menu
Logo
dark_mode
Logo
dark_mode
Ohio Basketball Topic
Topic: Is that not the scoreboard?
Page: 1 of 2
bigtillyoopsupsideurhead
General User
Member Since: 12/1/2006
Location: Cincinnati
Post Count: 1,926
mail
bigtillyoopsupsideurhead
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 9:23 PM
No, apparently its not the scoreboard.

What happened in the O Zone? Did I miss something or was there no winning team/losing team cheer tonight?

Edit* It happened, I just must have been distracted by the awesome Brazilian part of the O Zone. 
Last Edited: 11/15/2011 10:15:03 PM by bigtillyoopsupsideurhead
mf279801
General User
M279801
Member Since: 8/6/2010
Location: Newark, DE
Post Count: 2,486
M279801
mail
mf279801
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 9:24 PM
There was. It started just as our guy (sorry, I missed/forget his name) was getting ready to take his first of 2 foul shots (the second to last set of free throws of the game)
bigtillyoopsupsideurhead
General User
Member Since: 12/1/2006
Location: Cincinnati
Post Count: 1,926
mail
bigtillyoopsupsideurhead
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 9:25 PM
mf279801 wrote:expand_more
There was. It started just as our guy (sorry, I missed/forget his name) was getting ready to take his first of 2 foul shots (the second to last set of free throws of the game)


I was watching the webcast and I didn't hear or see it. Was it small or am I just going deaf?
shabamon
General User
Member Since: 11/17/2006
Location: Cincinnati
Post Count: 7,460
mail
shabamon
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 9:28 PM
It was done, but quiet...there were a lot of lame ducks down there. And it was done WAAAAY too early.
bigtillyoopsupsideurhead
General User
Member Since: 12/1/2006
Location: Cincinnati
Post Count: 1,926
mail
bigtillyoopsupsideurhead
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 9:29 PM
shabamon wrote:expand_more
It was done, but quiet...there were a lot of lame ducks down there. And it was done WAAAAY too early.


The Brazilians were jumping up and down the whole time, they must have distracted me from it. 
Jughead
General User
Member Since: 7/6/2010
Location: Chillicothe, OH
Post Count: 478
mail
Jughead
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 9:34 PM
It started when Cooper (I think) was shooting his first free throw, which he also happened to miss.

And apparently there were a significant amount of students from a sister university in Brazil?  Russ mentioned them, and Rob stated to revoke their visa/passports because they were loud.
Rooting for Akron is like cheering on the Taliban.
DayvidGallagher
General User
Member Since: 7/28/2010
Location: Houston, TX
Post Count: 206
mail
DayvidGallagher
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 9:48 PM
I loved the Brazilians,  I didn't know who they were until way after the fact and from the webcast I was amazed at how loud and unified the ozone looked.  New chants, body swaying and a wide variety of cool chants.

I think the ozone could learn a thing or two from the brazilians. They rocked!

Also I really hope what you said about the visas thing was a joke cuz its amazingly racist and insensitive if it was actually said, esp by a radio personality.
“The thing that gets lost in the deal is we’re Ohio University. We’re Ohio. We liked to be referred to as Ohio. That’s who we are." - John Groce
whocaresgobobcats
General User
W
Member Since: 8/29/2011
Post Count: 519
W
mail
whocaresgobobcats
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 9:49 PM
Jughead wrote:expand_more
It started when Cooper (I think) was shooting his first free throw, which he also happened to miss.

And apparently there were a significant amount of students from a sister university in Brazil?  Russ mentioned them, and Rob stated to revoke their visa/passports because they were loud.


I hope we was joking. Can't believe people actually complain about fans being too loud. What a joke.
shabamon
General User
Member Since: 11/17/2006
Location: Cincinnati
Post Count: 7,460
mail
shabamon
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 9:52 PM
Class move by our guys to invite them down, but that was just so weird.
Drewbenz24
General User
Member Since: 7/19/2005
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Post Count: 41
mail
Drewbenz24
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 9:53 PM
Lord Wellington Fisherburn wrote:expand_more
It started when Cooper (I think) was shooting his first free throw, which he also happened to miss.

And apparently there were a significant amount of students from a sister university in Brazil?  Russ mentioned them, and Rob stated to revoke their visa/passports because they were loud.


I hope we was joking. Can't believe people actually complain about fans being too loud. What a joke.


He was saying it because he liked their energy. He doesn't want them going back to Brazil. 
bigtillyoopsupsideurhead
General User
Member Since: 12/1/2006
Location: Cincinnati
Post Count: 1,926
mail
bigtillyoopsupsideurhead
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 9:55 PM
For what its worth. Keely just tweeted this: 

 Ozone was the livest I ever seen it in my 3 years shout out to our over seas student! The soccer chants got me up
Ryan Carey
Site Programmer
Member Since: 11/11/2004
Location: Massillon, OH
Post Count: 1,000
mail
Ryan Carey
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 9:57 PM
Yes, Rob was saying to get their passports so they would have to STAY at Ohio and not be able to get back into Brazil.
Ryan M. Carey
BBA 2001
Brian Smith (No, not that one)
General User
BSNNTO
Member Since: 2/3/2005
Post Count: 3,059
BSNNTO
mail
Brian Smith (No, not that one)
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 9:59 PM
I think adding soccer-style chants would be a fantastic addition to the OZone. Just need to make them universally known in the group.
Alan Swank
General User
AS
Member Since: 12/11/2004
Location: Athens, OH
Post Count: 7,387
AS
mail
Alan Swank
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 10:03 PM
shabamon wrote:expand_more
Class move by our guys to invite them down, but that was just so weird.


Nothing weird about it at all.  That's the loudest 4000 people I've ever seen in the Convo.  It was great to see kids just having fun as opposed to trying to orchestrate every cheer.  I agree with a previous poster, that's what a student cheering section should be.  Keely's comments certainly bear that out.  My only regret that I didn't haul my 2 year old grand daughter along.  She would have loved it!
shabamon
General User
Member Since: 11/17/2006
Location: Cincinnati
Post Count: 7,460
mail
shabamon
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 10:04 PM
What would have been awesome, what would have been AWESOME would be if we could have quickly taught them the scoreboard chant.
The Optimist
General User
Member Since: 3/16/2007
Location: CLE
Post Count: 5,615
mail
The Optimist
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 10:16 PM
I don't know what it sounded like on the Webcast, but the O Zone went from pretty quiet to very loud and wild when the Brazilians came down.  Definitely saved the day...  Some of those chants need to become O Zone staples.  The hunt is on to find chants on Youtube!

As for Winning Team/Losing Team, up 7 going to the line with :36 seconds left might have been a little early.  Probably should've held off until after the free throws... Oh well.
I've seen crazier things happen.
Brian Smith (No, not that one)
General User
BSNNTO
Member Since: 2/3/2005
Post Count: 3,059
BSNNTO
mail
Brian Smith (No, not that one)
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 10:29 PM
No one has ever regretted inviting Brazilians to anything ever.
OhioCatFan
General User
Member Since: 12/20/2004
Location: Athens, OH
Post Count: 15,977
mail
OhioCatFan
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 10:52 PM
Are the Brazilians going to be here for the whole break?  I certainly hope so.  I really enjoyed their enthusiasm and their singing cheers and their jumping and swaying.  Really neat! 
The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA

"It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right."

Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org
Last Edited: 11/15/2011 10:53:55 PM by OhioCatFan
BBall Attack
General User
BA
Member Since: 7/28/2010
Location: Akron, OH
Post Count: 75
BA
mail
BBall Attack
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 10:53 PM
I loved the excitement our friends from Brazil brought! I think the OZone could benefit from taking and incorporating some of the things they brought to the table tonight. Though I wasn't there you could hear them through the broadcast. I hope to see them on the broadcast on Sunday! If that is the case I say teach them Winning Team Losing Team before the game or at halftime
LoganElm_grad09
General User
LE09
Member Since: 9/9/2010
Location: South Bloomingville, OH
Post Count: 934
LE09
mail
LoganElm_grad09
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 11:06 PM
I was down in the front row of the ozone in the middle... WOW.  I knew from watching Manchester United and Chelsey that soccer fans were insane, but I talked to a couple of the Brazilians after the game and they told us South American teams had louder fans.  I think I believe it.

I wish that they could stay longer and teach us some of those songs.
The Optimist
General User
Member Since: 3/16/2007
Location: CLE
Post Count: 5,615
mail
The Optimist
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 11:16 PM
We absolutely have to incorporate soccer chants into the O Zone.  That was too awesome.
I've seen crazier things happen.
Donuts
General User
D
Member Since: 9/22/2010
Post Count: 735
D
mail
Donuts
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 11:21 PM
So are they only there fall quarter? Or the whole year?
LoganElm_grad09
General User
LE09
Member Since: 9/9/2010
Location: South Bloomingville, OH
Post Count: 934
LE09
mail
LoganElm_grad09
mail
Posted: 11/15/2011 11:40 PM
They said they were leaving soon
mf279801
General User
M279801
Member Since: 8/6/2010
Location: Newark, DE
Post Count: 2,486
M279801
mail
mf279801
mail
Posted: 11/16/2011 10:44 AM
Russ's comment about taking their passports/visas was to KEEP them in Athens because he liked the noise/energy, not to force them away.
OU_Country
General User
Member Since: 12/6/2005
Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County
Post Count: 8,401
mail
OU_Country
mail
Posted: 11/16/2011 11:18 AM
Much could be learned from soccer-style cheers and chants.  As a Crew supporter since I can remember, Crew Union does a great job of posting songs/chants (http://crewunion.com/index.php/match-day-info-topmenu-16/songs-topmenu-18).

Additionally, they have a couple meetings, errr....parties, each year to go over new ideas. 

Now, I have no clue what the O-Zone does, has done, or how things are done.  What I do know is that using the KISS approach is something to consider.  Make it easy for everyone to get involved without having to have to memorize a lot.

(another note - what effect is the relocation of the cheerleaders having here)
Showing Messages: 1 - 25 of 29
View Other Ohio Basketball Topics
reply
vertical_align_top
vertical_align_center
vertical_align_bottom
add_comment
chevron_forward
MAC News Links
chevron_left
Saturday, October 17, 2026
chevron_right
Who's Online

There are 37 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com

35 Guests
2 Registered Users:
bobcatsquared , Mike Johnson