Letter from MetaEzra

[ajh258]

There are various issues with chant discipline among the people in section A and B this year because no one really stops the facetimers. The dynamics have changed, even from the beginning of the year when there was a kind of restraint and selection when starting chants.

One that bothered me in particular was the "We want Carroll" chant throughout the game. To be fair, Richter made 29 saves out of 31 shots, Harvard had 4 penalties while we had only 1, and both goals he missed were during our PP. If it wasn't for some outstanding goal-tending by Scrivens, it could easily been a 3-2 game.

In that sense, I do agree with Jim that it's distasteful to rub it in, especially when the opposing team put up a descent fight. In conjunction with the new "this is where we hold them" chant from section A, I can't help but think of hockey fans in Potsdam. I hope this is not the direction that we are headed to next year.

[Andy Dodd]

Last night I sat in Section F with a couple of other recent alums. Said the townie in Section G: "I haven't heard the black hole cheer in years."

Dude.  You rock.  That was me.    I'm sort-of a townie - I graduated in 2002 and live in Owego now, and am a former pepband member.

This year was my first year holding season tickets - I was on the waiting list for 3-4 years, long enough that I had forgotten I placed myself on it.

My observations from this season - Section E suffers from SEVERE clock drift.  They don't seem to understand that cowbell has a tempo and you're not supposed to clap faster and faster throughout it.  They also seem to want to rush their clapping during Gary Glitter too - I have to look at section A to make sure my clapping is on the beat.

It's really tough being an ex-pepbander in Section G and being unable to stand.  

As to Black Hole - I know it's being done every game, however, with the exception of the final "YOU JUST SUCK", it's inaudible to anyone in G, as are most of the cheers.  I don't know if this is different from history or not, as my only previous perspective was from the back of A...

Crackdowns on language started waaay back in 1999-2000 or so when I was an undergrad.  They keep on trying to crack down on suck/sucks, but always fail, at least for the crowd.  I'm always nervous about doing it as an individual, since I can't benefit from "Because they can't arrest us all!".  In Section G, I'm even nervous about sieve-taunting with things that have no profanity at all, because doing so makes me stand out like a sore thumb in G...  (Except for Friday evening when the horde of drunken fratboys got booted for "fucker", "faggot", etc, in addition to sneaking friends in, and the people sitting next to me suspected they also had sneaked beer in.  People like them lead to a general crackdown on lesser offenses by the rest of us...)

[Trotsky]

Crackdowns on language started waaay back in 1999-2000 1981-82 or so when I was an undergrad.  

FYP

[Jim Hyla]

My observations from this season - Section E suffers from SEVERE clock drift.  They don't seem to understand that cowbell has a tempo and you're not supposed to clap faster and faster throughout it.  They also seem to want to rush their clapping during Gary Glitter too - I have to look at section A to make sure my clapping is on the beat.

That's been going on for years. I've had the same problem, watching A, from L. No offense, but I think C is the problem, the clapping has to jump from B to D. Yes, some in C clap, but not as much.

[ugarte]

Crackdowns on language started waaay back in 1999-2000 1981-82 or so when I was an undergrad.  

FYP

Meh. There may have been crackdowns in the early 80's but enforcement was lax in the early 90's.

[Josh '99]

the new "this is where we hold them" chant from section A

[French Rage]

the new "this is where we hold them" chant from section A

My guess is a 300 reference.

Edit: Or Kenny Rogers?

[ajh258]

the new "this is where we hold them" chant from section A

My guess is a 300 reference.

Edit: Or Kenny Rogers?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXYS88LX9SA

If you haven't seen 300, there's the scene. Very faint chant, I doubt you will hear it beyond B but there's like 30 people in A who were doing it.

[Trotsky]

Crackdowns on language started waaay back in 1999-2000 1981-82 or so when I was an undergrad.  

FYP

Meh. There may have been crackdowns in the early 80's but enforcement was lax in the early 90's.

I've still got a knot on my head from Mrs. Laing Kennedy's umbrella.  Don't tell me that was lax.  :-}

(And I don't blame her a bit.  I totally deserved it.  Section C has its standards.)