My observations at the OSU game

[CYdTracked]

For what its worth I sit where the players can actually hear what you say and there are quite a few good comments directed at individual players.

Please share! :yes:

 

[Palmer]

what do people expect from our fans? Of course they are grumpy. They had to put up with that turd McDermott running the program into the ground while his relatives were running propaganda on this site. Fans just do not have the patience anymore.

 

[tigerclone924]

Watching on TV the crowd just sits on their hands until the last two minutes then gets up and encourages the team. They will cheer hustle plays, but I get the impression that this is just not a popular team with the fans. Fred even gets criticized from a lot of fans. If you cannot get behind the Mayor, who are you going to get behind?

We are 3-2 in Big 12 play and are way ahead of where we were last year or two years ago. The effort is getting better, especially on the defensive end.

Hats off to the season ticket holders that stuck with a program through lean years, but let's not punish this year's team for that. ISU fans are loyal, now let's be loyal and enjoy it.

Right on! I have friends that are SO down on this team! They make good points that are all things I have thought and even expressed to others. But they focus on that to the point that an outsider who didn't know the outcome of last night's game or our record would think we were 5-13 (0-5) instead of 13-5 (3-2) and that we had lost last night. I realize it could be better and I also have said that a lack of hustle at times is frustrating but I choose to say "We had to have that one last night and we got it!" That's huge! Scotty's shot has the feel of that spark that can light a fire! Boy I hope so!

I think we'll be able to gauge with a high level of certainty where this season will take us after the next four games. A game we HAVE to win on the road @TT, a game against a team we've already beat but on their court this time @UT, a game against a team we were in postion to beat on their floor but in our house this time KU, and one at home against a team we're battling for postion in the standings with KSU. After those four games I think we'll know what's in store.

GO CLONES!!!

 

[atlantacyclone]

I just wish that I could experience Hilton! um... in Ames, not Paris!

 

[hiltonisheaven]

I get the feeling ppl are hoping someone will hustle so we can applaud them and get fired up but this team does not play hard. Allen especially is aweful on defense. If I were coach I'd put together a video montage of Allen watching while the rest of the team is playing D, helping each other, rotating, etc. Allen either does not get it or does not care about defense. I'd play Tyrus instead, he makes mistakes but at least he hustles.

 

[spelhome]

Watching on TV the crowd just sits on their hands until the last two minutes then gets up and encourages the team. They will cheer hustle plays, but I get the impression that this is just not a popular team with the fans. Fred even gets criticized from a lot of fans. If you cannot get behind the Mayor, who are you going to get behind?

We are 3-2 in Big 12 play and are way ahead of where we were last year or two years ago. The effort is getting better, especially on the defensive end.

Hats off to the season ticket holders that stuck with a program through lean years, but let's not punish this year's team for that. ISU fans are loyal, now let's be loyal and enjoy it.

can only speak for me, but I love this team! (and Fred too!)

 

[CYEATHAWK]

Watching on TV the crowd just sits on their hands until the last two minutes then gets up and encourages the team. They will cheer hustle plays, but I get the impression that this is just not a popular team with the fans. Fred even gets criticized from a lot of fans. If you cannot get behind the Mayor, who are you going to get behind?

We are 3-2 in Big 12 play and are way ahead of where we were last year or two years ago. The effort is getting better, especially on the defensive end.

Hats off to the season ticket holders that stuck with a program through lean years, but let's not punish this year's team for that. ISU fans are loyal, now let's be loyal and enjoy it.

...........or three years ago, four years ago, five years ago.....!

 

[Bader]

I only get to one or two games a year. Last night was the first time I had been to a game since the first game of last season.

The first thing I noticed was during the player introductions. During the intro for OSU they kept the music playing over the PA system. Kinda drowns out the whole "5 claps" thing, which I always thought was kinda cool. I always thought it came off as "We're only clapping for you out of courtesy". With the music going it just doesn't seem the same.

They did this again for the Kansas game. Is the AD trying to drown out the "You Suck" the student's have been doing the last decade or so? It's too bad if so, trying to kill the tradition because they don't like students being college students is an overreaction IMO

 

[Cyclonefarmer]

Really hate the "You suck",etc. Always liked the 5 claps as a sportsmanship thing. Some of the old classic yells were good-like the "Sit down Norm" but I'm afraid those days of witty chants and yells are probably gone.