CC/Bemidji/Wisconsin cheering

Liz '05 · March 23, 2006, 01:32:51 PM

I'm getting ready to start the long drive north, so I'm starting to think about how to taunt the other schools this weekend. From all of you who won't make it to the games, do you have any ideas on cheering or signs (if we can get the signs in)?

Rita · March 23, 2006, 01:38:33 PM

Have arrangements been made to have the Cowbell (and back-up cowbells) smuggled in? Maybe if we put some anti-Gopher stuff on it, the Wisconsin ushers will be sympathetic.

jkahn · March 23, 2006, 01:41:11 PM

One cheering lesson from last year - Ari might want to let the band carry in the cowbell and be standing with the band when playing it.

Rosey · March 23, 2006, 01:42:53 PM

[quote jkahn]One cheering lesson from last year - Ari might want to let the band carry in the cowbell and be standing with the band when playing it.[/quote]
Good idea. The ushers probably won't even be paying all that close attention to what the band is carrying in.

Kyle

fink · March 23, 2006, 02:26:22 PM

CC takes courses on a block system (as opposed to semesters), as apparently the students are only able to handle 1 course at a time. And it only lasts for 3.5 weeks.

I'm having trouble coming up with a cheer/sign for that, but there has to be one in there somewhere.

nyc94 · March 23, 2006, 02:31:49 PM

[quote fink]CC takes courses on a block system (as opposed to semesters), as apparently the students are only able to handle 1 course at a time. And it only lasts for 3.5 weeks.

I'm having trouble coming up with a cheer/sign for that, but there has to be one in there somewhere.[/quote]

that sounds quite pleasant actually

judy · March 23, 2006, 05:37:57 PM

[quote fink]CC takes courses on a block system (as opposed to semesters), as apparently the students are only able to handle 1 course at a time. And it only lasts for 3.5 weeks.

I'm having trouble coming up with a cheer/sign for that, but there has to be one in there somewhere.[/quote]

block heads...

that's all i got.

Jeff Hopkins '82 · March 23, 2006, 05:39:31 PM

[quote nyc94][quote fink]CC takes courses on a block system (as opposed to semesters), as apparently the students are only able to handle 1 course at a time. And it only lasts for 3.5 weeks.

I'm having trouble coming up with a cheer/sign for that, but there has to be one in there somewhere.[/quote]

that sounds quite pleasant actually[/quote]

Having done that during Coop Summer, I can tell you it really sucks. Imagine spending 9-5 in class every day, with a prelim each of the first two Friday mornings and a final on the third Friday morning. You learn a lot less than you would if the material had some time to sink in.

Bio '04 · March 23, 2006, 05:45:50 PM

Not sure if this would really work, but to quote the people on that Goopher Puck Live discussion that was posted here a few weeks back:
"Cornell: even more obnoxious than Bucky"

(edited for correct phrasing)

RichH · March 23, 2006, 05:52:51 PM

[quote Bio '04]Not sure if this would really work, but to quote the people on that Goopher Puck Live discussion that was posted here a few weeks back:
"Cornell: even more obnoxious than Bucky"

(edited for correct phrasing)[/quote]

Or to paraphrase what a Minny fan told me last year: "Lynah Faithful - Like Wisconsin fans on speed"

Or better yet, since UW's default cheer is also "Let's Go Red!" you could point out that we're the only team named "Red" there. They're the Badgers. Thanks for the support. How to put that in sign form, no idea...I'm empty right now.

KeithK · March 23, 2006, 06:03:29 PM

[quote Jeff Hopkins '82][quote nyc94][quote fink]CC takes courses on a block system (as opposed to semesters), as apparently the students are only able to handle 1 course at a time. And it only lasts for 3.5 weeks.

I'm having trouble coming up with a cheer/sign for that, but there has to be one in there somewhere.[/quote]

that sounds quite pleasant actually[/quote]

Having done that during Coop Summer, I can tell you it really sucks. Imagine spending 9-5 in class every day, with a prelim each of the first two Friday mornings and a final on the third Friday morning. You learn a lot less than you would if the material had some time to sink in.[/quote]I agree. I took one three week summer class during Co-op summer and found that sitting in one class for 4 hours at a time (I think that's all it was) was brutal. The only thing that made it tolerable was the fact that the prof was a great storyteller and would get off on interesting tangents.

Different people learn in different ways. I for one don't have the attention span to sit in one classroom all day long, covering the same subject. Kind of the reason why I post here so much, when I'm supposed to be sitting here doing the same thing for 9 hours a day.

cth95 · March 23, 2006, 06:11:37 PM

Us- "Real Red","True Red", "We bleed Red", them- "Red Lite", "Rouge", "Faux Red", etc. or something along those lines.

If we play them, we could get a pointing cheer with "Big Red", "Little Red", "Big Red, Cheeseheads", or something similar.

Just typing while I brainstorm.

For CC, something using Rocky Mountain HIGH? Maybe relate CC as cubic centimeter dosage of something.

jkahn · March 23, 2006, 06:13:46 PM

[q] RichH "...since UW's default cheer is also "Let's Go Red!" ...[/q]
Maybe the Badger fans will be confused enough to cheer along with us. Usually those WCHA teams have a West is Best attitude, but perhaps they'll pull for us because they think we're the easier foe. Of course, that assumes they beat Bemidji and last year there were plenty of "almost" surprises.

cth95 · March 23, 2006, 06:17:17 PM

I have a hard enough time making it through the 1:15 2-day/wk classes I have compared to the 50 min 3-day/wk ones. I don't know how I could pay attention for a 4 hr class, let alone something longer.

I am on here all of the time recently because I am watching digital video of cows I recorded for my thesis. Definitely not something easy to focus on for long periods of time. Especially when I am far better at being active than sitting at a desk.

Liz '05 · March 23, 2006, 06:36:57 PM

[quote RichH]
Or better yet, since UW's default cheer is also "Let's Go Red!" you could point out that we're the only team named "Red" there. They're the Badgers. Thanks for the support. How to put that in sign form, no idea...I'm empty right now.[/quote]

We could make a sign that says "Thanks for cheering for the Big RED" and hold it up when they start cheering...

I really need to sneak in a white board for spur of the moment signs.