JimmyHoya
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Post by JimmyHoya on Nov 19, 2007 16:46:04 GMT -5
But section 100? LOST CAUSE. NOT GONNA HAPPEN. NEVER EVER GONNA HAPPEN. HEY!!! I sit in Section 100! I'm not a Young Alum anymore, but I don't consider myself an old alum quite yet either. As for rowdiness: I pick my spots. Weekend game against a Big East rival? I'm bringing it. Just ask all the people in my section who hate me. Weeknight blowout against an overmatched Michigan team? Well, I spent much of the 2nd half on Thursday night chatting with the guys in my season ticket group, paying mild attention to the game. No apologies for that - I don't often get to see these guys, and it's nice to catch up and hear about people's jobs and wives and kids from time to time. I gotcha. That's exactly how I spent the time to, despite not even being an alum. Anyway more suggestions for the Old geezers + Cam + Lic section: Next time I'll wear grey increase my donation level! Or, how about maybe, "if you wear grey, free buffet!" (it even rhymes!)
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CTHoya08
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Post by CTHoya08 on Nov 19, 2007 16:46:50 GMT -5
I personally stand during most timeouts, but the idea that that sitting during timeouts makes one less of a fan strikes me as absolutely ludicrous.
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The Stig
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Post by The Stig on Nov 19, 2007 16:54:50 GMT -5
Is it just me, or does that sound like the beginning of a post by The Attorney General? The AG gave his farwell post a few months ago. If you check, he even deleted his account. And like that... *poof*... he's gone. That's what you think en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mysterious_people (look under 'S')
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Post by juanjohnhoya on Nov 19, 2007 16:57:49 GMT -5
Could someone point me to the discussion thread that decided grey would be the school support color? I'm not being facetious or sarcastic -- I'm honestly curious. I'm assuming this goes back to JT3's first year, right?
Part of the reason is that as an alum, most of my Hoya fan gear is blue. :-P
Looks like I'll have to update the wardrobe...
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Post by I Bleed Hoya Gray on Nov 19, 2007 17:03:28 GMT -5
I think everybody is saying wear Gray because that's what the team wears. In 1996-1997, the Hoyas changed their home jerseys from Gray to White. They stayed that way until Coach Thompson III's second year in 2005-2006. I think they wore Gray at home for one or two games in Esherick's last season and in Thompson's first before officially making the switch that season.
And since white isn't too unique, a lot of old gear was blue instead of white.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2007 17:04:08 GMT -5
Is it just me, or does that sound like the beginning of a post by The Attorney General? The AG gave his farwell post a few months ago. If you check, he even deleted his account. And like that... *poof*... he's gone. But the new Attorney General has been floating around here recently...
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FewFAC
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Post by FewFAC on Nov 19, 2007 17:11:38 GMT -5
Rules of proper fan etiquette should be a matter of pride.
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GUHoya07
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Post by GUHoya07 on Nov 19, 2007 17:22:31 GMT -5
Could someone point me to the discussion thread that decided grey would be the school support color? I'm not being facetious or sarcastic -- I'm honestly curious. I'm assuming this goes back to JT3's first year, right? Part of the reason is that as an alum, most of my Hoya fan gear is blue. :-P Looks like I'll have to update the wardrobe... Well, its not like there was an official decision that it would be the school's support color, but when designing the We Are Georgetown shirt it was decided that a gray shirt would be much better than a blue one for a number of reasons. First of all, the gray stands out much better at Verizon Center than a dark blue shirt which sort of blends into the background. Secondly, tons of schools in both the Big East and around the country use a dark blue as one of their main colors, however, very few have gray as an official color, making it much more unique and representative of Georgetown. Thirdly, the shirts match the home jerseys that the team wears on the court, showing a distinct sign of unity with the players. You see 5 men playing on the court, and you see a crowd wearing the same colors showing support for them. These are just a few examples of why the We Are Georgetown shirts are gray, and although not required, it would be cool if more alumni and general fans beyond the student section would start wearing gray as well.
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Nov 19, 2007 18:17:54 GMT -5
I think the alumni are catching on slowly - you're always going to have more issues with it during week day evening games simply because of the realities of work schedules and dress codes. However, as many have suggested this can be overcome by wearing your gray shirt under a non-white dress shirt. Also, if you must wear a suit, go crazy like Captain Casual Friday.
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Post by Redheaded Hoya on Nov 19, 2007 19:43:20 GMT -5
i agree with St.PetersburgHoya that the alums are catching on with the gray shirts, but it doesnt seem like it would be that hard to start to get the "gray out" message to the courtside sections through the Hoya Hoop Club.
All Hoop Club members get e-mails before and after games. Could Hoya Blue coordinate with the Hoop Club before the Dec 1 game to see if one line could be included in that game preview email that encourages season ticket holders to wear gray? I bet if people see it spelled out for them they may be more likely to remember on Saturday morning.
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 19, 2007 20:00:11 GMT -5
Some of us old farts always wear gray to games.
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Post by RockawayHoya on Nov 19, 2007 20:09:10 GMT -5
I think I was the one who initiated the discussion about standing/sitting, so I'll chime in again. I don't think everybody in the building needs to stand the entire game, plus halftime, plus during timeouts. That's obviously insane. I don't think anybody needs to stand at all, unless you're a student. My comment was more for Sec. 115, where the section is located directly behind the band and you're pretty much S.O.L. if you try to watch the game sitting, since the band is standing while playing during timeouts and standing like all the other students during the actual game. And I assume it's the same for 118, 104, and 107(?), the sections that are adjacent to the student sections. Sitting in one of those sections means you're guaranteed to be staring at someone's back for the duration, and I'm not about to be "that guy" who yells at students to sit. But if you're one of the big boys sitting in 100 on something, by all means sit and enjoy. Just try to make some more noise, please! As for the shirts, I think advertising is the way to go. Perhaps, pamphlet all seats (much like the cheer sheets) the game prior to a big game and ask people to wear gray to the next game. I'm not sure if that's allowed by the Verizon staff, but if it is, it's worth a shot. And, as for HB telling students how to cheer... I remember a certain bigwig on this board one time scolding a friend of mine for negative cheering against our own team/staff. However, to put it in context, it was Esh's last year, so it was kind of understandable at the time. But seriously, as long as you're making noise and not reasonably offending everyone in sight, it should be fair game in the student section. Go wild.
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theexorcist
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Post by theexorcist on Nov 19, 2007 20:10:37 GMT -5
The irony of all of these posts is that the original idea was that the student section looked and sounded amazing.
I do have to agree. That video is pretty cool.
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Cambridge
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Post by Cambridge on Nov 19, 2007 20:24:54 GMT -5
hazardhoya, maybe these people shouldnt be telling you these things because it should be expected. You should stand during the timeouts. Go to to Duke go to Kansas, go to 'CUse an you will see that they stand during timeouts. If Gtown students want to get the credit they deserve are loyal and great fans they have to do what the other schools have already been doing for so long. I know it sux that you have to stand after you had one too many Heini's the night before but come on, suck it up. You will live, no worries. I strongly disagree with this post. We are not robots. That's what makes us better than Kansas, Cuse and Duke. Allow various expressions of fandom. Standing during timeouts is all well and good, but demanding that all around you do the same smacks of smug self-importance--the worst type of fandom. Beware the fan who is truly just a fan of being a fan...we used to call them media sluts. They still exist.
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Post by youngjeezy on Nov 19, 2007 20:34:05 GMT -5
hazardhoya, maybe these people shouldnt be telling you these things because it should be expected. You should stand during the timeouts. Go to to Duke go to Kansas, go to 'CUse an you will see that they stand during timeouts. If Gtown students want to get the credit they deserve are loyal and great fans they have to do what the other schools have already been doing for so long. I know it sux that you have to stand after you had one too many Heini's the night before but come on, suck it up. You will live, no worries. I strongly disagree with this post. We are not robots. That's what makes us better than Kansas, Cuse and Duke. Allow various expressions of fandom. Standing during timeouts is all well and good, but demanding that all around you do the same smacks of smug self-importance--the worst type of fandom. Beware the fan who is truly just a fan of being a fan...we used to call them media sluts. They still exist. SERIOUSLY. Let people enjoy the games the way they want to, so long as it's not a hinderance to the team. If someone's in the student section cursing out our players and fans, that's one thing, but if someone's a little hungover and wants to sit down during timeouts, the last thing they should have to worry about is a pretentious student criticizing them. It's not like you can't scream "WE ARE GEORGETOWN" while sitting. I think the student sections have been great this year. Much like the team, my biggest worry is that we're getting TOO BIG OF A HEAD early on... lets get back down to earth, hoyas, fans and players we've got a LONG SEASON ahead. Let's sit (or stand) back and enjoy the ride as much as possible, yeah?
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gujake
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Post by gujake on Dec 1, 2007 17:36:39 GMT -5
There is, of course, a solution to this, that a) fixes most of the problems with seat saving b) enables people to sit close to the court AND sit with their friends and c) ends the stampede phenomenon that is definitely dangerous. Simply use single file lines. It bottlenecks the flow of people into the stadium, so there is no need to sprint, thereby eliminating the stampede. Also, if the line is single file, and both you and your friend arrived early to the arena, then you will be standing consecutively in line, and thus you will have no problem getting a seat next to one another and near the action in an environment where the flow of people is constricted. Finally, constricting the flow of people into the arena via a single file line means that all the ushers only need to police a few people at a time to make sure that they are not saving seats. As it stands now the gates open and its absolute bedlam, and so I don't blame the ushers for not being able to tell what's going on. If you restrict the flow, you control the environment, and the Verizon Center staff can then do their jobs. Ok, finally got to the game early enough today to be a part of this stampede. Here is my reaction: Umm.... WTF?!? Here is how the system is working right now. Students line up outside and are allowed inside about an hour and 20 minutes or so before the game. You walk in, get your ticket checked, and then walk out toward the concourse. Then, you are stopped by Verizon staff who put up a strap thingy blocking everybody from going any further. This is very close to the main entrance. Everybody piles behind the barrier. I think there were like 40 people or so on my side today, and I suspect the packs were bigger for the W/M and Michigan games. About 15 minutes later, they take down the barrier. Finally, the Verizon staff guy puts his hands up and then down, and the race begins. And when I say race, I mean race. I sort of expected that a few people would sprint, most would kind of jog, and some would walk. Nope. Everybody was sprinting. Luckily, I am fast enough that I was able to stay ahead of most people, so I am not just a bitter slow kid ;D. But this was really dangerous. If anybody happened to fall during this, he/she would be in big trouble. What? Who thought this was a good idea? What is the purpose of piling everybody together and then letting the fastest people in first? We should adopt RBhoya's idea. ---- On the positive side, great attendance by the students again today! I was shocked to see students in the 400s yet again.
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Post by hoyastrong on Dec 1, 2007 18:10:13 GMT -5
There is, of course, a solution to this, that a) fixes most of the problems with seat saving b) enables people to sit close to the court AND sit with their friends and c) ends the stampede phenomenon that is definitely dangerous. Simply use single file lines. It bottlenecks the flow of people into the stadium, so there is no need to sprint, thereby eliminating the stampede. Also, if the line is single file, and both you and your friend arrived early to the arena, then you will be standing consecutively in line, and thus you will have no problem getting a seat next to one another and near the action in an environment where the flow of people is constricted. Finally, constricting the flow of people into the arena via a single file line means that all the ushers only need to police a few people at a time to make sure that they are not saving seats. As it stands now the gates open and its absolute bedlam, and so I don't blame the ushers for not being able to tell what's going on. If you restrict the flow, you control the environment, and the Verizon Center staff can then do their jobs. Ok, finally got to the game early enough today to be a part of this stampede. Here is my reaction: Umm.... WTF?!? Here is how the system is working right now. Students line up outside and are allowed inside about an hour and 20 minutes or so before the game. You walk in, get your ticket checked, and then walk out toward the concourse. Then, you are stopped by Verizon staff who put up a strap thingy blocking everybody from going any further. This is very close to the main entrance. Everybody piles behind the barrier. I think there were like 40 people or so on my side today, and I suspect the packs were bigger for the W/M and Michigan games. About 15 minutes later, they take down the barrier. Finally, the Verizon staff guy puts his hands up and then down, and the race begins. And when I say race, I mean race. I sort of expected that a few people would sprint, most would kind of jog, and some would walk. Nope. Everybody was sprinting. Luckily, I am fast enough that I was able to stay ahead of most people, so I am not just a bitter slow kid ;D. But this was really dangerous. If anybody happened to fall during this, he/she would be in big trouble. What? Who thought this was a good idea? What is the purpose of piling everybody together and then letting the fastest people in first? We should adopt RBhoya's idea. ---- On the positive side, great attendance by the students again today! I was shocked to see students in the 400s yet again. This is simply a glorious natural selection process and way of rewarding us superior beings. Let it be. (Kidding of course)
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Post by strummer8526 on Dec 1, 2007 18:20:04 GMT -5
Try falling at the next game. You'd have a lawsuit and a half against Verizon, probably. It seems like they're encouraging a pretty chaotic, winner-take-all, Ben Hur-style chariot race to your seats.
I'll be in my reserved, numbered seat, but if you want to get out of finals by falling and getting hurt, let me know what happens.
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Post by hoyastrong on Dec 2, 2007 0:08:14 GMT -5
Haha with the success of so many GU alums, we must have SOME pretty damn good ambulance chasers... I mean... wrongful injury lawayers on here, right?
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