What can we do with our fans to teach them when to make noise and when not

KingDL1 · September 13, 2015

For years our fans will cheer while our own offense is lining up and trying to call plays?

Where does that come from?

And they can be rather quiet at times when the defense is on the field, though at times the sound is fantastic. So important for home-fields.

I was happy about the fans forcing what I think was a timeout do to noise tonight in the first half by SMU. If so I have never seen it before where a home team was in that position.

MDH · September 13, 2015

Silver lining is we won't have any fans by season end?

GoMeanGreen1999 · September 13, 2015

For years our fans will cheer while our own offense is lining up and trying to call plays?
Where does that come from?
And they can be rather quiet at times when the defense is on the field, though at times the sound is fantastic. So important for home-fields.
I was happy about the fans forcing what I think was a timeout do to noise tonight in the first half by SMU. If so I have never seen it before where a home team was in that position.

Well they want to cheer, and our team doesn't give them much to cheer about in general, so maybe they are just trying to cheer then as opposed to when things go wrong which is more and more.

Ben Gooding · September 13, 2015

Crowd did good when given opportunities to be good. Not many opportunities tonight. And, yes, our fans need to learn to shut up when we have the ball.

Cerebus · September 13, 2015

This has driven me crazy for years but honestly, it's about item #237 on my things that need to be fixed list.

Mean Green Eagle · September 13, 2015

It was crazy tonight. I was sitting in the endzone, and all the fans around me were loudest when we had the ball, but minimally loud when we were on D. Have they ever been to a game before? Don't get it??

KingDL1 · September 13, 2015

Well for a long time the cheerleaders would start cheers as our offense was lining up at home. They could correct this with some some proper signs.

TheTastyGreek · September 13, 2015

Well for a long time the cheerleaders would start cheers as our offense was lining up at home. They could correct this with some some proper signs.

Billboard campaign?

Aldo · September 13, 2015

Billboard campaign?

I think the funniest moment was when we were trying to convert 4th and short (or 3rd and short?) and the cheerleaders got in a pyramid holding up "GET LOUD!" signs.

eulessismore · September 13, 2015

For years our fans will cheer while our own offense is lining up and trying to call plays?
Where does that come from?
And they can be rather quiet at times when the defense is on the field, though at times the sound is fantastic. So important for home-fields.
I was happy about the fans forcing what I think was a timeout do to noise tonight in the first half by SMU. If so I have never seen it before where a home team was in that position.

I'd like to be able to blame our fans, and in this case, it would be legitimate. It's just that the fans at least showed up; the coaches never quite made it.

KingDL1 · September 13, 2015

I think the funniest moment was when we were trying to convert 4th and short (or 3rd and short?) and the cheerleaders got in a pyramid holding up "GET LOUD!" signs.

This really needs to be addressed

Edited September 13, 2015 by KingDL1

Rudy · September 13, 2015

Yeah, the cheerleaders need to know when to lead cheers.

James329 · September 13, 2015

Really? Crowd was great. Weren't too loud on offense ever. We are on the road. Crowd was loudest booing the offensive play calls after we didn't convert. Quit picking knits. Get to the heart of the problem.

Aldo · September 13, 2015

Those refs doe

MeanGreenTexan · September 13, 2015

I think the funniest moment was when we were trying to convert 4th and short (or 3rd and short?) and the cheerleaders got in a pyramid holding up "GET LOUD!" signs.

Wouldn't it be helpful (and fairly easy) to have one of our GAs go sit down with the Cheer squad and help them to understand these very simple concepts?

I thought it was hilarious that there were tons of fans around the lower part of section 122 yelling at them to put the signs down and shut up, but I guess they thought they were doing a great job because the chicks were just smiling from ear to ear holding up their "make some noise!" signs.

UNTexas · September 13, 2015

More importantly, I'm happy fans are going to games. So, if they want to cheer a day long, let them.

UNT 90 Grad · September 13, 2015

While we're at it, I'm sure fans can have twice as much fun at the basketball games if they start cheering and waving crazy signs when our team is shooting free throws.

Show some sports intelligence and don't be the Happy Gilmore fans of college football.

Cerebus · September 13, 2015

So, if they want to cheer a day long, let them.

You make crowd noise to hurt the team on offense, hopefully forcing them to go to a silent count. If the team on offense is your team, then you shouldn't try to hurt them.

Ben Gooding · September 13, 2015

Those refs doe

This. One blatant pass interference call on Carlos not called. Also, a no brainer late hit out of bounds that went uncalled, on our own sideline no less.

UNTexas · September 13, 2015

You make crowd noise to hurt the team on offense, hopefully forcing them to go to a silent count. If the team on offense is your team, then you shouldn't try to hurt them.

I'm well aware of the ramifications of crowd noise on the offense and I could care less. I've been to UNT games where you could hear crickets in the stadium because no one went to the games. If UNT fans, who obviously aren't going to have a lot to cheer for this season, want to scream all day then I say let them. As a player you'd rather have cheering fans than dull fans.

Army of Dad · September 13, 2015

You make crowd noise to hurt the team on offense, hopefully forcing them to go to a silent count. If the team on offense is your team, then you shouldn't try to hurt them.

We really need to be more careful. This offense is very complicated and they are doing their very best.

#outofthedarkness

rws69 · September 13, 2015

I also noticed our cheerleaders raising the MAKE NOISE signs when we had the ball and right in front of us. Could not believe what I was seeing.

MeanGreenTexan · September 13, 2015

You make crowd noise to hurt the team on offense, hopefully forcing them to go to a silent count. If the team on offense is your team, then you shouldn't try to hurt them.

Which the UNT faithful were able do successfully, forcing Davis into 2 TO's in the 1st half.