Rick Banks, in reference to Cornell fans, wrote: > At Cornell we seemed to have developed a number of these "traditions" > which at best are embarassing, and at worst, down-right disgusting. > The constant, idiotic, and foul-mouthed cheers which seem to dominate > the involvement of the student section not only make me very angry but > embarass me as an alumnus and long-time fan. > The sad thing about this is that all this energy is going to waste, > with very little fan input going to encourage or support the home > team. Rather than cheering FOR the home team the fans are cheering > AGAINST the visitors. Since the "anti-cheering" probably has no > effect on the visitors,logically, the home team is being > short-changed. I have to step in here and tell the newsgroup that from MY perspective, the Cornell student body supports their team as much as any school in college hockey, and I find Mr. Banks' statement to be totally false, ludicrous, and overblown. I am NOT saying that there are no foul-mouthed fans at the games, or that the student body doesn't cheer against the visitors. But to go as far as to say the student body short-changes the Cornell team by spending 99% of their time jeering the other team is ridiculous. Nate Huang '89