Separate ushers-vs.-fans game thread?

[mttgrmm]

The usher who told me to tone down the Hooper taunting on Sunday was very apologetic after the game.  I went over to her to try to get clarification on what exactly I had said that provoked the warning.  She said she personally thought I wasn't over the line, but that she had been taken aside and specifically told by "one of [fire] Andy's people" to warn me.  She actually agreed with me that the slow eroding of enthusiasm at the games is going to hurt the atmosphere and the program in the long run.

She said "yeah, i agree, but I have to do what [fire] Andy's people tell me to do." And I remarked, perhaps over-dramatically, "Satan has a warm bed ready for that man."  To which she replied, to my surprise, "well, that's probably true but I have to do what I have to do."

I can't speak to any of the other ushers, but she seemed pretty reasonable.

[jtwcornell91]

[quote oceanst41]
I was talked to once for saying something, my sophomore year, for the whole group of friends using the "see ya" chant to its full extent.[/quote]

"... Wildfong!  Bastard! ..."

[Beeeej]

[quote Dafatone]I'm very sorry to say this, but you're wrong.[/quote]

He called bullshit on an entire group of people relating their personal experiences in Lynah, based on a basketball game and on not having had the same experience at the hockey games that many other people have had.  Then he basically called you all liars.  Why be sorry?

[oceanst41]

[quote jtwcornell91][quote oceanst41]
I was talked to once for saying something, my sophomore year, for the whole group of friends using the "see ya" chant to its full extent.[/quote]

"... Wildfong!  Bastard! ..."[/quote]

Oops, maybe I should have said Lynah full extent not Yost ::innocent::

But seriously, when did ushering become more about policing language than checking tickets, escorting to seats, breaking up fights, being the first to puck injuries, etc...

I mean it's not really their job, but it's becoming the number one priority night in and night out, as if they(Andy) are looking to throw someone out nightly. From talking to them, some of these ushers are afraid that if they don't toss people every once and a while they will be replaced. Now that doesn't seem right any way you slice it.

[RichH]

[quote oceanst41]From talking to them, some of these ushers are afraid that if they don't toss people every once and a while they will be replaced. Now that doesn't seem right any way you slice it.[/quote]

Wooo!!!  Quotas!  Them kids are all up to no good, I tells ya.

[RazzBaronZ]

[quote RichH][quote oceanst41]From talking to them, some of these ushers are afraid that if they don't toss people every once and a while they will be replaced. Now that doesn't seem right any way you slice it.[/quote]

Wooo!!!  Quotas!  Them kids are all up to no good, I tells ya.[/quote]

I heard the ushers were racially profiling.  They'll stop a car with a black man going 55 but won't care about the rich white folk who are doing 75! (Joking, of course...:-) )

[Scersk '97]

Though I sound like a broken record every time I weigh in on this sort of thing, the best course of action has always seemed to me to fight fire with fire:  fight (fire) Andy Noel's evil hyper-organization and ass-hatted-ness with good hyper-organization and ass-hatted-ness.

Cheer sheets, full of cleanly worded but completely over-the-top cheers, should be placed on all the student benches.  Some of the cheers should be directly confrontational--stuff about the new "family atmosphere," the ushers as thugs, and how Andy Noel flings puppies into deep holes in his spare time.  Students should chant these things frequently throughout the game--remember, once again, the "clean" nature of these cheers, with nary even a "suck"--and basically dare Andy and his goons to throw out the whole student section.

My guess?  They'll back down when confronted with organized resistance.

[Beeeej]

[quote Scersk '97]Though I sound like a broken record every time I weigh in on this sort of thing, the best course of action has always seemed to me to fight fire with fire:  fight (fire) Andy Noel's evil hyper-organization and ass-hatted-ness with good hyper-organization and ass-hatted-ness.

Cheer sheets, full of cleanly worded but completely over-the-top cheers, should be placed on all the student benches.  Some of the cheers should be directly confrontational--stuff about the new "family atmosphere," the ushers as thugs, and how Andy Noel flings puppies into deep holes in his spare time.  Students should chant these things frequently throughout the game--remember, once again, the "clean" nature of these cheers, with nary even a "suck"--and basically dare Andy and his goons to throw out the whole student section.

My guess?  They'll back down when confronted with organized resistance.[/quote]

"Andy Noeeeeelllll..."
"Wears Socks!!"

[BCrespi]

Though I probably woulnd't put them on the seats as a newly overyly-empowered usher will probably read them and try to confiscate them/throw them all away.  Better to pass them out once people have filed in.  I like where your head's at though.

[Chris '03]

While I hated the "let's chant goalie phone numbers" craze of a few years ago, it would be funny to rattle off Andy's phone number or license plate or some such...

[KeithK]

[quote Chris '03]While I hated the "let's chant goalie phone numbers" craze of a few years ago, it would be funny to rattle off Andy's phone number or license plate or some such...[/quote]
(607)255-8832!!!
(607)255-8832!!!
(607)255-8832!!!

(That's his work number... doesn't seem particularly inappropriate to post.)

[ugarte]

[quote KeithK][quote Chris '03]While I hated the "let's chant goalie phone numbers" craze of a few years ago, it would be funny to rattle off Andy's phone number or license plate or some such...[/quote]
(607)255-8832!!!
(607)255-8832!!!
(607)255-8832!!!

(That's his work number... doesn't seem particularly inappropriate to post.)[/quote]Cornell doesn't think so.

[kaelistus]

Scersk '97, If someone could organize this cheer at a game, I think it would be D*MN funny:

Andy Noel flings puppies into deep holes

[bandrews37]

[quote Beeeej][quote Dafatone]I'm very sorry to say this, but you're wrong.[/quote]

He called bullshit on an entire group of people relating their personal experiences in Lynah, based on a basketball game and on not having had the same experience at the hockey games that many other people have had.  Then he basically called you all liars.  Why be sorry?[/quote]

Dude, what's your problem with me? Neither I nor any of my friends have gotten tossed from a game, and haven't seen anyone get tossed without doing something to deserve it. Have I seen people get tossed? Sure - all of them with cause for saying or doing something that you'd get thrown out of any event (not just Cornell events) for.

If you're scared of getting thrown out, it's probably because you've got a guilty conscience about doing something that you shouldn't be doing in the first place. And frankly, the guy "following" Hooper around? Would he have been able to do that if the place was sold out? So why should he be able to if the joint's half empty? Last time I checked, my ticket had a section number, row number and seat number.

Don't be stupid, and there'll be no problems.

[Killer]

[quote kaelistus]Scersk '97, If someone could organize this cheer at a game, I think it would be D*MN funny:

Andy Noel flings puppies into deep holes[/quote]

What if a chant goes up where one side of the rink does "FI-RE" and the other side responds "AN-DY"?  That would have an interesting ring to it.