We Have a New Sieve

[Will]

[Q]Doug '08 Wrote:

 I'm sorry, but sections D/E/F are no better.  There was one fan who was really pissing me off: BOOING our team and cursing at McKee.  After he told McKee that "his mother could stop that shot" I lost my patience with this freshman and went off on him.  

I quickly identified him as being from philly (no offense to anyone here) and reminded him that while at Cornell, we show CLASS, and you DO NOT BOO THE BIG RED!  He didn't take kindly to this and tried to argue it was okay to boo after we did not convert a power play.  Eventually, I put him in his place and got him to shut up for the rest of the game, however the other ignorant fans around me made ME the butt of the "This guy sucks" cheer.  These freshman make me SICK.

There is hardly any intensity coming from E and it is clear that the majority of them are just there as an excuse for something to do before going drinking.  At least you guys in A/B have the intense fans...[/q]

The good thing about your story is that at least you deflected the booing and criticism off of McKee briefly and onto you, so it was like you were taking one for the team.  Nevertheless, you're absolutely right that our fans shouldn't be loudly booing our own players.

[redice]

I cannot speak for the other, more "mature" folks, who sit in L, M, & N.    But, I can say for myself that, as I age, my vocal chords do not tolerate the abuse of yelling loudly at hockey games.   My ability to speak during the workday is a necesssity.   So, disabling my voice by yelling at hockey games would be irresponsible.   In my younger years, I supported CU Hockey, very vocally from Lynah Rink to The Gahden.   Now, I have to show that support in other ways.   That makes me (& the other quiet "mature" folks) no less of a Cornell Hockey fan!   I'm not a doctor, so I can't explain my aging vocal chords.   But, I  can say this:  your time will come....please be respectful of those who precede you in this game of life.  That said, maybe some creative cheers that involve hand-clapping would get the townies more involved.   And, I'd like to add, for those who have trouble standing, the "townies up" bit in the third period is a real pain in the ass.   People who are standing prevent those who can't (stand) from seeing the final exciting minutes of hockey.    If it was wrong in Sections G & H last year, it's wrong in L, M, & N (or wherever) this year.   Remember, your time will come,

[RazzBaronZ]

[Q]Dafatone Wrote:

 Down in Section F, the fans were really into it for the last 5 minutes, solely due to the efforts of one loud fan who shouted at the rest of us until we cheered.  Good job on his part.[/q]

Until someone comes up with another cheer, the best cheer I've heard when we're down is just a crescendo of noise.  It makes me really psyched, so I'm sure it works well for the team.

So are we doing "Kill, Red, Kill" tonight?  Maybe if it gets too fast and people stop doing it, we can switch between that and "Let's Go Red" for the length of the penalty (though I can see people stopping because 2+ minutes straight of cheering is too much for them).

Another idea I have considered is a song or something that we keep going the length of a penalty.  We seem to be good at doing "Sieve, You Suck!" inbetween singing.  "Kill, Red, Kill" can be the chorus of some other song, though that'd entail working with the band and getting a whole new song in.  Still, I think it'd be more successful than any chant.

-Alex Barash '07

[jtwcornell91]

[Q]Will Wrote:

The good thing about your story is that at least you deflected the booing and criticism off of McKee briefly and onto you, so it was like you were taking one for the team.  Nevertheless, you're absolutely right that our fans shouldn't be loudly booing our own players.[/q]

Our fans should not be booing our own players at all.  This is even worse than leaving early and perhaps even than throwing inappropriate things on the ice.

[sen '08]

I had to leave right at the beginning of the game because my friend got hit by a puck, but I think I remember hearing people in B booing McKee when he came on.  

I would have been furious and started yelling had my friend not started gushing blood...

[sen '08]

[Q]RazzBaronZ Wrote:
Also, the Kill chant didn't work because everyone speeds it up too fast.  "Kill, Red, Kill" with clapping would wourk much better I think.[/q]



I could see this easily going bad.  When people hear the three claps in a row they automatically start doing the LGR cheer, so I could see them mistaking "Kill, Red, Kill" with claps as a muffled "Let's Go Red"...unless of course we can get it to be really clear.

[ctenah]

The girl was standing next to me, and she was hit hard. :-/  Fucking Union guy.  Does anyone know if she's alright?  She had quite a gash.

I didn't hear anyone booing McKee whatsoever.  How do you specifically boo a player anyway without yelling their name first?  I think (and certainly hope) the boos were directed at Union.  Anyone who boos McKee, or any Cornell player for that matter, deserves to have their fingers cut off at the knuckles.

[sen '08]

The boos came after Union waas already all on the ice...it seemed to me like they might have been directed at McKe...but I could be wrong.

"The girl" is okay.  She had three stitches, no concusion and was able to see Harry Potter at 10:30:-P

[RazzBaronZ]

Why the knuckles?  How about the armpits?

[montague]

Agreed.  Save the outspoken criticism for after the game - it doesn't belong in Lynah.  The cheers are needed most when our team is down.

[jtwcornell91]

[Q]RazzBaronZ Wrote:

Another idea I have considered is a song or something that we keep going the length of a penalty.[/q]

This works pretty well at European soccer and hockey games.  But how do we choose a song without it being deemed silly?

[Lauren '06]

[Q]jtwcornell91 Wrote:

 [Q2]RazzBaronZ Wrote:

Another idea I have considered is a song or something that we keep going the length of a penalty.[/Q]
This works pretty well at European soccer and hockey games.  But how do we choose a song without it being deemed silly?[/q]The band doesn't usually take issue with being called silly.  Fire away.

[cornelldavy]

[Q]RazzBaronZ Wrote:

Another idea I have considered is a song or something that we keep going the length of a penalty.  We seem to be good at doing "Sieve, You Suck!" inbetween singing.  "Kill, Red, Kill" can be the chorus of some other song, though that'd entail working with the band and getting a whole new song in.  Still, I think it'd be more successful than any chant.
[/q]

You'd have to do this without the band, because I believe it is against NCAA rules (in any sport) to play music (or use any noisemaker) while play is going on.

[sen '08]

It could be done like Gary Glitter, no?

[Lauren '06]

[Q]cornelldavy Wrote:

 [Q2]RazzBaronZ Wrote:

Another idea I have considered is a song or something that we keep going the length of a penalty.  We seem to be good at doing "Sieve, You Suck!" inbetween singing.  "Kill, Red, Kill" can be the chorus of some other song, though that'd entail working with the band and getting a whole new song in.  Still, I think it'd be more successful than any chant.
[/Q]
You'd have to do this without the band, because I believe it is against NCAA rules (in any sport) to play music (or use any noisemaker) while play is going on.[/q]Correct.  There could be stoppages during PKs though, if you wanted to do it that way.