Pre-Game Idea

[ilovethecats]

Could we please sing the national anthem with some vigor?

All it would take is for the announcer to ask that we sing it so that it can be heard at that college east of the mountains. It would be a nice tradition and get people "up" for the kickoff.

oh jesus...now were complaining about the anthem? This is not what I intended. I was just hoping someone had an in with the gameday crew.

know your audience...

 

[Ursa Major]

Could we please sing the national anthem with some vigor?

All it would take is for the announcer to ask that we sing it so that it can be heard at that college east of the mountains. It would be a nice tradition and get people "up" for the kickoff.

oh jesus...now were complaining about the anthem? This is not what I intended. I was just hoping someone had an in with the gameday crew.

:lol: :clap:

 

[signedbewildered]

"I never see scores of other college games being played posted...…"

This.

Not posted but also not mentioned unless I am missing them. Years back it seems they always announced what was going on not only around the Big Sky but quite often with opponents from other conferences we played, or would play.

I miss cheering the announcement of the scats being down by three scores.

they do during big sky play. before that they don't announce scores

Ah yes. Makes perfect sense. Will be ready to boo the cats Saturday.

 

[CDAGRIZ]

This thread "has" Griz fans in it.
(Hope I'm doing that correctly)

 

[grizfan95]

Could we please sing the national anthem with some vigor?

All it would take is for the announcer to ask that we sing it so that it can be heard at that college east of the mountains. It would be a nice tradition and get people "up" for the kickoff.

I agree with this. If they just sold it a little more I know people would get into it and it would be pretty cool.

 

[Raider]

Alright I was just bored and was thinking about some game day things. So I noticed some kids were bummed when Monte did not have an intro in the Drake game. I also noticed that during the UNI game Monte still does the kid rock song thing that is pretty lame and never on beat anyways. Throughout both games the Montana grizzlies chant was an after thought and sucked. Why doesn't Monte come out like he normally does on his motorcycle or side by side or whatever is the plan and after he gets out....lead the crowd in the Montana Grizzlies chant. That would be right before or as the visitors come out and right before or during the coin flip which we never hear anyways. I know some fans tried to start it a few years ago during that time frame. What do you think? I don't know anyone in that section of the gameday experience over there. Wasn't BW in some fancy gameday experience committee of something?

PS- If this is a dumb idea...just let me know :lol:

This is a great idea. They need to do something. The pre-game is getting more and more tired every year. I think the same old routine every year has made the crowd complacent, and Monte doing the Kid Rock song has become and elephant dart to the crowds face.

 

[717s7e]

mtgrizfankb -

I am sorry that you misinterpreted my comment. I was not "complaining about the anthem" - I do however think it would be cool if we did it a bit differently rather than mumble through it. Just trying to add a bit of uniqueness to WaGriz - didn't mean to upset anyone.

 

[mtgrizfankb]

mtgrizfankb -

I am sorry that you misinterpreted my comment. I was not "complaining about the anthem" - I do however think it would be cool if we did it a bit differently rather than mumble through it. Just trying to add a bit of uniqueness to WaGriz - didn't mean to upset anyone.

no worries, didn't upset me by any means. Just when I think of all the things that could make gameday better...the anthem has to be pretty far down that list.

 

[CDAGRIZ]

mtgrizfankb -

I am sorry that you misinterpreted my comment. I was not "complaining about the anthem" - I do however think it would be cool if we did it a bit differently rather than mumble through it. Just trying to add a bit of uniqueness to WaGriz - didn't mean to upset anyone.

no worries, didn't upset me by any means. Just when I think of all the things that could make gameday better...the anthem has to be pretty far down that list.

I'm with you on this. I don't care about mascot dances, hippidy-hop songs, or uniforms. I care about winning first, winning with a hard nose second, and winning with a tough neck third.

 

[RABIDAWG]

Alright I was just bored and was thinking about some game day things. So I noticed some kids were bummed when Monte did not have an intro in the Drake game. I also noticed that during the UNI game Monte still does the kid rock song thing that is pretty lame and never on beat anyways. Throughout both games the Montana grizzlies chant was an after thought and sucked. Why doesn't Monte come out like he normally does on his motorcycle or side by side or whatever is the plan and after he gets out....lead the crowd in the Montana Grizzlies chant. That would be right before or as the visitors come out and right before or during the coin flip which we never hear anyways. I know some fans tried to start it a few years ago during that time frame. What do you think? I don't know anyone in that section of the gameday experience over there. Wasn't BW in some fancy gameday experience committee of something?

PS- If this is a dumb idea...just let me know :lol:

that kid rock chant thing is stupid. so is the song they run out to. I thought for sure they would have new, fresh songs/features with bobby's return. kind of disappointing they haven't changed any of those things.

I conducted a poll earlier this year, and having the fellas run out to “Takin’ Care of Business” by the awesome Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) was a runaway winner!
Also, I’ll bet that if we started blasting that tune with 5 minutes to go until the start of the 3rd quarter, folks’d be filing back to their seats like so many salmon to their spawning grounds! :thumb:

OMG, No! That old 70’s crap will empty the stadium. Lame as “Sweet Caroline”. No offense to your musical tastes, though.

 

[electricgriz42]

Run out to the intro of down with the sickness by disturbed.

 

[MikeyGriz]

i'm obviously quite boring, but i'd like to go to a football game and have it be just a football game, with a readable scoreboard that shows me lot of information, i.e. down, distance, and maybe relevant scores from elsewhere and some in-game stats every now and again.

Don’t forget less stairs, rest stations, and walker racks.

Is too much to ask for a moist towell on sunny hot days.

Free coffee, please.

and just where in the hell does my used colostomy bag go?

Shove it up your.............Oh, sorry!

 

[CDAGRIZ]

Alright I was just bored and was thinking about some game day things. So I noticed some kids were bummed when Monte did not have an intro in the Drake game. I also noticed that during the UNI game Monte still does the kid rock song thing that is pretty lame and never on beat anyways. Throughout both games the Montana grizzlies chant was an after thought and sucked. Why doesn't Monte come out like he normally does on his motorcycle or side by side or whatever is the plan and after he gets out....lead the crowd in the Montana Grizzlies chant. That would be right before or as the visitors come out and right before or during the coin flip which we never hear anyways. I know some fans tried to start it a few years ago during that time frame. What do you think? I don't know anyone in that section of the gameday experience over there. Wasn't BW in some fancy gameday experience committee of something?

PS- If this is a dumb idea...just let me know :lol:

that kid rock chant thing is stupid. so is the song they run out to. I thought for sure they would have new, fresh songs/features with bobby's return. kind of disappointing they haven't changed any of those things.

I conducted a poll earlier this year, and having the fellas run out to “Takin’ Care of Business” by the awesome Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) was a runaway winner!
Also, I’ll bet that if we started blasting that tune with 5 minutes to go until the start of the 3rd quarter, folks’d be filing back to their seats like so many salmon to their spawning grounds! :thumb:

OMG, No! That old 70’s crap will empty the stadium. Lame as “Sweet Caroline”. No offense to your musical tastes, though.

This is 1000% correct. What CEH fails to mention is that there was tremendous support for Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass's "Casino Royale" in his poll. Any music fan, and most Griz fans, would agree: "Casino Royale" as performed by HA and the TJB is the ultimate stadium song, and would most definitely get the players and fans amped up if we ran out to it. I bet a few visiting teams would just get back on the bus and go home.

 

[Paytonlives]

Been saying it for years...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkwedgEH3gs

 

[Paytonlives]

This was ON THE ROAD for a bowl game...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S01N5PyPYfg

 

[Paytonlives]

Great Coaches, Teachers and Universities... steal the great ideas.

And discard the trash...

 

[kemajic]

I never see scores of other college games being played posted. I never hear the announcer give scores of other games anymore either.

A major pet peeve of mine.

 

[Fahque]

Been saying it for years...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkwedgEH3gs

I like it but they end the song too early

 

[BadlandsGrizFan]

Could we please sing the national anthem with some vigor?

All it would take is for the announcer to ask that we sing it so that it can be heard at that college east of the mountains. It would be a nice tradition and get people "up" for the kickoff.

oh jesus...now were complaining about the anthem? This is not what I intended. I was just hoping someone had an in with the gameday crew.

know your audience...

Im taking a knee on this conversation

 

[CDAGRIZ]

Been saying it for years...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkwedgEH3gs

I hate to say it, but I'd probably take BTO over that noise. Herb has forgotten more about getting people excited than whatever this Sandman band knows. Plus, I don't think Montana has enough Mountain Dew, menthol cigs, or Pontiac Firebirds to play that kind of music at a FB game.