is only half of them show up consistently.
Thursday: 1 dollar shots at Victor's. Everyone pre-games and hits up the bars after the game/thirsty Thursday.
Monday is the start of the week, no one really wants to go or has the energy to, as classes start again and everyone is trying to figure out what they did during the weekend. We've only had one or two games on Tuesday or Wednesday. Every single other game has been Fri/Sat/Sunday. I've been to every home game so far, and I realize that many people simply don't show up, but you have to realize that Monday is just not a good day for anything, including a basketball game.
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Monday is the start of the week, no one really wants to go or has the energy to, as classes start again and everyone is trying to figure out what they did during the weekend. We've only had one or two games on Tuesday or Wednesday. Every single other game has been Fri/Sat/Sunday. I've been to every home game so far, and I realize that many people simply don't show up, but you have to realize that Monday is just not a good day for anything, including a basketball game.
You're right. I mean, it's not like 13,000 other people last night worked a full day and still managed to muster up enough energy to go to a game. How could I forget how difficult it is for students to go to 4 classes and a basketball game?
FFS.
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Thursday: 1 dollar shots at Victor's. Everyone pre-games and hits up the bars after the game/thirsty Thursday.
Careful, ZFB and 4Ever troll at Victims on Cougar Night
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You're right. I mean, it's not like 13,000 other people last night worked a full day and still managed to muster up enough energy to go to a game. How could I forget how difficult it is for students to go to 4 classes and a basketball game?
FFS.
Lets consider the student body of Marquette. Thats about 9.5-10k undergrads. There are 4k student section tickets. You are asking almost half of the entire student body to show up for a game. Now I attended but people have jobs, homework and other commitments. People in glass houses shouldnt throw stones. The second everbody else fills the upper bowl you have a valid point but until that time you have no right to bash students for not showing up. Plus at least we get to the game on time instead of trickling in 5 minutes after tip.
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Lets consider the student body of Marquette. Thats about 9.5-10k undergrads. There are 4k student section tickets. You are asking almost half of the entire student body to show up for a game. Now I attended but people have jobs, homework and other commitments. People in glass houses shouldnt throw stones. The second everbody else fills the upper bowl you have a valid point but until that time you have no right to bash students for not showing up. Plus at least we get to the game on time instead of trickling in 5 minutes after tip.
And going back to the point of this forum, if you guys have any thoughts or suggestions as to what you would like to hear us chant, then by all means, please let us know. We are all ears.
But something tells me that whatever we do, someone will always have a problem with it, like the F**k the Badger chant during the Wisco game that literally every single class does. But I'm extremely curious as to what ideas you guys have and I mean that with 100% curiosity and 0% sarcasm. We are all fans and the atmosphere has an effect on everyone. It's a team effort.
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funny, I had it in my head that it was a Utah St. thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44YUnOoye58
Utah States....
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Lets consider the student body of Marquette. Thats about 9.5-10k undergrads. There are 4k student section tickets. You are asking almost half of the entire student body to show up for a game. Now I attended but people have jobs, homework and other commitments. People in glass houses shouldnt throw stones. The second everbody else fills the upper bowl you have a valid point but until that time you have no right to bash students for not showing up. Plus at least we get to the game on time instead of trickling in 5 minutes after tip.
No one here is expecting all 4,000 there every game. That's unrealistic, no question.
But, I don't think it's too much to ask for them to fill up the lower sections, at minimum. Especially with the team being ranked and in first place. The turnout Monday was pathetic.
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Plus at least we get to the game on time instead of trickling in 5 minutes after tip.
I've been relatively quick to defend the students to many people this season - whether it be the chants or the attendance or the enthusiasm...but last night was bordering on DePaul and UWM levels a few minutes before the game. There were 10 people max in the section behind the band at tip. It didn't fill up until 10 minutes into the second half. As you said...
People in glass houses shouldnt throw stones.
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I never liked the chant, but it is more so I find it dumb unless done amazingly well like US. "I believe" just rubs we the wrong way where it is almost like blind faith. Doesn't sound too confident.* I always liked the "We ready" chant.
*Unless you absolutely rock it to the point it gives you shivers.
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Completely agree. Having students come to a game on Monday that is at 8 PM is not an easy thing. And for hell's sake, when we tried doing the wave during the Providence game, it took all you alumni at least 5-7 tries to pick it up. So let's show a little enthusiasm, alumni! Do not blame this all on us, the student. For a Monday game, I actually thought there was good energy. So let's make this a team effort, eh?
You tried starting the wave? Really.
That's just awful. The wave is a disgrace to sporting events.
MUfan12 is pretty on with his comments. The student section was 2/3rds full on Saturday, but it took until the second media timeout to get there.
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You tried starting the wave? Really.
That's just awful. The wave is a disgrace to sporting events.
MUfan12 is pretty on with his comments. The student section was 2/3rds full on Saturday, but it took until the second media timeout to get there.
The wave is a terrible idea in any situation...
To exacerbate an already terrible idea, it was passing behind the basket while we were shooting free throws.
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I've been relatively quick to defend the students to many people this season - whether it be the chants or the attendance or the enthusiasm...but last night was bordering on DePaul and UWM levels a few minutes before the game. There were 10 people max in the section behind the band at tip. It didn't fill up until 10 minutes into the second half. As you said...
Not quite sure what game you were at. Lower bowl was filled at tip. Thats how we know if we do the "I believe" chant or not.
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I just think the student section needs more flair...make that flares.
http://www.youtube.com/v/WcvAOpnnMK0
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Golden
Warriors
*clap clap clap clap clap*'
Golden
Warriors
*clap clap clap clap clap*'
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I just think the student section needs more flair...make that flares.
http://www.youtube.com/v/WcvAOpnnMK0
Holy sh*t. We need a Marquette Haka/chant like this. Jesus that'd be awesome. Scoop... time to brainstorm what needs to be chanted/growled/screamed. Why tell the opposing team we will win when we can tell them that they shouldn't through fear of the crowd attacking them. (Edit: in a non-providence player's brother sort of way)
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The Haka would be sweet to incorporate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqnimvUMCAk
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esard, setyoursightsnorth, and all the rest of you student fans:
Don't take the bait of these geezers. You guys are doing a fine job. Their memories of the "good old days" may be a little impaired. Keep in mind that they have had quite a head start on you when it comes to killing brain cells. I can promise you that in my day (the early '80's) there were no costumes, no dances, and no organized cheers other than "Let's go Warriors" . We didn't even think to coordinate our T-shirt color (to be fair, though, some of my male contemporaries would not have wanted to take off their cool Members Only jackets, anyway).
And unless one of the posters here happens to be Jump Around Guy, you all are showing far more enthusiasm than any of the alumni present at the game.
Keep up the great work.
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"Early eighties" doesn't scream geezer to ya? Just sayin'.
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esard, setyoursightsnorth, and all the rest of you student fans:
Don't take the bait of these geezers. You guys are doing a fine job. Their memories of the "good old days" may be a little impaired. Keep in mind that they have had quite a head start on you when it comes to killing brain cells. I can promise you that in my day (the early '80's) there were no costumes, no dances, and no organized cheers other than "Let's go Warriors" . We didn't even think to coordinate our T-shirt color (to be fair, though, some of my male contemporaries would not have wanted to take off their cool Members Only jackets, anyway).
And unless one of the posters here happens to be Jump Around Guy, you all are showing far more enthusiasm than any of the alumni present at the game.
Keep up the great work.
+1.
Threads ripping the student section get so tiring. Yeah, a lot of them didn't come to the USF game. MU has a huge student section for a school its size, and students have a lot of options. MU is hardly the only school that faces issues with mid-week games against crap opponents.
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"Early eighties" doesn't scream geezer to ya? Just sayin'.
I didn't say I wasn't a geezer. I was addressing the geezers who are dissing the student section.
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+1.
Threads ripping the student section get so tiring. Yeah, a lot of them didn't come to the USF game. MU has a huge student section for a school its size, and students have a lot of options. MU is hardly the only school that faces issues with mid-week games against crap opponents.
This. Exactly. If Monday's game was against Syracuse or Louisville, the place would have been packed. An 8pm weeknight game against USF isn't highly attractive to a lot of MU fans, not just students, FANS. My section was maybe 75% full which I didn't think was too bad of a turnout. The difference is that the student's have a "section" devoted to them so if there aren't as many students as usual it's much more obvious than if, say, fans age 30-35 don't show up since they're spread out around the entire arena.
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I HATE the fact that Marquette stole another's school clever and unique chant/tradition. It's beyond lame. It reflects poorly on the university and the student body that we "use" another school's cleverness.
We can do better.
Reflects poorly on the University? This might be going a little far. When the students think of something unique that isn't stolen by another school, like cheering "Automatic" when their guy is shooting free throws, the alumni will still find reason to hate.
Also, very much liked the students chanting "Free Devante" (or something like that) after he was kicked out of the game. It was well done.
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The other thing that should be recalled by the 'back in the day' crowd is that the MECCA held 11k. The Bradley Center holds 18. More people are showing up today than 30 years ago, the place just looks empty when there are 'only' 14-15k there.
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Hmmm. Complaining about student section eh???
Team must be doing pretty good!!
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I HATE the fact that Marquette stole another's school clever and unique chant/tradition. It's beyond lame. It reflects poorly on the university and the student body that we "use" another school's cleverness.
We can do better.
Well, get off your ass and do something about it then.
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I said it before and I'll say it again... if you're going to imitate someone, you might as well imitate the best, and that would be Utah State, hands down.
The rest of you who insist on complaining, let's hear some ideas.
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I personally thought the "I Believe That We Will Win" chant is awesome, as long as it is done loud. The very first time against G'Town was absolutely amazing...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AF2ki9Y4rs
Also when watching the MU-UW game this year, the chant was extremely loud, difficult to hear the announcers at the beginning of the game. Yeah, USU or SDSU started it, but we have rocked it.
On another note (and I'm really not too sure who started it first) but both PSU and G'Town (and I'm sure a few others) also do the "WE ARE ..." chant. Does that mean we should get all up in arms when we chant that?
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esard, setyoursightsnorth, and all the rest of you student fans:
Don't take the bait of these geezers. You guys are doing a fine job. Their memories of the "good old days" may be a little impaired.
Don't paint with such broad strokes. I graduated 5 years ago.
Like I said, the ones who have showed up have been excellent. I'm just sick of horsesh*t excuses for the ones who don't, like "Monday just isn't a good day. We're too tired."
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Don't paint with such broad strokes. I graduated 5 years ago.
Like I said, the ones who have showed up have been excellent. I'm just sick of horsesh*t excuses for the ones who don't, like "Monday just isn't a good day. We're too tired."
How about "Monday isn't a good day, I have a huge biochem test tomorrow"?
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I personally thought the "I Believe That We Will Win" chant is awesome, as long as it is done loud. The very first time against G'Town was absolutely amazing...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AF2ki9Y4rs
Also when watching the MU-UW game this year, the chant was extremely loud, difficult to hear the announcers at the beginning of the game. Yeah, USU or SDSU started it, but we have rocked it.
On another note (and I'm really not too sure who started it first) but both PSU and G'Town (and I'm sure a few others) also do the "WE ARE ..." chant. Does that mean we should get all up in arms when we chant that?
I LOVE that video. It's just perfect that the score happened right away while the chant was still going. So, so good. I get goosebumps every time I watch that and it brings me back to that day, watching with the alumni out here in Denver. :D
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How about "Monday isn't a good day, I have a huge biochem test tomorrow"?
Sure, wonderful. Personally, I made it work so I could go to the games as well. I realize that's the exception, not the rule. Totally fine.
The semester started two weeks ago. Don't think huge tests were the reason for Monday's crap turnout.
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I said it before and I'll say it again... if you're going to imitate someone, you might as well imitate the best, and that would be Utah State, hands down.
The rest of you who insist on complaining, let's hear some ideas.
Concur...any geezer have an issue with imitating this?
(http://usversusthem.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/usc_cheerleaders2.jpg)
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So this board is basically made up of alumni and I am going to assume alumni that went to a majority of Marquette's bball games themselves. Now, would students these days need to be "lame" and "steal" chants if my class, your class, any past class would have made our own? No. So by calling them lame, you are essentially admitting you too are lame because you didn't create anything yourself either.
crap, but wait, I forgot when you were in school Marquette's student section was originial and off the charts.
Huh? Did you really just make the argument that, "I think past generations of Marquette students were lame so its OK that we are lame too?" Wow.
You also missed my point that I have complete and total faith that ANY Marquette student body and the administration are capable of coming up with unique things on their own. I find the "We Believe" chant lame because I KNOW Marquette is capable of more/better. No reason we can't come up with some chants that are unique and not have to "borrow" other school's ideas. Marquette is well known for creative, unique uniforms. Georgia Tech stole our whole "game day atmosphere." We have a history of being uniquely creative.
I believe in Marquette and its capacity for greatness. You should too. Don't set your sights low, set them high. Expect more. Demand more. You know, Be The Difference.
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I believe in Marquette and its capacity for greatness. You should too. Don't set your sights low, set them high. Expect more. Demand more. You know, Be The Difference.
CARPE DIEM!
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I said it before and I'll say it again... if you're going to imitate someone, you might as well imitate the best, and that would be Utah State, hands down.
The rest of you who insist on complaining, let's hear some ideas.
Sure. Here's one. Led by cheer squad. Involves the spelling of MARQUETTE.
First end of the BC (divided by center court) chants in unison: M - A - R
Second end of the BC immediately responds in unison: Q - U - E
First of the BC immediately replies in unison: T - T - E
Entire BC then chants in unison: Maaaar----queeeeete.
The chant involves the entire BC, generates some energy by having the two sides of the BC "divided" and you get one end trying to out do the other.
Obviously doesn't translate well in the written word. But done correctly would be very cool. Very simple chant that even us old geezer alumns can handle.
Second: More bats. Lots of bats. Plastic bats, flying bats, real bats. The Gold N Eagle in a Batman costume. Marquette's gothic architecture fits in perfectly with the Bat Theme, good national story that is fun and unique, etc.
Third: Stop chanting "Sucks" after other team's players are announced. Classless and also lame. I've always thought a sarcastic "Oooo" (like you're pretending to be scared by a 3rd grader) after the player's name was announced from the whole student section would be funny. Again, written word not good.
Good or not, I just came up with these ideas in a few minutes. Didn't even need to steal any of the ideas from a bunch of Mormons.
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Keep doing the "I believe" chant, but before next season if the Superfans still exist, have them put on a contest to come up with new wording.
Keep the cadence or something close.
Here's a start:
MAR- I
MARQUETTE- I BELIEVE
....
????
Profit
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Second: More bats. Lots of bats. Plastic bats, flying bats, real bats. The Gold N Eagle in a Batman costume. Marquette's gothic architecture fits in perfectly with the Bat Theme, good national story that is fun and unique, etc.
Here's a picture. Imagine Marquette Hall superimposed in the background and an MU logo on the Moon.
(http://img.wallpaperstock.net:81/the-batman-wallpapers_16865_1024x768.png)
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Huh? Did you really just make the argument that, "I think past generations of Marquette students were lame so its OK that we are lame too?" Wow.
No that is not what I said at all. What I said was is that students today "steal" chants (as you call it) because past generations did not exactly come up with their own unique ones to pass down. So I was saying that since most of this board are alumni that attended a hefty amount of games, you cannot bash the student section for having "unoriginal" chants when your class did nothing original when they (you) had the chance.
The hypocrisy of some on this board when it comes to the student section is quite funny; between this original/unoriginal crap and the cries for the stopping of the chant "f**k the Badgers" when most of us as students did it ourselves.
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Concur...any geezer have an issue with imitating this?
(http://usversusthem.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/usc_cheerleaders2.jpg)
Less ripping on students, more USC cheerleaders
(http://i.imgur.com/68Hg7.jpg)
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No that is not what I said at all. What I said was is that students today "steal" chants (as you call it) because past generations did not exactly come up with their own unique ones to pass down. So I was saying that since most of this board are alumni that attended a hefty amount of games, you cannot bash the student section for having "unoriginal" chants when your class did nothing original when they (you) had the chance.
The hypocrisy of some on this board when it comes to the student section is quite funny; between this original/unoriginal crap and the cries for the stopping of the chant "f**k the Badgers" when most of us as students did it ourselves.
Enjoy your career in middle management.
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Enjoy your career in middle management.
Thanks. Hopefully you are enjoying yours.
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Sure, wonderful. Personally, I made it work so I could go to the games as well. I realize that's the exception, not the rule. Totally fine.
+1
2 hours of "studying" (quotes because half of that time is going to be spent on facebook or twitter or Scoop or some other procrastination technique), isn't going to make or break your grade on any test...
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No that is not what I said at all. What I said was is that students today "steal" chants (as you call it) because past generations did not exactly come up with their own unique ones to pass down. So I was saying that since most of this board are alumni that attended a hefty amount of games, you cannot bash the student section for having "unoriginal" chants when your class did nothing original when they (you) had the chance.
The hypocrisy of some on this board when it comes to the student section is quite funny; between this original/unoriginal crap and the cries for the stopping of the chant "f**k the Badgers" when most of us as students did it ourselves.
Another millenial expecting to get something handed to them...
/throws grenade
//runs away
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Another millenial expecting to get something handed to them...
/throws grenade
//runs away
Another baby boomer inflating his youth...
/not looking at you
//seriously
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I believe at USC they prefer to be referred to as "Song girls." Please. Have some respect.
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Careful, ZFB and 4Ever troll at Victims on everynightCougar Night
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Good or not, I just came up with these ideas in a few minutes. Didn't even need to steal any of the ideas from a bunch of Mormons.
I was under the impression that Utah State was the Park City of the Utah higher education system (that being the oasis in the desert of dryness).
I could be wrong, but that bottle that Wild Bill's teapot appears to be filling (and of which the fan to his right is partaking) - on national TV, no less - seems to run counter to the Mormon faith. Although he may very well simply be the only Catholic in that student section... who knows.
http://youtu.be/FUVPVqhBAWU?t=45s (http://youtu.be/FUVPVqhBAWU?t=45s)
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3 things you can count on:
1: Death
2: Taxes
3: People b*tching about the student section/chants
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I believe at USC they prefer to be referred to as "Song girls." Please. Have some respect.
That is correct! Fight on! ;)
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I was under the impression that Utah State was the Park City of the Utah higher education system (that being the oasis in the desert of dryness).
I could be wrong, but that bottle that Wild Bill's teapot appears to be filling (and of which the fan to his right is partaking) - on national TV, no less - seems to run counter to the Mormon faith. Although he may very well simply be the only Catholic in that student section... who knows.
http://youtu.be/FUVPVqhBAWU?t=45s (http://youtu.be/FUVPVqhBAWU?t=45s)
No...it's mostly Mormon. The reason I know this is because it was kind of a shock that the new UW football coach isn't a Mormon.
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Let's talk about something important like why the Big Noggins keep getting smaller and smaller every year.
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Whatever happened to naming the student section? Al's Army? Yellow tie-dyed shirts? How about the Otule chant at tipoff? Ohhh - tooo - leee, oh le oh le oh le.
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Whatever happened to naming the student section? Al's Army? Yellow tie-dyed shirts? How about the Otule chant at tipoff? Ohhh - tooo - leee, oh le oh le oh le.
We literally just talked about naming the student section at the last superfans meeting. Als Army was probably the most popular and were looking to get it officially implemented for next season. Actually, the original idea for the "army of one" t-shirts were Als army.
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Let's talk about something important like why the Big Noggins keep getting smaller and smaller every year.
I know, right? I swear the Bat noggin was the size of the actual bat.
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I know, right? I swear the Bat noggin was the size of the actual bat.
I haven't seen the Honey Boo-Boo one since it was shown for the first time earlier this season. Why do they keep disappearing? Some are only shown once it seems. I would figure that if they just keep adding them, eventually it would get to the point where nearly everyone in the section behind the hoop should have one. If you add a Big Head, keep it there for good.
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I haven't seen the Honey Boo-Boo one since it was shown for the first time earlier this season. Why do they keep disappearing? Some are only shown once it seems. I would figure that if they just keep adding them, eventually it would get to the point where nearly everyone in the section behind the hoop should have one. If you add a Big Head, keep it there for good.
Bigheads are lame! They are sooooo 2002ish! Lets be creative by stealing a new idea.
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The big noggins' lameness has nothing to do with who they were stolen from and more to do with the fact that they aren't exciting or distracting.
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The big noggins' lameness has nothing to do with who they were stolen from and more to do with the fact that they aren't exciting or distracting.
my post wasnt really serious.
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my post wasnt really serious.
Most the people on this board grew up in a time before sarcasm was invented, so be sure to use teal to differentiate between serious thoughts and humor.
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I actually wrote that, clicked post, it did the little "another post has been made" warning. I hit post anyway without reading what you wrote, and poof coincidence makes me kinda look like an a-hole.
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Reflects poorly on the University? This might be going a little far. When the students think of something unique that isn't stolen by another school, like cheering "Automatic" when their guy is shooting free throws, the alumni will still find reason to hate.
Also, very much liked the students chanting "Free Devante" (or something like that) after he was kicked out of the game. It was well done.
Did any of the guys chanting "Free Devante" know that his name is Davante?
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Did any of the guys chanting "Free Devante" know that his name is Davante?
Probably, since they pronounced it correctly.
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We literally just talked about naming the student section at the last superfans meeting. Als Army was probably the most popular and were looking to get it officially implemented for next season. Actually, the original idea for the "army of one" t-shirts were Als army.
Well, unfortunately, there is nothing original about calling a student section an "army." Looks like we are stealing another idea! I did some investigative research on google and it looks like Syracuse's student section is called "Otto's Army." From the pictures, it looks like they are all wearing army helmets. We should copy that! No one will know.
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Well, unfortunately, there is nothing original about calling a student section an "army." Looks like we are stealing another idea! I did some investigative research on google and it looks like Syracuse's student section is called "Otto's Army." From the pictures, it looks like they are all wearing army helmets. We should copy that! No one will know.
Yea, but it's not alliteration, so it's dumb. No one cares about assonance.
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Yea, but it's not alliteration, so it's dumb. No one cares about assonance.
Did you just get back from 8th grade english class or something?
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Thanks. Hopefully you are enjoying yours.
Is commons managing the local burger king considered middle or senior management?
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Is commons managing the local burger king considered middle or senior management?
How'd you know? I just got off my night shift.
Hey, I started out mopping the floor just like you guys. But now... now I'm washing lettuce. Soon I'll be on fries; then the grill. And pretty soon, I'll make assistant manager, and that's when the big bucks start rolling in.
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I was under the impression that Utah State was the Park City of the Utah higher education system (that being the oasis in the desert of dryness).
Park City is ok but it is way too commercial and since "The Games given to Us by the Prophet" has become much less "Spirit Prison" and far more "Paradise" through the migration of many faithful to that ski town. If you want a real mountain town with a heavy dose of outdoors combined with an eccentric populace without the taint of 'the faith' then go to Moab. It still has the ridiculous Mormon inspired Utah liquor control laws but the locals do their best to live round them. All tap beer is 3.2 so everyone drinks bottled. Micros exceed 5.5% so they are the brews of choice. Good local choices include Wasatch Polygamy Porter, First Amendment Lager, and Evolution Amber (all named with the intent of chiding the Elders and their faithful.) Shots are metered and dispense far less than a normal shot so you order a shot, pour it in a plastic cup, then order another. Technically, you can only order a second after you have 'consumed' the first so you have to hold out the empty shot glass and state, 'I have consumed my shot.' As for mixed drinks if you order a G&T for instance you only get the one measly half shot of gin. Therefore, you order a G&T with a gin 'sidecar' so you end up with a G&T with one real shot. Once you pour the sidecar into your drink you hold out the empty shot glass, order another sidecar, and repeat as necessary for whatever your taste buds deem an appropriate amount of booze. A good bartender knows to leave space in the glass and not fill it up with tonic.
Moab has a brew pub with better food than brew though the Dead Horse Amber is not that bad.
There are a few bars in town but the best by far is Woody's. You have to see their bar - it is a solid piece of wood more than 50 feet long that predates Woody's. Climbers, base jumpers, mountain bikers, skiers, snowshoers, white water freaks, guides, miners, fugitives, drunks, cowboys, movie types, bikers, etc... have carved witticisms into its gnarled face for more than 100 years. There is a hand written sign decreeing that "Carving the Bar is now forbidden - We Mean It, Dammit!" Woody's gets the tourist crowd but it is the drinking establishment of choice for the locals. A typical dive western saloon it is a great place to take in the majesty of indoors Moab. Between the local earth mamas, visiting Hollywood types, and Outdoors Magazine hard bodies there is something to cater to every taste. You even get the stray SLC cuties who are escaping the long shadow of the Tabernacle to indulge in a dirty weekend with the unwashed heathen prior to donning her Mormon underwear and settling down with a BYU educated accountant just back from his mission to Ghana whence she will spend her days living out the Heavenly Mother Ideal in Orem by making mac & cheese and green jello for the 8 spirit babies they have rescued from purgatory by bringing them into the world.
http://woodystavernmoab.com/
For those wondering about Mormon Underwear:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_garment
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Personally, as long as the student section is present and making some noise and showing some form of organization, that's a win. If you don't like it, come back to Milwaukee, enroll in a class, and show those young kids how it's done. Or send your own kids to Marquette and hope they can bring your ideas in. Otherwise, you have all the right to STFU.
For the past 2-3 years, all we heard when the student section came up was complaints about attendance. Well, it's improved. Maybe not at 8 pm on a Saturday night, but let's be honest, most of the rest of the upper bowl wasn't filled either. Like it or not, USF is still USF.
The new superfans or whatever they want to call themselves are making noise and getting people involved. We wanted a Batman costume, we got him in the front row. Maybe "I Believe" wasn't done here first, but neither was "De-Fense" and no one seems to complain when that one comes out.
I think borrowing from European soccer teams would be the way to go. I think doing Liverpool's "You'll Never Walk Alone" would be awesome. But you know what? I'M NOT A STUDENT ANYMORE! So they can do what they want. As long as they are providing energy and atmosphere, that's a win. Pissing and moaning about it on Scoop won't change anything, and the odds are if you did convince them to stop doing the chants you don't like, they'd be replaced with silence. I'll take this over that any day.
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Hey, I started out mopping the floor just like you guys. But now... now I'm washing lettuce. Soon I'll be on fries; then the grill. And pretty soon, I'll make assistant manager, and that's when the big bucks start rolling in.
That reminds me of the following:
I got bigger and better plans. You know what I'm sayin'? Figure I'll get me a job at the post office. You know, maybe at a bank. Work real hard. Work my way up to manager. Learn the system a little bit..... then I'll rob that motherf----- blind.
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That reminds me of the following:
HAHAHAHAHA
Classic movie! I still quote it almost daily.
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We literally just talked about naming the student section at the last superfans meeting.
I'm sorry, who the hell are the superfans, and why are they meeting?
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For all my fellow middle managers out there:
Bob Porter: Looks like you've been missing a lot of work lately.
Peter Gibbons: I wouldn't say I've been *missing* it, Bob.
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Personally, as long as the student section is present and making some noise and showing some form of organization, that's a win.
For the record I think that the student section does an awesome job. They even do a great job executing the "I Believe" chant. I just don't like that the chant is "borrowed."
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I think doing Liverpool's "You'll Never Walk Alone" would be awesome....
I love the singing by non-American sports fans. After the lights came back from Batgate, they turned off Whitney, and the students kept singing "AND I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOUOUOUOUOUOU...". I thought, "if that doesn't throw some guy at the free-throw line off his game, nothing will."
To the super fans on this thread, that's my suggestion. Find some really old-school songs with vocals impossible to match and just butcher them. They don't have to do anything with anything, but the ear-wormier (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ear%20worm), the better.
If nothing else, it'd be good for a laugh :)
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To the super fans on this thread, that's my suggestion. Find some really old-school songs with vocals impossible to match and just butcher them. They don't have to do anything with anything, but the ear-wormier (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ear%20worm), the better.
Doesn't have to be his exact thing, but his is he type of thinking tha will lead to more interesting results. I can't believe people (anywhere) are still doing the whole "right, left, right, left" thing when someone fouls out. Hey, you suck? Really? A little originality, or creativity too much to ask for?
Everyone seen this...
http://youtu.be/LNo9x7KQ4ZI (http://youtu.be/LNo9x7KQ4ZI)
I do have to say I think the game day production could be freshened up a bit too. DJ was on his game during the whole bat fiasco (which is already played btw), but in general has seen better days.
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http://youtu.be/LNo9x7KQ4ZI (http://youtu.be/LNo9x7KQ4ZI)
If they did that at the Kohl Center, sleepy toddlers could get a 45 minute nap in.
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I've said it in other threads, but I think it deserves a revisit.
Hey, Pep Band, how about learning some new songs? At least half your repertoire is left over from the Geishecker era. Why don't you put the polyester vests and disco hats back on while you are at it?
If you need some inspiration, road trip down to DePaul. Their basketball team may suck, but their pep band rocks!
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How come no one ever appreciates Marquette for what it is. The fans suck, the students suck, the band sucks, the team sucks, our prospects are going to decommit, our coach is going to leave, LW wants to turn us into Mount Mary, Scott Pilarz is the devil in disguise...
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I've said it in other threads, but I think it deserves a revisit.
Hey, Pep Band, how about learning some new songs? At least half your repertoire is left over from the Geishecker era. Why don't you put the polyester vests and disco hats back on while you are at it?
If you need some inspiration, road trip down to DePaul. Their basketball team may suck, but their pep band rocks!
But what if having a rocking pep band causes your basketball team to suck... do you really want to take that chance?
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I've said it in other threads, but I think it deserves a revisit.
Hey, Pep Band, how about learning some new songs? At least half your repertoire is left over from the Geishecker era. Why don't you put the polyester vests and disco hats back on while you are at it?
If you need some inspiration, road trip down to DePaul. Their basketball team may suck, but their pep band rocks!
They got new shirts this year, too much change at once can be scary. Do they still do the pinky touch after made free throws?
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How come no one ever appreciates Marquette for what it is. The fans suck, the students suck, the band sucks, the team sucks, our prospects are going to decommit, our coach is going to leave, LW wants to turn us into Mount Mary, Scott Pilarz is the devil in disguise...
If alums actually appreciated MU, there would be no Scoop.
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I've said it in other threads, but I think it deserves a revisit.
Hey, Pep Band, how about learning some new songs? At least half your repertoire is left over from the Geishecker era. Why don't you put the polyester vests and disco hats back on while you are at it?
If you need some inspiration, road trip down to DePaul. Their basketball team may suck, but their pep band rocks!
I believe it's fairly expensive to buy the rights to songs that pep bands perform which would explain why not many songs have changed over the years.
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I've said it in other threads, but I think it deserves a revisit.
Hey, Pep Band, how about learning some new songs? At least half your repertoire is left over from the Geishecker era. Why don't you put the polyester vests and disco hats back on while you are at it?
If you need some inspiration, road trip down to DePaul. Their basketball team may suck, but their pep band rocks!
Big difference----DePaul actually has a School of Music. MU's Pep Band sucks because its essentially a club with club caliber musicians.
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Greatest Marquette student noise of all time: The dude in the nose bleed seats who at the end of the Natl Anthem would scream, "Give 'em hell Al!"
That captured the essence of the McGuire years better than anything. Bumble bees and untuckeds, Al standing up to Rupp for his racism, craptin on the NCAA then winning the NIT, Lucky Lloyd arguing with Al as he dribbled up court, fighting with Toone in the locker room at halftime against Cincy in the Dance, Looking into Chones' empty fridge then telling him to take the ABA $, McNeil's wife fighting in the stands during a game, Gary Brell playing stoned.
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Ah, I remember it today, like it was yesterday.
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Big difference----DePaul actually has a School of Music. MU's Pep Band sucks because its essentially a club with club caliber musicians.
Kurt Cobain and Eddie Vedder would take offense at this. Grunge is all about raw, natural, grit.
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Big difference----DePaul actually has a School of Music. MU's Pep Band sucks because its essentially a club with club caliber musicians.
Club caliber musicians can't add a new song or two per year? I think the newest song the band performs is "Seven Nation Army" - from 2003. Also, it's just the same seven notes repeated over and over.
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it's just the same seven notes repeated over and over.
Are you talking about the 80's Hair bands?
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For all my fellow middle managers out there:
A Day In the Life: Commons' Meteoric Rise Through the Corporate Ranks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1HqjBc6LhA
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Come in now. The band started playing Mambo #5. Love me some Lou Bega.
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Sultan
I appreciate all of what MU is. Nothing wrong with comparing era's. For guys old enough the AL era was better. I have very much enjoyed this season and looking forward to the rest of season playing out. Possibly the band does suck, the students are lazy and our coach leaves....it does not diminish my appreciation of the school. I'm going to have two there next year and if I did not love the joint I would not shell out the coin.
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Here, ring up Janners' digs----(414) 288-7125
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Club caliber musicians can't add a new song or two per year? I think the newest song the band performs is "Seven Nation Army" - from 2003. Also, it's just the same seven notes repeated over and over.
I think the earlier poster hinted at the biggest part with constantly changing the music. Sheet music isn't cheap, especially for a school without a music program where they can leverage some of the purchasing power of an entire department.
On top of that, despite some of your opinions it takes practice for the group to put those arrangements together and have them sound good, and as a club the group doesn't have a ton of practice time.
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Big difference----DePaul actually has a School of Music. MU's Pep Band sucks because its essentially a club with club caliber musicians.
Biggest farce of all time. They are all talented musicians, just going from an actual band setting to club band is a different world. A good friend of mine goes to Georgetown and he's one of the most musically gifted people I know, but quit the basketball pep band because he was used to a more competitive atmosphere. It's the same for sporting events: I played competitive water-polo in High school and the club team here is a complete change of pace. The pep band is a way for them to keep doing what they love and keep that love of playing going and doing the best they can with limited opportunities to play music. If there is criticism anywhere, it could be with the organization of the pep-band, but do not criticize the actual musicians in the band. They are all talented in their skill and it's one of the few ways they get to express it at Marquette.
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Club caliber musicians can't add a new song or two per year? I think the newest song the band performs is "Seven Nation Army" - from 2003. Also, it's just the same seven notes repeated over and over.
Question the funding not the kids.
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Question the funding not the kids.
Serious question - how much does sheet music cost?
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Serious question - how much does sheet music cost?
For pop music it can be 5 to 6 bucks plus per playing member. You figure a 30 person pep band and that's 150 plus per song. I know that doesnt sound like much but it's a lot to ask A club to pony up when their budget struggles to break even to begin with. All those members are volunteers and already pay club dues and pay for their own instruments.
You want to donate to the cause go ahead, I'm sure they'd be happy to learn.
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For pop music it can be 5 to 6 bucks plus per playing member. You figure a 30 person pep band and that's 150 plus per song. I know that doesnt sound like much but it's a lot to ask A club to pony up when their budget struggles to break even to begin with. All those members are volunteers and already pay club dues and pay for their own instruments.
You want to donate to the cause go ahead, I'm sure they'd be happy to learn.
Bake Sale
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For pop music it can be 5 to 6 bucks plus per playing member. You figure a 30 person pep band and that's 150 plus per song. I know that doesnt sound like much but it's a lot to ask A club to pony up when their budget struggles to break even to begin with. All those members are volunteers and already pay club dues and pay for their own instruments.
You want to donate to the cause go ahead, I'm sure they'd be happy to learn.
It wouldn't surprise me if they have to pay more since they use it for public performances. Maybe Rugbydrummer would know better.
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A Day In the Life: Commons' Meteoric Rise Through the Corporate Ranks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1HqjBc6LhA
"I'm a single, successful guy, and I need to be fair to myself."
Great pull. Made my morning.
I think that might be a young Nicholas Cage manning the grill.
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I think that might be a young Nicholas Cage manning the grill.
Yep. With his original name (Nicolas Coppola) and his original nose.
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For pop music it can be 5 to 6 bucks plus per playing member. You figure a 30 person pep band and that's 150 plus per song. I know that doesnt sound like much but it's a lot to ask A club to pony up when their budget struggles to break even to begin with. All those members are volunteers and already pay club dues and pay for their own instruments.
You want to donate to the cause go ahead, I'm sure they'd be happy to learn.
If money is really the issue here, don't you think that out of a $10 million budget, the basketball team could throw a few shekels the band's way? How much are they already paying ASCAP for the right to play "Gangnam Style" and "Cotton-Eyed Joe" from the sound board?
And seriously, if the pep band had a fund raiser for new material, I'd be the first one with my checkbook out.
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I can't believe that no one has yet pointed out:
1) MU Students (or a select few) do a particular chant at every game - or at least the ones where Davante goes to the line - that, while not necessarily original, hasn't likely been done with any regularity at any school ever before.
2) MU hasn't done the over-rated chant with any regularity since 2005-06... that's a good thing because i) it's exponentially more cliche than "I believe," and ii) when you're the best team in the Big East over a period of seven years straight*, nobody you beat is over-rated.
3) Though MU hasn't done it much, if at all, this year, I would guess that no fewer than 100 different teams have "copied" MU in playing Zombie Nation. So even if we're copying SDSU with the Big Heads, U-something with "Jump Around**," and USU with "I believe," MU's copy-to-copied ratio is still at least 33:1... that's pretty damn good in my book.
So quitchabitchin'.... MU is solid, doe.
*Objectively determined, of course, based on both consecutive NCAA appearances and the percentage of years making a tourney appearance by a Big East team)
** Though arguably, thanks to RAS, MU's version of Jump Around is quite original.
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I think the thing that is lost on a lot of people here is that a majority of the pep bands play the same songs anyway. Yeah visiting DePaul you may hear "cool new music" but I would bet their fans have heard that same song for the 12th time this season.
A lot of effort goes into covering a popular song for a pep band. you need to transcribe what is normally done by a guitar and make it playable by the trumpet player. a song that originally features 4 instruments and vocals needs to sound the same with 20+ instruments and no vocals.
learning the music is the easy part. its having an artist sell their rights to someone to write this music is the tricky part, and this does not come cheep
i have linked an amateurs rendition of Call me Maybe so you can see what all goes into this.
http://musescore.com/user/12155/scores/55130
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I think the thing that is lost on a lot of people here is that a majority of the pep bands play the same songs anyway. Yeah visiting DePaul you may hear "cool new music" but I would bet their fans have heard that same song for the 12th time this season.
A lot of effort goes into covering a popular song for a pep band. you need to transcribe what is normally done by a guitar and make it playable by the trumpet player. a song that originally features 4 instruments and vocals needs to sound the same with 20+ instruments and no vocals.
learning the music is the easy part. its having an artist sell their rights to someone to write this music is the tricky part, and this does not come cheep
i have linked an amateurs rendition of Call me Maybe so you can see what all goes into this.
http://musescore.com/user/12155/scores/55130
So your argument is that no one arranges songs for pep/marching bands? That's a little hard to believe - you can browse YouTube and see any number of marching bands playing songs that were released in the past year.
Here, for example, is Ohio Yniversity doing "Gangnam Style" complete with choreography:
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cDficEfonAE?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
And I wasn't necessarily talking about brand new, popular songs. Just something different than the same 6-8 songs every game, every year. Given turnover, I would guess that about 25% of the band in any given year are new players who have to learn the entire repertoire anyway. How about one year, you swap out "26 or 5 to 4" for "Play that Funky Music"?
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But they do play numerous songs, from the looks of it 70 songs are in their catalog and they rotate them on a pregame basis.
http://www.marquette.edu/band/documents/Playlists2012.pdf
for a band that is volunteer only, and you have to enrolled in a concert band to volunteer I think what they are doing is pretty good.
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But they do play numerous songs, from the looks of it 70 songs are in their catalog and they rotate them on a pregame basis.
http://www.marquette.edu/band/documents/Playlists2012.pdf
for a band that is volunteer only, and you have to enrolled in a concert band to volunteer I think what they are doing is pretty good.
They should rotate some of the pregame songs into the game rotation once in awhile then. Problem solved. No one is in the stadium until they are basically done playing those pregames songs, anyway.
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They should rotate some of the pregame songs into the game rotation once in awhile then. Problem solved. No one is in the stadium until they are basically done playing those pregames songs, anyway.
Agreed. Problem solved. Get the rotation moving...
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I think they should hire Street Life, the band that played during timeouts of Bucks game.
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How about the student section take a cue from the greatest coach ever--Gordon Bombay
We could chant some of the players names (say, whoever is on the floor), or even the whole rosters names
"Jamil...Juan...Vander...Davante...etc"
then chant
"We are eagles...Eagles fly together"
"Eagles fly together" "Eagles fly together"
"Eagles fly together" "Eagles fly together"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzJY_K0cX1c
(starts at the 1:12 mark)
Then, the student section breaks into
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZR9SQj272Y