Home Games....

[Esks4ever]

Call me a bad fan if you like.. but I've gotten to the point of less and less cheering. Not that I hate the Esks or wont cheer the plays on the field...

but.....


I abso-freaking-lutly refuse to cheer when Chris Sheetz tells me to. I cannot stand him or the prison like banter. I do not need to be told when to cheer.. I'm sick and fricking tired of that ****...I'm not cheering to spite him... and I really hope the Esks can him asap. Everything works like clock work.. its bloody stupid... there is no spontaneity at the games... its bloody stupid.


Add the fricking " we dont have a clue what to do" mascots in this group. All three are clueless hacks, who are embarassing. Yes lets start a go esks go chant WHEN WE HAVE THE BALL. Not to mention the time when they both run down the sidelines with one with a drum and the other with the signs " Go Esks" spending all of 2 secs in a stop Then there is great time when they think of getting creative and making you chant " Go Esks Go" but make it linger with the word go.. sorta like Goooooooooooooo Esks go... completely stupid.


I dunno but I cant stand being told when to cheer... and al the stupid things he leads into... the fight song, the wave, telling u to lets hear it for your D, or starting with the West side says Go, East side Esks.. and all the other garbage spewing from his mouth.... and of course he comes up with a new one last game.. " who wants the ball back" Fans " we want the ball back"


It feels fake, and stupid... let cheering go on naturally.... use the mascots hold up signs to the crowd WITHOUT the leading into it by sheetz... like the olden days with the Seal... all he/she had to do was hold the sign up ( Go ) to the west side, and (Esks) to the east side and after a few quiet chants.. it picks up.. and soon you have the whole stadium chanting go esks go.. back and forth... We didnt need some douche bag to tell us when to cheer and we sure as hell dont need one now...



/rant

[Swivel Hips]

Re: Home Games....

Call me a bad fan if you like.. but I've gotten to the point of less and less cheering. Not that I hate the Esks or wont cheer the plays on the field...

but.....


I abso-freaking-lutly refuse to cheer when Chris Sheetz tells me to. I cannot stand him or the prison like banter. I do not need to be told when to cheer.. I'm sick and fricking tired of that ****...I'm not cheering to spite him... and I really hope the Esks can him asap. Everything works like clock work.. its bloody stupid... there is no spontaneity at the games... its bloody stupid.


Add the fricking " we dont have a clue what to do" mascots in this group. All three are clueless hacks, who are embarassing. Yes lets start a go esks go chant WHEN WE HAVE THE BALL. Not to mention the time when they both run down the sidelines with one with a drum and the other with the signs " Go Esks" spending all of 2 secs in a stop Then there is great time when they think of getting creative and making you chant " Go Esks Go" but make it linger with the word go.. sorta like Goooooooooooooo Esks go... completely stupid.


I dunno but I cant stand being told when to cheer... and al the stupid things he leads into... the fight song, the wave, telling u to lets hear it for your D, or starting with the West side says Go, East side Esks.. and all the other garbage spewing from his mouth.... and of course he comes up with a new one last game.. " who wants the ball back" Fans " we want the ball back"


It feels fake, and stupid... let cheering go on naturally.... use the mascots hold up signs to the crowd WITHOUT the leading into it by sheetz... like the olden days with the Seal... all he/she had to do was hold the sign up ( Go ) to the west side, and (Esks) to the east side and after a few quiet chants.. it picks up.. and soon you have the whole stadium chanting go esks go.. back and forth... We didnt need some douche bag to tell us when to cheer and we sure as hell dont need one now...



/rant

Bring back the Moose!

[Diesel]

Re: Home Games....

The moose was good. I'm not a fan of having the fan experience 'managed' either.

[Deathsdoorstep]

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I hate being told to cheer. I hate that these days you're forced to buy at the concession rather than bring your own pop and snacks into the stadium. Used to be they'd only stop you for trying to bring in booze. But seeing guys get stopped at the door for having a thromos of coffee of hot chocolate or a bottle of pepsi? I hate that fact that if you cheer too much somebody will complain and the EEFC will listen to them and not you. I hate the stale and boring regurgitated game day presentation. I hate the rewarding of failure.

[Ol' Jase]

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It's another example of a disconnect with the fanbase.

Why would the most knowledgeable fanbase in the CFL need instructions on when to cheer?

[Sgt. Nuke]

Re: Home Games....

Call me a bad fan if you like.. but I've gotten to the point of less and less cheering. Not that I hate the Esks or wont cheer the plays on the field...

but.....


I abso-freaking-lutly refuse to cheer when Chris Sheetz tells me to. I cannot stand him or the prison like banter. I do not need to be told when to cheer.. I'm sick and fricking tired of that ****...I'm not cheering to spite him... and I really hope the Esks can him asap. Everything works like clock work.. its bloody stupid... there is no spontaneity at the games... its bloody stupid.


Add the fricking " we dont have a clue what to do" mascots in this group. All three are clueless hacks, who are embarassing. Yes lets start a go esks go chant WHEN WE HAVE THE BALL. Not to mention the time when they both run down the sidelines with one with a drum and the other with the signs " Go Esks" spending all of 2 secs in a stop Then there is great time when they think of getting creative and making you chant " Go Esks Go" but make it linger with the word go.. sorta like Goooooooooooooo Esks go... completely stupid.


I dunno but I cant stand being told when to cheer... and al the stupid things he leads into... the fight song, the wave, telling u to lets hear it for your D, or starting with the West side says Go, East side Esks.. and all the other garbage spewing from his mouth.... and of course he comes up with a new one last game.. " who wants the ball back" Fans " we want the ball back"


It feels fake, and stupid... let cheering go on naturally.... use the mascots hold up signs to the crowd WITHOUT the leading into it by sheetz... like the olden days with the Seal... all he/she had to do was hold the sign up ( Go ) to the west side, and (Esks) to the east side and after a few quiet chants.. it picks up.. and soon you have the whole stadium chanting go esks go.. back and forth... We didnt need some douche bag to tell us when to cheer and we sure as hell dont need one now...



/rant

You're getting old.

[Opus]

Re: Home Games....

There's too many blue hairs and unindoctrinated fans (is that a word?)......that seem to need to be told....

I even got asked why I was ringin' the cowbell the other night...

[Swivel Hips]

Re: Home Games....

The moose was good. I'm not a fan of having the fan experience 'managed' either.

I loved the Moose. The 'managed' fan experience, to me, is just a lot of unnecessary noise - like Sheetz (sp?) screaming into his microphone.

[Deathsdoorstep]

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A manufactured fan "experience" sucks. They treat fans like they're idiots. They stomp on traditions.

Quite frankly, to me, a losing record is nothing compared to the way they treat us. That's why I didn't renew. Treating fans like crap, insulting fans' intelligence, and rewarding failure.

[MoneyGuy]

Re: Home Games....

Call me a bad fan if you like.. but I've gotten to the point of less and less cheering. Not that I hate the Esks or wont cheer the plays on the field...

but.....


I abso-freaking-lutly refuse to cheer when Chris Sheetz tells me to. I cannot stand him or the prison like banter. I do not need to be told when to cheer.. I'm sick and fricking tired of that ****...I'm not cheering to spite him... and I really hope the Esks can him asap. Everything works like clock work.. its bloody stupid... there is no spontaneity at the games... its bloody stupid.


Add the fricking " we dont have a clue what to do" mascots in this group. All three are clueless hacks, who are embarassing. Yes lets start a go esks go chant WHEN WE HAVE THE BALL. Not to mention the time when they both run down the sidelines with one with a drum and the other with the signs " Go Esks" spending all of 2 secs in a stop Then there is great time when they think of getting creative and making you chant " Go Esks Go" but make it linger with the word go.. sorta like Goooooooooooooo Esks go... completely stupid.


I dunno but I cant stand being told when to cheer... and al the stupid things he leads into... the fight song, the wave, telling u to lets hear it for your D, or starting with the West side says Go, East side Esks.. and all the other garbage spewing from his mouth.... and of course he comes up with a new one last game.. " who wants the ball back" Fans " we want the ball back"


It feels fake, and stupid... let cheering go on naturally.... use the mascots hold up signs to the crowd WITHOUT the leading into it by sheetz... like the olden days with the Seal... all he/she had to do was hold the sign up ( Go ) to the west side, and (Esks) to the east side and after a few quiet chants.. it picks up.. and soon you have the whole stadium chanting go esks go.. back and forth... We didnt need some douche bag to tell us when to cheer and we sure as hell dont need one now...

/rant

This stuff isn't intended for you. It's for the fans who don't know any better, the occasional fans mostly.

[gizmo fan 2]

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I hate being told to cheer. I hate that these days you're forced to buy at the concession rather than bring your own pop and snacks into the stadium. Used to be they'd only stop you for trying to bring in booze. But seeing guys get stopped at the door for having a thromos of coffee of hot chocolate or a bottle of pepsi? I hate that fact that if you cheer too much somebody will complain and the EEFC will listen to them and not you. I hate the stale and boring regurgitated game day presentation. I hate the rewarding of failure.

I've been bringing in bottles of Pepsi for the last 3-4 years and haven't had a problem once. Same with licorice.

As long as it's not booze or peanuts and it's in a plastic container, you shouldn't have any problems.

[gizmo fan 2]

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The moose was good. I'm not a fan of having the fan experience 'managed' either.

This stuff isn't intended for you. It's for the fans who don't know any better, the occasional fans mostly.

I agree with Diez, but MG is right too. IMO they do know they don't need to tell us...they need to tell the people who don't come to games regularly, or the ones at their first game.

That being said......I would rather they stop it altogether and let the knowledgeable experienced fans teach the new ones. If we do a good enough job of that (and we can, especially relating to when to make noise) then there is no extraneous stuff necessary.

If we had all 25k season ticket holders do that, there would be no problem at all. Unfortunately, half of those are blue-hairs who sit on their hands all the time.

[Party Time]

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I don't mind the pumping up (which IMO is what he is trying to do), but he needs to do it better....I hate that "We want the ball back"...doesn't flow, doesn't roll off the tongue and it's way too long to get the whole crowd in unison. However, that being said, whenever he did it there was a noticeable increase in crowd volume.

I try and be as vocal as I can...if anyone sits in section H...between row 60 and 80 (yeah way the frick up there)...you can probably hear me. But I've noticed that people won't cheer if they are the only ones....whenever I take a break, no one else gets loud, whenever I cheer I notice a few other voices too...

[Swivel Hips]

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I hate being told to cheer. I hate that these days you're forced to buy at the concession rather than bring your own pop and snacks into the stadium. Used to be they'd only stop you for trying to bring in booze. But seeing guys get stopped at the door for having a thromos of coffee of hot chocolate or a bottle of pepsi? I hate that fact that if you cheer too much somebody will complain and the EEFC will listen to them and not you. I hate the stale and boring regurgitated game day presentation. I hate the rewarding of failure.

It was interesting on Thursday night. Before entering CW, I put my bag up on the table for "inspection" as usual. I generally carry rain gear, binoculars, radio, wallet, keys and a towel to wipe the seat if it rains. The only question the guy asked me was if I had any peanuts or cans of pop. I said no and that was that. He didn't even look inside.

[Touchdown Vaughn]

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The "Who wants the ball back?" thing was the worst thing to happen at Commonwealth since the Stegall touchdown.

Sheetz should stick to doing the promotions (which I think he's fine at) and stay out of the cheerleading.