Top Ten Rules of CU hockey (fan list)

[evilnaturedrobot]

[quote redhair34][quote Chloe07]I also added, "Wear Red" And zoomed in on ALOT of students wearing A&E shirts, other logos ect... Wheres the red?![/quote]

I'll take a loud, knowledgeable fan decked out in all black over a quiet, uninterested fan wearing red Cornell garb.  It (wearing Red) is nice, but I don't understand why so many see it as a requirement.[/quote]

but if your going to go through the effort to be loud and supportive then why not wear red too?

[jtwcornell91]

[quote evilnaturedrobot][quote redhair34][quote Chloe07]I also added, "Wear Red" And zoomed in on ALOT of students wearing A&E shirts, other logos ect... Wheres the red?![/quote]

I'll take a loud, knowledgeable fan decked out in all black over a quiet, uninterested fan wearing red Cornell garb.  It (wearing Red) is nice, but I don't understand why so many see it as a requirement.[/quote]

but if your going to go through the effort to be loud and supportive then why not wear red too?[/quote]

Because your game-worn jersey is white?  Because you've superstitiously determined that you wearing red to a game is bad luck?

[evilnaturedrobot]

[quote jtwcornell91][quote evilnaturedrobot][quote redhair34][quote Chloe07]I also added, "Wear Red" And zoomed in on ALOT of students wearing A&E shirts, other logos ect... Wheres the red?![/quote]

I'll take a loud, knowledgeable fan decked out in all black over a quiet, uninterested fan wearing red Cornell garb.  It (wearing Red) is nice, but I don't understand why so many see it as a requirement.[/quote]

but if your going to go through the effort to be loud and supportive then why not wear red too?[/quote]

Because your game-worn jersey is white?  Because you've superstitiously determined that you wearing red to a game is bad luck?[/quote]

Jerseys are an accepted excuse.

I find the superstition argument hard to accept, i think it takes alot of arrogance to assume that the luck of the team is dependant on whether or not you (1 of 4200 fans, none of which are participating in the game itself) wear red.

I'm not as much of a nazi about this as some, but I feel that having a majority of fans wearing red adds to the atmosphere and enviroment of lynah.  As someone who cares about the atmosphere (as I would assume most induviduals reading and posting on this board are), why not go through the very small amount of effort that it takes to wear a red shirt?

[Jacob 03]

[quote evilnaturedrobot][quote jtwcornell91][quote evilnaturedrobot][quote redhair34][quote Chloe07]I also added, "Wear Red" And zoomed in on ALOT of students wearing A&E shirts, other logos ect... Wheres the red?![/quote]

I'll take a loud, knowledgeable fan decked out in all black over a quiet, uninterested fan wearing red Cornell garb.  It (wearing Red) is nice, but I don't understand why so many see it as a requirement.[/quote]

but if your going to go through the effort to be loud and supportive then why not wear red too?[/quote]

Because your game-worn jersey is white?  Because you've superstitiously determined that you wearing red to a game is bad luck?[/quote]

Jerseys are an accepted excuse.

I find the superstition argument hard to accept, i think it takes alot of arrogance to assume that the luck of the team is dependant on whether or not you (1 of 4200 fans, none of which are participating in the game itself) wear red.

I'm not as much of a nazi about this as some, but I feel that having a majority of fans wearing red adds to the atmosphere and enviroment of lynah.  As someone who cares about the atmosphere (as I would assume most induviduals reading and posting on this board are), why not go through the very small amount of effort that it takes to wear a red shirt?[/quote]

i think it takes a lot of arrogance to assume that the atmosphere and environment of lynah is dependent on whether or not you (1 of 4200 fans) wear red.

[KeithK]

[quote evilnaturedrobot][quote jtwcornell91][quote evilnaturedrobot]
but if your going to go through the effort to be loud and supportive then why not wear red too?[/quote]

Because your game-worn jersey is white?  Because you've superstitiously determined that you wearing red to a game is bad luck?[/quote]

Jerseys are an accepted excuse.

I find the superstition argument hard to accept, i think it takes alot of arrogance to assume that the luck of the team is dependant on whether or not you (1 of 4200 fans, none of which are participating in the game itself) wear red.

I'm not as much of a nazi about this as some, but I feel that having a majority of fans wearing red adds to the atmosphere and enviroment of lynah.  As someone who cares about the atmosphere (as I would assume most induviduals reading and posting on this board are), why not go through the very small amount of effort that it takes to wear a red shirt?[/quote]Have you ever met a sports fan?  Or someone who plays sports?  We have superstititions for everything.  What to wear, what to do before the game, where to park, etc.  Does it make any sense?  Of course not.  That's not the point.  It's certainly not "arrogance" though.


I indulge in lots of superstitions as a sports fan.  For instance, I allow myself to think that where I watch televised Cornell hockey games has an affect on the outcome (and I sort of kick myself for watching the Minny and Wisconsin games in a place where I have coincidentally never seen a win).  I think the point is that I allow my emotional state to be strongly affected by something that I have absolutely no control over - the success or failure of a bunch of kids wearing red with knives strapped to their feet (I'm sure I'm misquoting there).  So I pretend that I have some control via superstition.

You might be interested in reading the following NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/23/health/psychology/23magic.html?_r=1&hp&ex=11695&oref=slogin

Back on the original topic, I never wore red when I was attending games regularly because I didn't own any red clothing.  I don't the color on me and the only time I wear red is when I have a Cornell jersey on. I personally don't think a monochromatic crowd adds much to the atmosphere. Just my opinion.

[DeltaOne81]

[quote KeithK]Have you ever met a sports fan?  Or someone who plays sports?  We have superstititions for everything.  What to wear, what to do before the game, where to park, etc.  Does it make any sense?  Of course not.  That's not the point.  It's certainly not "arrogance" though.[/quote]

I took ice skating for PE my senior year. I would always avoid skating through the crease as much as possible, for some reason it just felt like bad luck. Yes, I know I'm crazy and I'm comfortable with that. But it *was* Spring 03, so... you're welcome :-P

Great article, btw.

[evilnaturedrobot]

[quote Jacob 03][quote evilnaturedrobot][quote jtwcornell91][quote evilnaturedrobot][quote redhair34][quote Chloe07]I also added, "Wear Red" And zoomed in on ALOT of students wearing A&E shirts, other logos ect... Wheres the red?![/quote]

I'll take a loud, knowledgeable fan decked out in all black over a quiet, uninterested fan wearing red Cornell garb.  It (wearing Red) is nice, but I don't understand why so many see it as a requirement.[/quote]

but if your going to go through the effort to be loud and supportive then why not wear red too?[/quote]

Because your game-worn jersey is white?  Because you've superstitiously determined that you wearing red to a game is bad luck?[/quote]

Jerseys are an accepted excuse.

I find the superstition argument hard to accept, i think it takes alot of arrogance to assume that the luck of the team is dependant on whether or not you (1 of 4200 fans, none of which are participating in the game itself) wear red.

I'm not as much of a nazi about this as some, but I feel that having a majority of fans wearing red adds to the atmosphere and enviroment of lynah.  As someone who cares about the atmosphere (as I would assume most induviduals reading and posting on this board are), why not go through the very small amount of effort that it takes to wear a red shirt?[/quote]

i think it takes a lot of arrogance to assume that the atmosphere and environment of lynah is dependent on whether or not you (1 of 4200 fans) wear red.[/quote]

Did I say that?  Of course it isn't going to make much of a differance if you induvidually decide not to wear red.  It also won't make much of a differance if you induvidually decide not to cheer.  But when multiple induviduals start making these decisions it hurts the whole.

[Will]

[quote DeltaOne81]I took ice skating for PE my senior year. I would always avoid skating through the crease as much as possible, for some reason it just felt like bad luck. Yes, I know I'm crazy and I'm comfortable with that. But it *was* Spring 03, so... you're welcome :-P[/quote]

Did you start skating through the crease in April? ::yark::

[DeltaOne81]

[quote Will][quote DeltaOne81]I took ice skating for PE my senior year. I would always avoid skating through the crease as much as possible, for some reason it just felt like bad luck. Yes, I know I'm crazy and I'm comfortable with that. But it *was* Spring 03, so... you're welcome :-P[/quote]

Did you start skating through the crease in April? ::yark::[/quote]

Heh. No I'm pretty sure the class was over by then. I suppose you can blame Dave for not extended the class so I could continue not skating through the crease... but Dave's too cool to be blamed for anything

[evilnaturedrobot]

I can understand superstitions when it comes to those actually playing the game, I know I induldged in a few when I played sports.  This is because to play at your best you have to be as comfortable as possible, if you need to follow a superstition to do this then fine.

BUt do you really need to be 100% comfortable to shout lets go red?

[KeithK]

[quote evilnaturedrobot]I can understand superstitions when it comes to those actually playing the game, I know I induldged in a few when I played sports.  This is because to play at your best you have to be as comfortable as possible, if you need to follow a superstition to do this then fine.

BUt do you really need to be 100% comfortable to shout lets go red?[/quote]I think I explained my reason for superstition as a fan (or at least the conclusion I've come to after thinking about it). It provides some imagined control over the outcome, which helps to justify the emotional investment.  It's not about comfort.

[KeithK]

[quote DeltaOne81]Great article, btw.[/quote]For the record, hat tip to cbuckser for the article link.

[jtwcornell91]

Superstitions and rituals are fun.  We watch sports because it's fun.

[evilnaturedrobot]

of course, it's really a minor issue.

[Beeeej]

[quote Chloe07]well, I already have lots of interviews, none needed in that department. I just thought "rules" would be a comical sense to spilt and make the documentary more interesting.

Thank you for all of your imput! I will take it inconsideration :-)[/quote]

So, will the documentary be in English?