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(08-08-2019 06:05 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  Traditions ??? What Traditions ? We need.....
1) Something in addition to Crazy Train at the entrance. Maybe a Chant like "I believe we will win" or jumping up and down or something else
2) Kick off like....OOOOOOOOO. kick D U
3) in game tradition especially on 1st down
4) clear start of the 4th quarter tradition
5) others ???

The I believe that we will win chant to me is very high school and overused (I know the USMNT and USWNT have been using it but still, my own and every high school we faced used that chant and made it seem amateur to me) so I personally wouldn't like it, but hey I'm just one person.

When I was a cheerleader I proposed us doing #2 on your list. I think the cheerleaders still do it but it hasn't caught on in the crowd yet

I think there was a thread back in the day that was dedicated to traditions and such. I loved the stadium split "We are!" "Monarchs!" chant but it never caught on and I think it was placed at a weird time in the leadup to the team running out and it could've potentially mirrored VT so much that they probably decided to stay away from it. Maybe having it after the team runs out would make it better? idk.

The bell could have been used as a 4Q tradition, have a fan or cheerleader or Big Blue Ring it to signify the 4th quarter.

There are a lot of things I tried starting when I cheered that either only caught on within the cheer squad or fizzled out over the years. I still have ideas but have no idea where or who to send it to. I thank the band for adopting the "We are Monarchs!" chant during Zombie Nation at basketball games that I started, but the students don't do it when they are literally standing (sitting) right next to them so it hasn't fully caught on