Keys in a one-goal game

[Ken71]

I try not to diss our fans, but the "Lynah Faithful" (according to their T-shirts) who jingled their keys with a minute to go in a ONE GOAL game amazed me.   Is this (over)confidence or stupidity?

The chorus of "It's all your fault" that they received after the Mercyhurst goal wasn't entirely fair, but I thought our "fans" understood the game a bit better than that...

Ken '71

[canucksfan]

Good point, Ken. I too was starting to get nervous about the keys during the last minute.

If everyone was a Red Sox fan, they would know never to begin the celebrations before the final whistle.

[Will]

Overconfidence or stupidity?  It's stupidity, to be certain, not necessarily that they are the cause of the resulting goal, but because the fans don't know the tradition.  In a one goal game, keys should NEVER be jingled, period.  (At least, not until it's no longer a one-goal game, like, say, if we had scored an empty-netter in that final minute instead.)

[Bill]

If you pull out keys in a one goal game, we call you Hal. Hal is a big sweaty heairy guy in his 12th year of undergraduate education, currently the illustrious UVM.

[Mike \'03]

I think the "Which team is the Ivy Team" demonstrated which side the general bread is buttered in terms of stupidity vs overconfidence.
God, why...

[sockralex]

facetimers.... (and their keys)



Post Edited (12-01-03 15:48)

[rsafploc 03]

A strange thought came to my mind.. I wonder how some of those key jinglers felt after we got scored upon.. Man.. I hope they at least realize at that point that whatever they were doing wasn't the least bit appropriate at all..  ::rolleyes::

[Will]

rsafploc 03 wrote:

A strange thought came to my mind.. I wonder how some of those key jinglers felt after we got scored upon.. Man.. I hope they at least realize at that point that whatever they were doing wasn't the least bit appropriate at all..  ::rolleyes::

A few years back, my friend and I were at a game against Clarkson where Cornell was leading 2-0 going into the third period.  With about four minutes or so to go, he rather gleefully says that it's time to get out the keys.  I try to warn him against such an action, but he does so anyway and starts jingling away.  A minute later, Clarkson scores their only goal of the night, ending Underhill's hopes for a shutout.  Our boys still got the win, but still, a two-goal lead is never secure.  My friend learned then and there about the instability of hockey games, and key-jingling should only be done when the lead is substantial with little to no chance of a total comeback by the opposition.  So, the lesson is: PUT YOUR FUCKIN' KEYS AWAY.



Post Edited (11-30-03 07:58)

[Greg Berge]

The moron doing the "Ivy team" cheer was clearly audible during Adam's recap.  Embarassing.  Hopefully the lad will either learn or, um, be assisted in learning, by the next game.  ::yark::

[Will]

Greg Berge '85 wrote:

The moron doing the "Ivy team" cheer was clearly audible during Adam's recap.  Embarassing.  Hopefully the lad will either learn or, um, be assisted in learning, by the next game.  ::yark::

Well, it wouldn't matter anyway, since the two next games are vs. Ivy League teams.

"Which team is the Ivy team?"
"Both teams are the Ivy teams!"

[Ben Rocky \'04]

Is there anyway to get people to realize that we say GOON, not loose?

So called "faithful" should just be beaten for messing this much up......

[crodger1]

Take up a collection for an eLynah ad on the side of the rink.

"Wanna be Faithful?
Wanna learn the Cheers?
www.eLynah.com"

[Greg Berge]

Actually, if you were ever going to do an "Ivy!", "Non-Ivy!" cheer it should be vs Brown. ;-)

[CowbellGuy]

I've thought about a dasher board ad for eLynah, but let's just say it's prohibitively expensive.

[Will]

Cowbell Guy wrote:

I've thought about a dasher board ad for eLynah, but let's just say it's prohibitively expensive.

How bad?