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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.
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 12:22 pm to Purpleye
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We hear you Texicans pack a mini armory of guns and just wait around for an outsider to say somethin' bad about your Ma, truck, dog or school so you can plug 'em. No jury in Tejas will ever convict a Texican for shooting someone for badmouthing their Ma, truck, dog or school.
Hello Pot, nice to meet you. I'm Kettle.
Posted on 12/10/10 at 12:26 pm to TxAgswin
LSU fans should show up and start a Tiger Bait chant haha. 
Posted on 12/10/10 at 12:30 pm to Mattgobear
wouldnt mind seeing that...
Posted on 12/10/10 at 12:31 pm to Mattgobear
You think Koresh and the Branch Davidians would have moved their compound to College Station instead of Waco. Their membership would have increased significantly.
Posted on 12/10/10 at 12:32 pm to Kid Charlemagne
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Koresh
Posted on 12/10/10 at 12:37 pm to TxAgswin
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Hello Pot, nice to meet you. I'm Kettle.
Amen brother! FWIW, I respect Aggies a hell of a lot more than I do the future Ribeyes over in Austin.
Posted on 12/10/10 at 12:41 pm to fastroper
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Amen brother! FWIW, I respect Aggies a hell of a lot more than I do the future Ribeyes over in Austin.
Likewise. But we're really not giving either of ourselves very high praise in that comparison.
Posted on 12/10/10 at 12:42 pm to aggiegirl2005
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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 12:45 pm to Kid Charlemagne
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You think Koresh and the Branch Davidians would have moved their compound to College Station instead of Waco. Their membership would have increased significantly.
Try again when you premier RB isn't convicted of domestic abuse.
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 12/10/10 at 12:54 pm to RangerRick9211
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Try again when you premier RB isn't convicted of domestic abuse.
What does that have to do anything? "Yell Practice" is for the fans, attended by the fans. That is your doing. Sorry for pointing out the obvious, but it is very cult like. By the way, I'm sure numerous A&M players have had their fair share of run ins with the law.Posted on 12/10/10 at 12:55 pm to rutiger
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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.
The yells have been around since WW1. The fans have not.
Anyways, I think you're reading too much into the word "practice." It's not a serious practice, it's just a tradition...something fun to do. You run into other students, opposing fans, old alumni, see the coach and listen to him get ya all riled up.
Posted on 12/10/10 at 1:00 pm to aggiegirl2005
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aggiegirl2005
So it is essentially a pep rally? Just out of curiosity, is booze served or available at this event?
Posted on 12/10/10 at 1:03 pm to Kid Charlemagne
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What does that have to do anything? "Yell Practice" is for the fans, attended by the fans. That is your doing. Sorry for pointing out the obvious, but it is very cult like.
David Koresh and Midnight Yell have nothing in common. Traditions =/= Cults.
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By the way, I'm sure numerous A&M players have had their fair share of run ins with the law.
The difference is ours are no longer on the team. Yours is a Heisman candidate.
Posted on 12/10/10 at 1:05 pm to RangerRick9211
Can ya'll believe that I was banned from texags.com for making fun of cheer practice?
Posted on 12/10/10 at 1:06 pm to aggiegirl2005
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"Yell Practice" is for the fans, attended by the fans. That is your doing. Sorry for pointing out the obvious, but it is very cult like
So I guess you are only a cult when fashionable?
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Posted on 12/10/10 at 1:08 pm to aggiegirl2005
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Anyways, I think you're reading too much into the word "practice." It's not a serious practice, it's just a tradition...something fun to do. You run into other students, opposing fans, old alumni, see the coach and listen to him get ya all riled up.
To push a little more.
We as the 12 man have a role in the game just like the players do. We contribute through our "yells". Hence the "practice" aspect of it. We get together and practice each one to make sure everyone knows what to do.
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