One Thing I Liked From Buffalo Game

[1999.2004.2011]

Was the use of the Blue and White signs during that one timeout. The crowd was out of it during the game this past Saturday, but that was the loudest the crowd got during the game. Maybe we could get a couple of fans to make two signs, one for each side of the stadium to hold up and get that chant going either before the teams make it out of the tunnel, or during the game. This is kind of bouncing off of the R-U chant that Rutgers has, but how awesome would it be if our boys were just about to come out of the tunnel hearing 40000+ fans screaming that, would get the Rent rocking!

 

[mets1090]

Many schools do similar things, don't give RU too much credit. I think I remember Michigan doing it when I was at the UC-Mich game but I'm not sure. Either way, we also did this like 4 years ago. It was pregame and led by the old cheerleading coach. It was pretty good. Much better than being done by the PA guy. They split the crowd into 4 sections (sideline, sideline, end zone, end zone) and he alternated between the 4 and got progressively faster. It was intense at night games especially. Then the cheerleading team went the way of the dodo and so did he. The whole time the PA was running it I was hoping they would speed it up. That's how it culminates in a very loud crowd.

 

[UConn07]

Many schools do similar things, don't give RU too much credit. I think I remember Michigan doing it when I was at the UC-Mich game but I'm not sure. Either way, we also did this like 4 years ago. It was pregame and led by the old cheerleading coach. It was pretty good. Much better than being done by the PA guy. They split the crowd into 4 sections (sideline, sideline, end zone, end zone) and he alternated between the 4 and got progressively faster. It was intense at night games especially. Then the cheerleading team went the way of the dodo and so did he. The whole time the PA was running it I was hoping they would speed it up. That's how it culminates in a very loud crowd.

Disagree - Saturday's chant was perfect - you get faster and faster as many people don't scream it. This should just be an impromptu chant during timeouts on a regular basis. Better than constant commercials or the failed U-C-O-N-N chant - that only belongs after scores.

 

[whaler11]

Um that guy isn't gone because of any changes with the cheerleading team.... He was in some pretty serious legal trouble.

 

[Kgun7]

I had a similar idea last year. I gave the cheerleaders signs that said "U" & "CONN". During timeouts or changes of possesion where the defense takes the field they could do the same thing as Blue/White but make it U & CONN. It sounded like a good idea at the time ...

 

[Kgun7]

Um that guy isn't gone because of any changes with the cheerleading team.... He was in some pretty serious legal trouble.

Prett sure the pre-game cheerleader was a different guy ...

 

[UConn9604]

Prett sure the pre-game cheerleader was a different guy ...

Yeah, if you're talking about this... http://www.dailycampus.com/2.7440/former-coach-charged-with-sexual-assault-1.1050103#.UGrN8o7lM89

...that wasn't the Blue-White guy (who was the assistant coach cited in the article, not the coach accused of assault).

 

[husky210]

I always wondered what happened to that guy....

 

[Waquoit]

Um that guy isn't gone because of any changes with the cheerleading team.... He was in some pretty serious legal trouble.

I heard that's why the changes were made.

 

[whaler11]

Yeah, if you're talking about this... http://www.dailycampus.com/2.7440/former-coach-charged-with-sexual-assault-1.1050103#.UGrN8o7lM89

...that wasn't the Blue-White guy (who was the assistant coach cited in the article, not the coach accused of assault).

Ah my bad - thought they were the same guy.