Best/Favorite Cheers

We all love our extensive collection of cheers [www.elynah.com] from which we can draw throughout each game and perform with impressive unity and volume. However, what has impressed me most about the Faithful is our ability to invent spontaneous cheers directed at certain teams, their players, or their fans. As we have a little while before the next game, I think it would be fun to reminisce about the favorite taunts, cheers, or chants that we can remember.

Personally, I most enjoyed the "Our Team's Sleeping" chant from Albany and the "Forgive me, Father, for I'm a sieve" from the Notre Dame game in Florida.

my favorite was, and still is "Steve wears pink socks *clap clap clap*"

"Which team is the third place team?"...

My favorite: 1984 or 85 ECAC tournament in Boston. RPI's goofy-looking mascot is skating on the ice during intermissions. I'm sitting there thinking to myself: "what the f__K is that?" Then I hear someone in my row say: "what the f__k is that?" Immediately followed by a chorus of many chanting: "what the f__k is that?" I wouldn't want to hear that kind of language on a steady basis. But, the spontaneity coupled with my own personal thoughts, made it very funny for me. Priceless!!

4 point weekend, 4 point season?

Spontaneity was rare at times this year.

There was a good "pull your pants up" for Dekanich, whose pants were inexplicably falling down all game.

And MVP for Devine after the goal that he kicked in was a lot of fun.

They've been mentioned recently, but gotta give the shout-out again too:

"Our team's sleeping" clap clap clap-clap-clap

and

"Hey Harvard... all six of your jerk fans called! They said... YOU SUCK!"

BALD! BALD! BALD! was my favoriet this year.

"We get to leave! We get to leave!"

I liked "Doesn't matter!" from the consolation game last year. The "Yes you can" after Union's pathetic "We can't hear you" this past weekend was also pretty funny.

But my favorite chant is still, of course, the "It's all your fault!" chant: it's the one I like to hear the most.

Kyle

"And 3 points is a field goal. Field goal school...field goal school...."

Ack
"And 3 points is a field goal. Field goal school...field goal school...."

God their cheers sucked something awful.

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My favorite: 1984 or 85 ECAC tournament in Boston. RPI's goofy-looking mascot is skating on the ice during intermissions. I'm sitting there thinking to myself: "what the f__K is that?" Then I hear someone in my row say: "what the f__k is that?" Immediately followed by a chorus of many chanting: "what the f__k is that?" I wouldn't want to hear that kind of language on a steady basis. But, the spontaneity coupled with my own personal thoughts, made it very funny for me. Priceless!!

And who won the ECAC tournament in both of those years?


Just for the record, that was The Swarm. It was supposed to look like a bee.

ursaminor

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My favorite: 1984 or 85 ECAC tournament in Boston. RPI's goofy-looking mascot is skating on the ice during intermissions. I'm sitting there thinking to myself: "what the f__K is that?" Then I hear someone in my row say: "what the f__k is that?" Immediately followed by a chorus of many chanting: "what the f__k is that?" I wouldn't want to hear that kind of language on a steady basis. But, the spontaneity coupled with my own personal thoughts, made it very funny for me. Priceless!!

And who won the ECAC tournament in both of those years?


Just for the record, that was The Swarm. It was supposed to look like a bee.

Oh, that reminds me of this: There was also the unfortunate period of time when RPI decided to try "Redhawks" as their nickname/mascot and had some horrible bird costume. It was so hated that the RPI fans joined in with the Clarkson fans with a "KFC! KFC!" chant.

RichH

ursaminor

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My favorite: 1984 or 85 ECAC tournament in Boston. RPI's goofy-looking mascot is skating on the ice during intermissions. I'm sitting there thinking to myself: "what the f__K is that?" Then I hear someone in my row say: "what the f__k is that?" Immediately followed by a chorus of many chanting: "what the f__k is that?" I wouldn't want to hear that kind of language on a steady basis. But, the spontaneity coupled with my own personal thoughts, made it very funny for me. Priceless!!

And who won the ECAC tournament in both of those years?


Just for the record, that was The Swarm. It was supposed to look like a bee.

Oh, that reminds me of this: There was also the unfortunate period of time when RPI decided to try "Redhawks" as their nickname/mascot and had some horrible bird costume. It was so hated that the RPI fans joined in with the Clarkson fans with a "KFC! KFC!" chant.

I'm trying to decide if I'm ashamed for RPI (and I have no reason to be) for its series of bad mascots, or if I'm sorry I missed it. I'm leaning towards the latter...

At least they have a mascot.

FWIW, RPI's baseball team and others use "the chicken" as a mascot and call themselves the Redhawks. At some point, each team voted as to weather they should be Engineers or Redhawks. Thankfully, the hockey team kept Engineers as the nickname. (Clearly, this is because so few of the players major in engineering. ) As additional trivia, through the 1950's or so, the nickname Bachelors was also used.

Ack
"And 3 points is a field goal. Field goal school...field goal school...."

Didn't we have this in Rochester: "Three points is a field goal. Two points is a safety. Safety school...safety school..."

ebilmes

Ack
"And 3 points is a field goal. Field goal school...field goal school...."

Didn't we have this in Rochester: "Three points is a field goal. Two points is a safety. Safety school...safety school..."

The harvard band did that at bright this year. It was pretty funny when two safeties beat a field goal.

During the "Our team's sleeping" cheer, I'm pretty sure that I remember seeing an assistant coach from whichever team bench was closest look up at us and start laughing...it's good to know we're both heard and appreciated!

I also remember some of us impatient ones chanting towards the end of that game "we need beer, we need beer..."

I believe it was one or two years before that at Albany when a hard check kbroke one of the fasteners at the top of the glass in the corner. The refs didn't notice so we started chanting "Fix the glass..." Once enough people joined in, the refs heard us and stopped the game to fix it. Again, good to know we're heard.

During last year's consolation game, there was a point when Silverthorn's net was knocked loose. The ref was clearly having trouble fixing it, so someone in back of me shouted, "Steve, this is why we can't have nice things!" The ref looked over and smiled.

For the Harvard at Cornell game in November 2004, I really liked the "This is section A!" chant that was started in section O.

Your coach beats you

haha. Yes, I remember. Are you talking about Army, because we did that one for them too.

RichH

ursaminor

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My favorite: 1984 or 85 ECAC tournament in Boston. RPI's goofy-looking mascot is skating on the ice during intermissions. I'm sitting there thinking to myself: "what the f__K is that?" Then I hear someone in my row say: "what the f__k is that?" Immediately followed by a chorus of many chanting: "what the f__k is that?" I wouldn't want to hear that kind of language on a steady basis. But, the spontaneity coupled with my own personal thoughts, made it very funny for me. Priceless!!

And who won the ECAC tournament in both of those years?


Just for the record, that was The Swarm. It was supposed to look like a bee.

Oh, that reminds me of this: There was also the unfortunate period of time when RPI decided to try "Redhawks" as their nickname/mascot and had some horrible bird costume. It was so hated that the RPI fans joined in with the Clarkson fans with a "KFC! KFC!" chant.

Does Colgate still have the "maroon prune?" Or did it take its own life?

ursaminor

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My favorite: 1984 or 85 ECAC tournament in Boston. RPI's goofy-looking mascot is skating on the ice during intermissions. I'm sitting there thinking to myself: "what the f__K is that?" Then I hear someone in my row say: "what the f__k is that?" Immediately followed by a chorus of many chanting: "what the f__k is that?" I wouldn't want to hear that kind of language on a steady basis. But, the spontaneity coupled with my own personal thoughts, made it very funny for me. Priceless!!

And who won the ECAC tournament in both of those years?


Just for the record, that was The Swarm. It was supposed to look like a bee.

For 20+ years, I've wondered: "What the f__k was that?" I've always known it looked like a bee. Now I know its name: The Swarm. I'll sleep better tonight!

I also recall a regional against UNH back in 2001 or 2002 when some girls with signs were out of order, spelling UHN, and our crowd began the UHN chant. No one from UNH understood, which made it even funnier.

RichH

ursaminor

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My favorite: 1984 or 85 ECAC tournament in Boston. RPI's goofy-looking mascot is skating on the ice during intermissions. I'm sitting there thinking to myself: "what the f__K is that?" Then I hear someone in my row say: "what the f__k is that?" Immediately followed by a chorus of many chanting: "what the f__k is that?" I wouldn't want to hear that kind of language on a steady basis. But, the spontaneity coupled with my own personal thoughts, made it very funny for me. Priceless!!

And who won the ECAC tournament in both of those years?


Just for the record, that was The Swarm. It was supposed to look like a bee.

Oh, that reminds me of this: There was also the unfortunate period of time when RPI decided to try "Redhawks" as their nickname/mascot and had some horrible bird costume. It was so hated that the RPI fans joined in with the Clarkson fans with a "KFC! KFC!" chant.

The Cornell fans at Troy, for two years in a row used:

"Warm up the Grill" to greet the "Redhawk". The Redhawk in a fine spirit of self-deprecation responded with his (or her) hands on hips in mock disgust.

And while on the topic of RIP mascosts - how the hell does one bee qualify as a swarm ?

Or..."your coach beats the other team."

Trigger
I also recall a regional against UNH back in 2001 or 2002 when some girls with signs were out of order, spelling UHN, and our crowd began the UHN chant. No one from UNH understood, which made it even funnier.

I think I remember this being 2002 in Worcester.

It was. And after they finally realized their error, and there was a moment quiet enough, I turned back again and shouted, "Did you get three credits for that?" Much laughter ensued.

Beeeej

I finally figured out why many of you refer to this school as UHN!

easy...that's the Math that's used at RPI.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this one yet. I can't say it's my favorite impromptu cheer, but the first time we chanted "We want Weder" when he wasn't even in the rink was pretty classic. Someone refresh my memory, please...did we do this against Colgate, the next year, after he had graduated, or was it against some other opponent sooner than that? I tried to find this out on my own, by looking for "The Ballad of Matt Weder", as suggested in the FAQ, but couldn't find it.

Thanks.
Andy W.

andyw2100
I'm surprised no one has mentioned this one yet. I can't say it's my favorite impromptu cheer, but the first time we chanted "We want Weder" when he wasn't even in the rink was pretty classic. Someone refresh my memory, please...did we do this against Colgate, the next year, after he had graduated, or was it against some other opponent sooner than that? I tried to find this out on my own, by looking for "The Ballad of Matt Weder", as suggested in the FAQ, but couldn't find it.

Thanks.
Andy W.

Heh...I'm surprised my ISP from two moves ago still has it up, but here ya go:

[home.stny.rr.com]

RichH
Heh...I'm surprised my ISP from two moves ago still has it up, but here ya go:

[home.stny.rr.com]

That's priceless.

andyw2100
I'm surprised no one has mentioned this one yet. I can't say it's my favorite impromptu cheer, but the first time we chanted "We want Weder" when he wasn't even in the rink was pretty classic. Someone refresh my memory, please...did we do this against Colgate, the next year, after he had graduated, or was it against some other opponent sooner than that?

It was against Clarkson in the very next game:

[www.amurgsval.org]

andyw2100
I'm surprised no one has mentioned this one yet. I can't say it's my favorite impromptu cheer, but the first time we chanted "We want Weder" when he wasn't even in the rink was pretty classic. Someone refresh my memory, please...did we do this against Colgate, the next year, after he had graduated, or was it against some other opponent sooner than that? I tried to find this out on my own, by looking for "The Ballad of Matt Weder", as suggested in the FAQ, but couldn't find it.

Thanks.
Andy W.

To actually answer your question, the first time "We want Weder" was started against an opponent other than Colgate was during that '96 streak down the stretch (as JTW91 referenced). It wasn't that funny, but it happened. It wasn't until after the playoffs when the chant really meant something. So pretty much all through '96-'97 at home vs. weaker opponents did that catch on fiercely. There was a game vs. Colgate around 1998 (I think) when I heard that he or his parents were in the crowd that he was very very amused or annoyed that we were still doing it.

Thanks Rich and John.

It --was-- the Lake Placid "We Want Weder" that I recall as, at least to me, being the funniest, because of the irony. When I posted above, I remembered being really amused, and remembered why (the fact that Weder wasn't there), but had just forgotten the location, and the exact circumstances.

Thanks.
Andy W.

marty

RichH

ursaminor

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My favorite: 1984 or 85 ECAC tournament in Boston. RPI's goofy-looking mascot is skating on the ice during intermissions. I'm sitting there thinking to myself: "what the f__K is that?" Then I hear someone in my row say: "what the f__k is that?" Immediately followed by a chorus of many chanting: "what the f__k is that?" I wouldn't want to hear that kind of language on a steady basis. But, the spontaneity coupled with my own personal thoughts, made it very funny for me. Priceless!!

And who won the ECAC tournament in both of those years?


Just for the record, that was The Swarm. It was supposed to look like a bee.

Oh, that reminds me of this: There was also the unfortunate period of time when RPI decided to try "Redhawks" as their nickname/mascot and had some horrible bird costume. It was so hated that the RPI fans joined in with the Clarkson fans with a "KFC! KFC!" chant.

The Cornell fans at Troy, for two years in a row used:

"Warm up the Grill" to greet the "Redhawk". The Redhawk in a fine spirit of self-deprecation responded with his (or her) hands on hips in mock disgust.

And while on the topic of RIP mascosts - how the hell does one bee qualify as a swarm ?

Well, it was a rather big bee. I have a vague recollection, which I wasn't able to substantiate by Googling, that The Swarm originated with the football team, as in "swarming defense".

During the '81 ECAC consy at The Garden the entire Cornell section started the "It just doesn't matter!" cheer. That was one of the first times I had a hard time cheering because I was laughing so much.

"Our team's sleeping!" was definitely another one.

Just an individual cheer, but yelling out "raise your hand if_______" when the ref raises his hand before faceoffs is fun. I prefer to yell "raise your hand if your wife beats you."

I liked this story that Angry "A" posted a few years ago about when the fans at Brown mispronounced Bâby's name:

All I'm saying is that the enthusiasm at Lynah is obviously fantastic, both opposing coaches mentioned it after their games this weekend. Let's just try to be a little more intelligent. If anyone remembers, I think it was two years ago that we played at Brown and our band couldn't make it. This meant the situtaion was ripe for multiple Lynah chants, along with impromptu ones. My favorite fo these was after the small Brown fan section began yelling out Bâby's name with the an incorrect pronunciation. I screamed out, "It's pronounced B[ah]by, there's a circumflex over the 'a.'" From the faithful behind me I suddenly heard "circumflex, circumflex, circumflex..." I've never felt more proud of the faithful. I use that story to help explain what it's like to be a Cornell hockey fan.

[elf.elynah.com]

then there is always the infamous "fatty ate waldo" cheer after the 'gate band referenced suicides....right after one had happened...a lot of people were upset about the fatty ate waldo cheer...not sure who started it...

I always remember fondly '97 Lake Placid. Vermont had been heavily favored to win the league (Perrin & St. Louis's senior year), but they couldn't pull it together, finished 3rd, and lost their QF series at home to Princeton. Many UVM fans had already bought tickets to Lake Placid, and were there making a nuisance of themselves. One guy in particular ("The Fat Guy Sucks!" directed so much vitriol at the Cornell fans that he got himself kicked out of the arena.

But I digress. Anyway, there was enough bad blood going that Cornell fans started a "Where is Vermont?" cheer and, even better, as Clarkson was destroying Princeton 5-1, "Princeton beat Vermont!"

You just have to love using one team's misfortune against another to bludgeon yet a third team...

Robb
I always remember fondly '97 Lake Placid. Vermont had been heavily favored to win the league (Perrin & St. Louis's senior year), but they couldn't pull it together, finished 3rd, and lost their QF series at home to Princeton. Many UVM fans had already bought tickets to Lake Placid, and were there making a nuisance of themselves. One guy in particular ("The Fat Guy Sucks!" directed so much vitriol at the Cornell fans that he got himself kicked out of the arena.

But I digress. Anyway, there was enough bad blood going that Cornell fans started a "Where is Vermont?" cheer and, even better, as Clarkson was destroying Princeton 5-1, "Princeton beat Vermont!"

You just have to love using one team's misfortune against another to bludgeon yet a third team...

Thanks for reminding me, it was classic.

Oh, there was a great amount of hate directed towards Vermont in the 1996 and 1997 seasons, both because of Tim Thomas's generally annoying arrogance and the Catamount fans' dogged representation of the underclass of ECAC hockey fandom. Their cowbell, married to the "Go, Cats, go!"; their pathetic amplified band; the beer guts and woodchuck behavior: everything brought the hate. Vermont fans seemed to think that those two seasons were going to be their "party time," and there was nothing better than seeing UVM fall flat on its tiny-little-midget rumps.

For details, see [www.amurgsval.org], for JTW's report on the finals that year. I remember a "con-so-la-tion" chant directed towards the Vermont fans after the first game as well. It's always been one of my favorites, but "Which team is the third place team?" has to take the blue ribbon for sheer cruelty. I like cruel cheers.

One of the great disappointments of my hockey-watching life was the loss to Lake State in '96, robbing us of the opportunity to shut the Vermont fans up for good and make the Frozen Four. I firmly, firmly believe that we would have one that sadly unplayed game.

p.s. I have to attach a belated, hearty second for the sequence of "Long ride home!" with either "We get to leave!" or "You have to stay!"