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Saw/heard this on the Vikings game yesterday as they start off doing the thunder clap before team comes out. To me this is something that might add to our dragon theme w/ the thunder clap & have someone blow it when the team comes out & maybe on 3rd down type thing.

(10-09-2023 07:03 PM)blazerwkr Wrote:  Saw/heard this on the Vikings game yesterday as they start off doing the thunder clap before team comes out. To me this is something that might add to our dragon theme w/ the thunder clap & have someone blow it when the team comes out & maybe on 3rd down type thing.

We already stole the thunder clap, do we really need to steal more?

since we are dropping our wish lists...

the Harley guy leading the team out SUCKS.

that guy, Spanky, or whatever running the timeout games/contests SUCKS. really rinky dink feel.....

(10-09-2023 07:05 PM)demiveeman Wrote:  

(10-09-2023 07:03 PM)blazerwkr Wrote:  Saw/heard this on the Vikings game yesterday as they start off doing the thunder clap before team comes out. To me this is something that might add to our dragon theme w/ the thunder clap & have someone blow it when the team comes out & maybe on 3rd down type thing.

We already stole the thunder clap, do we really need to steal more?

(10-09-2023 07:05 PM)demiveeman Wrote:  

(10-09-2023 07:03 PM)blazerwkr Wrote:  Saw/heard this on the Vikings game yesterday as they start off doing the thunder clap before team comes out. To me this is something that might add to our dragon theme w/ the thunder clap & have someone blow it when the team comes out & maybe on 3rd down type thing.

We already stole the thunder clap, do we really need to steal more?

Why not? They probably stole it from someone else. I say it is fair game.

(10-09-2023 07:33 PM)THE_LEGEND Wrote:  that guy, Spanky, or whatever running the timeout games/contests SUCKS. really rinky dink feel.....

Yeah...I hate it too. He's our main answer to "fan experience" and it's not a good one.

The biggest problem is that every single thing has the exact same max-out to 120% volume enthusiasm whether it's a 19-year-old college kid winning a water bottle or needing the crowd to get pumped up for a big play. That just makes you want to tone him out and ignore it. He doesn't get me hyped up for Blazer Thunder because he was just as excited about the damn pre-rendered (and obvious) helmet shuffle. It's too much.

I wish we could teach the crowd to do it right, and then come out of the fast part with U - A - B, U - A - B...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JdpRWG3IJ0

Can't stand Spanky, or Stinky, or whatever his Rick & Bubba moniker is.
His spots are too loud, too fake, too corporate. Demeaning.

(10-10-2023 06:41 AM)DragonClaw Wrote:  Can't stand Spanky, or Stinky, or whatever his Rick & Bubba moniker is.
His spots are too loud, too fake, too corporate. Demeaning.

Speedy?

I actually enjoy the guy that does the in game promotions/games during the Stallions games much more. Like y'all say, he is less corny and less corporate, and he also shows up less often.

The only redeeming factor with Sturgis Stanley is now he PULLS BLAZE IN AN FN CHARIOT

A Dragon in a chariot is friggin' awesome.

I think that if I paid money for my company or product to be promoted, I would want the announcer to be excited and try to excite the audience about my company or product. Speedy is simply trying to do his job.

(10-10-2023 01:30 PM)MAN4UAB Wrote:  I think that if I paid money for my company or product to be promoted, I would want the announcer to be excited and try to excite the audience about my company or product. Speedy is simply trying to do his job.

...oh...I know he is trying.

I don't think anybody doubts that.