UsAlways_AJS Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 I don't post on here much, but thought this was the best avenue to share a problem I see with a few members of the RedZone. I sit behind the Husker bench and have noticed a few of the members of the RedZone take the newspaper tradition a little too far. A few of the members seem to make every effort to throw the paper out on the floor. It started happening with some of the bigger B1G games last year and happened again last night. One student even wadded up paper and threw the ball in front of the Nebraska bench. The official had to pick it up during Creighton's possession. We need to continue to make the game an enjoyable event for students, but not take it to a point where our students become part of the action on the floor. Now that I have this off my chest...I hope the RedZone continues to bring it every night! Some of my fondest memories from UNL was being part of the RedZone. Quote
Jadler Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 This has been a problem for a while and we've managed to police it pretty well on the east side by the opposing teams bench. Looks like we need to place someone over there to start policing it a little better. Quote
Silverbacked1 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 I think this year has been as good as any in the past 10 years or so. Keep up the good work. Quote
UsAlways_AJS Posted December 7, 2012 Author Report Posted December 7, 2012 The problem is the SW group. The janitor raced on to the floor to sweep off the paper before Creighton brought down the ball. You guys are doing a great job! Quote
Norm Peterson Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 What if we put "free drink" coupons on those papers they're wadding up? They wouldn't want to throw them away then, huh? Quote
Huskerpapa Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 Keep it up...I think it is cool tradition. The Zone keeps getting better. Students please coming and please stay loud. Quote
HuskerFever Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 I don't post on here much, but thought this was the best avenue to share a problem I see with a few members of the RedZone. I think the first problem is that a basketball student section is called the "Red Zone". Quote
49r Posted December 8, 2012 Report Posted December 8, 2012 I think the first problem is that a basketball student section is called the "Red Zone". I think so too. If they were truly concerned about shedding the "just a football school" stereotype, changing the student section's name would be a great place to start. Quote
Huskerpapa Posted December 8, 2012 Report Posted December 8, 2012 Didn't Johnny Orr once reference the section as a bunch of dogs, hence the dog zone? Maybe my memory has faded a bit. Quote
Norm Peterson Posted December 8, 2012 Report Posted December 8, 2012 Either Johnny Orr, Norm Stewart or Billy Tubbs made reference to our student section something to the effect of being as loud as a bunch of dead dogs. Danny Nee tried to turn it into a positive and call the student section "dead dog alley" and there were some cheers the students were supposed to cheer in the event of certain things happening -- like barking like a dog every time an opponent missed a free throw or something. For some strange reason, it never caught on. Quote
49r Posted December 8, 2012 Report Posted December 8, 2012 Lots of great student sections in the B1G. Izzone Nut House Barnyard Orange Krush Paint Crew Perhaps the most organized student section in the B1G would be Michigan's Maize Rage, which appears to be what we are modeling the student section in PBA after. They even have a web page with instructions on chants, apparel, etc. http://www.umich.edu/~bballfan/ Interesting tidbits there: The Rage Page The "Rage Page", formerly known as the "Full Court Press" is a game-day scouting report prepared before each home game. Written by hand-picked members of the Maize Rage "Core", it is distributed to the Maize Rage student section prior to games and contains information on the opposing team as well as the Michigan team. Requirements For Sitting in Bleachers Students with a ticket in the bleachers are required to wear a maize Michigan shirt (preferably basketball related), a Michigan basketball jersey, or a costume. Students who do not comply with this requirement may be moved to the blue or gold sections. It is also required that students in the bleachers stand up during game action. It looks bad on television when some of the students are sitting down. Now, I'll be the first to say that may be slight overkill, Red Zone's got a twitter feed, and they stand, etc., which is pretty good... But I still wish they could come up with a better name. Quote
Daledangdarn Posted December 8, 2012 Report Posted December 8, 2012 Herbie's House, Red Barons, Red Riot, The Red Miles? I dunno, I do agree with changing the red zone name though. Quote
hskr4life Posted December 10, 2012 Report Posted December 10, 2012 Children of the Corn TheGov21 1 Quote
RealMattKnudsen Posted December 10, 2012 Report Posted December 10, 2012 Scarlet Fever? The Red Zone doesn't seem terrible to me. Although there is a red zone in football, the student section is just a zone that is red with no relation to football and I've never really thought of it relating to football. Maybe Old Spice at one time or another though. TheGov21 1 Quote
hhcmatt Posted December 10, 2012 Report Posted December 10, 2012 The Red Zone doesn't seem terrible to me. Although there is a red zone in football, the student section is just a zone that is red with no relation to football and I've never really thought of it relating to football. Maybe Old Spice at one time or another though. Agree Quote
colhusker Posted December 10, 2012 Report Posted December 10, 2012 As long we don't have them use something like "The antlers" Quote
TheGov21 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Posted December 10, 2012 Children of the Corn Scarlet Fever? I don't dislike the Red Zone, but I can understand why some don't like it. Personally I love both of the above suggestions. Quote
Silverbacked1 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Posted December 10, 2012 New arena next year maybe time to come up with some new things. Also I have always thought that Nebraska tends to go move towards an older crowd in all their sports. How many students can get into volleyball? What is the % for students vs all the 86,000? Just never to seem to have the HUGH student sections that other schools do. Don't know if is because the students don't show up or if the school doesn't give enough tickets out compared to the paying public. Quote
colhusker Posted December 10, 2012 Report Posted December 10, 2012 New arena next year maybe time to come up with some new things. Also I have always thought that Nebraska tends to go move towards an older crowd in all their sports. How many students can get into volleyball? What is the % for students vs all the 86,000? Just never to seem to have the HUGH student sections that other schools do. Don't know if is because the students don't show up or if the school doesn't give enough tickets out compared to the paying public. Think a lot of it has to do with the fact the older people tend to have deeper pockets than the youngins. Quote
Silverbacked1 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Posted December 10, 2012 Yeah figured that was it, but wanted some others to say the same thing. Quote
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