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Gadsden flag

Unread post by vegattk » Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:56 am

Am I the only one that thought that:

A: The App - State cheer before/during the presentation of the flag

and

B: The raising of the Gadsden flag by a student.... and then keeping it raised during the national anthem

was completely and utterly unnecessary last Saturday?
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Re: Gadsden flag

Unread post by TheMoody1 » Wed Oct 02, 2013 8:17 am

Probably. :lol:

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Re: Gadsden flag

Unread post by WVAPPeer » Wed Oct 02, 2013 8:30 am

vegattk wrote:Am I the only one that thought that:

A: The App - State cheer before/during the presentation of the flag

and

B: The raising of the Gadsden flag by a student.... and then keeping it raised during the national anthem

was completely and utterly unnecessary last Saturday?
I was watching on TV and it was certainly weird with the Anthem playing and camera/mics catching the cheers at the same time - not what I would call classy ---
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Re: Gadsden flag

Unread post by Gonzo » Wed Oct 02, 2013 9:12 am

Traditionally, the first App State chant begins at the moment the national anthem ends.

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Re: Gadsden flag

Unread post by 1ASU78 » Wed Oct 02, 2013 11:55 pm

vegattk wrote:Am I the only one that thought that:

A: The App - State cheer before/during the presentation of the flag

and

B: The raising of the Gadsden flag by a student.... and then keeping it raised during the national anthem

was completely and utterly unnecessary last Saturday?
well I may be the only one who thinks the entire pregame was unnecessary last Saturday. Whoever is coordinating (not) the pregame needs some help.

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Re: Gadsden flag

Unread post by DaphneUrquhart » Thu Oct 03, 2013 6:57 am

No, you weren't the only one who noticed that. To say I was disappointed is a bit of an understatement.

Also, would someone clue me in on what the students were saying on the kickoffs?
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Unread post by ASUMountaineer » Thu Oct 03, 2013 7:13 am

There have quite a few horror stories from last weekend...I guess I should be happy that I couldn't make it up the mountain. :?
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Unread post by Appsolutely » Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:42 am

ASUMountaineer wrote:There have quite a few horror stories from last weekend...I guess I should be happy that I couldn't make it up the mountain. :?
Yes...rejoice and give thanks...it was pretty much a debacle in every way...except the weather.
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Unread post by Gonzo » Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:00 am

DaphneUrquhart wrote:No, you weren't the only one who noticed that. To say I was disappointed is a bit of an understatement.

Also, would someone clue me in on what the students were saying on the kickoffs?
I believe it's something like ooOOHHHHH! BOOM! You suck, ass hole!"

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Unread post by appbio91 » Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:25 am

I barely made kickoff. Did we do the dumbass player intro again?

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Re: Gadsden flag

Unread post by WVAPPeer » Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:26 am

Gonzo wrote:
DaphneUrquhart wrote:No, you weren't the only one who noticed that. To say I was disappointed is a bit of an understatement.

Also, would someone clue me in on what the students were saying on the kickoffs?
I believe it's something like ooOOHHHHH! BOOM! You suck, ass hole!"
What happened to the Olympic theme and everyone standing and pointing to our endzone??? - unless we are playing and beating the Holes I do believe this chant is inappropriate ---
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Re: Gadsden flag

Unread post by ASUMountaineer » Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:44 am

WVAPPeer wrote:
Gonzo wrote:
DaphneUrquhart wrote:No, you weren't the only one who noticed that. To say I was disappointed is a bit of an understatement.

Also, would someone clue me in on what the students were saying on the kickoffs?
I believe it's something like ooOOHHHHH! BOOM! You suck, ass hole!"
What happened to the Olympic theme and everyone standing and pointing to our endzone??? - unless we are playing and beating the Holes I do believe this chant is inappropriate ---
Hmm...yeah, it's not even clever. C'mon students, you're better than that!
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Re: Gadsden flag

Unread post by DaphneUrquhart » Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:31 am

Gonzo wrote:
DaphneUrquhart wrote:No, you weren't the only one who noticed that. To say I was disappointed is a bit of an understatement.

Also, would someone clue me in on what the students were saying on the kickoffs?
I believe it's something like ooOOHHHHH! BOOM! You suck, ass hole!"
Thanks. I was hoping these old ears were mis-hearing. How do we encourage the students not to be jerks?
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Re: Gadsden flag

Unread post by RankinApp » Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:34 am

ASUMountaineer wrote:There have quite a few horror stories from last weekend...I guess I should be happy that I couldn't make it up the mountain. :?
Yeah, it's probably a good thing I'm as far away from Boone as I am. I think I've had a thread bitching about the game day experience changes every year. :lol: And while I still don't understand the athletic department's propensity to eschew any sort of tradition, I guess I'm glad I'm not there to see it. :P
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Re: Gadsden flag

Unread post by ASU-FTW » Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:24 am

WVAPPeer wrote:
Gonzo wrote:
DaphneUrquhart wrote:No, you weren't the only one who noticed that. To say I was disappointed is a bit of an understatement.

Also, would someone clue me in on what the students were saying on the kickoffs?
I believe it's something like ooOOHHHHH! BOOM! You suck, ass hole!"
What happened to the Olympic theme and everyone standing and pointing to our endzone??? - unless we are playing and beating the Holes I do believe this chant is inappropriate ---
That's still done, I think? Hard to tell over all the piped in garbage they play these days. Seriously, this isn't the NFL, we have a band to play music. I sat behind the student section (second row 205) and did not notice the 'you suck' chant'. Not saying it didn't happen though.

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Re: Gadsden flag

Unread post by AppDawg » Thu Oct 03, 2013 3:30 pm

ASUMountaineer wrote:
WVAPPeer wrote:
Gonzo wrote:
DaphneUrquhart wrote:No, you weren't the only one who noticed that. To say I was disappointed is a bit of an understatement.

Also, would someone clue me in on what the students were saying on the kickoffs?
I believe it's something like ooOOHHHHH! BOOM! You suck, ass hole!"
What happened to the Olympic theme and everyone standing and pointing to our endzone??? - unless we are playing and beating the Holes I do believe this chant is inappropriate ---
Hmm...yeah, it's not even clever. C'mon students, you're better than that!

I unfortunately missed my 1st home opener in 15 years for A&T. Last weekend was my first trip back since the end of the '12 season. I must say I was highly disappointed in the students kick-off chant. Classless in my opinion. Especially when our kick-off and punt coverage has been suspect for many years. Of all plays, I don't think that is the play to show arrogance on - not that there is a time or play to show arrogance.

I have always thought we have had a loud and intimidating student body at games and while there are always bad apples, in general as a whole it has been kept classy. That chant I heard Saturday is the stuff I would expect out of gnatsboro, not on the mountain. Hopefully someone can put a stop to it.

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Re: Gadsden flag

Unread post by 3rd » Thu Oct 03, 2013 4:16 pm

and i would like for the old people to show up for every game but i guess we all cant be happy

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Re: Gadsden flag

Unread post by Gonzo » Thu Oct 03, 2013 4:19 pm

Yeah everyone still points. It's the same as it's ever been during my time, only now they added the "you suck, ass hole!"

Of course I'm assuming there is in fact a comma. It would be pretty weird if that was not the intention of the students and they were getting really graphic/specific.

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Re: Gadsden flag

Unread post by ASU-FTW » Thu Oct 03, 2013 5:39 pm

Looks like the CLASS program needs to step it up a bit again. I like the students' idea and enthusiasm, but the chant itself needs a makeover. That stuff won't look good for TV games.

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Re: Gadsden flag

Unread post by bcoach » Thu Oct 03, 2013 6:02 pm

3rd wrote:and i would like for the old people to show up for every game but i guess we all cant be happy
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