I'm going to air my feelings about the SIEVE chant and UW fan's
UNSPORTSMAN-LIKE conduct. All flames can be directed me off the list.
 
Thank you
 
On Mon, 20 Mar 1995, Mike Reynolds wrote:
 
> You are 100% correct about the SIEVE chant if WIS were down 10-1. I'm assuming
> if the gophers were down 10-1 their fans would do the M-I-N-N-E-S-O-T-A thing,
> too. I guess it was okay for the MINN fans to do their chant when they scored
> against CC as long as CC won the game. The guy who wrote that should be
> envious of the fan support we have - college hockey needs it if they want to
> get on TV more.
 
There's a big difference between what the U of M does after scoring and
what UW does. Both schools play their school songs. The similarities end
their. Wisconsin goes into a fanatical Sieve chant aimed only at
ridiculing and insulting the opposing team. Minnesota yells out the
letters of their state -- we're really into English and spelling up here.
 
The UW fanatical Sieve chant has no logic. UW can be getting their butts
handed to them by a vastly superior team and the band and fans will still
do the sieve chant after a goal. Think about it!!! You're losing! You
shouldn't be claiming that your opponent sucks when your losing.
 
I know there are more important issues out there on the list (like the
instant replay discussion) but I believe you should only do a sieve chant
when your team has scored at least 3 goals on a goalie and your team is
winning.
 
Now I won't claim that the student section in Mariucci Arena hasn't been
know to do the sieve cheer. BUT... For one thing, the band doesn't start
it. They obviously don't want to be compared to the UW band and the U of M
administration is sensitive about what kind of image the school and its
fans portray to others. Ridiculing you opponent isn't cool. A sieve cheer
doesn't catch on unless the crowd is really keyed up against an opponent
or the goalie is obviously performing as a sieve.
 
There's no reason fans shouldn't be fanatical about their schools. Fan is
an abbreviation of the word fanatic. All I ask is that fans show
sportsmanship.
 
My 5k worth.
 
Reed
 
M - I - N - N - E - S - O - T - A
MINNESOTA (BOOM CRASH)
MINNESOTA (BOOM CRASH)
YaaaaAAAAAAAAAA
GOPHERS
 
RAH!
 
> Everyone who is even a casual WCHA fan knows that Ryan Bach is a great
> goaltender and, yes, admittedly better than Kirk Daubenspeck. But the fact is,
> WIS won the game and if that guy has a problem with losing and chants maybe we
> can start a whole new discussion about replacing the RPICH system with one
> where we grade teams on how sensitive their fans are to the those of the other
> team. UW and MINN have great traditions of winning that is why our fans are so
> exhuberent. Also, WIS can't win at very much else so we can always count on
> the hockey team for a great year. And, maybe when CC builds up the fan support
> of schools like WIS, MINN, and MAINE they can snub us for a tourney bid.
> Message to that guy: The '93-'94 season is over. The WCHA Final 5 is over.
> CC's '94-'95 season is not over. Get over it and worry about the tournament or
> I'm gonna start whining about the '92 NCAA Albany thing again..........
>
> SEE YOU IN MADISON ON THE 24 &  25!!!!! go red!!!
>