Worst Cheer Ever?
While many people have been ripping on the student section for starting the wave and the "its great to be a Michigan Wolverine" chant against Miami (NTM) this past week, they have overlooked what may have been the worst cheer ever created.
After the scoreboard showed OSU losing 14-6 and everyone cheered, the students started chanting "Ohio sucks".
I'm hoping that the cheer creators were philosophy majors who started the chant because if Ohio sucks, then Ohio State must REALLY suck.
If not, WORST CHEER EVER.
September 10th, 2008 at 2:09 PM ^
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September 10th, 2008 at 2:32 PM ^
Jesus, with all this crowd discussion I can't wait for someone to write a 9,000 word novel about how the Michigan Stadium crowd carried the Wolverines to victory and just wouldn't let them lose.
September 10th, 2008 at 2:40 PM ^
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September 11th, 2008 at 12:03 AM ^
DUDE! Don't hate on 90 year old cheerleaders. 90 year old cheerleaders are awesome. QED.
Wait. Are you being sarcastic? It kind of seems like it.
September 11th, 2008 at 12:27 PM ^
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September 10th, 2008 at 2:59 PM ^
It was an earlier post about how people commenting on this board have turned into massive dicks lately, you should take a look at it.
September 10th, 2008 at 3:02 PM ^
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September 10th, 2008 at 3:13 PM ^
If only I had yelled a little louder, I think we would have beaten Utah.
Instead, I was quiet. And I saw Stevie Brown look up at me. He looked so sad I wasn't being loud enough. And he just kind of slumped to the ground, allowing Utah to run for a TD.
It was that day I knew what a broken heart looked like. I'll never forget.
September 10th, 2008 at 3:26 PM ^
Marques - the complaining I see on this thread is from people who want to dictate crowd behavior and complain about people who violate their sense of "how it should be done". That, to me, is bitching.
And I know the thread of which you speak - I even posted on it. And I disagreed.
September 10th, 2008 at 3:31 PM ^
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September 10th, 2008 at 3:34 PM ^
I cheer when I'm in the stadium. I like to stand because it gives me more room when you are slammed in between lard guzzling fat asses in Zubaz.
My cheering doesn't make a fucking bit of difference in the result of the game. Zero. None. Nothing. At All. Michigan will win or lose the same amount of games no matter if it's the loudest stadium or the quietest stadium.
September 10th, 2008 at 3:37 PM ^
"My cheering doesn't make a fucking bit of difference in the result of the game. Zero. None. Nothing. At All."
Come on, you don't really believe that.
September 10th, 2008 at 3:35 PM ^
September 10th, 2008 at 3:54 PM ^
September 10th, 2008 at 3:54 PM ^
I like the choo choo, the sword twirler, keys, wave, "GO" "BLUE", "you suck", hat waving, push ups, football out of the stadium, opponent mascot goalpost crotch ram and every other tradition and/or quasi tradition. I really don't care when you do them or if you do them. I really don't care who sits or stands or when they sit or stand. If there's a critical mass of people sitting (>2/3) don't be surprised if someone yells at you to sit. If there's a critical mass of people standing (>2/3), be prepared to stand up instead of yelling at 50 different people to sit down. I hope you make noise when appropriate, but I won't yell at you if you don't. My primary, over riding concern is THE GAME, THE GAME, THE GAME (omg I just paraphrased Bo I'm a better fan than everyone).
Why do people feel it's their God given responsibility to manage other
people's fan behavior. People have bitched about the lack of "home
field advantage" since 19-dickety-two. Guy in camo pants yelling at 500
people with a median age of 65 to get up and cheer ain't going to
change anything. So stop worrying about everybody else, cheer your ass off and enjoy the
goddamn game in front of you.
Two things that will not affect crowd behavior:
- A message board post (yes, I see the irony)
- Somebody harassing them at the game
September 10th, 2008 at 4:01 PM ^
I see nothing wrong with a cheer that is the truth. It's a fact, and it's been scientifically proven, and furthermore backed up by numerous expert opinions, papers, essays, and treatises, that Ohio does in fact, beyond a reasonable doubt, suck. And no, I don't mean Ohio, the pleasant little college in Athens. Ohio.
Ohioans might think it's a juvenile thing to chant, but let's face it: we Michigan fans have a LONG way to go to catch up to the O-Staters when it comes to juvenility in how they refer to their rivals.
September 10th, 2008 at 4:19 PM ^
I are serious cat. This are serious thread.
September 10th, 2008 at 4:22 PM ^
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September 10th, 2008 at 4:41 PM ^
I don't really care how ppl act at the game---however you decide to cheer is obviously your decision. WHatever, etc.
I will say, as a former student at the University of Florida, that when people stand up and cheer loud during plays, it has an effect on the game. Its intimidating. Its messes w/ opponent offensive communication. It fires up the players.
What bothers me is when I attend UM football games and I choose to cup my hands over my face and yell, ppl around me look at me like I'm Jim Tressel. If your an old fart and choose to sit, fine. But don't piss on me when I'm trying my best to create a home field advantage.
Btw, the Big House isn't on the same planet compared to the Swamp in terms of atmosphere, loudness, intimidation factor. And its not because of the "shape of the stadium".
September 10th, 2008 at 5:26 PM ^
next time you best pull out your strap and lay them bustas down
if they knew like you knew, they would't want to step to that
September 10th, 2008 at 4:57 PM ^
September 10th, 2008 at 5:19 PM ^
I hate: City ordinances against fuck lions, peanut brittle (so overrated), and the fact that people in Brazil speak Portuguese.
I love: Westlaw, Total Raisin Bran cereal, and soft core porn.
Can't decide which one is worthy of a new thread though. I'll get back to you all.
September 10th, 2008 at 5:32 PM ^
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September 10th, 2008 at 6:31 PM ^
ThWard is Charlie Weiss, not having beef with me (hording to himself), eating men for breakfast... it all makes sense now.
edit: wait, he thought peanut brittle was overrated. i regret the error.
September 11th, 2008 at 10:25 AM ^
I love Westlaw so I can look up cases to help appeal gastric bypass med mal losses...
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September 11th, 2008 at 12:29 AM ^
Worst cheer ever?
Let's see... Is it those new things the band is trying to do going into 3rd downs?
Or is it the completely dorky and asinine "I NEED MORE COWBELL!" crap between the 3rd and 4th quarters?
It's tough for me to choose.