heh yeah i'm merciless like that

[Edited on February 4, 2008 at 12:48 AM. Reason : oh and np it was fun]

2/4/2008 12:48:14 AM

VT is 5-3 in the ACC....but their schedule has been much weaker than ours so far. Still will be a huge game for our team. These 1-meeting teams are big because we might tie these teams and seeding could be big as far as ACC tourney chances go.

[Edited on February 4, 2008 at 12:57 AM. Reason : We play the hardest ACC schedule, maybe the NCAA comittee will see that]

2/4/2008 12:57:26 AM

http://videos.newsobserver.com/?a=player&id=1691739

same video, but with a new picture about 1/2 way through.

BTW, Carl Hes looks like he hates calling the basket good after the review.

2/4/2008 1:01:48 AM

Carl Hess hates us

2/4/2008 1:14:26 AM

^^ I was thinking the same thing about Hess.

2/4/2008 1:31:57 AM

he's just sullen.

2/4/2008 1:33:39 AM

totally can't get enough of that video. McCauley really is the man out there.

2/4/2008 3:22:32 AM

did we win today?

2/4/2008 3:25:55 AM

damn saw the video from page 9...thats some ncsu shit

2/4/2008 3:28:08 AM

yeah what made the jumping cool was the fact that it was in unison, about once a second
BOOM..........BOOM..........BOOM..........BOOM..........BOOM on the metal bleachers

no one's claiming to originate jumping at a game, it was just that one guy in the band started the specific rhythm, and then another big ass dude started doing it and that made it audible, then the student section in our endzone caught on and it spread like wildfire once people started seeing/hearing it

2/4/2008 7:48:01 AM

Will this be replayed again on tv? I was at the game but really want to watch it again.

2/4/2008 8:01:40 AM

does anyone have vids of all 3 dunks? Javi's oop to Fells, JJ's reverse dunk and Ben's dunk to win?

this is the best I could find so far.

http://videos.newsobserver.com/?a=player&id=1691739

2/4/2008 9:16:55 AM

i was at the game in the 300s and didn't notice any out of the ordinary jumping.

sounds stupid, though.

2/4/2008 10:06:05 AM

^Cool bro, give us some more insight.

2/4/2008 10:11:19 AM

Can anyone tell me why the band never played during 30 second timeouts? Was this some RBC douchebaggery or what? If I wanted to hear piped in music at a sporting event, Id go to a hockey game...or maybe see that shitty team in Charlotte. Seriously, there should never be any piped in music heard during a basketball game.

2/4/2008 10:23:45 AM

I was in 330 across from the band and it sounded and looked awesome, even from the upper deck.

Keep doing that guys, it looked and sounded awesome.

2/4/2008 10:59:48 AM

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"Can anyone tell me why the band never played during 30 second timeouts? Was this some RBC douchebaggery or what? If I wanted to hear piped in music at a sporting event, Id go to a hockey game...or maybe see that shitty team in Charlotte. Seriously, there should never be any piped in music heard during a basketball game."

It's something like that. The band doesn't know all the details yet, but we weren't supposed to play during the other team's timeouts.

2/4/2008 11:04:51 AM

^Yeah, that's it. We were only allowed to play during our TO's and they'd pipe in music during their's. Slowly but surely they are phasing us out..... Before you know it, we'll just be there to play the fight song, red and white and the national anthem.

[Edited on February 4, 2008 at 11:07 AM. Reason : a]

2/4/2008 11:07:31 AM

i wish i was there so i could've hooted and hollered when Fergie hit that three

2/4/2008 11:14:22 AM

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"We were only allowed to play during our TO's and they'd pipe in music during their's."

It's total bullshit, that's what it is. I don't know who came up with the idea, but there were multiple times during our endgame run where we forced Wake to call timeouts because of excellent plays and momentum swings, times like that were WITHOUT A DOUBT times we should have been playing the fight song or red and white to keep the crowd in it, but instead we got to listen to terrible techno or some other garbage music piped in while the crowd slowly cools down from boredom....

Trust me ENDContra, the band feels the same way you do about it but right now our hands are tied, hopefully this 'douchebaggery' won't last long, especially if the students protest it....

2/4/2008 12:21:45 PM

i don't know what you guys are talking about. some good hype songs every now and then are perfect late game. they got the student section ROCKING! the same song overandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandover gets boring sometimes you need something else to get hype late.

2/4/2008 12:26:05 PM

if they turn up the music so it really bumps then it will pump up the crowd more than our band does. See Wake home games when they play that song and everyone joins in. I believe its the same song they play at clemson after a TD. Either or, anything is better than when they do some dumb as advertising which really ruins the atmosphere.

2/4/2008 12:29:50 PM

i was on the road yesterday during the game but listened to it on XM...oh man what a helluva game...the best wins seem to be the ones where you're losing all game, finally take the lead near the end, and then win on a buzzer beater...oh man the 25 year anniversary of the 83 team!!1

2/4/2008 12:37:17 PM

^^ I'll take pumped in music over any commercial or ad in a game anyday. Can we please get rid of the real estate lady??

[Edited on February 4, 2008 at 12:37 PM. Reason : a]

2/4/2008 12:37:34 PM

the most ridiculous thing was when they piped in "jump around"... if they do that for the carolina game i might just jump on the court and slug danny green in the face

^^^ "zombie nation"? no, thanks

[Edited on February 4, 2008 at 12:54 PM. Reason : ]

2/4/2008 12:53:46 PM

if i ever hear Zombie Nation at a state game, i will walk out immediately

2/4/2008 1:03:01 PM

"Bodies" > "Zombie Nation"


[Edited on February 4, 2008 at 1:26 PM. Reason : For page 12]

2/4/2008 1:12:42 PM

You guys should call the promotions department and ask them about the music. And, sometimes TV makes recommendations about what is played, not played during time outs, especially 30-sec timeouts because TV doesn't always go to commercial.

I agree though - part of home court advantage is having the band playing the fight song during late-game runs.

2/4/2008 2:03:26 PM

the hell are you guys talking about

music (if its the right music) sounds way better than our band playing every single timeout

30 second timeouts are fine but hearing the band play through a full timeout at the end of the game just makes the crowd get quiet

Quote :

"i don't know what you guys are talking about. some good hype songs every now and then are perfect late game. they got the student section ROCKING! the same song overandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandover gets boring sometimes you need something else to get hype late."

Quote :

"if they turn up the music so it really bumps then it will pump up the crowd more than our band does. See Wake home games when they play that song and everyone joins in. I believe its the same song they play at clemson after a TD. Either or, anything is better than when they do some dumb as advertising which really ruins the atmosphere."

even if you don't like hearing zombie nation you can't disagree that it gets loud @ WF when they play it.. i think it was the year before last i went to the game @ WF and it really made me wish we played music at home during late game timeouts after big plays to keep the crowd in it


you people that want the band music every timeout are well on your way to becoming the alumni who complain about how loud the music and videos are at football games

now i'm not saying get rid of band music completely, 30 second timeouts are perfect for playing the fight song. but i like the music better mainly for full timeouts because for whatever reason the fight song doesn't pump up enough alumni and people in season ticket seats, the only time the whole arena ever claps is the slow fight song at the beginning and at the 4 minute timeout

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and to repost since i don't think anyone ever said anything: Attendance: 14,183 -- are we low balling our attendance? there is NO WAY it was that low today. aside from the student section seats that were empty for whatever reason in 125-128, the whole lower bowl was full other than a few empty seats here and there.. very few. the upper deck wasn't full but it was decently filled

[Edited on February 4, 2008 at 3:52 PM. Reason : ]

2/4/2008 3:52:13 PM

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2/4/2008 3:53:16 PM

i can't speak for everyone, but i don't think the piped in music or football videos are too loud, but they are lame and i'd prefer something more traditional. just my $0.02 dollar bucks.

Quote :

" Attendance: 14,183 -- are we low balling our attendance? there is NO WAY it was that low today."

~3/4, seems about right.

[Edited on February 4, 2008 at 3:55 PM. Reason : if anything i would've said less, but that student section was misleading.]

2/4/2008 3:54:22 PM

the fight song doesn't pump up the alumni, but zombie nation will?

fuck that, fuck zombie nation, and fuck piped in music

2/4/2008 3:54:37 PM

well, to be fair very little will pump up the alumni


and ^^ i think it was a lot more quiet this year (specifically the intros, i think that's mostly what they complain about?) than years past it seems

[Edited on February 4, 2008 at 3:56 PM. Reason : ]

[Edited on February 4, 2008 at 3:56 PM. Reason : it was way more than 3/4]

2/4/2008 3:55:53 PM

if they want to get people pumped up, just play some old clips of Jimmy V giving a speech or something on the scoreboard monitor

2/4/2008 3:58:47 PM

those are okay, albeit past glories, until sidney lowe pops up and is all 'THANKS COACH LOL'.

2/4/2008 4:00:28 PM

or play some movie clips where you have motivational speeches...like the old "Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, comes into OUR HOUSE and pushes US AROUND" from Rudy, or even Will Ferrell in Old School when he bangs the chair against the lockers

2/4/2008 4:03:28 PM

this makes me think of the michigan/osu game, where someone made a comment that michigan's entrance was great, and everyone was all 'no way man, they didn't have fireworks or music or anything, it's just them running in w/ the band and everyone cheering'.

made me

2/4/2008 4:05:15 PM

they've already done ^^that before. (the rudy bit, iirc)

[Edited on February 4, 2008 at 4:06 PM. Reason : ^^]

2/4/2008 4:06:26 PM

they do that type of shit for the 'canes games

2/4/2008 4:16:46 PM

and they'll likely do it again at some point this year

they did it before the intro at the carolina game last year

2/4/2008 4:24:32 PM

we need clemson's FTJ armbands

2/4/2008 4:24:36 PM

i've seen the Rudy bit and some other equivalents at Hornets and Bobcats games and the crowd seems to get into it; and considering the fans are generally louder and better at college games, I figure that would work

i havent been to a state game this year though so i dont know what all they actually do play

2/4/2008 4:38:35 PM

so they play "win one for the gipper" at canes games?

2/4/2008 4:39:48 PM

i've probably been to too many hockey games but hearing the goal horn after a finish like that wouldn't bother me

although the staff says that NC State doesn't want to affiliate with the hockey elements, yet they advertise each others games at home games

[Edited on February 4, 2008 at 4:51 PM. Reason : they did do it after we beat.. Duke somewhere between 00-02?]

2/4/2008 4:43:11 PM

When Herb was here, I thought the international flags up top were for our basketball team.

[Edited on February 4, 2008 at 4:46 PM. Reason : j]

2/4/2008 4:46:01 PM

Quote :

"we need clemson's FTJ armbands"

i dunno what these are, but if we do that, we should call ours FTL armbands

2/4/2008 4:50:24 PM

I want to make a promo video, if someone can give me access to clips I'll do one to this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DmDw2qNOXCc

2/4/2008 4:52:48 PM

I love the tradition of the band, and the piped in music is good too, I'd just like a little bit less of it. If they want to get everyone jumping for the tip off, then we should all just start jumping after the slow hand clap thing.

2/4/2008 4:54:06 PM

Quote :

"you people that want the band music every timeout are well on your way to becoming the alumni who complain about how loud the music and videos are at football games"

yeah well you'll never hear me complaining about anything being too loud at these games, if anything they need to turn that shit up, I've probably lost half my hearing already anyways

I think I'd be ok with some music being played sometimes, but never ever zombie nation

2/4/2008 4:56:37 PM

^ yeah i agree

i just don't agree with people saying there should be ZERO music

2/4/2008 4:58:03 PM