Voices from the stands: Western Illinois ed.
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Count me in the group that get's ****** when someone stands all the time and thinks they are sent by God to show us how horrible we are at being fans.
Was in NE hillside for Tulsa game. Two people ahead of me were actually attempting to watch the game on hillside with broken legs. One guy had a scooter thing to elevate it on. The girl with the broken leg never attempted the up and down thing with people standing, but the guy did. Thought he was going to roll down the hill at one point trying to get up.
People stood at what I considered reasonable times for the most part. What bugged me the most, and I suppose this is the price you pay for being cheap and getting $15 hillside tickets, is the huge number of children and young adults that rarely seem to be paying attention to the game so they always have to get up and go somewhere or come back from somewhere, and walk right in front of you when something exciting happens on the field. Why do people go to the game when they are just going to make a dozen trips somewhere when something exciting is happening? They clearly are paying no attention to the game.
People stood at what I considered reasonable times for the most part. What bugged me the most, and I suppose this is the price you pay for being cheap and getting $15 hillside tickets, is the huge number of children and young adults that rarely seem to be paying attention to the game so they always have to get up and go somewhere or come back from somewhere, and walk right in front of you when something exciting happens on the field. Why do people go to the game when they are just going to make a dozen trips somewhere when something exciting is happening? They clearly are paying no attention to the game.
Don't get your panties in a bunch tough guy. I stand because not only would I rather stand but I have a back problem that forces me to be on my feet the majority of my day. It has nothing to do with me not caring about others. If you read what I wrote the first time I would gladly sit if someone behind me was physically unable to stand.
Good thing for you though I am no longer a season ticket holder because I moved. I was courteous enough when I bought my ASU season tickets to get the last row of the lower level, so I can stand all game and not have to worry about whiny people like you.
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This problem would be fixed by having 1 section that is encouraged to stand and be obnoxious. They do it at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Called the Dawg Pound. I'm sure there are other stadiums as well.
I stand alot during the game. I do it because when I was playing for ISU it made me sick how lazy and unenthusiastic the fans where and so I am now doing my part to try to show the kids playing that I support them and give them a good gameday environment.
If that bothers you and you can't see well then I don't care because you are part of the problem I am trying to fix.
If that bothers you and you can't see well then I don't care because you are part of the problem I am trying to fix.
Several years ago I was in the stands with a big group of my friends. All of us were standing and being really loud because it was a big game. A man sitting behind my friend physically grabbed him and tried to make him sit down. He also yelled at him for being "too loud". I probably would have yelled back at the guy but I was in shock. I couldn't believe he physically grabbed my friend. Of course another friends wife, all 4'11 100 lbs of her, immediately screamed at the guy saying how dare you grab someone. The guy realized he was out of line and appologized.
I understand that not everyone wants to stand, but I wish that were the minority of people instead of the majority.
It also kind of shocks me that the people who pay some of the biggest donations to sit front and center seem to be part of the group that would much rather sit leisurely and watch a heated game then stand up and cheer as much as possible.
For me I guess it just goes back to when I watched games as a student at ISU. I never sat down. If I was sitting it meant that I didn't care. I know that doesn't apply to everyone but that's how I felt.
I understand that not everyone wants to stand, but I wish that were the minority of people instead of the majority.
It also kind of shocks me that the people who pay some of the biggest donations to sit front and center seem to be part of the group that would much rather sit leisurely and watch a heated game then stand up and cheer as much as possible.
For me I guess it just goes back to when I watched games as a student at ISU. I never sat down. If I was sitting it meant that I didn't care. I know that doesn't apply to everyone but that's how I felt.
Because most of those people are probably in their 50s or 60s and don't enjoy standing for 3-4 hours on a concrete surface. Not really that shocking.
If they are posting that obviously they are students who still haven't satisfied their English requirement at ISU.
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A couple years ago when Nebraska was playing at JT for the last time there was a Nebraska fan sitting in front of me with his son. The game had just started and everybody was standing and I was clapping loud because we were on defense. Anyways, he turns around and says "Excuse me, would you please stop clapping so loud in my hair!?" I looked at him like WTF?! Do I really have a Nebraska fan telling me to stop clapping inside of Jack Trice Stadium???? A little argument takes place and basically my friend's cousin (whose seats we were sitting in) made me move a few seats down so a fight wouldn't start. Because he knew I'd be a smartass to this Husker fan for the rest of the game trying my hardest to annoy him.
After Nebraska scored their first TD, his little son turns around and smiles at me. I wanted to ***** slap the kid. I didn't care how old he was, he was some punk Husker kid who thought he had his dad to protect him. However, his dad caught him giving me a **** eating grin and yelled at him to turn around, probably because he just now realized he was sitting in the middle of Cyclone Country and he couldn't believe he just told a Cyclone fan to stop clapping at a football game.
After the game was over and we had lost on that fake extra point, I was so angry that anything he said would have set me off. Luckily, I think he realized how lucky they were to escape with a win and how he was surrounded by a lot of ****** off Cyclone fans that he just decided to keep his mouth shut and not make any eye contact.
Sorry for the long rant.
After Nebraska scored their first TD, his little son turns around and smiles at me. I wanted to ***** slap the kid. I didn't care how old he was, he was some punk Husker kid who thought he had his dad to protect him. However, his dad caught him giving me a **** eating grin and yelled at him to turn around, probably because he just now realized he was sitting in the middle of Cyclone Country and he couldn't believe he just told a Cyclone fan to stop clapping at a football game.
After the game was over and we had lost on that fake extra point, I was so angry that anything he said would have set me off. Luckily, I think he realized how lucky they were to escape with a win and how he was surrounded by a lot of ****** off Cyclone fans that he just decided to keep his mouth shut and not make any eye contact.
Sorry for the long rant.
Does the two feet of elevation really do that much to help or hurt the team? I'll stand or sit (I stand in the student section and stood for four years in the marching band), I don't care, but it has nothing to do with how much I support the team. I can still yell quite loudly on important defensive plays when I'm sitting down.
My list ways to legitimately help the team: buy season tickets, show up to the games, celebrate good plays, get loud on important defensive downs, and donate if you are willing and able. Anything else is for fun and likely cosmetic. If you want to stand, fine, but don't be a jerk about it and call other people out for not being "as good of a fan" or whatever for something that, realistically, does little to nothing to tangibly help the team.
My list ways to legitimately help the team: buy season tickets, show up to the games, celebrate good plays, get loud on important defensive downs, and donate if you are willing and able. Anything else is for fun and likely cosmetic. If you want to stand, fine, but don't be a jerk about it and call other people out for not being "as good of a fan" or whatever for something that, realistically, does little to nothing to tangibly help the team.
This is easy. Just pay a little attention to your surroundings and act accordingly. You can tell if standing is a problem and when it isn't. If somebody asks nicely for you to sit down have a conversation about it to see how big of a problem your standing is.
