Student Section names & activities

Norm Zylstra · October 02, 2007, 07:05:37 PM

I've found a few. What are some other school's student section named? ..... and why?

"Blue Crew" Tri-State .... school color
"C Block" Canisius .... school name
"Cameron Crazies" Duke .... play basketball in Cameron Indoor Arena
"Crimson Crazies" Harvard .... school color
"Crimson Crazies" Indiana .... school color
"Dawg Pound" Adrian .... school mascot Bulldog
"Dew Crew" Hope .... sponsor Pepsi, Mountain Dew
"The Izzone" Michigan State .... men's basketball coach Tom Izzo
"Screamin' Demons" Wake Forest .... school masot Demon Decons
"12th Man" Texas A&M .... in 1922 a student was pulled from the stands to play

hickory_cornhusker · October 02, 2007, 10:46:56 PM

"Greatful Red" Wisconsin.... the school color

Pat Coleman · October 02, 2007, 11:16:53 PM

Any chance we can keep it to D-III?

Ralph Turner · October 03, 2007, 12:33:16 AM

Quote from: Norm Zylstra on October 02, 2007, 07:05:37 PM
I've found a few. What are some other school's student section named? ..... and why?

"12th Man" Texas A&M .... in 1922 a student was pulled from the stands to play

Against which opponent (now in D-III) was King Gill summoned from the Aggie student section to stand on the sidelines in case he was needed to sub for an injured player?

One Karma point for the first correct answer!

Knightstalker · October 03, 2007, 07:28:17 AM

Would that be Centre College?

gotta love google.

Gregory Sager · October 03, 2007, 08:05:24 AM

"Carlson Crazies" ... North Park. The weird thing about NPU's student section nickname is that it isn't named after the gym. NPU's gym, informally known as "the crackerbox", has no official name other than "North Park University Gym". The classroom building to which it is attached, however, is called Carlson Tower. Hence, "Carlson Crazies".

David Collinge · October 03, 2007, 08:53:45 AM

"Moore's Maniacs"...for Wooster's longtime head coach Steve Moore.

Ralph Turner · October 03, 2007, 10:08:39 AM

Quote from: Knightstalker on October 03, 2007, 07:28:17 AM
Would that be Centre College?

gotta love google.

+1 Knightstalker!

And remember to take your celebratory lap around the "Best Attendance" room for your 5000th post!

Just Bill · October 03, 2007, 11:40:57 AM

Quandt Qwazies- UW-Stevens Point...named after the home gym. It's fun to say although it sounds like a Daffy Duck impression.

ILive4This · January 04, 2008, 11:37:44 PM

I thought Hope's student section had a different name, that I have seen mentioned before, although I can not cite my source at this time.

Brandeis University student section used to be named Louis Lunatics (named for Louis Brandeis the schools name sake)

HOWEVER

they are now referred to simply as "The Jury"

Also I do not know if this is their student section, but I know Emory has an incentive program known as the "E-Team" (name seems self explanatory)

again not sure if it is the official student section name, but I know Wash U does that whole Red Alert thing (school color)

Pat Coleman · January 05, 2008, 01:29:05 AM

The Dew Crew at Hope.

ILive4This · January 05, 2008, 01:31:37 AM

Is Pepsi that integral a sponsor at Hope that they would name their section after a product?

You would think it would have some play on words with something dutch.

Grutte Dirk · January 05, 2008, 02:10:53 AM

Quote from: ILive4This on January 05, 2008, 01:31:37 AM
Is Pepsi that integral a sponsor at Hope that they would name their section after a product?

You would think it would have some play on words with something dutch.

From what I've been told; the "Dew Crew" program is part of Hope's Pepsi contract. Hope promotes the product through their fans and Pepsi pays for the shirts. Hope sells their students as organic billboards. Capitalism at its finest.

If you've got to sell your soul it may as well be to Mountain Dew.

Knightstalker · January 05, 2008, 10:56:33 AM

This year the students are calling themselves the Knight Stalkers, they have T-shirts and green and yellow wigs.

sac · January 05, 2008, 12:15:27 PM

Quote from: ILive4This on January 05, 2008, 01:31:37 AM
Is Pepsi that integral a sponsor at Hope that they would name their section after a product?

No, but they get free pop out of the deal. I'm not even certain the Mountain Dew logo is on the shirts anymore.

When you get a section of students like that, who cares who sponsors them.

Quote from: Bilk on January 05, 2008, 02:10:53 AM

From what I've been told; the "Dew Crew" program is part of Hope's Pepsi contract. Hope promotes the product through their fans and Pepsi pays for the shirts.

Neil (Hope asst) struck on the idea while watching the University of Illinois "Orange Krush" unit during a basketball game. Neil's wife came up with the idea of "Dew Crew," Neil contacted local bottling company officals and the program was off and running. The Pepsi-Cola Corporation owns Mountain Dew. Students are charged a nominal fee for shirts.