New Idea for college students

[Gabe Heafitz \'98 \'04]

[Q]to the tune of "Stars and Stripes Forever" (a staple of European sports fan songs)[/Q]

John, I'm pretty sure I know the tune you're thinking of (it's the same one to which the Liverpool soccer fans sing their team name), but I don't think the name is "Stars and Stripes Forever".  Same era and mood (and maybe even same composer -- John Phillip Sousa?), but different tune.

Either way, I'm all for starting a new cheer to that "Liverpool" tune, as long as it's not in German...  And doesn't mention venereal diseases...  And doesn't contain a long "DIEEEEE"...  And, well, just brings something fresh and different back into the mix.  I thought "LeNeveu" fit that tune rather nicely, but it didn't really catch on when I gave it a shot at the ECACs in Albany last spring.  Maybe there's some other trisyllabic word out there that would work well.

(Sorry to diverge from the original subject, O.P.)

[Jeff Hopkins \'82]

It is "Stars & Stripes Forever."  Tho nothing jumps to mind to sing to it other than the traditional " 'Here we go, here we go, here we go"  My guess is if it isn't scatalogical it won't catch on  :-P

JH

[Rob NH]

Boston College does this when shorthanded and the puck enters their zone.

[Gabe Heafitz 98 04]

You guys were absolutely right.  It is "Stars and Stripes Forever".  I didn't realize that there were two separate tunes or sections in it.

Well, so, is there anything we can get going to that tune?  It's a great one, and goes very nicely with singing something at a game...  Is "Here We Go, Here We Go, Here We Go" the only thing we can think of?  It would be nice to chant a particular player's name to it, but players are only around for three or four years, so a song that achieves critical mass can soon go the way of the dodo (we need look no further than the Baby song, which was a complete gem).  There also aren't a lot of guys on the team with names that would fit nicely into it, either.  ("Dave McKee, Dave McKee, Dave McKee"...  ?  Meh.)

[jtwcornell91]

Gabe Heafitz '98 '04 wrote:
("Dave McKee, Dave McKee, Dave McKee"...  ?  Meh.)

Actually, I think this wouldn't be bad.  (I actually suggested it during the chat.)  Of course, he already does have the unofficial "Deep in the Heart of Texas" serenade.

[Ack]

There were a lot of quiet periods of time this weekend (like every weekend this year it seems) when you could hear people without raised voices only a few rows over (bad) and the conversations that they were having (worse).

"Let's Go Red" was at its weakest, lasting only a few times for each chant.  It snowballed and got weaker throughout the game. I'm sure I heard "Ya-le...sucks!" about 12 times too.  I'm up for "oooooo"-ing if it's going to spice things up...ideas!



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[Q]"Let's Go Red" was at its weakest, lasting only a few times for each chant[/Q]

Noticed this too....although the chants (or orders, rather) of "Bend Over" managed to last over a minute a couple times!

[Greg Berge]

As a prominent person in the Cornell hockey community pointed out after the game, shouting "Bend Over!" during play proves you aren't watching the game.  The goalie's only standing upright when play is in his team's offensive zone, which means while Cornell is trying to keep the puck out of its net, a lot of fans are gleefully ignoring the game and watching the other end.

I know, at least it was noise and it lasted a while.  It's a shame all the bend overs weren't Let's Go Reds! instead, but maybe the crowd will come around.



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[Will]

Greg Berge '85 wrote:

As a prominent person in the Cornell hockey community pointed out after the game, shouting "Bend Over!" during play proves you aren't watching the game.  The goalie's only standing upright when play is in his team's offensive zone, which means while Cornell is trying to keep the puck out of its net, a lot of fans are gleefully ignoring the game and watching the other end.

I know, at least it was noise and it lasted a while.  It's a shame all the bend overs weren't Let's Go Reds! instead, but maybe the crowd will come around.

I can chant "Bend over" while watching play in the other end quite easily.  It's not like it takes a tremendous effort to keep saying two words over and over again.  Besides, some people really can't see play going on in the other end, due to unfortunate angles, poor eyesight, or other reasons, so all they can really do is chant "Bend over."

[Greg Berge]

One of the guys who got revenge on Volonnino wrote:

I can chant "Bend over" while watching play in the other end quite easily.  It's not like it takes a tremendous effort to keep saying two words over and over again.  Besides, some people really can't see play going on in the other end, due to unfortunate angles, poor eyesight, or other reasons, so all they can really do is chant "Bend over."

I don't think it's dogs and cats living together -- something is better than nothing.  It was mentioned, so I'm passing on that at least one of the hockey people in the program hated it.  Take it or leave it.   ::twitch::



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[ugarte]

One of the guys who got revenge on Volonnino wrote:

Greg Berge '85 wrote:

As a prominent person in the Cornell hockey community pointed out after the game, shouting "Bend Over!" during play proves you aren't watching the game.

I can chant "Bend over" while watching play in the other end quite easily.  

Well, OOTG, someone has to be keeping their eyes on the goalie and away from the action or nobody would know when the goalie actually got into a crouch.

[Jeff Hopkins \'82]

Personally, I would prefer an ongoing singsong of the goalie's name rather than "Bend Over" repeated incessantly.  It's got a better chance of getting under the goalie's skin especially accompanied by a hand wave.  Unfortanately, someone made it difficult to keep these kind of harassment going, because the established norm is to do it three times with alternating sucks, and then shout "Let's go Red!"

No offense guys, but there are a lot of people on this board who want spontaneity, but then insist that cheers be done in a certain way, at a certain time, or a certain goal differential.  You can't have both.

Besides, if you want new cheers or different ones than we do now, bitching on eLynah is not the way to make them happen.  You have to actually do it at Lynah, and take the chance that you might go down in flames (or be so drunk that you don't care, as was the case with the "Screw BU, _____, too" cheer).  That and you have to be persistent.  New cheers don't catch on the first time they're tried.  It takes a few games.

JH

[A-ron]

I used to get upset that the remote goalie cheer was slashed down to just the skating, turning, and bending over part.  While I wish I wasn't the only one yelling out, "drink, sweep, tap..." I still felt the sustained "bend over" chants were achieving our main goal.  There were multiple times Gartner did a half lean with his hands on his knees just to spite us.  The instant he does that, we know we're in his head (Boucher's pelvic thrust).

I was actually pretty proud of the fans during the Yale game.  It's been pretty damn quiet in Lynah this year and we're finally starting to step up (although it still leaves much to be desired).  If only we could find a way for the three rows of sorority girls in front of me to focus their energy for talking about cute boys on hockey cheers instead.  One of them spent about half the game with her back to the ice so she could talk to her friends in the row behind her...now THAT'S not watching the game.

[Jeff Hopkins \'82]

If you got a few of your friends around you to start a "Watch the game!  Watch the game!" cheer, it might have the desired effect.

Or how about "Hey sorority beatch.  The boyfriend you've been talking about all game called.  He said...you suck.  Badly"

JH

[dss28]

[Q]Actually, I think this wouldn't be bad. (I actually suggested it during the chat.) Of course, he already does have the unofficial "Deep in the Heart of Texas" serenade.[/Q]

One could segue into a rendition of "The Yellow Rose of Texas...."

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