Gameday Atmosphere

[The Lens]

Let's think of this as an open letter to MU game day ops from their most passionate fans

Wags mentioned the continued use of Where the Streets Have No Name.  I am ok with it bc they've deemphasized it to the point where it only plays as names are announced and they use other music for intro highlights.  But I get his point, it's been around for 20+ years!   Expanding on that, here are a few likes / dislikes:

Like: The Kill Game, lean into Havoc, brilliant
Love: LOSE YOURSELF IN THE FIGHT --- I may have cried, amazing
Hate: Professor of the Game, I get it, we're a school and you've sold it but it kills all the enery

In general, and I can't believe I'm saying this but...we need to watch some tape from the TC era.  We need more "Hot" Timeouts.   Cotton Eyed Joe, whatever.  I missed the student rave last night (if they did it) but that deserves it's own timeout, it can't share with Prof of the Game.   

Also, nice turnout by the students last night.  If that was a BC game, I think they upperdeck would have been 1/2 full.  That's a good showing on a Tuesday vs. SIU-E and coming off of 7 years of Wojo.

[Galway Eagle]

I don't know what any of this means. Could you elaborate?

[Shooter Flatch]

Let's think of this as an open letter to MU game day ops from their most passionate fans

Wags mentioned the continued use of Where the Streets Have No Name.  I am ok with it bc they've deemphasized it to the point where it only plays as names are announced and they use other music for intro highlights.  But I get his point, it's been around for 20+ years!   Expanding on that, here are a few likes / dislikes:

Like: The Kill Game, lean into Havoc, brilliant
Love: LOSE YOURSELF IN THE FIGHT --- I may have cried, amazing
Hate: Professor of the Game, I get it, we're a school and you've sold it but it kills all the enery

In general, and I can't believe I'm saying this but...we need to watch some tape from the TC era.  We need more "Hot" Timeouts.   Cotton Eyed Joe, whatever.  I missed the staudent rave last night (if they did it) but that deserves it's own timeout, it can't share with Prof of the Game.

Whenever they do Prof of the Game I just sit and think about how this is probably the one and only game they've ever attended. Maybe that segment could be done at halftime instead.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Whenever they do Prof of the Game I just sit and think about how this is probably the one and only game they've ever attended. Maybe that segment could be done at halftime instead.

I'm sure that's true for some or even most but I had some rabid basketball fans as professors when I was a student. Out of curiosity, do faculty/staff get discounted tix at MU? Here at TAMU we get free nosebleed tickets to the worst football game (FCS Prairie View A&M this season) and free tickets to a cupcake for both men's and women's basketball game every year. Sometimes they do two free women's games. No employee discount on tickets. I'm curious if other schools do more to encourage their faculty/staff to attend games.

[jficke13]

Let's think of this as an open letter to MU game day ops from their most passionate fans

Wags mentioned the continued use of Where the Streets Have No Name.  I am ok with it bc they've deemphasized it to the point where it only plays as names are announced and they use other music for intro highlights.  But I get his point, it's been around for 20+ years!   Expanding on that, here are a few likes / dislikes:

Like: The Kill Game, lean into Havoc, brilliant
Love: LOSE YOURSELF IN THE FIGHT --- I may have cried, amazing
Hate: Professor of the Game, I get it, we're a school and you've sold it but it kills all the enery

In general, and I can't believe I'm saying this but...we need to watch some tape from the TC era.  We need more "Hot" Timeouts.   Cotton Eyed Joe, whatever.  I missed the student rave last night (if they did it) but that deserves it's own timeout, it can't share with Prof of the Game.   

Also, nice turnout by the students last night.  If that was a BC game, I think they upperdeck would have been 1/2 full.  That's a good showing on a Tuesday vs. SIU-E and coming off of 7 years of Wojo.

They did it in the second half. Our huddle got a spotlight, SIUE's did not, which made me chuckle.

[MUfan12]

The production feels a little stale. I don't love the in-game "host" concept for what MU does. Don't know if it adds much.

The "Student Section Party" timeout makes me cringe. Soooo forced.

I'm sure that's true for some or even most but I had some rabid basketball fans as professors when I was a student. Out of curiosity, do faculty/staff get discounted tix at MU?

Yes, there's a discount. And any donations can be auto-deducted from their paycheck.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Does the pep band not play in the 2nd half anymore?!? Too much DJ Snack Daddy.

The "Student Section Party", most students just stand around. Does anyone studentseven know the song or beat? They looked lost like everyone else. The lights off was sort of neat during it.

Halftime was excellent!

[Johnny B]

liked it for years but its so exhausted at this point. time to get rid of thunderstruck tip off music.

[We R Final Four]

Student section showed up last night—great to see. More band....it's a college game, not an NBA game.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Student section showed up last night—great to see. More band....it's a college game, not an NBA game.

I agree way more band!! Yet, seems like the DJ spins mixes does that happen at NBA/Bucks games?

[mileskishnish72]

I hope FS1 is a heck of a lot better than FS2. Simkins is lame, but not as lame as peddling him as a "three-time NBA champion." He wasn't even on the playoff roster for two of them.

[Herman Cain]

Let's think of this as an open letter to MU game day ops from their most passionate fans

Wags mentioned the continued use of Where the Streets Have No Name.  I am ok with it bc they've deemphasized it to the point where it only plays as names are announced and they use other music for intro highlights.  But I get his point, it's been around for 20+ years!   Expanding on that, here are a few likes / dislikes:

Like: The Kill Game, lean into Havoc, brilliant
Love: LOSE YOURSELF IN THE FIGHT --- I may have cried, amazing
Hate: Professor of the Game, I get it, we're a school and you've sold it but it kills all the enery

In general, and I can't believe I'm saying this but...we need to watch some tape from the TC era.  We need more "Hot" Timeouts.   Cotton Eyed Joe, whatever.  I missed the student rave last night (if they did it) but that deserves it's own timeout, it can't share with Prof of the Game.   

Also, nice turnout by the students last night.  If that was a BC game, I think they upperdeck would have been 1/2 full.  That's a good showing on a Tuesday vs. SIU-E and coming off of 7 years of Wojo.

This is a good song for intro.

[jfp61]

Student section showed up last night—great to see. More band....it's a college game, not an NBA game.

I moved seats this year to the corner closest to the band, so I am one of the few people who want less band.

The atmosphere last night was good for a game vs SIUE on a tuesday. It would have been empty with the previous regime was still in charge.

Also of note, the more recent wojo assistant coaches all lost last night, all as home favorites. LMU, Albany, and Pitt.

[Skip Intro]

I moved seats this year to the corner closest to the band, so I am one of the few people who want less band.

The atmosphere last night was good for a game vs SIUE on a tuesday. It would have been empty with the previous regime was still in charge.

Also of note, the more recent wojo assistant coaches all lost last night, all as home favorites. LMU, Albany, and Pitt.

I assume you're referencing Presutti?  If so, I don't think it's fair to hang a loss (or a win) on the Assistant AD of Scouting. 

That being said, Capel is in big trouble - I honestly wouldn't be surprised if he gets let go before the season is out.  It'll be interesting to see if both Wojo and Capel make their way back to Duke to "mentor" Scheyer. 

[Dickthedribbler]

Kind of wish they would quietly retire the playing of "Jump Around" in the 2nd half. If you're going to rip off someone else's shtick, at least steal something that's not so recognizable to the locals.

And this was driven home to me last night. Two guys in row in front of me and 2 seats over. Marquette guy decked out in blue and gold, his guest wearing Wisconsin sweatshirt. At the conclusion of "Jump Around" UW guy turns to his MU pal and says "do you guys play 'On Wisconsin ' and ' Varsity ' too?

[The Lens]

Kind of wish they would quietly retire the playing of "Jump Around" in the 2nd half. If you're going to rip off someone else's shtick, at least steal something that's not so recognizable to the locals.

And this was driven home to me last night. Two guys in row in front of me and 2 seats over. Marquette guy decked out in blue and gold, his guest wearing Wisconsin sweatshirt. At the conclusion of "Jump Around" UW guy turns to his MU pal and says "do you guys play 'On Wisconsin ' and ' Varsity ' too?

I maintain that MU played Jump Around well before UW.  But no one can debate that UW has made Jump Around famous.

[Shooter McGavin]

That would only be locals recognizing this fact only.  Most people from out of state don't even follow UW anything unless we play them in basketball.  Is there a song at Indiana or Illinois football games like jump around we shouldn't play during our basketball games either? 

It's a song and it's not "theirs" to most of us out of towners. 

[Herman Cain]

Jump Around is played in thousands of Arenas all over the country.

[The Sultan]

That would only be locals recognizing this fact only.  Most people from out of state don't even follow UW anything unless we play them in basketball.  Is there a song at Indiana or Illinois football games like jump around we shouldn't play during our basketball games either? 

It's a song and it's not "theirs" to most of us out of towners. 

It certainly is known to be "theirs" by people outside of the state.  You have to live under a rock not to know that UW football has made "Jump Around" pretty relevant for the past 25 years.  It's shown on pretty much every week during football games and visiting fans (and players) make it part of their gameday experience.

Jump Around is played in thousands of Arenas all over the country.

Agreed.  Because of UW football.

I get that it may have developed separately at Marquette, but I kinda wince when I hear it played at Marquette games.

[Shooter McGavin]

It certainly is known to be "theirs" by people outside of the state.  You have to live under a rock not to know that UW football has made "Jump Around" pretty relevant for the past 25 years.  It's shown on pretty much every week during football games and visiting fans (and players) make it part of their gameday experience.


Agreed.  Because of UW football.

I get that it may have developed separately at Marquette, but I kinda wince when I hear it played at Marquette games.

If I polled everyone at work tomorrow who happened to be football and basketball fan they would not know this. None of my friends who are rabid sports fans would know this.   It really is a Wisconsin perspective thing.  You have to give a crap about Wisconsin sports  (love them or hate them) to even recognize this.  Nationally no one notices or cares.

[Jay Bee]

In this World of Wokeness, why isn't there an attack on the use of Jump Around?

[🏀]

I'm all for eliminating the band.

[Galway Eagle]

Was jump around actually written by a Madison frat boy?

[rocky_warrior]

You have to live under a rock not to know that UW football has made "Jump Around" pretty relevant for the past 25 years

Clearly living under a rock.  I know this now, but only because you Wisconsin folks repeat it here ad nauseam.

[The Sultan]

If I polled everyone at work tomorrow who happened to be football and basketball fan they would not know this. None of my friends who are rabid sports fans would know this.   Tt really is a Wisconsin perspective thing.  You have to give a crap about Wisconsin sports  (love them or hate them) to even recognize this.  Nationally no one notices or cares. 

No it really isn't a Wisconsin thing.  Again, if people pay attention to college football nationally, they know about Jump Around and Wisconsin regardless of what your friends and co-workers say.

Now it may be simply a trivial fact to some, but it is still known for that.