another offseason filler: cheers at game

[Rabbi Bull]

what cheers would you like the students to start up at games, both basketball and football.  we all agree that tradition comes from the students and others catching on, so what would you all like to see us start, can be cheering, signs, or some other tradition.

[lotsofbull99]

I like the Bull $hit cheer, very original to USF

[80mins]

One I suggested long ago in one of the band threads, though it's painfully idealistic:

"I think we could work with a theme taken from Malagueña. I wish I could sing/play the part I'm talking about, so I'll try online. Humor me--think about the break in Malagueña that leads out into the percussion accents at the following:

ONE (and two and three and) FOUR (and one and two and three) AND FOUR (and)/

(one and) TWO (and) THREE AND (four and one) AND (two) AND THREE!

OK, it doesn't look the best, but count through it, and if you speak drummer, you know what part I'm talking about. Consider that, with its accompanying horn parts, followed by laying with all your might on the following downbeat in the low brass especially with a bass drum/low tom/snares off roll. Lyrics could even be added, something to the effect of (on the above accents)

GO!... BULLS!... GO BULLS!/

...U-S F!... LET'S-GO BULLS! "

Also:

"-As other schools do, it would be great if there were a portion or reprise of our fight song where we dropped out to just low brass and percussion and the rest of the band sings the fight song. Hopefully it would catch on and people would actually learn the lyrics, and I think it could build into a frenzy throughout the verse with people shouting "HERE AND NOW AND WE WILL WIN THE VICTORY!" If you're familiar with the Cavaliers of DCI, think of their last time through their "We are the corps the Cavaliers" song. "

[USFPDiddy]

The entire crowd shouts "ole" each time our bulls sack the opposition, possibly with a drumroll leading into it.

[Apis Bull]

The entire crowd shouts "ole" each time our bulls sack the opposition, possibly with a drumroll leading into it.

You do realize that "ole" is said when the bull misses, right?

[lotsofbull99]

You do realize that "ole" is said when the bull misses, right?

Then we can say it on every play we don;t sack the quaterback ;D

[Guest]

"-As other schools do, it would be great if there were a portion or reprise of our fight song where we dropped out to just low brass and percussion and the rest of the band sings the fight song. Hopefully it would catch on and people would actually learn the lyrics, and I think it could build into a frenzy throughout the verse with people shouting "HERE AND NOW AND WE WILL WIN THE VICTORY!" If you're familiar with the Cavaliers of DCI, think of their last time through their "We are the corps the Cavaliers" song. "

I think it would be great if everyone would SING the fight song.  Yes, people, there are words to it beyond the "S-O-U-T-H F-L-O-R-I-D-A; South Florida; South Florida; Go Bulls Go" cheer in the middle.

We need a 'sponsor' to print flyers with the words on it and pass it out at games.  They could put a coupon on the flyer and use it as a marketing ploy. (Bulls Heaven? Bulls Outfitter? The Bull Pen?)

[Rabbi Bull]

^ or have the it put up on the screen

[Rabbi Bull]

good ideas littledrummerboy, i used to be in marching band and my band played malaquena, so i know the part your talking about.  it could be done, but i don't remember the band ever playing the song

[80mins]

bullzfan--they played it my first year at USF, which would have been Fall of '03. It's been a song I always associate with the HOT for that reason, as well as the fact that #8 is essentially a variation on the Malaguena theme and the HOTDL, at least in the '04 season, used part of the percussion part for it as one of their post-halftime cadences.