Official "Let's find something to complain about."

[hoopsnut]

Re: History

"I miss the renegade band doing Low Brass. If we can’t get them back, can someone tell the current band you only play that when we’re winning... "

You must be new around here, Ugly. The greatest WSU game I've ever seen in person was the comeback win over Iowa in the 1981 (?) NCAA touranment (the game that made 66-65 possible), a game in which I'm absolutely convinced that the crowd played a big part in WSU's rally from down 40-25 early in the second half with no 3-point shot available.

And one of the driving forces for the crowd that day was the pep band, which followed a quick Shocker run early in the second half that forced an Iowa timeout and pulled WSU back to within nine or maybe seven -- in any case, still a few possessions behind -- by pounding out the drum intro to the Low Brass cheer as the teams went to their benches. The crowd, which was up and roaring already, went absolutely nuts, blew the roof off with "Hey!s" as loud as ever heard in Low Brass history, and never calmed down the rest of the game.

For my money, that bit of overexuberance and presumptuousness by the pep band with Iowa still in control on the scoreboard was the best use of a cheer I've ever heard -- hands down.

I may be new to the board, but I'm not new to the program. That said, I'm obviously not as old as you. I was in grade school in 1981 and didn't get to all the games. I'll have to take your word for it about the atmosphere at that one.

I still believe (as do most people who sit near me at the games) that Low Brass should be used while you're ahead.

:yes: :good: :clap:

[kcshocker11]

Theres a couple of our cheerleaders who could use Jenny Craig! 8)

I may be old fashioned but I would rather see a healthy girl than some of the anorexic ones they have had in years past. Give me Debbie Popp anytime. For those of you too young to remember go to the USC Song girls Trojanwire and you will get an idea of what I'm talking about. Hell I think I'll go to that site right now myself.

wasnt there a couple of Shockettes named Popp back in the 70's? 8)

Now, that's a blast from the past... bring back the 'Shockettes' and let ShockerNetters pick 'em. :D

http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=spiritsqu...um/shockettes/

Hey theres Tonya and Arloa Vey, two very hot gals! :posterwsu: 8)

[im4wsu]

Re: History

I still believe (as do most people who sit near me at the games) that Low Brass should be used while you're ahead.

I have always agreed with this statement. However, the words actually say "we're gonna beat the hell out of you" and not "we are besting" nor "we have beat", so perhaps I've been incorrect inmy previous belief.

[Ashockalypse]

Hey Debbie Popp was smokin. Anybody have an old picture of her in the black and gold. Please post.

[DUShock]

I miss parachute pants and the wishy-swishy sound they make when running.

[ShockerInKC]

I miss the renegade band doing Low Brass. If we can’t get them back, can someone tell the current band you only play that when we’re winning...

Actually, I was in that band. The time we did it first and en-masse was vs. Tulsa in (I think) '87. We played Low Brass as soon as we went down by 10 points in the first 1/2. The place went fracking nuts. Lew Perkins came up and warned us that if anybody complained, we would have to stop - and to please let the pep band have a chance to play.
Shocks went on a scoring binge and a few minutes later it was tied and we played it again. A few more minutes go by and the Shox were up 10 and we played it again. I think we coasted to a win the rest of the way. Fred Mann said in the Eagle to put that game not in the list of great WSU - TU battles, but in the short list of games that was won by a pep band.

I agree that it was sweeter against Iowa (I was at that game, too), but years later when Lew had banned the song, it was sweet to have it played again.

Oh, yeah, back to the thread...
I still hate Lew Perkins.