Post by aztecmoxie on Aug 4, 2010 17:32:38 GMT -8
So as my summertime football anticipation is really churning, I got to thinking about what might be missing from our football games (...aside from fans 
). I think we could really use some tradition up in the stands. When I was in the marching band (yeah, yeah, I know, I have been playing that card around here a lot lately heheh) - in any case, when I was in the marching band we used to do something I always thought was a lot of fun and got us excited for the game. Before the team came out, and before we ran out onto the field ourselves, we would be waiting in the tunnel. After a few minutes, a few guys would start to all call out, "AAAAZZZZZZTTTEEECCCSS" over and over, fairly slowly - AZ being longer than TECS if that makes sense. Every time it was said, more and more people chimed in, and it would get nice and loud. In the tunnel, it sounded really cool - I might even go so far as to say it could be intimidating. But imagine a stadium full of people slowly, but loudly, chanting "AAAAZZZZZZTTTTTTTEEEEECCCCCSSSSS", in anticipation of the team coming out on the field. It would remind the opposition that they are now in our house. And it would remind our TEAM that they are at home. Obviously, this would have to start with a decent sized group of people sitting together in the stands (student section?? organized AztecMesa board members??). They would have to be persistent. And maybe they stomp their feet and make that nice deep rumbling sound to go along with it. People may not catch on the first game, but I guarantee, if you do it while sitting near the band, you will have at least 200 band members at your disposal for something like this - and they love making noise. Hell, if there are only 3 of you in the stands, run over and tap the tuba players on the back to join you - they love that stuff 
Just an idea I thought I would throw out there. This doesn't have to be our "thing", but we need something. Anything. The Show made it fun to go to basketball games, even when we were worse than bad. Their antics healped breathe life into the flat tire that was our basketball program. And now The Show has grown beyond just an identity of a group of loyal fans - it is a well known Aztec tradition. Maybe even advertise The Show around campus somehow through the week and really get on campus students involved. Get them excited to be a part of something beyond just a "student section". Something unique and something to be proud of. I don't know. And now I am starting to ramble, so I'll cut it off here.
I am not sure if I will be able to make it into town for any of the games this year as I am on the east coast - but if I can, I would love to be a part of whatever we can start.
). I think we could really use some tradition up in the stands. When I was in the marching band (yeah, yeah, I know, I have been playing that card around here a lot lately heheh) - in any case, when I was in the marching band we used to do something I always thought was a lot of fun and got us excited for the game. Before the team came out, and before we ran out onto the field ourselves, we would be waiting in the tunnel. After a few minutes, a few guys would start to all call out, "AAAAZZZZZZTTTEEECCCSS" over and over, fairly slowly - AZ being longer than TECS if that makes sense. Every time it was said, more and more people chimed in, and it would get nice and loud. In the tunnel, it sounded really cool - I might even go so far as to say it could be intimidating. But imagine a stadium full of people slowly, but loudly, chanting "AAAAZZZZZZTTTTTTTEEEEECCCCCSSSSS", in anticipation of the team coming out on the field. It would remind the opposition that they are now in our house. And it would remind our TEAM that they are at home. Obviously, this would have to start with a decent sized group of people sitting together in the stands (student section?? organized AztecMesa board members??). They would have to be persistent. And maybe they stomp their feet and make that nice deep rumbling sound to go along with it. People may not catch on the first game, but I guarantee, if you do it while sitting near the band, you will have at least 200 band members at your disposal for something like this - and they love making noise. Hell, if there are only 3 of you in the stands, run over and tap the tuba players on the back to join you - they love that stuff 
Just an idea I thought I would throw out there. This doesn't have to be our "thing", but we need something. Anything. The Show made it fun to go to basketball games, even when we were worse than bad. Their antics healped breathe life into the flat tire that was our basketball program. And now The Show has grown beyond just an identity of a group of loyal fans - it is a well known Aztec tradition. Maybe even advertise The Show around campus somehow through the week and really get on campus students involved. Get them excited to be a part of something beyond just a "student section". Something unique and something to be proud of. I don't know. And now I am starting to ramble, so I'll cut it off here.
I am not sure if I will be able to make it into town for any of the games this year as I am on the east coast - but if I can, I would love to be a part of whatever we can start.
