key 'cheer'

[DeltaOne81]

Apparently there's a movement among certainly louder members of the Lynah faithful to kill the key jingling all together. While I think everyone's gotta be more careful on the timing, I'm curious about this new attempt. They sai it's first because it's 'lame as hell' and second because it 'doesn't belong to us, it's something people at Syracuse do.'

I was curious about... what do people think of the tradition (great, cool, eh, stupid, lame)? how long has it been a tradition? did we really rip it off from anybody or is it just in multiple places coincidently?

[Nate Oaks-Lee]

I hate the keys.  I find them especially annoying when people get them out 4 or 5 mintues before the game is over.

[Larry72]

It's been around since the late 60s or as the saying goes..."since before you were born"!

[DeltaOne81]

[Q]I hate the keys. I find them especially annoying when people get them out 4 or 5 mintues before the game is over.[/Q]
Everyone hates when people shake them too early - I refused todo it at all last night for shutout reasons. The question here is whether people hate them even when used appropriately. Ya know, like, diiiiiiiieee (as if that could ever be done 'appropriately').

[Nate Oaks-Lee]

Yes, I hate them period.

[DeltaOne81]

why?

[Joran Siu 04]

I actually like the keys cheer at the end of a good game.. Telling them to warm up the bus and having our keys out is a fitting tribute for the losing team.   :-)

I do agree that recently, people have been taking them out too early.  It does make me feel uncomfortable. But I think the cheer itself fits really well.. especially after close wins or an intense game/3rd period.

[DeltaOne81]

Yeah, I like it too... it's a bit more subtle/clever than "warm up the bus" -  it's a persistent, mocking signal to the other team that they lost and should get outta here - I like it, when used as it should be

and I'd really like to hear an explanation on what is to dislike about it

[Big Ben 03]

I think the major problem that section b has is that the last three times (with the exception of last night) that the band has busted out their keys in the closing five minutes, the opposing team has stolen lenny's shutout (uvm, dmouth, 'gate). I know that i find it almost woofing when they jingle them that early. I have no problem jingling them if we don't have a shutout and have a significant lead, and i don't think very many other people do. Also, to quote John (happy now? :-P)  - "Jingling your keys for more than four minutes is just plain annoying."

[am243]

The keys are just very annoying.  As a freshman I really liked the keys and each year I have shifted more and more towards hating them.  I don't think that we should stop shaking them, but I think that we should limit them to the last minute of the game when we are up by at least two goals.

[French Rage]

I have no problem with the key cheer if people follow the rule:

(Our score) - (Opponent's score) - 1

I think one factor in the older people seeming to be more opposed to it is that the score differential is much higher now than, say, two years ago, when one goal games were common.

There was a large reaction against them last night especially, because people didn't want to jinx the shutout.  I personally didn't jingle my keys, but since there's no 'rule' against it I don't think other people shouldn't be allowed to.  It's more of a personal judgement thing; I would urge people not to do it in a possible shutout game, in a year with Lenny chasing records, but if they want to, then go ahead.

Finally, if it is a blowout game, it still doesn't hurt to wait until the final 2/3 minutes.  Starting with 6 minutes left (ala Vermont), it just gets annoying after awhile and plus, by the time the game ends, the jinglers are usually bored themselves.  To me, the whole point is to finish off the game with it, so I wouldn't start to early for that reason.

[Scott Kominkiewicz]

I like the cheer when done "correctly" as well.  The variation in medium (jingling metal as opposed to hoarse voices) makes it all the more interesting.  It's a unique sound.

Who cares if we didn't start the cheer?  We weren't the first to play hockey, yet that doesn't stop us from enjoying it.

[jeh25]

Big Ben '03 wrote:

Also, to quote Age - "Jingling your keys for more than four minutes is just plain annoying."

Can't you people read? Age did not write, nor does he maintain the cheers page.

Some other sucker is responsible. :-P

[ugarte]

It may have been done in the '60's but they weren't doing it at Lynah when I was a soph.  I remember hearing it on the radio when we lost at Brown my junior year ('90-'91), and I think the band brought it back with them.

[Big Ben 03]

edited to reflect my horrific error. indeed, i can't read  ::help::