The Importance of a Strong Student Section
by itsallthatmatters on Feb 4, 2010 8:00 PM EST
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PrintCould it be that they just don't have the tools to be successful? Obviously it stinks that the students have to sit in the endzones and give up the middle section to the high rent district but let's take a quick tour of the college basketball landscape for inspiration.
Utah State
For those unaware, this school is in the bustling metropolis of Logan, Utah and obviously has a ton of non-drinking non-swearing LDSers. This does not stop them from putting together a very casual cheer:
More after "The "Jump"
No one's asking for this to be the greatest chant of all time:
But it would go a long way toward establishing an identity were the student section to adopt something and make it their own. Obviously HOYA-SAXA is a tried and true classic but there has to be some student who reads this blog after drinking and realizes that it's a GLOBAL PHENOMENON based largely on mocking other teams.
Showing up to the game is an important (and strangely overlooked) first step. Wearing gray is another nice one. What sets the schools above apart (and no, we have no interest in showcasing the clowns at Duke) is cohesion and the knowledge that what they do actually helps the team on the floor. Sure it's circular with the players needing to return the favor to the fans but wouldn't it be better to be cheering for a win rather than being yelled at by the opposing team?
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two things that have ALWAYS bothered me
1. There was a study proving that a steady, consistent motion behind the FT line was the most effective way to affect opposing shooters. That is, everyone sway left and right at the same time and in the same direction, not the waiting till the last second. It screws with depth perception. DO IT STUDENT SECTION. IT JUST TAKES THE FRONT ROW TO ORGANIZE.
2. I was at a recent Temple game and a young alum or professor had the duty of starting a great chant one the game was wrapped up:
alum: I
student section: I
alum: I believe
students: i believe
alum: I BELIEVE WE HAVE WON THE GAME!
students repeatedly and clapping: I BELIEVE WE HAVE WON THE GAME!
by thejerseytornado on Feb 4, 2010 8:38 PM EST reply actions
Hoya Blue cheersheet
We’re planning to put the “constant motion” thing on there soon, for what that’s worth.
hoya blew
What the hell are you guys waiting for? Our 1st round home game in the NIT?
Get your shit together. We’re a top 10 team in the country.
For now at least.
Casually.
by CasualHoya on Feb 4, 2010 8:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Isn't That Apostrophe Misplaced.....
No longer “We’re”……. should be “were a Top 10 team”
Freshman
I don’t call the shots, but I’ll pass your sentiments on. All I do is write the jokes about the other team for the cheer sheets.
Rock Chalk
Gives me chills. I think Kansas is the most likable of all the traditional powers.
What are these assertions!?
this talk of hoya blue
reminds me of the t-shirt idea I never did anything about.
Based on the “I Bleed Hoya Blue” shirts…blue tee, white lettering saying “I C*m Hoya Blue” at the top…then an appropriately suggestive white stain…then at the bottom variations on…
(shouldn’t have shagged Jack)
(after too much Tomb’s ale)
(gotta stick to GW girls)
(casually)
Etcetera, etcetera. Would our fan-friendly arena stewards ban such juvenile filth?
And would there be a market, among or beyond the basement-dwelling sickos on the GLOBAL PHENOMENON?
KBE
If Jeff Green's Dad
…was in charge of the student section, this would be our song at halftime:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN5zvLI512I
STAND UP AND GET CRUNKED
That song has become the anthem of the City of New Orleans, played in the Dome after every TD the Saints scored this season and on every radio station every minute for the past few weeks.
I guess it’s akin to how that Jay Z ‘Empire State of Mind’ song was to NYC during the Yankees run, except New Orleans Saints fans don’t suck.
Casually.
What about
carpetbagging saints fans?
Blip
by JahidiLikesPie on Feb 5, 2010 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
Jahidi
Have you decided whether to make the drive from NYC to DC for the game tomorrow or are you going to stay home and watch from the comfort of your couch like the rest of the Hoya student body?
Casually.
Egregious Omissions
No one – and I mean no one – brings it like the HBCU: North Carolina A&T starting lineups, fouling out at A&T, and Walking it out at A&T.
Legendary upside
by itsallthatmatters on Feb 5, 2010 10:59 AM EST reply actions
Exactly
I gave myself a demerit. Absurd that I overlooked those clips
by itsallthatmatters on Feb 5, 2010 1:13 PM EST up reply actions
how about a renovated on-campus venue
I hear you about the students being fairweather etc. However, it’s not convenient to get to a game at the verizon center. It’s not like the university has a convenient metro stop (and don’t tell me that the GUTS bus to Rosslyn is convenient). Nonetheless, more students would go to more home games if the team played on campus.
preaching to the choir
but that is not happening to a long time. the administration knows its needed, the neighborhood will never approve it
Good talk.
by Hire Esherick on Feb 7, 2010 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
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