re: Why don't the cheerleaders lead the stadium in pregame cheers anymore?

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Yeah, I remember this also....used to be those old-timey corny cheers like "two bits" and "hot boudin", etc...but damn it it got everybody 'on the same page'.

On a related note, since it's apparently time for the old-timers to grumble- WHY CAN'T THE ENTIRE STADIUM CHANT "TIGER BAIT" WHEN THE OPPONENT COMES ON THE FIELD ANYMORE?

This smattering of lukewarm "boos" nowadays to me is a microcosm of all the things that are gone or changed for the worse from the mystique and legend.

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MOTHERfrickING THIS!!!!

I HATE the booing. That is soooo fricking lame and is not unique to Tiger Stadium AT ALL whereas TIGERBAIT definitely is. Booing is not intimidating in the least especially the little weak smattering of boos that occur and is in fact heartening to the opponent because of how weak it is. BUT, the entire stadium shouting TIGERBAIT TIGERBAIT TIGERGBAIT would be at least slightly intimidating by demonstrating what is in store from the 100,000+ rabid Tiger fans in the stands. I remember it being done and it would pump the excitement level up and engage the crowd from the very beginning.

I think they stopped doing the cheers when they couldn't get anyone to cheer anymore because we all became sticks-in-the-mud because we were too good for that since we now win championships.

HELL we couldn't even muster a decent round of applause for Billy Cannon and Bert Jones this past weekend. It really made me sorta sick to see that. Just pitiful. /rant