[NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS - Standings

[szeller at comcast.net]

Wow -- couldn't agree more. No offense to the previous poster, but it sounds like he wants to attend a chamber music concert, not a game. 
Much of a home field advantage comes from boisterous fans rockin' the house. 
Fans who constantly "shhh!" and yell "sit down!" on a big play should really reconsider their entertainment choices. That certainly wouldn't fly at Happy Valley or the Big House.

Scott Zeller MD
Med '86

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> > > > First, thundersticks? Thundersticks!?!? Please 
> > g-d, no. Unless 
> 
> YES! YES! They're purple (or can be made purple) and 
> they MAKE NOISE!!! We're not at a tennis match or in 
> church - this is a football game. MAKE NOISE!!! 
> 
> > Note that, at least as far as I've seen, no real 
> > schools has to rely on 
> > such contraptions in order for the fans to make 
> > noise. They are merely 
> > crutches for the lame and unmotivated. 
> 
> Really? Ever see an SEC game? They ALL have 
> team-colored shakers and they shake 'em like CRAZY 
> making noise. I've seen thundersticks at a few college 
> games this year (I think Purdue game 'em out vs. us if 
> I remember). And PSU for the OSU game had 15,000 
> students in solid white and lots of blue and white 
> objects to shake and yell with. 
> 
> It's school spirit - it's college football. 
> 
> WEAR PURPLE!!! MAKE NOISE!!! 
> 
> > echo with the roar of excited NU fans using only 
> > their hands, feat, and 
> > vocal chords, and I'm sure I'll hear it again. No 
> > artificial aids, 
> > stimulants, or toys required. 
> 
> Back in '95 for the PSU game and '00 for Michigan, I 
> believe, they gave out the purple shakers (pom pons) 
> at the gate. I know for some of the homecoming games 
> (Purdue a few years back) we had thundersticks. It 
> adds to the fun and noise. 
> 
> I'd love it if our fans all wore the team colors, 
> stood on third down, clapped in unison and made noise 
> like the Cheeseheads in Madison just out of their own 
> spirit too ... but if we can do something else to help 
> and have a flash of Purple Haze on national TV, even 
> better! 
> 
> WEAR PURPLE!!! 
> MAKE NOISE!!! 
> GO CATS!!! 
> - SjT 
> 
> * * * * * * * * * 
> STEPHEN J. TRUOG 
> sjtruog at yahoo.com 
> GO CATS!!! 
> 
> 
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