Who agrees with this? My understanding is that the old fart season ticket holders like this "tradition" far more than the students do. At any rate, it's a funny read.
Hands in the air
Hands in the air
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I hate it. Absolutely hate it. It was fun the first couple of times when the team actually got into it, but now it's about two minutes of old people in the stands moving their hands back and forth about four inches at a time. The biggest problem is that the song is played for WAAYYY too long -- I've taken to actually timing it and it's been as high as about a minute and a half.Originally posted by DocCatsFan:
Who agrees with this? My understanding is that the old fart season ticket holders like this "tradition" far more than the students do. At any rate, it's a funny read.
Have to jump in to defend NUMB. They're introduced as "the finest band in the land," but calling college bands "the something something something" in that style is pretty common across the country and has been happening for a long time. I'd be surprised if it originated with Ohio State. Or, rather, I'd be surprised if there's an undisputed "first band to give themselves a nickname." If a band doesn't call itself "The Marching [Mascot]," there's a decent chance it calls itself some variation on "The [Adjective] [Noun] [Preposition] [Place]."Originally posted by phatcat:
Needs to be buried near the fake cat growl we temporarily stole from PSU and the checkered endzone that we stole from Tennessee at one time. and don't we call our NUMB something like 'the finest band in the land'? a direct ripoff of dOSU
I think there is some potential material with a heartbeat. "It's the 4th quarter, this is where the Cardiac Cats thrive!" and then a heartbeat that gets progressively faster or something like that. Clap along with the heartbeat maybe?Originally posted by EasternBlocCat:
We should really take advantage of our "Cardiac Cats" history going into the 4th quarter. Yes, I know the last few years have turned that moniker into a cruel joke, but it's a unique nickname and for years our crazy comebacks defined the program. Just show a montage of our last-minute wins -- if nothing else it might work to pump-up our players and remind them that we used to be the program completing hail-marys.
I think there is some potential material with a heartbeat. "It's the 4th quarter, this is where the Cardiac Cats thrive!" and then a heartbeat that gets progressively faster or something like that. Clap along with the heartbeat maybe?Originally posted by EasternBlocCat:
We should really take advantage of our "Cardiac Cats" history going into the 4th quarter. Yes, I know the last few years have turned that moniker into a cruel joke, but it's a unique nickname and for years our crazy comebacks defined the program. Just show a montage of our last-minute wins -- if nothing else it might work to pump-up our players and remind them that we used to be the program completing hail-marys.
I find this to be wildly inappropriate considering we recently lost a head coach to a heart attack.Originally posted by Cat In The Cradle:
DonatelloCat posted on 4/7/2015...
I think there is some potential material with a heartbeat. "It's the 4th quarter, this is where the Cardiac Cats thrive!" and then a heartbeat that gets progressively faster or something like that. Clap along with the heartbeat maybe?Originally posted by EasternBlocCat:
We should really take advantage of our "Cardiac Cats" history going into the 4th quarter. Yes, I know the last few years have turned that moniker into a cruel joke, but it's a unique nickname and for years our crazy comebacks defined the program. Just show a montage of our last-minute wins -- if nothing else it might work to pump-up our players and remind them that we used to be the program completing hail-marys.
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I like the idea for a Cardiac Cats theme . . . but using an EKG machine sound instead. The crowd claps to the accelerating rhythm of the beeps, culminating into the crescendo of the "flat line" sound. Then, Fitz suddenly appears on the jumbotron, shouting "clear!" - the cue for NUMB to play the fight song.
The problem that I have with the nickname is that they are far from the finest band in the land. It's a complete lie.Originally posted by DozerIII:
Have to jump in to defend NUMB. They're introduced as "the finest band in the land," but calling college bands "the something something something" in that style is pretty common across the country and has been happening for a long time. I'd be surprised if it originated with Ohio State. Or, rather, I'd be surprised if there's an undisputed "first band to give themselves a nickname." If a band doesn't call itself "The Marching [Mascot]," there's a decent chance it calls itself some variation on "The [Adjective] [Noun] [Preposition] [Place]."Originally posted by phatcat:
Needs to be buried near the fake cat growl we temporarily stole from PSU and the checkered endzone that we stole from Tennessee at one time. and don't we call our NUMB something like 'the finest band in the land'? a direct ripoff of dOSU
Some examples, in no particular order:
Ohio State - "The Best Damn Band in the Land"
NC State - "The Power Sound of the South"
Texas Tech - "The Goin' Band from Raider Land"
Washington State - "The Best in the West"
Arizona State - "The Pride of the Southwest"
UCLA - "The Solid Gold Sound"
... and so on. The nicknames are meaningless and NUMB's is fairly bland, but it's well within the college marching band tradition. At the very least it's not a blatantly stolen marketing ploy in the style of Hands Up in the Air or the running of the freshmen thing.
This post was edited on 4/7 1:39 PM by DozerIII
The comedic asshole is apparently an important niche to messageboard ecosystems. Every board seems to have one or two.Originally posted by DozerIII:
Thanks, EvanstonCat. I thought we'd go the whole thread without someone belittling the efforts of a bunch of (generally pretty talented) college kids.
But there was no need to worry-- someone is always willing to be the asshole. Thanks for stepping up.
Yes, in this case, we have two and you and I fill the roles admirably. Then you have all the a-holes on this board who just aren't funny at all.Originally posted by Gladeskat:
The comedic asshole is apparently an important niche to messageboard ecosystems. Every board seems to have one or two.Originally posted by DozerIII:
Thanks, EvanstonCat. I thought we'd go the whole thread without someone belittling the efforts of a bunch of (generally pretty talented) college kids.
But there was no need to worry-- someone is always willing to be the asshole. Thanks for stepping up.
Thanks!Originally posted by EvanstonCat:
Then you have all the a-holes on this board who just aren't funny at all.