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Posted on 10/2/14 at 7:16 am to TaxmanMSU
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You see, the cowbell rang upwards projects sound to where? Above? that's not where the action is at. The sky isn't where we need sound, it's on the ground..So when everyone yells it's a much louder place.
While your acoustical arguments may be valid the bigger issue is "home field" advantage for the non ordinary variance from the norm. Look at other sporting events / venues and the underlying benefit they gain:
Africa with the Vuvuzelas.
Vanderbilt basketball with their unique basketball court setup.
Boise State and their Smurf Turf.
Duke basketball with their 6th, 7th, and 8th man in Cameron Indoor (the refs for those never attending a game there)
Ohio State football playing so many punching bag schools in the state with no home and homes
All that cash flowing through Southern California players hands.
This is America by god and let freedom ring!
Moar cowbell.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 7:24 am to Cheese Grits
I'm interested to see how much Noise the new north end zone keeps in the Stadium.
Does A&M, or Auburn, use a snap count? Doubt it, but disremember.
Does A&M, or Auburn, use a snap count? Doubt it, but disremember.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 7:47 am to Tds & Beer
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Congrats on being a POS
Not sorry for making as much noise as possible.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 12:44 pm to MaroonNation
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One of the not-so-cool parts of last Saturday was the 25 or so percent of fans who continue to ignore the rules on cowbell etiquette. This totally perplexes me. Dak Prescott doesn’t need fans ringing when they shouldn’t to make a dazzling play for our State. Bernardrick McKinney doesn’t need fans ringing when they shouldn’t in order to deliver a crushing tackle.
Why anyone who professes love for this university would ring their cowbell when they’ve been told not to do so is beyond me. It’s selfish and disrespectful, two things Mississippi State does NOT represent. When you ring at times not allowed, you are telling Mark Keenum, Dan Mullen, myself and thousands of Bulldogs who have worked hard to legitimize this great tradition at our games that you don’t appreciate their efforts, and that you’re willing to risk having cowbells removed from Davis Wade Stadium altogether in the future.
A vast majority of our fans follow the rules governing artificial noisemakers (which says they can be rung except when the center is over the football). To those of you who do so, thanks. If you see someone disregarding the rules, do me a favor and ask them to stop. If we continue having this issue, security will be deployed to either remove offending cowbells, or the individuals who are ringing irresponsibly, from the stadium.
Remember, we are allowed to bring cowbells into Davis Wade Stadium because the other 13 SEC schools voted to allow it. If we continue to have problems following the rules, then they may decide to rescind that privilege. The last thing any of us want is to have to install metal detectors at the gates.
I appreciate everyone’s diligence with this important issue.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 1:27 pm to 17theBears
I don't gas.
Been searched for Cowbells before & had to go pick mine up from Security Monday after the game, iIrc.
Been searched for Cowbells before & had to go pick mine up from Security Monday after the game, iIrc.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 1:31 pm to Sancho Panza
You're embarrassing.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 1:36 pm to 17theBears
My Cowbell is older than YOU, Punk.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 1:38 pm to Sancho Panza
So, you're a grown man who refuses to abide my rules and pretend to be civilized?
Posted on 10/8/14 at 1:40 pm to 17theBears
Don't Drink and Clang should be our new PSA
Posted on 10/8/14 at 1:43 pm to 17theBears
So you're so young you think ringing a Cowbell at certain times, or not, has anything to do with being civilized, or not?
Trust you meant "by" rules, not "my" rules & I'll edit this out, soon as you fix.
Trust you meant "by" rules, not "my" rules & I'll edit this out, soon as you fix.
This post was edited on 10/8/14 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 10/8/14 at 1:44 pm to MaroonNation
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On Saturday and I hope I am not the only one What's $20,000 to our athletic budget anyway.
Every short-sighted fan who thinks the fine is all that is stake here needs to consider the next generation of fans. My nephew can walk into the stadium openly ringing a cowbell. Will that be the case in 10 years?
Your actions will have very little difference on the field and will have dramatic difference in generations of State fans.
I understand the 2-year-old like response that being told 'no' has in some of you, but just put the bell down and yell.
I spent too much time yelling by myself this past weekend.
The directional acoustics of a person yelling with their hands cupped over their mouths makes a lot more noise at the line of scrimmage than the cowbell. You need both hands to do this.
Remember the tradition started with just one cowbell. It's bigger than you. Ring responsibly.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 1:47 pm to Breazeweaze
Agreed...the cowbells should just be for fun. Not to act as a substitute to clapping/yelling.
Just ring your cowbell once in a while (maybe just after touchdowns?) and everything will be fine.
Just ring your cowbell once in a while (maybe just after touchdowns?) and everything will be fine.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 1:50 pm to Sancho Panza
Just do you, brah
Posted on 10/8/14 at 2:38 pm to Sancho Panza
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Sancho Panza
Go back to Sixpack or L33tdawgs man.
You could tell immediately after the game who was yelling and doing right because they didn't have a soar wrist but a soar voice.
I sounded like a veteran party girl after TAMU with my raspy arse voice.
Everyone just needs to get with the program on this, it's not hard to just yell at the correct times instead of deafening your neighbor's ears.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 2:53 pm to TaxmanMSU
I've yelled my voice out so many times, it only takes a few minutes to go out.
I'm not going to tell you where to go.
I'm not going to tell you where to go.
This post was edited on 10/8/14 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 10/8/14 at 2:53 pm to TaxmanMSU
Yeah it's pretty miserable standing by people who ring constantly. Fortunately most people are not like that.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 2:56 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
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Fortunately most people are not like that.
+1
Posted on 10/8/14 at 2:56 pm to Breazeweaze
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will that be the case in ten years
Nope. Because people like sancho are dumb enough to think that its all about a fine.
We are actually good this year. It will not go without response from the other schools. The one year when dan would do a speech before the game and before the play the ringing stopped and yelling began was a thing of beauty. Thank you pancho for ruining it.
This post was edited on 10/8/14 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 10/8/14 at 2:59 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
I mainly ring when it might do some good, if Auburn uses a Clap count, like we do, ringing when they are over the center won't help.
The reason they were ever banned was bc of a specific incident, in the '70's, where one was used as a weapon.
The reason they were ever banned was bc of a specific incident, in the '70's, where one was used as a weapon.
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