Most annoying fan at lynah

[gunther]

The woman at the bottom of section N who always screams in a really raspy disgusting voice "Come on Red, let's go!!!!!" when its really quite. God I hate her.

[ugarte]

[Q]gunther Wrote:

 The woman at the bottom of section N who always screams in a really raspy disgusting voice "Come on Red, let's go!!!!!" when its really quite. God I hate her. [/q]The fan you hate is a townie that makes noise? That doesn't seem fair.

[strixvaria]

The "shirts off, third period" kids from section B who show up late almost every night and need 5 people to start a cheer.

[Will]

I hope the visiting goalies think I'm the most annoying fan at Lynah. :-D

[Brian]

The guy yelling "come on, Union" over and over again in section K last night.  He never said anything else!  And he would say it every time union came to our end of the ice--annoying!!

[DeltaOne81]

I vote Gunther is the most annoying fan for criticizing a vocal townie fan ::rolleyes::

[atb9]

[Q]gunther Wrote:

 The woman at the bottom of section N who always screams in a really raspy disgusting voice "Come on Red, let's go!!!!!" when its really quite. God I hate her. [/q]

How about a freshman that posts anonymously like a coward.  :-P

[calgARI '07]

Those shirts off guys in section B only participate in cheers if they start them.  They were like looking back at me last night in the third period when I was trying to get some seniors stuff going and I started flipping out.  I think they're mostly seniors so that's good news.  Pretty much anyone that comes late annoys me.

[marty]

How about the jerk who yelled:

Where's the Bears?

at the end of the second intermission.

Wait ... that's me.

So where were/are the skating bears?  I was looking forward to the striptease, etc.  (So was Janice.)  We have had a great weekend.  Nice weather, great atmosphere and all.  I wish I lived a bit closer so I could get on the waiting list for season tickets.

I feel old when walking toward the engineering quad and remarking the new buildings every damn time I see them.  It's akin to my father riding around Troy and Latham with a gee I don't remember that look on his face.  But he's almost 90.  What is my excuse?

Still I feel like I'm 18 going on grad school when I am in the building.  When at Lynah and yelling for the team it makes me forget my geezerhood.  Thank you team for a great weekend and a great season.

[calgARI '07]

I heard they had nobody who wanted to do it.

[dss28]

Does that mean they're having auditions for it? ::innocent::

[finchphil]

Sue Detzer told me last night that none of the people who are "trained" to wear the bear costume this year know how to skate.  But apparently, they are getting some new bear costumes made for next year.  My, this is interesting!

[billhoward]

[Q]finchphil Wrote: Sue Detzer told me last night that none of the people who are "trained" to wear the bear costume this year know how to skate.  But apparently, they are getting some new bear costumes made for next year.  My, this is interesting![/q]Did Davenport know of this opportunity to fill out his freshman and maybe sophomore years before departing back to points mid-west?

[CM cWo 44]

I'd like to submit a vote for the mental midget in section O, from Clarkson (?) that was dancing around in his Mr. Rogers sweater and mint green vest, looking like a buffoon, and trying to agitate section B. I wish I had brought a rifle.

[JDeafv]

My own 2 cents about the bears (I have some well placed sources ;-)):

Why there are no bears:
1. The rink staff (Phil) doesn't like the bears (more below).  
2. The athletics dept. spent a lot of money on the "new" bear heads (2001?) and when the looked like crap, they lost interest in the bears as a result.
3. The bear heads didn't stay on.  For folks who couldn't skate all that well this was a big problem.  That discouraged many folks from giving it a second shot.
4. Tom L. used to do an awesome job generating interest and support for the bears inside the athletics dept., when he moved on to bigger things (congrats to him), the new guy wasn't nearly as dedicated as Tom.
5. There are no longer and try-outs!  The bears always used to have "free" ice time to recruit for new stating bears usually late some Saturday night.  This generous gift went away and the bears had to start renting ice (thanks for the SA that did happen at least 1 semester), but then the following semester the rink rental application was repeatedly denied by the rink staff.  
6. The rink no longer provides a private place for bears to change.  For years, the bears could change in the stick room, but then from 2001-2003 they were forced to change in the men's and women's restrooms at the bottom of section 0.  This meant the bears could no longer help each other getting dressed (when it was a girl and boy bear), hence only bears that could dress themselves stuck around (meaning only 1 bear).  This was a lot more difficult when the zippers where in the back and the paws didn't slip off!

So, why is the rink staff annoyed at the bears:  
1. The candy the bears threw returned to the ice too frequently in the 2002-2003 season.
2. An "incident" in 2000 (when the bears were on the ice at the same time as the zamboni)  where a bear parked themselves in front of the zamboni path and forced the zamboni to go around then wait to clean that spot!
3. Allegations that a bear took something from the stick room.   I do not know who was accused, or when it happened, or what they took.
4. A shouting match between a bear and some large rink staff member about who was to blame for candy being thrown onto the ice.

The bears are not blameless, however athletics, and the rink staff certainly are taking up much of the responsibility.

The bears just need a little encouragement and organization from the athletics dept.  I'd say it would take a few things to happen in order to bring the bears back (well within reason):

0. Athletics has to have a desire to have the bears back.
1. New bear heads (the suits are actually ok - and wearing the hockey pads adds character unlike the UMinn and UNH mascots)
2. Try-outs!  Two one-hour sessions with advertisements in the rink and around campus.
3. Putting the bears, athletics, rink staff, and hockey staff all in the same room for a 30 minute meeting to clarify expectations and acceptable behavior (shooting a puck, skating into the net, throwing candy, etc.).
4. A place to change for the bears during games.

There are other things that would be nice, but this is a start that would certainly revitalize the tradition.  

Sorry Marty that there was no bear this season, and no striptease.  I may have been the last to do that.  All I remember was skating around with my garter around my ankles tripping all over the ice, and finally heading out of the rink when the team was coming onto the ice.  That meant I got a really funny look from Sam Paolini who was like “who the hell is wearing no clothes out on the ice,” all the while trying to avoid both Cornell and Union players!

Perhaps all it would take is a well thought out action plan suggested politely to athletics by concerned fans and alumni!?!?!  ::help::