OT: Shitty cowbell guy

Submitted by BakkerUSMC on
Anyone else have a shitty cowbell guy for their "Go Blue" chant? Section 37 has a guy that can't keep the beat to save his life. Several questions: -How did he get nominated to be our section's cowbell guy? Literally a trained monkey would've made a better choice, our selection committee may need some work. -How did he get a large cowbell into the stadium? Pretty sure I'm a little guy and still can't hide objects that large in my clothing without hiding it inside my body somewhere... -What imbecile taught him the beat?? It sounds more like a cow randomly having a seizure than an old man with season tickets for 20 years. I have no real solution or debate, just wondering about these big mysteries in life.
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MiSportsFan22

December 9th, 2016 at 1:56 PM ^

Section 35 wasn't much better, but having spent time in both, you have a legit gripe. Can we start requiring auditions? Or force anyone who brings a cowbell to the big house to take lessons in the summer?

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umich1

December 9th, 2016 at 1:58 PM ^

I bought a cowbell my senior year at Michigan. I did the "Go Blue" chant exactly one time. It is much harder than it appears. Not all of us are musically gifted. At least I knew it wasn't my calling and called it quits.

It became my raise hell on 3rd down cowbell, instead.

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leftrare

December 9th, 2016 at 2:25 PM ^

This could be the best OT material in the last year.  Well done, OP and so many others chiming in.  Being an '80s graduate, and remembering expert cowbell from that era, I'm wondering if someone before my time can report on the existence of cowbell and maybe as a community we could pinpoint the genesis.  Don?  Anyone?

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SyracuseWolvrine

December 9th, 2016 at 7:08 PM ^

There have been cowbells at Yost since at least the late 90's.

I also remember taking a road trip to Omaha in the early '00s for a hockey game ... I had a cowbell with me, and we ended up sitting with a bunch of folks from the UM club of Omaha, who didn't have a cowbell, but they had a frying pan, which worked equally well.

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ghostofhoke

December 9th, 2016 at 2:38 PM ^

BakkerUSMC: In a desert of awful topics and threads and whining and referee bashing and poor recruiting assumptions/analysis--this is a beautiful oasis. Thank you for a great post and topic that we can discuss that will move the entire football/stadium experience forward for all of us. 

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BakkerUSMC

December 9th, 2016 at 3:02 PM ^

Thanks for the overwhelming positive responses guys, feedback like that warms my heart. Glad to know my ponderings of life's big thoughts led to some happiness among my blue brotherhood. Also, I am actually a former infantry Marine, and would rather charge a machine gun nest than let down my blue brothers with shitty cowbell. Hopefully a more worthy soul takes charge eventually in my place

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goblueram

December 9th, 2016 at 3:09 PM ^

I'm still pissed about the usher at Iowa who tried taking our cowbell away.  From that point forward Michigan lost all momentum and we know how the game finished.  I blame him.

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UMxWolverines

December 9th, 2016 at 4:32 PM ^

There was a really annoying drunk guy in section 6 about 3 rows down from me (72) at the IU game. While admittedly this section sucks as far as people getting into the game, this guy was terrible. Kept trying to start GO Blue chants while we were on offense and kept trying to get a response after saying "Who's got it better than us?".

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MC5-95

December 9th, 2016 at 7:34 PM ^

Nothing's worse than a shitty cowbell guy. Except maybe the shitty cowbell guy who realizes keeping an intricate beat is more than he's capable of because he's shitty and / or drunk and just starts hitting quarter notes on it.

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ElBictors

December 10th, 2016 at 9:06 AM ^

My wife took away my cowbell at a football game because I was pretty hammered and had no rhythm It was for the best and I haven't cow-belled since ... #LessCowbell.

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