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re: Midnight Yell Practice
Posted on 12/10/10 at 12:16 pm to LSU_Lou
Posted on 12/10/10 at 12:16 pm to LSU_Lou
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why do they have to practice yelling?
If you really do want to know, I'll answer.
It's not practicing yelling, but practicing our yells. It began around the time of WW1. We have about a dozen different yells, each with their own hand signals. The Yell Leaders give the signal, which is then "passed back" through the three decks. On the Yell Leaders' count, the entire student section does an organized yell.
Yell Practice is sort of a pep rally in that the coaches and players sometimes show up to pump up the fanbase. The Yell Leaders tell lame jokes/stories. Then we go through some yells. Then the lights go out and you kiss your date.
Our stadium is about a 5 minute walk from the bar area, so usually on a Friday night you stumble over, have some fun, then go back to the bars.
As far as why any visitor would want to go, I just refer back to my previous post about wanting to hear LSU's traditions. Traditions and quirks and pageantry are part of what make CFB so damn awesome.
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Posted on 12/10/10 at 12:20 pm to aggiegirl2005
I have a question for the the AGs. If you wake up in the middle of the woods and your arse hurts, would you tell anyone?
Posted on 12/10/10 at 12:42 pm to aggiegirl2005
quote:
If you really do want to know, I'll answer. It's not practicing yelling, but practicing our yells. It began around the time of WW1. We have about a dozen different yells, each with their own hand signals. The Yell Leaders give the signal, which is then "passed back" through the three decks. On the Yell Leaders' count, the entire student section does an organized yell.
Yell Practice is sort of a pep rally in that the coaches and players sometimes show up to pump up the fanbase. The Yell Leaders tell lame jokes/stories. Then we go through some yells. Then the lights go out and you kiss your date.
Our stadium is about a 5 minute walk from the bar area, so usually on a Friday night you stumble over, have some fun, then go back to the bars.
As far as why any visitor would want to go, I just refer back to my previous post about wanting to hear LSU's traditions. Traditions and quirks and pageantry are part of what make CFB so damn awesome
Nice job Aggiegirl. You have got a ton of A&M information stored in that brain of yours.
I was in school when we played A&M every year and, to be honest, I flat-out hated them. I mean I hated RC Slocum, I hated Jackie Sherrill, I hated the wrecking crew, I hated Bucky Richardson, I hated Leland McElroy, I hated the yell leaders, I hated the fans and God knows I hated that damn band.
I can't quantify why, but I have a changed my opinion of the Aggie Nation. I guess I have mellowed with age. I now enjoy the A&M traditions as one of the really great things about college football; not their players or their team, but the fans, the yells, and {gulp} the band. Additionally, they are an incredible academic institution and I would be proud if one of my kids went to school there.
God help me, but I can't believe I just said that.
Posted on 12/10/10 at 12:47 pm to aggiegirl2005
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It's not practicing yelling, but practicing our yells. It began around the time of WW1.
so if the cheers, oh wait yells, have been around since wwi why do you need to practice them? seems like everybody should know them by now.
Posted on 12/11/10 at 7:14 am to aggiegirl2005
I just can't bring myself to hate these guys. Too bad they didn't sack up and join the SEC because I think they are a perfect fit and it would have been awesome to renew our rivalry.
If I were going to the game, I would actually go check out the yell. It is a pretty cool college tradition, and one with an interesting history. Damn you aTm, why can't you sack up and leave the big 12-2???
If I were going to the game, I would actually go check out the yell. It is a pretty cool college tradition, and one with an interesting history. Damn you aTm, why can't you sack up and leave the big 12-2???
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