I’ve attended games for years at Hilton and that may top the best crowd ever. Also, I watched the replay and TV does not do justice to how loud it was. Go Clones!
Song at the end?
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The Killers are my favorite band, and Mr. Brightside is a decent song, but I cannot for the life of me understand why that song has become their most enduring hit. They have so many songs that are much better than that and nowhere near as overplayed. Maybe people just have a repressed cuckolding fetish and that’s why the song speaks to them so much. Certainly would explain why the song is so popular in the UK.
I totally agree with you, but students don't operate with logic and reason in these moments. It's just fun and it doesn't have to be the right take or make sense.
Same as court storming, its not a decision based on logic or reason.
I used to hate KU, but I honestly don’t hate them anymore and respect the hell out of Bill Self. But it’s so damn fun shouting F KU with a bunch of people lol
I’ve heard Mr. Brightside probably 1000 times and I had no idea what it was about and never cared. It’s just a fun song to yell/sing in a big group.
And 90% of the people would wonder why we’d play on of their “better” songs. It’s a great sing along song, most everyone know the lyrics, and it generally creates an awesome scene. Thought it was great!
Haha! My last bout of overthinking caused me to be banned on this platform for over a decade...which is why "it" now shows me as a "new member". AND - unlike so many other, being "heard" is not worth creating alter egos to remain 'engaged.. Trust me (my promise to you) - I'm not the one overthinking - not that anyone with declining IQ's understands. My posts are rare and targeted...not so trivial as you suppose (ignorantly).
Does the original victory over Missouri - generally regarded as the very beginning of HILTON MAGIC - in the middle of the section generating the chants evoking Norm Stewart's reactions to the crowd - count?
Good for you.
My comment was a response to this. "I don't like it because our fans should a) enjoy FULLY the elation of victory (not some "bright side outlook amidst pain or prior - or ongoing - regrets"), and b) aspire to be "better"...better than petty differences and biases."
Sounds pretty pompous and judgy, so I wondered if you ever participated in that sort of thing. Your response to me was pretty pompous as well.
Relax. Enjoy your life, and let them enjoy theirs.
Reiterating the same. Professional sports venues have leaned into the 'sing-along' emo/pop punk/alt rock (whatever genre you want to call it) songs over the last 5 or so years too. Crowd gets into it, nothing more, nothing less.
I guess me and my low IQ will just have to go on having an awesome time and you can keep being the fun police. I hope that’s worth it for you.
haha, nope. It was late and I was exhausted so I'm sure I misheard. Just didn't hear the hard K like I thought I usually do.
Agreed. Sweet Caroline is a fine song, but the tempo is a little slow for such a high energy event
Yeah, I used to clown OU fans that would come into JTS and repeatedly flash the horns down when Texas was playing a thousand miles away.
I may be old but I think it is dumb. Don't give them all of the attention and feed their already overinflated egos.
Pretty sure the logic on Sweet Caroline was to calm the post game crowd and prevent a court storm. Fun fact - it didn't work.
One of the impressive features of "Mr. Brightside" is what happens during timeouts when they stop playing it . . .
the crowd continues singing for quite a while!
