(07-11-2016 01:16 PM)NO_QUARTER Wrote:  

(07-11-2016 01:15 PM)ah59396 Wrote:  Beating Western Carolina was a tradition at App for about 80 years. Shame to see that W on the schedule go away.

No joke. How many times did App beat them anyway?

http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/act...eamid=3511

58-18-1 apparently. Of course they've only lost to them twice since 1985.

(07-11-2016 09:14 AM)rokamortis Wrote:  We have a victory bell that a fraternity donated in memory of one of their brothers (I think a founder of the campus chapter) who passed away. It is located in the football / baseball / softball complex that the teams ring after conference championships. I think football rings after wins but it may have been elevated just to conference championships or better.

Edit: Found this page with info: http://pikappccu.org/chad-m-beaty-memori...-bell.html

Quote:In 2010, the Eta Pi Chapter celebrated its 15th anniversary at CCU. At this monumental milestone, the chapter donated a bell tower to the university that can be seen between Brooks Stadium and Springs Brooks Baseball Stadium. The victory bell is rung after a Chanticleer football win and by any Chanticleer team that wins a Big South Championship or National Championship. The Eta Pi chapter raised the $26,000 to construct the tower and it was named the Chad M. Beaty Memorial Victory Bell after the founder of the Eta Pi Chapter. The bell is recognized as a tradition of the university and athletic department at Coastal Carolina University.

Also the bell, comes from a Charleston church's bell tower, which is the founding site of Pi Kappa Phi. The bell is rang after all football wins, conference championships, and national championships.

"frost on the pumpkin"

https://www.facebook.com/gatalifestyle/v...538282589/

Here's an awesome video about our Yellow School Bus Tradition from GATA Lifestyle. I wish I could just link the video player but I don't know how to do that with facebook videos.

I have to admit the school bus tradition is pretty awesome. I like that it started out of a basic need but has continued even after the program grew. It's unlike so many other "traditions" that were created instead of naturally building.

(07-15-2016 02:27 PM)JTApps1 Wrote:  I have to admit the school bus tradition is pretty awesome. I like that it started out of a basic need but has continued even after the program grew. It's unlike so many other "traditions" that were created instead of naturally building.

Some boosters got together and arranged for school buses to pick up the team from the team hotel to take them to the bowl game. Players had no idea it was going to happen until they walked outside. From those who were present, they went insane and couldn't get onboard fast enough. I was walking around the front of the hotel and saw them driving by from a distance and knew exactly what had just happened.

(07-15-2016 02:37 PM)eaglewraith Wrote:  

(07-15-2016 02:27 PM)JTApps1 Wrote:  I have to admit the school bus tradition is pretty awesome. I like that it started out of a basic need but has continued even after the program grew. It's unlike so many other "traditions" that were created instead of naturally building.

Some boosters got together and arranged for school buses to pick up the team from the team hotel to take them to the game. Players had no idea it was going to happen until they walked outside. From those who were present, they went insane and couldn't get onboard fast enough. I was walking around the front of the hotel and saw them driving by from a distance and knew exactly what had just happened.

You talking about the bowl game?? Yea, we went crazy when they pulled up to the stadium in those. Epic.

(07-15-2016 02:42 PM)NO_QUARTER Wrote:  

(07-15-2016 02:37 PM)eaglewraith Wrote:  

(07-15-2016 02:27 PM)JTApps1 Wrote:  I have to admit the school bus tradition is pretty awesome. I like that it started out of a basic need but has continued even after the program grew. It's unlike so many other "traditions" that were created instead of naturally building.

Some boosters got together and arranged for school buses to pick up the team from the team hotel to take them to the game. Players had no idea it was going to happen until they walked outside. From those who were present, they went insane and couldn't get onboard fast enough. I was walking around the front of the hotel and saw them driving by from a distance and knew exactly what had just happened.

You talking about the bowl game?? Yea, we went crazy when they pulled up to the stadium in those. Epic.

Yea I left that out in the original post...fixed it.

I only saw them as they were leaving and I went insane.

(07-16-2016 02:31 PM)eaglewraith Wrote:  

(07-15-2016 02:42 PM)NO_QUARTER Wrote:  

(07-15-2016 02:37 PM)eaglewraith Wrote:  

(07-15-2016 02:27 PM)JTApps1 Wrote:  I have to admit the school bus tradition is pretty awesome. I like that it started out of a basic need but has continued even after the program grew. It's unlike so many other "traditions" that were created instead of naturally building.

Some boosters got together and arranged for school buses to pick up the team from the team hotel to take them to the game. Players had no idea it was going to happen until they walked outside. From those who were present, they went insane and couldn't get onboard fast enough. I was walking around the front of the hotel and saw them driving by from a distance and knew exactly what had just happened.

You talking about the bowl game?? Yea, we went crazy when they pulled up to the stadium in those. Epic.

Yea I left that out in the original post...fixed it.

I only saw them as they were leaving and I went insane.

That is awesome.

(07-15-2016 02:37 PM)eaglewraith Wrote:  

(07-15-2016 02:27 PM)JTApps1 Wrote:  I have to admit the school bus tradition is pretty awesome. I like that it started out of a basic need but has continued even after the program grew. It's unlike so many other "traditions" that were created instead of naturally building.

Some boosters got together and arranged for school buses to pick up the team from the team hotel to take them to the bowl game. Players had no idea it was going to happen until they walked outside. From those who were present, they went insane and couldn't get onboard fast enough. I was walking around the front of the hotel and saw them driving by from a distance and knew exactly what had just happened.

The sort of thing that makes bowl games special.

(07-10-2016 12:28 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  We used to have traditions years ago...however they have all since vanished. Attempts to start new traditions have largely failed...meaning the only real tradition we have right now is winning Championships.

After a home win, probably away wins too, the clock tower in the library glows red all night. That and winning pretty much sums it up.

I guess you could add stopping by Andy's for some frozen custard on the way home since a few hundred do that.

We used to have a lot of them......horse running after each touchdown, freshman football players beating the tom tom day and night 24/7 during homecoming week, planting that spear behind the end zone, even the cannon or the Indian Brave throwing fire......but they have all gone the way of the Dodo bird.

(07-17-2016 12:29 AM)doberman1 Wrote:  

(07-10-2016 12:28 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  We used to have traditions years ago...however they have all since vanished. Attempts to start new traditions have largely failed...meaning the only real tradition we have right now is winning Championships.

After a home win, probably away wins too, the clock tower in the library glows red all night. That and winning pretty much sums it up.

I guess you could add stopping by Andy's for some frozen custard on the way home since a few hundred do that.

We used to have a lot of them......horse running after each touchdown, freshman football players beating the tom tom day and night 24/7 during homecoming week, planting that spear behind the end zone, even the cannon or the Indian Brave throwing fire......but they have all gone the way of the Dodo bird.

Was any of that forced out since we had to change mascots? Or did it just happen? I would really love for some old traditions to come back or some new (and good) ones to start. Personally, I would be 110% behind bringing the war drum back for student organizations to beat leading up to the homecoming game. I've heard it was a very cool thing.

(07-17-2016 01:51 AM)HowlForAState Wrote:  

(07-17-2016 12:29 AM)doberman1 Wrote:  

(07-10-2016 12:28 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  We used to have traditions years ago...however they have all since vanished. Attempts to start new traditions have largely failed...meaning the only real tradition we have right now is winning Championships.

After a home win, probably away wins too, the clock tower in the library glows red all night. That and winning pretty much sums it up.

I guess you could add stopping by Andy's for some frozen custard on the way home since a few hundred do that.

We used to have a lot of them......horse running after each touchdown, freshman football players beating the tom tom day and night 24/7 during homecoming week, planting that spear behind the end zone, even the cannon or the Indian Brave throwing fire......but they have all gone the way of the Dodo bird.

Was any of that forced out since we had to change mascots? Or did it just happen? I would really love for some old traditions to come back or some new (and good) ones to start. Personally, I would be 110% behind bringing the war drum back for student organizations to beat leading up to the homecoming game. I've heard it was a very cool thing.

Most of it was due to the mascot change. The cannon actually exploded one night and blew a guy's foot off.

At stAte, our best tradition is lighting the bell tower red after wins. In a classy move, they lit it orange when Pat Summit died.

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(07-17-2016 08:36 AM)doberman1 Wrote:  

(07-17-2016 01:51 AM)HowlForAState Wrote:  

(07-17-2016 12:29 AM)doberman1 Wrote:  

(07-10-2016 12:28 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  We used to have traditions years ago...however they have all since vanished. Attempts to start new traditions have largely failed...meaning the only real tradition we have right now is winning Championships.

After a home win, probably away wins too, the clock tower in the library glows red all night. That and winning pretty much sums it up.

I guess you could add stopping by Andy's for some frozen custard on the way home since a few hundred do that.

We used to have a lot of them......horse running after each touchdown, freshman football players beating the tom tom day and night 24/7 during homecoming week, planting that spear behind the end zone, even the cannon or the Indian Brave throwing fire......but they have all gone the way of the Dodo bird.

Was any of that forced out since we had to change mascots? Or did it just happen? I would really love for some old traditions to come back or some new (and good) ones to start. Personally, I would be 110% behind bringing the war drum back for student organizations to beat leading up to the homecoming game. I've heard it was a very cool thing.

Most of it was due to the mascot change. The cannon actually exploded one night and blew a guy's foot off.

What!!!!! Man I am there every game and don't remember that.

(07-17-2016 11:55 AM)OsageJ Wrote:  

(07-17-2016 08:36 AM)doberman1 Wrote:  

(07-17-2016 01:51 AM)HowlForAState Wrote:  

(07-17-2016 12:29 AM)doberman1 Wrote:  

(07-10-2016 12:28 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  We used to have traditions years ago...however they have all since vanished. Attempts to start new traditions have largely failed...meaning the only real tradition we have right now is winning Championships.

After a home win, probably away wins too, the clock tower in the library glows red all night. That and winning pretty much sums it up.

I guess you could add stopping by Andy's for some frozen custard on the way home since a few hundred do that.

We used to have a lot of them......horse running after each touchdown, freshman football players beating the tom tom day and night 24/7 during homecoming week, planting that spear behind the end zone, even the cannon or the Indian Brave throwing fire......but they have all gone the way of the Dodo bird.

Was any of that forced out since we had to change mascots? Or did it just happen? I would really love for some old traditions to come back or some new (and good) ones to start. Personally, I would be 110% behind bringing the war drum back for student organizations to beat leading up to the homecoming game. I've heard it was a very cool thing.

Most of it was due to the mascot change. The cannon actually exploded one night and blew a guy's foot off.

What!!!!! Man I am there every game and don't remember that.

Me too, and I don't remember it either. I've been told the story from multiple trustworthy people, including one of the guy's frat brothers who knew him pretty well.

I did notice they just sort of abruptly stopped.

(07-17-2016 09:50 AM)indianE Wrote:  At stAte, our best tradition is lighting the bell tower red after wins. In a classy move, they lit it orange when Pat Summit died.

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That's pretty cool. She was coaching giant.

(07-17-2016 02:07 PM)Michael in Raleigh Wrote:  

(07-17-2016 09:50 AM)indianE Wrote:  At stAte, our best tradition is lighting the bell tower red after wins. In a classy move, they lit it orange when Pat Summit died.

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That's pretty cool. She was coaching giant.

Its green during the Christmas season.

(07-18-2016 11:59 AM)doberman1 Wrote:  

(07-17-2016 02:07 PM)Michael in Raleigh Wrote:  

(07-17-2016 09:50 AM)indianE Wrote:  At stAte, our best tradition is lighting the bell tower red after wins. In a classy move, they lit it orange when Pat Summit died.

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That's pretty cool. She was coaching giant.

Its green during the Christmas season.

I'm sure it won't be long until that gets nixed courtesy of the Offended By Everything Coalition.

(07-08-2016 03:31 PM)BariBlue Wrote:  People rub the nose on our panther statue to bring good luck. So many people have rubbed it that the nose is a different color than the rest of the statue.

Cocaine habit? I keed I keed.