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#1 TommyMack

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 10:27 AM

When we started yelling "YOU SUCK!" so many years ago after the PA announced the individual opposing players, it was immediately successful and let the stadium and opponents know who they were dealing with.

Sometime a year or two ago, we migrated to also turning our backs to them as well (though this always makes some poor souls above us think we hate them horribly). It seemed like an ok idea because what a show of disrespect, right?

Unfortunately, it really doesn't work. For some random birthday/media-whore reason this last Saturday, I was on the field when this was going on and it didn't look like much when everyone turned around. I mean, the starters aren't on the field, the "concept" of turning around in disrespect is completely lost, and the "YOU SUCK" is completely lost. When I say completely, I mean the whole event looked like a bunch of people turning around to pee and not much else.

Had the squad remained forward, I'd have heard the "YOU SUCK" and I would have seen the arms being raised defiance.

Just wanted to throw this out to everyone because as simple as it is, the parts of the stadium that hear it laugh their asses off. If we get the ACB doing it as well, then it's in stereo...

I invite your opinions.

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 10:32 AM

I don't like having my eyes off the field at all, so I don't turn around.

I endorse this idea 100%.

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 10:35 AM

I invite your opinions.

My opinions:
  • Hip hop has been ruined in the last seven or eight years by a massive race to the bottom. Witness Soluja Boy's "Yahh!"
  • Olive Garden is evil. Not Dick Cheney evil, but insidious, foundation crumbling evil.
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To your point, yeah, you're right. If a chant doesn't have it's intended effect, let's do it differently.

#4 BARON DE BELTER

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 11:05 AM

Electronic megaphone that you use to start the chants, that is how all the top groups do it.

You asked, I told; just sayin.
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 11:10 AM

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[*]Hip hop has been ruined in the last seven or eight years by a massive race to the bottom. Witness Soluja Boy's "Yahh!"


Spot on.





I'm with Tomas Mack on this one.

#6 Dude Love

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 11:43 AM

They're not even on the field anymore when they're being announced, so while turning your back is totally pointless, "You suck!" is nearly as pointless.

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 11:55 AM

the FO made the pre-game you suck irrelevant. Maybe we should just boo and whistle while the line-ups get announced.

...ooooh ooooooooh we are the riot squad...


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Posted 22 April 2008 - 12:05 PM

yeah, why arent they on the field when theyre announced? i'd rather harass somebody who's actually on the field. im with tommy.

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 12:06 PM

We should chant through their introduction….. Perhaps do the LA GALAXY CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP. Its easy and the rest of the stadium can follow.

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 01:03 PM

the FO made the pre-game you suck irrelevant. Maybe we should just boo and whistle while the line-ups get announced.


[ashamed] I can't whistle [/ashamed]

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 01:32 PM

[ashamed] I can't whistle [/ashamed]

Hey, you have hardcore airport sound blockers on her ears! Get with it!!
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 01:39 PM

Electronic megaphone that you use to start the chants, that is how all the top groups do it.

You asked, I told; just sayin.

BL i think we need to go around and collect a mega phone fund.

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 02:39 PM

Although I've never actually participated in this chant, it's sort of grown on me.

I especially like this ritual when I'm walking down into the section (beer in hand), and I've got the entire squad looking at me yelling "YOU SUCK" - to which I respond - "NO, YOU SUCK!!!"

If I'm already in the stands, I tell the people in front of me that they suck.

And while we're on the subject, I think that all

"Hey! ______ YOU SUCK!!!" chants suck.

It's not clever, it's not funny, and it's not even remotely original.

But that's just my 2 cents. The lot of you can do whatever you want, just don't make me spill my beer.

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 04:03 PM

And while we're on the subject, I think that all

"Hey! ______ YOU SUCK!!!" chants suck.

It's not clever, it's not funny, and it's not even remotely original.

uh-huh.

Only problem is once they start, they're darn near impossible to stop. Kinda like USA-USA-USA, whether done sincerely or mockingly, the thing just takes off. Make it stop!

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Posted 22 April 2008 - 04:08 PM

"Hey! ______ YOU SUCK!!!" chants suck.

It's not clever, it's not funny, and it's not even remotely original.

But that's just my 2 cents. The lot of you can do whatever you want, just don't make me spill my beer.


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