I hate the Cyclone Power chant

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The kill chant needs to start with like 15 seconds left on the shot clock
The word is too short to really get the timing down for everyone. Needs to be almost a "We Will Rock You" theme of stomp stomp kill vs. Kill Kill Kill. Would need a drum to make the kill kill kill really work.
 
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Cyclone Power is corny but alright
Hate Sweet Caroline
Admittedly love the Juicy Wiggle
Wish the whole crowd would swirl their hands and body in a circle making a tornado motion during the tornado siren at football games like my buddies and I do. Imagine a whole crowd doing that??? It would be sweet.
 

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I’ll burn this thread: In Heaven There Is No Beer is 1000x better than any chant/song/type thing we have, and I’m quite jealous of it

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Not exactly sure.
The word is too short to really get the timing down for everyone. Needs to be almost a "We Will Rock You" theme of stomp stomp kill vs. Kill Kill Kill. Would need a drum to make the kill kill kill really work.
Have Daniel Bryan come out and instead of yes yes yes, do kill kill kill? Personally I don't care for it the chant anyhow.
 

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C-Y!........C-L!........O-N!........E-S!

Anyone remember when they did this?

This was probably one of the most stupid f'n things we ever did. I love Jeff Johnson's passion and energy for ISU but putting him out on the field with a mic pre-game to do some forced chants wound up being a bad idea and was so glad when we stopped doing that. If I had to guess we did that early in the Rhoad's era?
 

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This was probably one of the most stupid f'n things we ever did. I love Jeff Johnson's passion and energy for ISU but putting him out on the field with a mic pre-game to do some forced chants wound up being a bad idea and was so glad when we stopped doing that. If I had to guess we did that early in the Rhoad's era?
I can't remember how long ago it was. I just remember facepalming so hard at our feeble attempt to be more like Iowa. There was never a point, during any game, where the crowd was into doing this chant.
 
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We need more Slipknot, Iowa’s greatest band. Imagine starting 4th quarter with the whole crowd bopping along to the beginning of Duality right through the drop and heavy riffs.

Admittedly we’re past the days when our offense made me want to push my fingers into my eyes ;)
 

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The power chant sounds amazing on TV when the crowd gets into it. The touchdown siren is great. Those traditions need to stay. I hate Sweet Caroline too, but is appropriate after big wins. Juicy Wiggle is lame, but the students seem to love it. The cell phone lights are an awesome touch.
 
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No offense to him, but it does kinda suck when Jeff Johnson leads the chant. I understand i would not do any better than he does tho.
It does help if Hilton is full.
 

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Change the sound system/volume too.

Aside from being super annoying, it gives the impression that crazy loud sound needs to be injected to make any noise at all like the fans aren't going to.

Honestly this all depends on where you are sitting. It’s not that bad if you aren’t in the SEZ area.
 

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I can't remember how long ago it was. I just remember facepalming so hard at our feeble attempt to be more like Iowa. There was never a point, during any game, where the crowd was into doing this chant.

As I recall, when they first tried to roll it out, the full cheer was "CY CL ON ES Cyclones Cyclones Go State". Whoever thought that something like that could be a coordinated cheer in a football stadium better have been sacked. Truly the most embarrassing thing I have ever seen with our football program and it isn't even close.
 

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Honestly this all depends on where you are sitting. It’s not that bad if you aren’t in the SEZ area.

I was at the 50 yard line, upper deck and it was awful.

Super rickety, obnoxiously loud and imo made the stadium atmosphere feel hollow.
 

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Wait...so, you want the crowd to yell "Kill Kill Kill" but are appalled by what happened at the Mexican soccer game? The cognitive dissonance...it burns... kill.jpg
 

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I miss the "Hey, Go State!" cheer the most....not entirely sure why the band doesn't play it anymore...ALSO I wish the band would stop playing Sweet Caroline during their pregame at bowl games....it's kind of setting us up for failure I feel lol
 
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I was at the 50 yard line, upper deck and it was awful.

Super rickety, obnoxiously loud and imo made the stadium atmosphere feel hollow.

Interesting. I guess I’ve only noticed it in the SEZ. They need to rearrange/install new speakers. It was built when no SEZ was in place which is causing the issue throughout the stadium I would guess.
 

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