I had really good seats near the Buckeyes bench behind the basket at the OSU game. I noticed the student section leaders had neon colored 8 x 11 sheets of laminated paper with the names of the cheers printed on them. There were a couple guys in the front of each section along the entire sideline and in the student section behind the hoop OU shot at in the 2nd half.
Nearly every cheer/chant was organized by the guy at center court. He would hold up the sheet and the others could clearly see what color it was, then each section leader would hold up that sign so everyone could see it. The entire student section was in sync all the way from the OSU bench to the opposite corner of the arena.
The O Zone's main problem has been coordination of efforts and having a plan that includes the enitire section. Since my seats are right there, I have been able to see most of what is going on. The regulars at center court do a good job of cheering, they just have trouble spreading the word. Those 10 die hards could spread out along the front row and use signs to get the entire section working together. Having someone from the 110 helping would be very effective. They are the best group on campus at getting a large number of people to be in sync for one purpose.
It would also be effective to do some research on the opposing team's players and coaches. I always love clever needling of an opponent. It doesn't have to be vicious, but the Akron and Kent police blotters have been great for this in the past.
On a side note, if those arrogant pricks in Columbus can have their actual cheerleaders go out and cheer "Go Ohio" and "O-H-I-O", as well as bring the OHIO flags out during timeouts, why can't ours make quality signs and get the OU/Oh Yeah cheer going at our games? I get the commitment to the actual name of our school, but one cheer using OU doesn't sacrifice that mission. Until they can help, the O Zone should do this at least once each game.
Last Edited: 11/18/2013 10:02:51 PM by bobcat695