UNI Football Traditions

[pwjmjt]

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Fixed it for ya.... I love how loud it gets, I only wish we would get that loud before the visitors get to the line of scrimage. But it's still one of my favorite parts of the game.

Maybe we could play music nearly up until the snap of the football when the visitors have the ball, ala SFA a couple weeks ago.

[Born-a-Panther]

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I would say that the whole band entrance gives me goose bumps especially when they play that first note.

I echo this. When the drums start up right before the whole band storms the field... love it.

[TravelingPanther]

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My favorite would be the drummers behind the garage door playing before the door opens...the other cool thing the players probably don't get to experience anymore is how dark it gets behind the garage door when the door behind you closes before they open the one into the dome. Anyone who has been in there can attest it is one of the coolest feelings. I doubt that happens anymore with the locker room where it is now.

It's still pretty dark. That is probably one of the coolest things a UNI fan can experience.

[PantherChic]

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My favorite tradition that is no longer was the toilet paper one referenced earlier. Back in the early-mid 1990's, with UNI playing some AMAZING football (damn wall vs. Kenny Shedd!) those TP rolls flying through the air after touchdowns was a sight to behold. Though you'd better have a spare roll in your dorm room because they bathrooms were raided each home game and no rolls were to be found until Monday!

Ahhh....the good 'ol days

ANother fav - PR's intro. Nothing better out there in my opinion! Not to mention Gary's "Oh Baby" on the airwaves!

[TH1974]

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Love that logo

Yep.


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[Born-a-Panther]

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People also used to throw big beach balls around in the crowd. And remember the remote control blimp that dropped coupons into the stands???

[jnutt]

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People also used to throw big beach balls around in the crowd. And remember the remote control blimp that dropped coupons into the stands???

Sally Hatfield Club and the Drake Bulldogs stole the blimp for bulldog basketball

[UNIpanther99]

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Sally Hatfield Club and the Drake Bulldogs stole the blimp for bulldog basketball

Do they call it the D+ Dirigible?

Kaboom

"Oh the humanity!!"

[JayJ79]

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My favorite tradition that is no longer was the toilet paper one referenced earlier. Back in the early-mid 1990's, with UNI playing some AMAZING football (damn wall vs. Kenny Shedd!) those TP rolls flying through the air after touchdowns was a sight to behold. Though you'd better have a spare roll in your dorm room because they bathrooms were raided each home game and no rolls were to be found until Monday!

Ahhh....the good 'ol days

ANother fav - PR's intro. Nothing better out there in my opinion! Not to mention Gary's "Oh Baby" on the airwaves!

if people think having kids throwing footballs on the field is dangerous, try taking one of those industrial toilet paper rolls off the noggin.....

[UNIpanther99]

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if people think having kids throwing footballs on the field is dangerous, try taking one of those industrial toilet paper rolls off the noggin.....

I think we've had this discussion before, but the practice seemed to slow down considerably after Terry Allen took a full roll to the back of his head in about 1995 or 96.

[Cap'n Cat]

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Large-breasted, drunk freshmen chicks who shave their coochies hanging on upperclassmen players at the bars after a win.

[1988]

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It's still pretty dark. That is probably one of the coolest things a UNI fan can experience.

Several years ago UNI had an auction on Ebay that let the winning fan run out of the tunnel with the team, full sideline and lockerroom access during the game. I won it for my son on his 7th birthday. I don't know who had more fun? Him or me. The best part was being in the tunnel with the players and the drums were pounding! We even went into the locker room at half time! What an awesome experience.

[FOTY]

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Several years ago UNI had an auction on Ebay that let the winning fan run out of the tunnel with the team, full sideline and lockerroom access during the game. I won it for my son on his 7th birthday. I don't know who had more fun? Him or me. The best part was being in the tunnel with the players and the drums were pounding! We even went into the locker room at half time! What an awesome experience.

That sounds pretty sweet! Really wish they would do that again some year.....

[ubuntuCAT]

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Several years ago UNI had an auction on Ebay that let the winning fan run out of the tunnel with the team, full sideline and lockerroom access during the game. I won it for my son on his 7th birthday. I don't know who had more fun? Him or me. The best part was being in the tunnel with the players and the drums were pounding! We even went into the locker room at half time! What an awesome experience.

Speaking of auctions did anyone see how much the auction for the vip trip to the missouri state game on the team charter?

[87PantherAlum]

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My favorite would be the drummers behind the garage door playing before the door opens...

I would say that the whole band entrance gives me goose bumps especially when they play that first note.

I echo this. When the drums start up right before the whole band storms the field... love it.

I've had a kid on the marching band drumline for the last 5 years so I guess I'm a little biased but the drumline's initial "hit" and then starting the cadence to march out onto the field always gives me huge goosebumps. My kids have played in the tunnel for the players before they come out and they said it's a pretty intense experience.