I have a torn meniscus in a knee and am relieved when people sit. I understand kickoffs and big plays. My brother needs knee replacement after years of sports and appreciates a chance to sit part of the game. I'm not sure how wanting to go to a game and see it without pain makes you a terrible fan. Would be interesting to see what the "stand or you're scum" crowd will think 40 years from now.
Voices from the stands: Western Illinois ed.
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I'm really happy the influx of recent fans are of the young variety and excited about this football team. I've been attending games since 2000, and back when we had a reason to be excited it was hard to find anyone that really was. Jack Trice is a few good wins away from igniting. It's part of the changing culture here and eventually the people sitting will be in the minority. And I can't wait, don't sit down until we are winning by 30.
Actually, this bye week is gonna have people really itching for football by next weekend, throw in some good weather, a night game and a competitive team and I can not wait to see the results.
Actually, this bye week is gonna have people really itching for football by next weekend, throw in some good weather, a night game and a competitive team and I can not wait to see the results.
And I paid my ticket to watch a football game, not the back of someone's head. I am a short man. When everyone in front of me stands up, I've paid for tickets to be extremely acquainted with what the back of the guy in front of me's sweatshirt looks like.
Additionally, it's a chain reaction. If someone in row 3 stands the entire game, and that forces the people in row 4 behind them to stand for the entire game, row 5 has to follow suit or spend the whole game looking at someone's backside. Row 6, 7, 8, and so on and so on, have to follow suit. Then, that old couple or the guy who just had knee surgery, in row 25, is stuck looking at someone's back the whole game, having paid $25 to watch someone's sweatshirt.
But that's ok. You paid for your seat. You can do whatever you want, and the people who aren't standing are just fat lazy p.o.s.'s
If people use this logic to justify being ****** fans and leaving early, I don't see how people can complain when other people stand.
Clearly you're a bad fan since you refuse to grow 6" to help out your team. What's with our fans these days?
How did this go from being an entertaining thread about funny things in the stands last Saturday to the millionth ******* contest between standers and occasional standers? Seriously people!
I'm a student, and will gladly stand the entire game cheering on the team. My father, on the other hand, has a degenerative leg disease which makes it painful to walk, meaning he can't stand for an entire game. It's genetic, so I'll likely have it too. When I get to the point of ordering season tickets, if I can't watch the game because people assume I'm too lazy to stand, I'd likely stop buying tickets, meaning there is less support for the team, which nets less help for the team than someone standing and yelling vs sitting and yelling.
I'm sure there are other situations which lead to the same outcome. Don't assume because someone isn't standing that they are lazy. You don't know what reasons they have for not standing, and if they don't buy tickets in the future because they couldn't see for a season, it's more your fault that the program lost money than anything.
I'm sure there are other situations which lead to the same outcome. Don't assume because someone isn't standing that they are lazy. You don't know what reasons they have for not standing, and if they don't buy tickets in the future because they couldn't see for a season, it's more your fault that the program lost money than anything.
Wow, this argument has gotten crazy. How about we agree on a happy medium? Something like a rule that all the men stand and all the women kneel. Sound agreeable?
I have two knees that need replacing but I'm delaying that as long as possible. If I sit the entire game, I can't walk out of the stadium without assistance. So it is actually good for my ailing knees to stand up for periods of the game. I tend to reserve my standing for ISU defensive 3rd downs or ISU scoring plays. So, I'll just apologize now to anybody I offend in section O when I stand up because at 6'6" and 220 pounds - I'm probably going to be blocking somebody's view. Of course, if it is an ISU defensive 3rd down - I don't really care who I tick off.
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I've been sitting in Section 1, row 18 since 2005. My wife usually doesn't like going past the first game of the year. When I left to go get a pop before halftime, the people that sit around me, all at once thanked my wife for coming to another game. They then went on to tell her that they all like me and I'm fun. It's that I get extremely obnoxious with my friend that usually takes her ticket.
So... Now my wife thinks I'm a loud rowdy drunk that stands all game and yells at everything. Which is true... But damn... I wanted that to stay somewhat secretive.
I've been sitting in Section 1, row 18 since 2005. My wife usually doesn't like going past the first game of the year. When I left to go get a pop before halftime, the people that sit around me, all at once thanked my wife for coming to another game. They then went on to tell her that they all like me and I'm fun. It's that I get extremely obnoxious with my friend that usually takes her ticket.
So... Now my wife thinks I'm a loud rowdy drunk that stands all game and yells at everything. Which is true... But damn... I wanted that to stay somewhat secretive.
Storkenheimer and Ray, I sit in Section N and have an amusing story for you. It was near the end of the game and my buddy who sits in front of me was standing up stretching his legs. This caused me to notice his seat cushion with back that he pays extra for. I was curious so I asked if I could have a seat and try it out. My friend agreed and I took a seat. I sunk in and commented on how good the seat felt. My other buddy then says, "Yeah, it's extra money for the butt plug though". My friends and those around us had a good laugh.
Dude, you are a centalist on this and probably aren't ******* anyone off in either camp. If folks played it down the middle like this we won't be having this thread.
Here is my solution. Two hillsides can be stand only and the other two hillsides can be sit only. Tell JP.
Actually, you can physically yell louder when standing up. When you stand up, you can expand your chest cavity and diaphram farther by bringing in more air, which in turns gives you more volume. So technically, if you are trying to be as loud as possible, you need to stand up, take a deep breath, and scream at the top of your lungs.
I like buying 4 tickets and then lying down on the seats and complaining/yelling at all the damn sitters that are blocking my view, then when they say they paid for their seat and can do what they want, i tell them i paid for more seats so their opinion isn't as important as mine.
I understand both sides of the sit/stand argument. Tulsa was my first game back in nearly a decade after living in NYC since I graduated. As a student I was in pretty much the 2nd or 3rd row every game, standing on the bleachers. Against Tulsa I sat directly opposite the student section. Fans were good and I had no complaints about me standing... I tried to sit as much as possible, but I'm pretty quick to my feet for a big guy.
Also, there was the whole problem of sitting in seat 1, and seats 2-7 were exceeding the allotted 18" per person, leaving me approximately 6" of bleacher to fit a partial cheek on... In this case, sitting sort of sucked. Ended up with enough room in the 2nd half. Suspect that someone in 5 or 6 had their kid with them without a ticket... (not cool). Thing is, I'm a big guy at 260#s, but couldn't be blamed for the lack of space since I didn't have a seat.
Oh, and the other thing I heard in the stands was myself shouting Defense loudly once when we were on offense... Not cuz I was drunk, not paying attention etc, just cuz I'm rusty at the whole live game experience and got into a rut shouting defense... Pretty lame, I know.
Also, there was the whole problem of sitting in seat 1, and seats 2-7 were exceeding the allotted 18" per person, leaving me approximately 6" of bleacher to fit a partial cheek on... In this case, sitting sort of sucked. Ended up with enough room in the 2nd half. Suspect that someone in 5 or 6 had their kid with them without a ticket... (not cool). Thing is, I'm a big guy at 260#s, but couldn't be blamed for the lack of space since I didn't have a seat.
Oh, and the other thing I heard in the stands was myself shouting Defense loudly once when we were on offense... Not cuz I was drunk, not paying attention etc, just cuz I'm rusty at the whole live game experience and got into a rut shouting defense... Pretty lame, I know.
