Lucky, Odd, Funny, Annoying Routines When Watching MU Games

[Dr. Blackheart]

This topic came up in a recent conversation. Some friends said they want to reseat because of nearby fans with odd or obnoxious routines, which led to funny stories. I thought this would be a great offseason thread...and made me wonder if I annoy others?   

When at home watching MU by myself in a room, I actually find myself talking or yelling at the screen. This amuses my housemembers to no end. I am told this is not an uncommon male behavior.

This carries over to games where I have been working to tone down this bizarre behavior. I am told I now grunt to myself instead which is more annoying. Certain friends and I also tend to do play by play and color commentary which I imaging is annoying. I am actually quiet when I do this but I think that makes it more noticed. I have seen some funny stuff as well.

I have lucky shirts, but there is a protocol. First, I try to match the game jersey of the day. Blue is preferred, gold only for UW or gold out games.

Lastly, over the years, my one daughter has only attended one loss, the FSU game at Disney which MU gave away.  The kid has an incredible record home or away, something like over 50-1. My other daughter makes the Piano Man's record look good.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

PTM punches the clown in the crapper at maders before every home game.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

I have to get BC nachos every game.

[Jay Bee]

ZFB watches games in his mother's living room wearing only boxer briefs and a wife beater.  His mom times the delivery of a turkey pot pie (Swanson's) from out of the oven and onto his TV tray at the under-4 timeout of the first half.  He pees into an empty can of Tab cola and catches up on episodes of Gossip Girl during halftime.

[LloydMooresLegs]

Not sure this qualifies in the annoying category, but in my senior year oh so long ago, one of my roommates and I were seated FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON in front of 2 acquaintances (good guys otherwise) who we named the "epiglottis brothers."  They would spend most of the game screaming and flapping their epiglotti at the other team, bad play by MU and, mostly, the refs.  Made the games difficult to enjoy until a couple of games in we just made their obnoxiousness our thing and laughed our arses off at them.

[🏀]

4ever tries to make it through every game without having to change his adult incontinence product.

[🏀]

PTM punches the clown in the crapper at maders before every home game.

Home and away games.

[Skitch]

PTM punches the clown in the crapper at maders before every home game.

What is Tom Crean doing in the crapper at Maders?

[The Process]

What is Tom Crean doing in the crapper at Maders?

"Recruiting," obviously.

[77ncaachamps]

Always rock the Marquette gear at work on game days. I end up shushing people around me at home. And with thin leads or deficits in the waning minutes, I can't sit down so I pace. I also hop on Scoop during TV timeouts. If viewing by ESPN3, I tend to stay away from the forums, Twitter, etc. due to delay.


Also, offer extra credit to my students if they can tell me the box score, if MU won, and the top MU scorer the next day.

[4everwarriors]

I have to get BC nachos every game.

Where do you stop on the way back to Madison for the porcelain Hiroshima thing?

[4everwarriors]

What is Tom Crean doing in the crapper at Maders?

Playin' pocket pool.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Where do you stop on the way back to Madison for the porcelain Hiroshima thing?

Guts of steel, my brother.

[GGGG]

I always find myself on MUScoop defending Vander Blue.  I have no idea what I will do starting in 2014.

[mu-rara]

Always rock the Marquette gear at work on game days. I end up shushing people around me at home. And with thin leads or deficits in the waning minutes, I can't sit down so I pace. I also hop on Scoop during TV timeouts. If viewing by ESPN3, I tend to stay away from the forums, Twitter, etc. due to delay.


Also, offer extra credit to my students if they can tell me the box score, if MU won, and the top MU scorer the next day.

Have you tried the NFPD (Nebraska Football point differential) that Accounting Professor Bob Yahr used.  He would add the points that Nebraska won onto everyone's exam.  MBPD?

[bilsu]

While watching games at home my wife can  irritate me. She does not like close games. We would be watching a game that is a 1 or 2 point game for with two minutes to go. I would get up and start pacing around the living room. She would rollover on the coach and go to sleep leaving me to suffer by myself through the last two minutes. Then she wake up and ask who won?  

[frozena pizza]

Live: try to get to one or two games a year since I don't live in Milwaukee.  Saw the buzzer beater by Louisville, OT loss to Syracuse, OT loss to ND.  Some tough memories.

On TV: I get really quiet, irritable and fidgety.  My wife hates it.

[mu_hilltopper]

When I'm at the BC .. I do game commentary out loud .. Junior passes to Jae for THREEEEEEE.

[Skatastrophy]

I get drunk.  Then I hoot and holler.

Same if I'm in the BC or watching it on TV somewhere.

[mugrad2006]

I make running commentary throughout pretty much the entire game when at the BC.  I cheer loudly when MU makes a great play, and boo the refs boisterously when I disagree with a call.  I'm sure that at times I'm probably obnoxious to those around me, especially since my wife and I are in the 400 section and nobody on the court can hear us.  Also, if Jim Burr is calling a game I just b%tch about his ineptitude before the game even starts.

I've felt less guilty about it now that we have seats right in front of the railing so I'm not shouting into someone's ears.  

[Jay Bee]

In the old days, some of us Scoopers would hop online and talk to dudes flaunting pistols and money during games.  Might need to revisit that website this season.

I pace for much of the games.

[Bocephys]

I make running commentary throughout pretty much the entire game when at the BC.  I cheer loudly when MU makes a great play, and boo the refs boisterously when I disagree with a call.  I'm sure that at times I'm probably obnoxious to those around me, especially since my wife and I are in the 400 section and nobody on the court can hear us.  Also, if Jim Burr is calling a game I just b%tch about his ineptitude before the game even starts.

I've felt less guilty about it now that we have seats right in front of the railing so I'm not shouting into someone's ears.  

That's just doing a public service to those around you who may not be aware of his crappiness.  I think all scoopers should do the same.

[mugrad2006]

That's just doing a public service to those around you who may not be aware of his crappiness.  I think all scoopers should do the same.

My wife and I were reseated this past year, and the couple that sat behind us are probably in their late 50's.  The first game that Burr reffed I starting complaining right away to my wife that we were screwed cuz he was there.  The guy behind me immediately jumped in, talking about how Burr sucked back when HE started watching games 30 years ago.  

[warriorchick]

While watching games at home my wife can  irritate me. She does not like close games. We be watching a game that is a 1 or 2 point game for with two minutes to go. I would get up and start pacing around the living room. She would rollover on the coach and go to sleep leaving me to suffer by myself through the last two minutes. Then she wake up and ask who won? 

I take it you have a mixed marriage.  Gotta stick with your own kind.

[warriorchick]

At the BC, I do lots of stuff that most of the other geezer alums don't:

-sing the Alma Mater
-join in on the fight song
-cheer for Al, Doc, and Dwyane, and boo TC during the history montage
-jump up and down after exciting plays
-participate in the cheers
-chant, "Hey, you suck!" and point to the visiting bench during "Rock and Roll, Part One".
-ridicule the cheerleaders for not being able to get a T-shirt into the upper bowl, even with the cannon
-curse at The Chicken for never giving the free Palermo's Pizza to my row.