Football traditions?

[CDeb]

Everyone responded to the chicken. Why on Earth would UL want to chase off a super fan that made the games even more exciting?

Some people had "control issues."

[RCAJUN90]

Some people had "control issues."

Yes there are a lot of people with control issues.

[Ewhite]

Some people had "control issues."

Nelson Gone, but Sherry is very much still there.

[CDeb]

Yes there are a lot of people with control issues.

And there are some that just plain have issues.

[RCAJUN90]

And there are some that just plain have issues.

Yes there are....

[CajunKate]

Everyone responded to the chicken.

I remember being at a USL basketball game when he did his Michael Jackson act. (This was pretty much at the height of MJ's popularity before...well, you know). He walked onto the court with a cape on and his head down. No one knew what the heck to expect. When the speakers started blaring "Beat It," he whipped off that cape to reveal the sequined glove and begain imitating the dance moves to perfection. It was awesome, and the crowd went berserk! He really was a great mascot/motivator. I also have a picture of myself with the Cajun Chicken from a USL fan day circa 1985ish. I'll have to dig it up then I could use it as my avatar.

[California Cajun]

A few people on Reinhardt Drive (oh heck, I'll say their names: Nelson Schexnayder and Sherri LeBas) thought he was too much a part of the game and told him that he wasn't welcome anymore. They felt that he was taking attention away from the band and the cheerleaders.

Kinda' silly, huh?

"Sorry, Rus, you're making people have too much fun at the games."

He kept doing Alphonse at the IceGator games for a while after that. I still see him and his folks (super nice people) every now and then at church when I'm in town.

It's hard to get traditions going when you throw away some of the ones you already have.

[RCAJUN90]

It's hard to get traditions going when you throw away some of the ones you already have.

Some need to be tossed out in my opinion. We have a tradition of being a bad football team. We are doing our best to get rid of. Why not add some new traditions to go with a winning football team? I love this! I can respond with the cult coming down on me!

[Cajunbander]

Don't hate the band, hate the director. Its not the band that decides what to play in the stands. Our band council (band students) do decide what we play for the halftime show though. I have to say, I've seen a lot of college bands, and they play a lot of the same things we play in the stands. If you've ever been to a basketball game, we barely play anything we play in the stands at the football games. Its harder, and is much better, but we have a whole lot less people. You underestimate how hard it is to be in the marching band. It's not easy to get 240 people to do anything together, much less play and march. No, we're not the best marching band in college, but we're not the worst, and we do our best. We want to have fun at the games too.

To what some people said about playing the same halftime show over and over. You can just up and learn a new show. Its not that easy. We have learned two different songs to add to the shows for the rest of the season. Next year, we are going to try and do two different, contrasting shows.

Basically, you want better shows, support the band more. I invite all of you to go to the Showcase of Marching Bands next year and watch us preform. The home side is usually full and all cheering for the band. Look at how much better we do and how much more enthusiam we put into the show, just because we have that energy to feed off of.

To you who complained about the old school rock show this year. It's better than broadway show tunes like we did last year.

And we've played Respect at every game this season.

[srevere51]

To you who complained about the old school rock show this year. It's better than broadway show tunes like we did last year.

I like the old school rock show,

[TuffGuy84]

Don't hate the band, hate the director. Its not the band that decides what to play in the stands. Our band council (band students) do decide what we play for the halftime show though. I have to say, I've seen a lot of college bands, and they play a lot of the same things we play in the stands. If you've ever been to a basketball game, we barely play anything we play in the stands at the football games. Its harder, and is much better, but we have a whole lot less people. You underestimate how hard it is to be in the marching band. It's not easy to get 240 people to do anything together, much less play and march. No, we're not the best marching band in college, but we're not the worst, and we do our best. We want to have fun at the games too.

To what some people said about playing the same halftime show over and over. You can just up and learn a new show. Its not that easy. We have learned two different songs to add to the shows for the rest of the season. Next year, we are going to try and do two different, contrasting shows.

Basically, you want better shows, support the band more. I invite all of you to go to the Showcase of Marching Bands next year and watch us preform. The home side is usually full and all cheering for the band. Look at how much better we do and how much more enthusiam we put into the show, just because we have that energy to feed off of.

To you who complained about the old school rock show this year. It's better than broadway show tunes like we did last year.

And we've played Respect at every game this season.

When is showcase, they never have it in the vermilion or anything. My girlfriend was in band in high school and loves that stuff. I just checked out this thread and I dont know what people are talken about, I love the bands energy. For the amount of money in that program, we get ALOT of return.

Laters,
Tuffguy

[CrazyCajun]

you can't just make up a tradition. These things have to come by being loyal fans and going to all the games. Winning will help alot. Sometimes i just wish everyone would stop trying to force everything on our program and the university and just let it come naturally. If we win and people continue to support something will become our tradition. Thats what makes it a tradition, not going out and planning what the fans or the players should do. Thats why hardly any of our "traditons" have stuck b/c people try to force it and make it out tradition instead of just letting it happen. just my opinion