re: CFB’s Top 10 Most Unruly Fanbases

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#10: Wisconsin

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Pretty well-known crazy student section:
You suck cheer

let's get wasted

jump around

night game jump around

they probably get a nod because of the 1993 stadium collapse that injured 73 students. The cops were trying to keep them off the field when they beat Michigan. The students in front stopped but the ones behind them kept coming until the supports gave way.


this kind makes me think they do belong: LINK

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However, on September 6, 2003 (the Badgers' first home game of the season), with construction of the skyboxes surrounding the stadium, UW officials decided to cancel the "Jump Around" tradition that had been a staple for 5 years.

Stadium security and the local police department had been informed of this decision, but no notification had been given to the fans.[10]

As the fourth quarter began and students realized there had been no "Jump Around," they became upset. Some students jumped around even without the requisite music. Then an entire section sat down in protest, a majority directed their middle finger at the sound booth, and a chant of "frick the sound guy" began. Sitting down was particularly significant as the student section generally stands on the bleachers while the team is playing (in contrast to the rest of the stadium, which sits while the team plays and stands during halftime). Chanting and booing continued through the majority of the fourth quarter. With 6:29 to go in the game, Lee Evans scored on a 99-yard play and led the Badgers to a victory, thrilling the crowd.

When news surfaced on Monday, September 8, that this event was not a technical or human malfunction, but rather a decision by campus officials, the students launched a protest. Petitions circulated and students pushed back against administration. Structural engineers confirmed that the stadium would suffer no structural damage caused by the vibrations created by jumping. Two days later, Chancellor John D. Wiley announced that the "Jump Around" tradition would resume

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