<Much chuckling here>

A amusing as that was, has the Michigan director actually had to stop
dancing? And if so, was that just because of being a horrible dancer?


On 3/13/06, Bob Griebel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Much as I hate saying "I told you so", we have exactly the chaos that
> was predictible when Sarbanes-Oxley passed without addressing college
> hockey rinks.  My peave with leaving the rules to the whim of PC fascism
> is that someone now decided the band director at Yost can't do his
> dance.  That unfairly penalizes home team advantage because there's
> still the same understanding that the visiting pep band director can
> dance all he wants, both between and during play, ... he just can't
> bring a band.  I don't think talented band directors should be penalized
> by Congress's leadership failure.  I say let them dance their fool heads
> off.
>
> Bob Griebel
>
>       . . . you should be da-a-ancin', yeaaah, ...  da-a-ancin',
> yeaaah!  [-Bee Gees]
>
>
>
> Mike Abegg wrote:
>
> >Okay, I can't resist going off-topic:
> >
> >What's the difference between a saxophone and a chain saw?
> >
> >A chain saw has vibrato.
> >
> >Believe me, there's more where that comes from...apparently sax players
> >and trumpeters have nothing better to do with their time than make up
> >insults about each other.
> >
> >Mike Abegg
> >
> >Rowe, Thomas said:
> >
> >
> >>Whistles and noisemakers are a different issue than bands, IMO.  As long
> >>as a band instrument doesn't sound like a whistle.........
> >>
> >>TR
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List
> >>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Patten
> >>Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 11:02 AM
> >>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>Subject: Re: St. Lawrence at Harvard
> >>
> >>Its not so much the distraction is it? Isn't it more that it causes
> >>issues to hearing the whistles  on the ice and the confusion that
> >>noisemakers cause with the game.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>You know, I wonder about this rule.  Is a band playing while the puck
> >>>is in play any more of a distraction to the visiting team than the home
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>team?  Is it more of a distraction than cheerleaders getting the crowd
> >>>up in some chant?  In other words, I question whether a pep band is
> >>>that big of a deal while the puck is sliding around.  Of course, if
> >>>both teams had a pep band there and both were playing at the same time
> >>>during play, it could become quite a cacaphony, but so what?
> >>>
> >>>Just an idle opinion.
> >>>
> >>>Tom Rowe
> >>>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List
> >>>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Arik Marks
> >>>Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 10:10 AM
> >>>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>>Subject: Re: St. Lawrence at Harvard
> >>>
> >>>In the end it comes down to home teams using the rules to their
> >>>advantage.
> >>>Or going beyind the rules if the band kept playing.  That simple I
> >>>think.
> >>>
> >>>I don't think Harvard did anything any other home team would have done
> >>>on a playoff weekend...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>On 3/13/06, Sara M. Fagan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I was going to let this drop but guess I won't.
> >>>>
> >>>>I did take note of a sign that Harvard had posted on the door.  It
> >>>>quoted a Section (but not the one that Bob mentioned earlier) and
> >>>>stated that such things could not be used "during the course of the
> >>>>game".  (Sorry I don't remember the whole thing. )  It was not
> >>>>exactly
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>what Bob or Scott quoted.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I am sorry if someone thinks this is a band thread.  That was never
> >>>>my
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>intention.  To be honest, I don't like the pep bands.  I find them
> >>>>way
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>too loud.  I know that people will think this is sour grapes but I
> >>>>noticed, as did someone else, that the Harvard band was not doing a
> >>>>very good job of stopping when the puck was dropped.  Last night I
> >>>>heard more than once someone in the band clanking on a, could it
> >>>>have been a cowbell?, with a drum stick to make a beat for cheering.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>I guess it bothers me that I could not use my small cowbell at all
> >>>>but
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>their band could use theirs at any time.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Sorry for the rant and the thread.
> >>>>
> >>>>It is my hope that only Hockey-lers will make it to the bottom of
> >>>>this
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>post.  I will be selling my Frozen Four tickets and would like them
> >>>>to
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>go to someone in Hockey-L.  If you are interested please contact me
> >>>>OFF LIST.  Thanks.
> >>>>
> >>>>Sara
> >>>>SLU '77
> >>>>Let's go SAINTS!!!
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>-------------- Original message ----------------------
> >>>>From: "Biggar, Scott S" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Sara, et. al,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>The rule prohibiting artificial noisemakers whether used or not is
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>in the NCAA General Championship Information packet.  The items in
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>this packet are strictly enforced at all NCAA run events (ie the
> >>>>>regionals and FF).  Many leagues also use these rules as the base
> >>>>>point for their individual playoffs.  Most leagues do not enforce
> >>>>>them during the regular season games, only during playoffs in
> >>>>>order to make the various host rinks more "neutral".
> >>>>>
> >>>>>The rule is:
> >>>>>"Artifical Noisemakers:  Artificial noisemakers, air horns and
> >>>>>electronic amplifiers shall not be permitted, and such instruments
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>shall be removed from the playing and spectator areas.  Bands, or
> >>>>>any component thereof, shall not play while the game is in
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>progress.
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>The tournament manager shall be responsible for enforcing these
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>provisions."
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>Scott
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>