Clarification from Nighman

[jtwcornell91]

Good to know our AD has taken to lying to the press. ::rolleyes::

[KeithK]

[quote jtwcornell91]Good to know our AD has taken to lying to the press. ::rolleyes::[/quote]This is new?

[Omie]

So I sent an email to good ol' Gene asking about whether a "Harvard Sucks" sign would acceptable and the chants, including the 'masshole' idea. His respose was.

[Q] Any signs that are derogatory will not be allowed, I would consider them to be more unsportsmanlike than shouting the same thing.  Any chant that is obscene or could be easily mistaken as an obscene chant would also not be allowed. The traditional chant after a penalty is "See you loser," and although it is also derogatory, there are no immediate plans to ban the chant.
Gene[/Q]

Since when is loser a derogatory term?! Freakin' PC police.

[Robb]

[quote Omie]Since when is loser a derogatory term?! Freakin' PC police.[/quote]
Since when is loser the cheer?

It's "You Goon."  Period.

[ftyuv]

[quote Robb]
Since when is loser the cheer?

It's "You Goon."  Period.[/quote]

I think he's referring to the first part.  He's gunning for "See you loser!  You [something]."  I doubt he knows, or cares, whether the [something] is "goon" or "lose," as long as we don't say "asshole."

Also, I really wish he'd grow some freaking balls.  I can understand banning actual profanities, especially if it's televised, but is he really setting the bar at "derogatory" words?  Wtf?  Are we supposed to keep any cheer directed at the opposing team positive or neutral?  Is "Hey goalie, you may or may not be doing an adequate job!" really the spiciest he'd like us to get?  What a tool.

[redhair34]

edit: oops wrong thread

[evilnaturedrobot]

my question is, if someone happens to shout out: Gene Nighman! three times and the crowd happens to respond SUCKS! would that induvidual person come under any scrutiny?  After all they would just be shouting out the man's name, they would have no control over what the crowd's responce may be.

[calgARI '07]

I think Noel is the bigger problem than Nighman.  He calls the shots in this area - just read his proposterous quotes in the paper today.

[evilnaturedrobot]

well, I'm sure we could accomadate each of them with they're own induvidual chant.

[imafrshmn]

[quote evilnaturedrobot]well, I'm sure we could accomadate each of them with they're own induvidual chant.[/quote]

Seconded.  When would that cheer be appropriate?  Mabye when the ushers try to drag fish throwers out.

[DL]

Is it remotely possible that the lunacy coming from Noel is actually not so much his fault as it is part of his job, part of some more ridiculous doctrine handed down from much higher up?  It certainly would suck if his job depended on being an asshole, then being called for it by hundreds of fans, right on national TV.

Of course, I don't know the man, so maybe he's just PC-whipped...

[Winnabago]

[quote DL]Is it remotely possible that the lunacy coming from Noel is actually not so much his fault as it is part of his job, part of some more ridiculous doctrine handed down from much higher up?  It certainly would suck if his job depended on being an asshole, then being called for it by hundreds of fans, right on national TV.
[/quote]

There are many, many things in this world that are done for the sake of covering your own ass, and his seems like one of those times.  If Ted Donato slips on some fish residue and decides to sue the department, the defense will hinge around "oh, didn't you see the emails we sent out, and how we ejected Bob and Jill who looked like they were about to make a throwing motion with their arm while saying 'socks' in the direction of Kyle Richter?  What else do you want us to do?".  Our legal system sponsors such theater as a way out.

[Rosey]

[quote Winnabago]Our legal system sponsors such theater as a way out.[/quote]
I'm adding this to my list of reasons why giving some group (the government) a monopoly on force is a bad idea. ::doh::

Kyle

[Jordan 04]

[quote Winnabago][quote DL]Is it remotely possible that the lunacy coming from Noel is actually not so much his fault as it is part of his job, part of some more ridiculous doctrine handed down from much higher up?  It certainly would suck if his job depended on being an asshole, then being called for it by hundreds of fans, right on national TV.
[/quote]

There are many, many things in this world that are done for the sake of covering your own ass, and his seems like one of those times.  If Ted Donato slips on some fish residue and decides to sue the department, the defense will hinge around "oh, didn't you see the emails we sent out, and how we ejected Bob and Jill who looked like they were about to make a throwing motion with their arm while saying 'socks' in the direction of Kyle Richter?  What else do you want us to do?".  Our legal system sponsors such theater as a way out.[/quote]

If Ted Donato slips on his way to the bench, I'd imagine the defense would hinge around "you were walking on ice" and not all that other stuff.

[Beeeej]

[quote Jordan 04][quote Winnabago]There are many, many things in this world that are done for the sake of covering your own ass, and his seems like one of those times.  If Ted Donato slips on some fish residue and decides to sue the department, the defense will hinge around "oh, didn't you see the emails we sent out, and how we ejected Bob and Jill who looked like they were about to make a throwing motion with their arm while saying 'socks' in the direction of Kyle Richter?  What else do you want us to do?".  Our legal system sponsors such theater as a way out.[/quote]

If Ted Donato slips on his way to the bench, I'd imagine the defense would hinge around "you were walking on ice" and not all that other stuff.[/quote]

...plus the fact that he admitted in the freakin' New York Times that he knew it was coming.