During the opposing team intro, what does the band chant after the 5 claps? I know the students sometimes do the clap clap clap clap clap, "YOU SUCK", but what does the band yell. I know it isn't "YOU SUCK" because the band is classier than that.
Band chant question
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We change it up with every game. We do something that usually goes along with the school's mascot, like for UNI we yell, "Here kitty, kitty, kitty"
I'm glad they stopped doing those annoying chants for free throws like "you're shooting a giant cheeto" and "hey! your shoes untied" Those were just lame and annoying.
On Saturday while I was listening to the ISU / Iowa basket ball game, I could CLEARLY hear on the radio, "We're going to beat the Fuge out of you,.. and you,... and you,... and you you you" Except it wasn't fuge, but the mother of all swear words.
I used to have a friend that covered ISU sports for the Daily, and he said other journalists from around the country would be laughing out loud at us for the freethrow chants.
I was personally a fan of "You will not make this shot"
I also like seeing what the different intruments (ranks?) do - traveling or dressing up as presents or what not...
The creative way in which some people decorate their instruments, ect
That would not be the band you heard saying that, that honor goes to Cyclone Alley (or I should say... the student section. According to CAC, we're not allowed to say that)
By band chants I mean what they say for the intros, becuase they are usually specific to the team.
I see some people are thinking free throw chants, which wasn't the origional topic *shrugs*
I think that's a little uncalled for. I know that the students probably think that they are being cute, but it doesn't reflect well at all on the university. I'm not usually one to poo-poo something, but that and the F-bomb Iowa t-shirts are just tasteless.
I heard some of the old band chants on the TV when we were playing at Oregon State actually. I think the costumes and props the band does is great though.
I heard that at the game...but I was still a little disappointed with the mumbled singing of dont know the words to this stupid f'n song. SAY IT LOUD SAY IT PROUD...STUPID F'N SONG!
Nope. Just live with band members. I can't play an instrument to save my life (I took a few months of piano lessons, thats it)
When I was putting my flag and pole together at the Iowa game... someone was asking me about that. This mother (with her little kid) asked me if we say "Don't know the words to this stupid song" now insted of (I forget what they used to say, some older members know I"m sure).
I had to carefully explain to her that she was mostly correct without her little kid catching on
To those that hate it though, don't worry it has been dying in the last few years :sad:
As for the **** Iowa shirts, come on. They have **** State shirts, there are shirts with foots up the other bird's *** and there are shirts with one bird peformingn certain oral acts on the other or both 69'n it with one about to pile drive the other... I personally will stick to "Beat Iowa" shirts, and do find some to be in bad taste but they are the exception not the norm and they do exist on both sides
:wideeyed: because someone that likes the band... must be (or used to be) in the band...
(I'll let flagguy see this and respond for a more straightforward answer)
EDIT: Damn! he posted before me
But, speaking as an ex-band guy, sometimes the best part of the band is the spontaneity. Cheers/taunts are sometimes made up on the spot, good ones stick.
For the intros, like mentioned before we have some classics that get reused, and sometimes a random gets used, occasionally none.
Though I would agree that some of our free throw shouts are cheesy, at best. :dull:
I hate to sound like your parent, but just because they do it doesn't mean that you can do it.
It could be worse. You could go to a Halloween party at Penn State and dress up like a Virginia Tech shooting victim. Talk about classless. This was the only picture that I found.
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I just wear my Choke Shirt for the Iowa games anymore. "Choke, the official drink of Iowa Football."
I hate to sound like your parent, but just because they do it doesn't mean that you can do it.
It could be worse. You could go to a Halloween party at Penn State and dress up like a Virginia Tech shooting victim. Talk about classless. This was the only picture that I found.
Like I said I don't personally approve of the shirts, they're just a fact of rivalry.
And wow, those Halloween costumes makes the priest with the little boy's face buried in his croctch look angelic, thats terrible :no:
That's even worse than the Duke Lacrosse players I ran into last year :wacko:
