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Some of the chants I saw they would shout "Dribble" everytime a player dribbled. Same thing with "pass" -
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I had an idea (I just sent it out on ShockerChants) about something to do when the visiting teams are shooting FTs at the south end, facing away from the student section. Just as he begins his shooting motion, the students (and anyone else) should shout in unison:
"TIE YOUR SHOE!"
The timing would be key. You'd have to get 'SHOE' out right before he released the ball. Then on the next free throw (if there is one), shout:
"YOUR OTHER SHOE!!"
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How about a WuShock Choo Choo Train Cheer!
Each stanza louder and faster than the previous stanza. We want a Shocker Train that is gaining momemtum.
Start at a normal speaking level:
Wu, Wu, Wu, Wu!
Shock, Shock, Shock, Shock!
Raise the level a notch and faster:
Wu, Wu, Wu, Wu!
Shock, Shock, Shock, Shock!
Raise the level another notch and a little faster:
Wu, Wu, Wu, Wu!
Shock, Shock, Shock, Shock!
As loud as you can with pace!
Wu, Wu, Wu, Wu!
Shock, Shock, Shock, Shock
Wuuuuu! Wuuuu! Go ShocksComment
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I like yelling WIND SPRINTS.Originally posted by HockeyShock
That's what he will be doing if he misses too many.
Other possiblities:
DON'T MI-ISS!
LOOK OUT!
PANTS ON THE GROUND!
WHO FARTED? (can we say that?) If that's a little too crude we could go with CUT THE CHEESE?
MICKEY MOUSE IS IN THE HOUSE!
PETER, PETER PUMPKIN EATER!
BASKET WEAVING 101?
FAST BREAK!
DA, DA, DA, DOT, TADA!
BAD HAIR DAY! (for appropriate opponents).Comment
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1972Shocker, I like non sequitor humor, but damn!
I'm not so keen on random items because that's too easy to tune out. They get to thinking, "They're going to shout something weird," and that's that. I like "Tie your shoe" because it's a specific problem that every basketball player has had at some point, and thus more likely to get an involuntary response. This is psychological warfare, after all. We're trying to move their mind away from the task at hand.
Another idea is to do something similar to what Heights' band does right before kickoffs. The students would yell and scream indescriminately as normal, then just as the player begins the shooting motion, they would resolve into a single SUNG note. Not a spoken word, a sung note. The end effect is to get them used to the white noise, then focus it into a laser beam.
Heights does it with their instruments, which is obviously illegal in during free throws, but with a minimum of rehearsal (and maybe a tuning note from the band before the ref gives them the ball), I think it could happen.
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It occurs to me we're going to need some students who are regularly near the front of the student section to buy in to help direct.
I posted this on Twitter last night. I want to do this. Illinois stole it from a high school in Cape Girardeau anyway.
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I'd like to see the "first row gang" (or anybody that's wants to be seen as legendary if it catches on and works) come up with the Oregon like signs to serve a dual purpose of annoying players and organizing chants.
For instance, if P'unk was returning for his senior season you could show a huge sign separated into 4 quadrants, 1 being a mouthpiece, another with a whistleblowing Technical, another with a blunt smoldering, and maybe lastly bars on a prison cell.
A chant board could be:
Top Left - Bottle of Kaboom! (Billy Mays, scream loudly)
Top Right - #42 (players # about to be heckled)
Bottom Left - Doug Gottlieb pic (shorts on backwards chant)
Bottom Right - O + picture of a fence (chant only on offense)
That's me, a man with no creative talent, spending 3 minutes thinking about it. I am certain many of our talented students (and alumni) could do a lot more with this idea.Comment
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HS if you're going to use terms like non sequitur I may have to quit playing.
;-)Comment
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Originally posted by HockeyShockIt occurs to me we're going to need some students who are regularly near the front of the student section to buy in to help direct.
I posted this on Twitter last night. I want to do this. Illinois stole it from a high school in Cape Girardeau anyway.
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Now here you could do 2 boards to use throughout the season:
First free throw roller coaster:
Top Left - You could a picture of Yuri Gagarin (FIRST man in space)
Top Right - Roller Coaster picture
Bottom Left - Old still photo with subtitles (start silent)
Bottom Right - Picture of woman screaming in a slasher movie (yell when he shoots)
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I'm doing my grad work at Illinois and was at a couple of their volleyball matches earlier this year when I was on campus. They guy leading the movements also is one of three guys that lead coordinated cheers for volleyball. They do a really good job, and it goes to show how a couple people up front being coordinated can make a huge difference.Originally posted by HockeyShockIt occurs to me we're going to need some students who are regularly near the front of the student section to buy in to help direct.
I posted this on Twitter last night. I want to do this. Illinois stole it from a high school in Cape Girardeau anyway.
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On the other hand, Illinois also has big turnout for pep rallies to work on these cheers. If you really want a high degree of sophistication, that is something I think you have to do."Cotton scared me - I left him alone." - B4MSU (Bear Nation poster) in reference to heckling playersComment
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Good points, but I may have an ace in the hole. A friend of mine is one of the WuShock corps. If I can get him onboard (likely, since he was telling me just a month ago how he and the other Wus were wanting to do more with the mascot) we have a decent shot at pulling this off.Originally posted by The Mad Hatter
Obviously, I'm not going to ask him to do anything that would jeopardize his job, but it sounds like this idea and the corps' existing ideas have a great deal of what us old, corporate guys call synergy. :P
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The UConn chant!
From this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xokthY5zuPU
When Calhoun starts crying to the refs?
BEST ADVICE??
SHUT UP!!
BEST ADVICE??
SHUT UP!!Kung Wu say, man who read woman like book, prefer braille!Comment
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Big Boys Don't Cry!Originally posted by Kung WuComment
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C'mon people! Let's get some ideas working!
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