As Expected, "Zero Tolerance" For Friday Night

evilnaturedrobot · November 11, 2006, 01:11:51 PM

where you still dressed in a suit when you entered the building? Ariving well dressed would probably put the ushers off your scent.

calgARI '07 · November 11, 2006, 01:49:21 PM

Didn't see anyone in B removed for throwing fish. There were at least 50 more people in B more than capacity so it was probably impossible to tell who was throwing them.

evilnaturedrobot · November 11, 2006, 01:54:15 PM

it seemed that, atleast in A, the 'obstruct the ushers view with newspaper strategy' was reasonably successfull. I do know that several of us on the ends of our rows managed to get newspapers up in an attempt to obstruct. In the end, I don't think enough fish where thrown from A for our efforts to really be of much help, but it could be a blueprint for future years.

redhair34 · November 11, 2006, 02:02:36 PM

[quote las224]
So... next year just take the easy route and bring a bag with the fish at the bottom?[/quote]

They were very inconsistent with bag checks. Some were thoroughly searched and others weren't.

andyw2100 · November 11, 2006, 02:25:44 PM

Anyone know what the significance of the pens thrown on the ice was? I saw at least half a dozen pens or so, and I think they came from different parts of the rink.

Jim Hyla · November 11, 2006, 02:30:52 PM

[quote andyw2100]Anyone know what the significance of the pens thrown on the ice was? I saw at least half a dozen pens or so, and I think they came from different parts of the rink.[/quote]I don't know but it has to stop. I know there was one in our end that almost didn't get seen before the face-off.

nr53 · November 11, 2006, 03:04:17 PM

After the game we were walking down College Av when some guy asked us the score. We ended up talking to him for a bit and he told us that his brother had been thrown out of B for throwing fish even when he hadn't brought fish so that he wouldn't be thrown out. I hate it how some ushers are nice but the rest are complete jack offs who love nothing more than throwing people out. My group in A received a ton of glares from them for just wearing the Harvard Sucks shirts we made.

las224 · November 11, 2006, 04:02:42 PM

[quote evilnaturedrobot]where you still dressed in a suit when you entered the building? Ariving well dressed would probably put the ushers off your scent.[/quote]

My plan was originally to wear my suit and put the fish under my shirt (VERY well wrapped though), but when I didn't have time to get fish, I changed before trying to go in and just had the suit in my completely closed bag, so they had no idea.

jtwcornell91 · November 13, 2006, 07:07:46 AM

[quote nr53]My group in A received a ton of glares from them for just wearing the Harvard Sucks shirts we made.[/quote]

Some people were made to take off/cover up articles of Harvard Sucks clothing.

nr53 · November 13, 2006, 09:50:41 AM

[quote jtwcornell91][quote nr53]My group in A received a ton of glares from them for just wearing the Harvard Sucks shirts we made.[/quote]

Some people were made to take off/cover up articles of Harvard Sucks clothing.[/quote]

Yeah they asked us to do that too. Its a damn shame I have such a hard time remembering things, it just slipped my mind when i got to my seats :-D

billhoward · November 13, 2006, 10:02:54 AM

So ... at the end of the game, was it any less exciting with fewer fish on the ice, fewer pointed-reference T-shirts in the stands, and fewer inflammatory chants?

Jordan 04 · November 13, 2006, 10:08:58 AM

[quote billhoward]So ... at the end of the game, was it any less exciting with fewer fish on the ice, fewer pointed-reference T-shirts in the stands, and fewer inflammatory chants?[/quote]

The way the final 3 minutes played out, it probably would not have been any less exciting if there were no fish, no newspapers, no cheers, no band, and if 4100 people had been sitting on their hands for the first 57 minutesof play.

But how is that at all relevant?

Actually...No newpaper, no fish, no cheering, no band...Andy Noel might just be getting started.

redice · November 13, 2006, 10:11:24 AM

[quote billhoward]So ... at the end of the game, was it any less exciting with fewer fish on the ice, fewer pointed-reference T-shirts in the stands, and fewer inflammatory chants?[/quote]

Nope!! And, I don't think the time that it took for my vocal chords to recover was changed....Wait a minute, they haven't recovered yet!

RazzBaronZ · November 13, 2006, 11:27:07 AM

I, for one, thought that it was less fun because of the lack of fish. I came to that game to see the team play, but also expecting some tradition. I would have liked to see more fish.

Not that the game wasn't great. I just think it would've been better.

Rita · November 23, 2006, 07:42:19 AM

According to this article http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061123/SPORTS06/611230329/1037/SPORTS, it appears that the The University of Hawaii could use someone with Andy Noel's and Gene Nighman's "talents" for keeping fish off the playing field. For the whining and complaining they are doing, I hope one of the fish hits Coach Tiller and AD Burke.

The last two links are to articles about Purdue's Football coach and AD complaining about the trip to Hawaii. I do not think what Hawaii offers to its opponents is that bad a deal. Granted it is football, but if that is the type of "compensation package" that teams expect to travel long distances for an out of conference game, we will indeed have a tough time getting any of the Western teams in Lynah.

http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061123/SPORTS020101/611230323/1037/SPORTS

http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061123/SPORTS020101/611230322/1037/SPORTS