It was mentioned upthread and I'm not sure how long it's been going on, but I first heard about it last week when bobcatfanny started a thread in the OZone forum... there's a small group in the front of the OZone swearing at and bashing Reggie, in particular.

100% agree that the a$$hole chant is unnecessary and a little embarrassing. With that being said, the sweeping generalizations about our generation on here are far more offensive, as has already been pointed out. Really? The "dumbest generation on record?" By what measure? We are certainly the most educated so that can't be your measuring stick.

Also, big time programs don't have student sections that scream profanities? Duke is known as being one of the most profane in the country and they are CELEBRATED as the best! Don't even get me started on Maryland. A few years ago when Maryland was playing against Duke the ENTIRE student section (and what sounded like the entire arena on tv) was repeatedly chanting "F*** You J.J!" at J.J. Redick.

Please.

Funniest thing I have read in a week.

Why?

remnants of the old board. Dragon took plenty of crap over there for the length of time he was in school. It just struck me as funny.

IIRC correctly Coach Rhodes met with the OZone for some historical perspective and came away enjoying the experience, BD and norris can probably contribute some of that interaction. Not sure how long the current versionof the Ozone has been there but I remember there being an active section in the house when Ray McCallum, Curtis Kidd, Palumbizio  and Bonzi were playing. Were those different?

Still the best inthe MAC (and I have seen them all) but I agree with some of the deterioration in quality and humour over the last season. The challenge I see here is for them to respond by doing things that just mess folks up like the famous p[icture of a readheaded twin on a tricycle and such. WHen you get up close and personal it messes folks up. Singletary did not like the DUI references and Evans did not enjoy the She said no thing. Creativity is virtuous and the more personal it is the better...unless it is grown men from Marshall sitting behind the bench making vulgar remarks thinkg they are creative.

And under the watchful eye of some folks here I have been given an ardent fan's Bobcat Black tickets to sit in  when they cound not make a game for the RMU , BSU and Miami games this year. I found the experience to be OK. Dont really get to see much down there and I realized why the game makes much more sense to me up high....but I did get to get inthe ear of a few refs that I had to keep my mouth shut around the last 4 years. Makes sense why the Ozone likes to be front and center. As an old guy I have never really liked heckling other players as I know how much time those guys have oput in to get there and I have respect up and down the bench for even the walk ons so I just can't bring my self to heckle another player UNLESS they are a prick like the kid from BUGS taking a cheap shot. I brought my 12 year old down there one game. 6th graders looking at college kids and shaking their heads at the things said says something to me that I may be raising him with decent ability to use the vocabulary in more creative ways and knowing what is acceptabnle to repeat and what is not. 

All in all I think kids are going to push the envelope. After spending a lifetime in gyms I always appreciate the more subtle and under your skin approach than the vulgar, offensive stuff. IF OUR student body wants to act like they are more similar to Akron than Cameron that is their choice. As the article stated Coach K cusses....but that is far overshadowed by how he conducts himself with character. I would like to think that what I have seen from the Ohio students over the years is pretty good character and hope it remains that way for many more.

 

It wasn't you, 'Squared.  it was the poster known as Basecat, who was a resident of Read Hall circa 1980-81.

I really don't have a problem with any of it, but they are a "part" of the ozone and some of things people have been complaining about.  The 110 does participate in some of your mentioned chants and also one i think is very funny but borderline...."defense, C@stration, take that ball away"

I completely agree, I love 110 and the ozone and see no problem with what they do.  On another side note, you will hear just as much cussing from fans in the other sections as the ozone.

Wait, whose generation got this country in $15 trillion of debt?

.   The cussing doesn't really bother me much because it's so prevalent in everyday life including  business world.  The higher up the ladder the worse it gets. For the most part I believe the OZONE is one of the cleanest student sections in the nation. If fans were really that bothered by it they would stay away in droves and the opposite appears to be true at OU. Some of the chants you'll hear in many  other arenas that most would agree are much worse
_'s   a  p---sy
_ sucks c_ck
Mom's a whore
Hey  --uck You song  some students substitute Hey You  Suck   and  they  chant  it even when the bands  not playing it. 
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When I attended a  Duke game this year  the students were chanting Mom's a MILFer ( in some circles this is a complement) and the adult Duke  fans sitting around us cracked up when I asked what Dad's an S. O. meant during the intros...it means sex offender.
BTW  I do believe the f-bomb is always  appropriate when followed by Miami

History has proven that the only good a-hole chant is one that is directed at Mr. McMahon.

I'd be supportive of using profanity if it was done with any sort of creativity but just calling someone an a-hole flat out is just uninspired and lame.

re: the 110- agree that the band has been A+ across the board. As lucky as we are to have good coaches like Groce and Solich we're equally lucky  to have hired Dr Suk to lead the 110. 

I'll take that kind of fan over empty seats or people who only stand up for Stand Up and Cheer any day of the week.