How Long Before the UIL Does something Similar???

Old Bearkat

Old Bearkat

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The “W” in WIAA technically stands for “Wisconsin” but it should really stand for “Whining.”

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has banned high school students from chanting certain words and phrases at basketball games, and none of them are remotely close to being hurtful or inappropriate.

In an email sent out to students in December, which was obtained by the Post-Crescent, the WIAA banned “chants by student sections directed at opponents and/or opponents’ supporters that are clearly intended to disrespect.”

The following words were reportedly included as examples:

• “Fundamentals”
• “Sieve”
• “We can’t hear you”
• “Air ball”
• “You can’t do that”
• “There’s a net there”
• “Scoreboard”
• “Season’s over” (during tournament play)
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My personal favorite is " Pork chop, pork chop, greasy, greasy, we can beat *^%$* easy, easy.

I know most of you flat bellys are appreciative of this little tidbit of information. You are welcone.
 
They left out the simplistic one from Junior High. Rah rah ree kick em' in the knee, rah rah rass....
I guess shouting out counting down the last 10 seconds is out too?
Most certainly singing nah nah nah nah, hey hey, goodbye would be.

No, not me, I've never been elbowed by the wife fro doing the last one.
 
If everyone would win with dignity and class, and learn that defeat means you need to work a little harder, rather than throw a dang fit when things don't go your way, all sports would be a lot more enjoyable.
 
I didn't read the article...

In some ways I find it funny that any organization would come out with this, but it is disappointing as well.

"Nuts and Bolts..."
"Elevator, Elevator, we got the shaft."


Some of my favorites.
 
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Yeah, the ol' WIAA stepped in it on this one. They backtracked on that memo quicker than a politician before election day and down 5 points in the latest poll.

But the memo did say that chanting "Da Bears still (Stink)!" was an acceptable cheer at any school in the state of Wisconsin.

We used to have some pretty mean cheers ... from the cheerleaders back in my day. I remember one of them went "Georgia Peaches, Texas Cactus, We Play Your Team Just For Practice."

And of course, as I used to tell kids when I substitute taught, when we were kids, I remember that a gathering was never finished without a rousing chorus of "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the Burning of the School, we have tortured all the teachers, we have broken all the rules, we have busted out of jail and the cops are on our trail, as the rats go marching on. Glory, glory, hallejuah! Teacher (Sister if you went to Catholic school) hit me with a ruler, I stood behind the door with a loaded .44, now the teacher don't teach no more."

Cripes, if you sung that today, they'd close down the school for the day because of the "credible threat," and lock you up in juvie for a month.
 
There's a lot of things that are considered taboo today that were thought of as just harmless fun back in the day......... I remember my dad telling me that his Senior trip was cancelled for some trivial reason ( I think it was the onset of world war2) so he borrowed a bus and loaded up his classmates and went on an impromptu trip to Lake Buchannan...........
 
freeagent":1egxpcu3 said:
Yeah, the ol' WIAA stepped in it on this one. They backtracked on that memo quicker than a politician before election day and down 5 points in the latest poll.

But the memo did say that chanting "Da Bears still (Stink)!" was an acceptable cheer at any school in the state of Wisconsin.

We used to have some pretty mean cheers ... from the cheerleaders back in my day. I remember one of them went "Georgia Peaches, Texas Cactus, We Play Your Team Just For Practice."

And of course, as I used to tell kids when I substitute taught, when we were kids, I remember that a gathering was never finished without a rousing chorus of "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the Burning of the School, we have tortured all the teachers, we have broken all the rules, we have busted out of jail and the cops are on our trail, as the rats go marching on. Glory, glory, hallejuah! Teacher (Sister if you went to Catholic school) hit me with a ruler, I stood behind the door with a loaded .44, now the teacher don't teach no more."

Cripes, if you sung that today, they'd close down the school for the day because of the "credible threat," and lock you up in juvie for a month.
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I remember that little ditty......It made the rounds in the late 60's too.....
 
51eleven":3dvfynbw said:
They left out the simplistic one from Junior High. Rah rah ree kick em' in the knee, rah rah rass....
I guess shouting out counting down the last 10 seconds is out too?
Most certainly singing nah nah nah nah, hey hey, goodbye would be.

No, not me, I've never been elbowed by the wife fro doing the last one.
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We used to cheer -- "Rah, rah, ree, kick em in the knee, rah, rah, rass, kick em in the other knee." But I went to Catholic School and the only time we got to say the a-double-s word was around Christmas when went we had some carole that said "Ox and a-s-s before him bow." We used to like that song 'cause we could sing that word in front of the dear Sisters of St. Agnes.

I will point out that there is still some original thought out there. I used to hear that in the DFW area, some of the private schools fans would, when having a large lead at a home basketball game, would take out their car keys and shake them, chanting, "Start Up The Bus, Start Up The Bus."
 
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