North Texas fans stand strong against SMU

[Harry]

 

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[UNT 90 Grad]

Great crowd last night, but some continuous improvement ideas for us to keep in mind:

1.  Be SELFLESS enough to stand at least on kickoffs, 3rd downs (when on defense),  when UNT gets a first down (performing the first down gesture), during the almamator, and of course when UNT scores. 

2. Be TOUGH enough to yell at the top of your lungs on defensive 3rd downs and spirit chants (especially the NORTH TEXAS chant @Harry captured above.)

3. Be DISCIPLINED enough to be quiet during the snap count when UNT is on offense.  When Mason is flapping his arms up and down, he’s not doing an eagle gesture to get the crowd pumped up.  

[Talon90]

These are all solid points.

They have also been posted every season since Harry invented the internet.

Edited September 2, 2018 by Talon90

[UNT 90 Grad]

3 minutes ago, Talon90 said:

These are all solid points.

They have also been posted every season since Harry invented the internet.

You’ll have to pardon my repetitiveness and duplicity. 

[UNT 89 Grad]

Glad to see as many fans as I did at the game on Saturday.  We drove up from Houston for the game.  Hope to see pics of future games with the stands filled again.  Go Mean Green!

[UNTexas]

Yep, we need it to quiet down when the offense lines up to snap the ball.

[Felozano]

21 hours ago, UNT 90 Grad said:

3. Be DISCIPLINED enough to be quiet during the snap count when UNT is on offense.  When Mason is flapping his arms up and down, he’s not doing an eagle gesture to get the crowd pumped up.

This one really grinds my gears, too. This used to happen at the Cowboys games. I get the excitement, but come on!  I usually end up shushing the people in my section.  

[Mean Green Matt]

1 hour ago, Felozano said:

This one really grinds my gears, too. This used to happen at the Cowboys games. I get the excitement, but come on!  I usually end up shushing the people in my section.  

How our fan base largely still doesn’t get this is shocking. NDSU does it better than any fans I’ve ever seen. When they’re on offense you could hear a pin drop before the snap. On defense it’s deafening for every single down. 

[oldguystudent]

I hope to all things holy that we had some recruits there on Saturday who are also considering SMU.  I hope to god those recruits also go to an SMU game. 

[Christopher Walker]

23 hours ago, UNT 90 Grad said:

2. Be TOUGH enough to yell at the top of your lungs on defensive 3rd downs and spirit chants (especially the NORTH TEXAS chant @Harry captured above.)

 I lost my voice at the end of the first SMU possession when Hicks was acquainted with our new turf.

A decade+ of vocal training, technique, health, et al out the window all at once. Super raspy for my radio show Sunday. Been recovering these past two days since.

But you know what? Totally worth it.

[p_phelps]

The fact we've been playing football for over a century and don't know the basic fandom rules drives me crazy. This is the first time I sat on the alumni side and as I have always done; I stood the entire game and was without voice at the end. I was asked and talked about to sit down so they could see. ( I'm 6'0 not Shaq). This was my one and only complaint of the night, this will get better with prolonged winning but still an issue.

[KingDL1]

Well for a long time the cheerleading squad would try to get the crowd loud when we were on Offense, not kidding it would kill me. 

[UNTLifer]

38 minutes ago, KingDL1 said:

Well for a long time the cheerleading squad would try to get the crowd loud when we were on Offense, not kidding it would kill me. 

The cheerleaders need signs that say "SSSSHHHHHH" for when our offense approaches the line.

[UNT 90 Grad]

32 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

The cheerleaders need signs that say "SSSSHHHHHH" for when our offense approaches the line.

Or on the scoreboard like some NFL teams do. 

[SSAACOIC]

3 hours ago, p_phelps said:

The fact we've been playing football for over a century and don't know the basic fandom rules drives me crazy. This is the first time I sat on the alumni side and as I have always done; I stood the entire game and was without voice at the end. I was asked and talked about to sit down so they could see. ( I'm 6'0 not Shaq). This was my one and only complaint of the night, this will get better with prolonged winning but still an issue.

Ah, the age-old “stand or sit” dilemma. I’m all for fans displaying their enthusiasm, as long as they are not negatively impacting another fan’s game experience. So, stand if you wish, but at least look around you to see if there are fans behind you who can’t stand for long periods or at all. 

[Stix]

26 minutes ago, UNT 90 Grad said:

Or on the scoreboard like some NFL teams do.  

At least once the scoreboard / PA music was the cause of the fans making noise while on offense.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

8 hours ago, Stix said:

At least once the scoreboard / PA music was the cause of the fans making noise while on offense.

And they need to turn that crap down. 

[TheColonyEagle]

2 hours ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

And they need to turn that crap down. 

Man...is it possible the PA is even louder?or am I just getting older?

It was ear drum shattering. What is the point of having that so loud? Crowd noise? Hey make your ear drums bleed. But good gosh....I don't understand why those speakers have to be so loud...it doesn't add anything to the game experience.

 

[NTXAlum2016]

Can we not just be happy with the crowd turnout? You guys are always asking for something more. They finally showed up. Be proud bc most mid major schools can't even do that. 

[UNTLifer]

3 hours ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

And they need to turn that crap down. 

[ChiefTenBeers2015]

Posting this again, SMU’s head man towards the end of the 3rd quarter last Saturday...will it be a long inaugural season for the Dykes era in Dallas?  

[emmitt01]

1 hour ago, ChiefTenBeers2015 said:

Posting this again, SMU’s head man towards the end of the 3rd quarter last Saturday...will it be a long inaugural season for the Dykes era in Dallas?  

“Come to SMU they said.  It’ll be worth the money they said.  Geez, I hope some FCS jobs are open after this season, cuz this place sucks”

[THOR]

On 9/3/2018 at 7:18 PM, p_phelps said:

The fact we've been playing football for over a century and don't know the basic fandom rules drives me crazy. This is the first time I sat on the alumni side and as I have always done; I stood the entire game and was without voice at the end. I was asked and talked about to sit down so they could see. ( I'm 6'0 not Shaq). This was my one and only complaint of the night, this will get better with prolonged winning but still an issue.

and this is why i has my seats on the top row of the lower bowl...no one can tell me to sit down!

[p_phelps]

38 minutes ago, THOR said:

and this is why i has my seats on the top row of the lower bowl...no one can tell me to sit down!

Hmmmm I'll look into that!