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Very little flow for either team, airballs, people can't catch hot passes. At least Bowling Green played some NBA Jam in the first half. And how bad is Bowling Green that we can beat them playing our C game? D+ grade for the O Zone. What happened to the idea of spreading the "leaders" out around the section? I can see you guys motioning to others to get into it (and I saw an interesting exchange towards the end with people yelling back at one guy), but if you're not going to go nuts and do a cheer that lasts an entire possession, why would the casual student? Did someone with a good vantage point see what happened in the handshake line? Love, that was like ten feet away from you, right? I looked away and then back and I see Chauncey Orr pulling a BG assistant coach away from the scurmish and then lots of shouting and shoving between the two teams. Back to Top Danny's Knee General User Member Since: 11/30/2005 Post Count: 605 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 4:34:33 PM  who was" mini thug" ? check out my avatar, it's "REALLY DO ORIGINAL" !!!! Back to Top RPKirtland General User Member Since: 10/14/2012 Location: San Jose, CA Post Count: 233 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 4:37:50 PM  I feel ya man. As for the O Zone, we did have a very off day. We have tried spreading the leaders out, but then a good handful of the leaders stopped coming to games or graduated in the spring. We tend to get a little more compacted for my liking, but I don't know what to do. I sit in section 5, which was the section I was assigned for the section leader program, but the people I was assigned with have stopped coming. I was a little peeved at us today, something was off and I couldn't exactly tell what. As far as the interesting exchange went, I wasn't in the center section, but I heard a group of "OZoners" calling one of the leaders asshole, and I offer no understanding why. I'm not going to lie, I am a bit discouraged at today's showing right now. Went a little too far west, let's go SJ Earthquakes! Back to Top LuckySparrow General User Member Since: 10/15/2012 Location: Illinois Post Count: 1,754 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 4:43:10 PM  One of the Ozone leaders screamed in these quiet girls faces, telling them to get louder etc. one of the girls yelled back saying she was sick and couldn't yell. Ozone leader then decided tell everyone to go home if they weren't cheering. Notice how he yelled at the quiet girls. Didn't yell at any of the guys who weren't being loud. People stood up for the innocent girl that was yelled at, and chanted asshole at the ozone leader. Ozone has been terrible recently. The section leaders cannot be taken seriously and have just been doing an awful job. I do find it slightly disapponting that some people aren't being loud, etc, but they're there, standing up and attentively watching the game. That's fine by me. Last Edited: 2/9/2013 4:44:39 PM by LuckySparrow What a day at the Convo.....Wow! Back to Top RPKirtland General User Member Since: 10/14/2012 Location: San Jose, CA Post Count: 233 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 4:47:33 PM  LiquidDateII wrote: One of the Ozone leaders screamed in these quiet girls faces, telling them to get louder etc. one of the girls yelled back saying she was sick and couldn't yell. Ozone leader then decided tell everyone to go home if they weren't cheering. Notice how he yelled at the quiet girls. Didn't yell at any of the guys who weren't being loud. People stood up for the innocent girl that was yelled at, and chanted asshole at the ozone leader. Dammit. I apologize, I was unaware of the situation. It wasn't me, but I have a pretty good idea who it was. I'm just so pissed off, guys. As a Freshman, I didn't know what was going on before, but I really don't like what's going on now. Went a little too far west, let's go SJ Earthquakes! Back to Top JSF General User Member Since: 1/29/2005 Location: Houston, TX Post Count: 6,554 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 4:48:15 PM  Holy cow, that's terrible. Not that this needs to be said, but that isn't leadership. People shouldn't have their fellow students screaming in their faces and berating them. Aren't we on the same team? "Loyalty to a hometown or city is fleeting and interchangeable, but college is a stamp of identity."- Kyle Whelliston, One Beautiful Season. My blog about depression and mental illness: https://bit.ly/3buGXH8 Back to Top RPKirtland General User Member Since: 10/14/2012 Location: San Jose, CA Post Count: 233 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 4:51:31 PM  JSF wrote: Holy cow, that's terrible. Not that this needs to be said, but that isn't leadership. People shouldn't have their fellow students screaming in their faces and berating them. Aren't we on the same team? Yeah... I was pissed about the lack of cohesion today, but that just kinda guts me. I'm more sad and depressed about that than anything. I'm gonna hop off the internet. Went a little too far west, let's go SJ Earthquakes! Back to Top LuckySparrow General User Member Since: 10/15/2012 Location: Illinois Post Count: 1,754 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 4:52:28 PM  Exactly. Other people and I stood up for the girls, which is more in line with the spirit of OU. Getting yelled at and ridiculed isn't going to motivate people to cheer. Maybe try a more mature, positive approach instead of the Holier than Thou Ozone approach. What a day at the Convo.....Wow! Back to Top Danny's Knee General User Member Since: 11/30/2005 Post Count: 605 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 4:54:33 PM  cheering is fun !!  ..  go bobcats .. check out my avatar, it's "REALLY DO ORIGINAL" !!!! Back to Top JSF General User Member Since: 1/29/2005 Location: Houston, TX Post Count: 6,554 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 4:54:37 PM  Indeed. Lead by example. You get people to follow you by being genuine and enthusiastic, not through begging and berating. "Loyalty to a hometown or city is fleeting and interchangeable, but college is a stamp of identity."- Kyle Whelliston, One Beautiful Season. My blog about depression and mental illness: https://bit.ly/3buGXH8 Back to Top $$Ozone$$ General User Member Since: 2/17/2012 Post Count: 8 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 6:04:36 PM  I'm sorry to everyone that witnessed one of the OZone leaders yelling at the girls today. I can just say, as a board member, that the person who did it will be dealt with before our next game. That's not how we should behave around people that genuinely want to cheer and be involved in he student section, and I cannot believe someone would scream at a few women just because they "weren't being loud enough. Tim McVey I am the Treasurer of the best student section in MAC. "You guys (the Ozone) are really good! I'd put you guys up there with Duke."- Charlie Coles Back to Top Brufus General User Member Since: 12/13/2011 Location: Wherever Miami and Michigan suck Post Count: 416 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 6:23:42 PM  Just want to make it clear, I am NOT saying what the OZone leader is justified (I don't know the particulars of what happened, who did it, etc.) That said... -We do need to be serious on making sure that those who sit in the OZone actually stand up and cheer (see what I did there?) during the game. If you're sick and can't yell that loud, that's one thing, but there's no reason to sit in an OZone bleacher seat texting or doing whatever the entire game, when you can give up that seat to someone who is actually willing to cheer. That is something I and the other board members have discussed. -To answer Shabamon's question about what happened to the section leader arrangement, I say, what happened to Situation? He's the one that pushed for that whole meeting back in December, he came to the games and participated in the games before break, but he's been gone since then. Am I the only one who thinks that's a problem? There's a reason the OZone is regarded as a STUDENT section. Non-students can offer advice and positive feedback, but any attempts to actually change the structure of a student section when you're no longer a student is just pathetic. Again, was the particular OZone leader right in what he did? NO! But the girl who wasn't paying attention to the game, while sitting in an area where it is imperative you pay attention, is not off the hook either... Back to Top RPKirtland General User Member Since: 10/14/2012 Location: San Jose, CA Post Count: 233 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 6:28:30 PM  The Situation graduated over winter break. I cannot fault the man for trying to do what he thought was right during the time he was a student here. R.P. Kirtland Went a little too far west, let's go SJ Earthquakes! Back to Top shabamon General User Member Since: 11/17/2006 Location: Cincinnati Post Count: 6,878 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 6:38:43 PM  RPKirtland wrote: The Situation graduated over winter break. I cannot fault the man for trying to do what he thought was right during the time he was a student here. R.P. Kirtland Agreed. And I don't think there's a need to go HR on the guy who acted out today, Tim. He probably reads this board. My fiancee, who only goes to games because I like to go to games, said that they should have event staff policing who gets to go down in the section (like, people wearing the official shirts), not even knowing that was the way it used to be. Sibs weekend isn't the day to do that, but I've always thought it was the right way to go. Last Edited: 2/9/2013 6:39:17 PM by shabamon Back to Top $$Ozone$$ General User Member Since: 2/17/2012 Post Count: 8 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 6:41:21 PM  It's not like we can kick him out or anything. He didn't do anything wrong. He just got too upset about what is a daily occurrence in the OZone. People who don't cheer/sit and text the whole game make me mad and need to be yelled at. Does it make the guy right for yelling? Of course not! But you should know what is required when you stand in the bleacher section! Tim McVey I am the Treasurer of the best student section in MAC. "You guys (the Ozone) are really good! I'd put you guys up there with Duke."- Charlie Coles Back to Top shabamon General User Member Since: 11/17/2006 Location: Cincinnati Post Count: 6,878 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 6:48:12 PM  $$Ozone$$ wrote: People who don't cheer/sit and text the whole game make me mad and need to be yelled at. This will just get more people calling the front row a bunch of assholes. From reading the Akron board, there is a perception that the AK-Rowdies are not "cool" in the eyes of other Akron students because they employ some of those same tactics. Instead, I would strategically sit next to the girl who's not fixated on the game, and do your normal O Zone fare. Do NOT become the AK-Rowdies! Back to Top RPKirtland General User Member Since: 10/14/2012 Location: San Jose, CA Post Count: 233 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 6:49:43 PM  shabamon wrote: Do NOT become the AK-Rowdies! *sirens go off* Yes, please don't. Went a little too far west, let's go SJ Earthquakes! Back to Top $$Ozone$$ General User Member Since: 2/17/2012 Post Count: 8 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 6:51:21 PM  This will just get more people calling the front row a bunch of assholes. From reading the Akron board, there is a perception that the AK-Rowdies are not "cool" in the eyes of other Akron students because they employ some of those same tactics. Instead, I would strategically sit next to the girl who's not fixated on the game, and do your normal O Zone fare. Do NOT become the AK-Rowdies! [/QUOTE] Don't worry about that! We aren't like that and we never will be. Something does need to be said about us becoming a nationally recognised team and more people showing up. More people means less noise from individual fans, but more overall noise. I am the Treasurer of the best student section in MAC. "You guys (the Ozone) are really good! I'd put you guys up there with Duke."- Charlie Coles Back to Top Brian Smith (No, not that one) General User Member Since: 2/3/2005 Post Count: 3,016 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 6:53:17 PM  Everything Louis Orr is involved with becomes boring. He's got the mediocre touch. Back to Top Pete Chouteau General User Member Since: 11/17/2004 Location: You Can't See Me Post Count: 1,660 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 7:01:11 PM  Brilliant, Brian. Simply brilliant! Back to Top Brufus General User Member Since: 12/13/2011 Location: Wherever Miami and Michigan suck Post Count: 416 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 7:01:43 PM  Quote:  We aren't like that and we never will be. For one thing, we don't have have a guy just wearing Speedos during free throws! But this does come back to the age old question of which is better: a lot of fans & below-average noise, or not a lot of fans & above-average noise? Hopefully we can encourage people to come and support the players so this question won't be relevant to us... Back to Top shabamon General User Member Since: 11/17/2006 Location: Cincinnati Post Count: 6,878 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 7:02:00 PM  Brufus wrote: . -We do need to be serious on making sure that those who sit in the OZone actually stand up and cheer (see what I did there?) during the game. If you're sick and can't yell that loud, that's one thing, but there's no reason to sit in an OZone bleacher seat texting or doing whatever the entire game, when you can give up that seat to someone who is actually willing to cheer. That is something I and the other board members have discussed. Fundamentally, I sort of disagree with this. If I'm an O Zone member who actively participates in games and I'm too sick to yell but healthy enough to still go, I'm still going to want to be where I always watch the game for. No, the girl who was yelled at probably isn't that way, but you get the picture. Back to Top Brufus General User Member Since: 12/13/2011 Location: Wherever Miami and Michigan suck Post Count: 416 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 7:06:44 PM  That was my point, shabamon. Also, to answer your question about what happened at the end of the game, I saw Arkley tweet something about an argument between their assistant Dennis Hopson and ours, Bill Wuczynski. Back to Top shabamon General User Member Since: 11/17/2006 Location: Cincinnati Post Count: 6,878 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 7:07:04 PM  Quote: Brufus wrote:  We aren't like that and we never will be. For one thing, we don't have have a guy just wearing Speedos during free throws! But this does come back to the age old question of which is better: a lot of fans & below-average noise, or not a lot of fans & above-average noise? Hopefully we can encourage people to come and support the players so this question won't be relevant to us... I would rather have a smaller student section that made a ton of noise rather than huge numbers that are quiet. Last week I saw Cornell @ Penn in Philadelphia. Penn has little talent and they're not well-coached. They had ten guys in their student section but they were going absolutely nuts all game, and that made it okay that there were so few numbers. My freshman year, I went to a Saturday game against Bowling Green (the game where Clay Mcgowan hit a 3)with an O Zone section that was maybe a third of the size of the one today. I swear, it was one of the most fun times I've had watching games in the Convo. Last Edited: 2/9/2013 7:08:16 PM by shabamon Back to Top LuckySparrow General User Member Since: 10/15/2012 Location: Illinois Post Count: 1,754 Status: Offline     RE: What a boring game    Posted: 2/9/2013 7:09:45 PM  Yeah, I mean, students have the right to sit in the Ozone but we really need to start being louder and together. I understand his frustration (I have the same frustration at times), but there's just better ways to deal with your peers.  Night games usually bring more noise.  What a day at the Convo.....Wow! Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 25  of 48 Posts Jump to Page:   1 | 2    Next > View Other 'Ohio Basketball' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 173 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 171 Guests 2 Registered Users:   Ted Thompson, BillyTheCat There are no other users looking at this page.

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