What fans need to do for the 2009 Season

You are turbo crazy. Good luck in your endeavors. You might want to investigate the difference between "loses" and "losses" though if you're sending emails like this to the powers that be, for a message board it doesn't matter though.

I love the passion and agree with your point about making noise/standing up outside of the student section. Easier said than done though. (Security guards+whiny elderly= more of the same)

You're right- Key Plays aren't intimidating, we should be yelling. I don't care if people take out their keys though, as long as they're yelling.

As for the claw- I don't mind it but i'm not the biggest fan. I think it's reasonable to do it on a 3rd down stop, but I don't know if we want it to be like the gator chomp.

Night games and uniform topic has come up a lot on this site. It seems like most people think it would be pretty awesome to have a night game; but I think everyone's realistic and knows it just won't happen.

Changing the Blue home jersey w/ maize pants is a tough sell, and is too gimicky. The away jersey affords more flexibility. Check out some mock away alternatives as created by Six Zero in another thread.
http://www.mgoblog.com/diaries/mock-away-uniforms-throwback-and-otherwise

I sent him an e-mail. And the video you made is very cool.

only in my dreams will we ever have a night game where we have as much a home advantage as we do at yost. imagine how awesome that would be

I just have a couple things about your diary. First of all I don't really like the claw and will never do it. I form a fist and make the pounding motion the way it was originally done before. I remember a day sitting in class and reading the Daily and they had an article about the traditions and what students were suppose to do at the football game. I remember it because it was 50% wrong which amazed me and one of those things was they talked about the claw. I never remember seeing it but then the next game I noticed people doing it. I couldn't believe the Daily changed the way things were done at football games. Anyway enough venting on that. I am fine with the keys just as long as the people are screaming while shaking their keys. I wish the maize out could work better but I don't see that happening until we have a maize jersey or they change it to a blue out. I think the only reason it works so well at PSU is they have a white jersey fans can wear to a white out.

Finally one little detail that was wrong in your video was the new press box is wont be done until 2010 just like the suites. The old press box will be torn down at the conclusion of the 2009 season. Anyway I loved your enthusiasm and can't wait to get back in the stadium next fall and stand up turn around and yell at the old fart behind me to stand up if he wants to see the game.

Yeah, I agree with what everyone said here. Great enthusiasm. I don't see UM every changing the home uniforms. Personally, I wouldn't want to see them changed. The towels, fine, that works. Even old farts that can't yell can at least wave a towel around.

"Guys, on Maize out days, skip the jersey
and wear something maize."

I can understand doing that if you're someone that goes to every game. I live in Florida and try to make it to one game every year. When I go, I want to sport my jersey. My girl has a blue jersey as well. I'd be fine with buying a maize shirt if the entire stadium was truly "maized out". Until I see it, I'm gonna wear my blue jersey.

To my knowledge there was never a night game, just late in the season 3:30 games. I agree with most of the points made, I'll be in the student section next year so the burden isn't really on me but the stadium should certainly be louder. However, if I ever see the players wearing maize jerseys I will walk out of the stadium. The home jerseys will never change and never should. But other than that, good post. A night game would be cool, or at least we could work in the direction of a 4:30 start like we had at Penn State this past season.

Nice entry dude.

I am in agreement with your points. I sit in Section 44 and man, it's a dead zone. Yes, it's behind the visitor's bench and there's some opposing fans in that section. But it could be the quietest in the whole stadium.

And for whatever reason, our MaizeOut's are totally fucking lame. What a joke. Only 1/5 of the stadium is in yellow. How in the hell can Penn State get such great participation with that? Are they that much better fans than us?

Maybe we're getting soft because we're spoiled with success. Well, last season should fix that. And hell yes on a night game. HELL YES!

I love your ferver man. Go Blue!

The claw is the worst thing ever. It's worse than the rise of fascism in Europe.

I will never participate, and will forever be a chop man during Temptation.

Everything else...sure, go nuts.

I totally agree with the noise thing. I won't repost what I put in the "big house sound" thread, but i will recap a few key points and add a couple more.

I am 56 years old, but it is not an excuse to act like a fucking corpse at a football game.

I have been at the Ray Jay for USF games, and 40K there sound louder than 110K at the stadium.

The present seniority system for season tickets rewards old fucks who not only can't or won't cheer or stand up but GET PISSED AT YOU WHEN YOU DO.

AFAIC, if you can't or won't stand up and scream at a football game, stay home, watch it on TV, and give the tickets to those who can and will.

Also, I would like the seating system changed to something similar to the maize rage section. Since the team is supposed to represent the students, put the student sections between the forty and fifty yard lines.

There would be a backlash at first, and a lot of bitching by long-time season ticket holders who sit on their asses, but UM football will still sell out every game, and it might help sell more luxury suites.

I also agree that teams are not intimidated by the Big House anymore, but I can't put it all on the fans. When the product on the field gets back to an elite level, the Big House will once again become a difficult place to play.

Oh, and one more thing: they sell beer at college games down here. It changes the environment a lot.