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Game Thread #1 Texas at #2/#3 tOSU, Sat. Aug. 30th, 12pm ET, FOX

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Zurp said:
Dang. You're old. How many letters were in the alphabet back then?
Did you have to avoid any stampeding herds of brontosaurs?
What was it like before color was invented?
Sorry - I'm done, now.
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We used: birds, squiggly lines, folks with jackle heads, eye balls,

Woody Hayes led the last Brontosaurus round-up.

We had color, but not maize and blue.

Things I liked better then: Charberts on 15th and High instead of Micky Ds and Panaras, North Berg and Larry's, Long's and SBX, Islays Ice Cream, Gordon's frozen dark chocolate-covered strawberries, 1 PM kickoffs, Venetian Pizza, 10 teams in the Big Ten, student seats in the west side of the stadium and between the 20s.

Things that are better now: ALL Buckeye games are on TV, and you can record them and watch them again and again.
 
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cincibuck said:
Things I liked better then: Charberts on 15th and High instead of Micky Ds and Panaras, North Berg and Larry's, Long's and SBX, Islays Ice Cream, Gordon's frozen dark chocolate-covered strawberries, 1 PM kickoffs, Venetian Pizza, 10 teams in the Big Ten, student seats in the west side of the stadium and between the 20s.
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Pepperidge Farm remembers...
 
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BB73 said:
Regarding the 2 changes in traditions:

I don’t like ringing the ‘Victory Bell’ before the game, but when they showed Archie on the live video feed to the scoreboard nobody was going to voice much disapproval. So at least having him do it was a smart move.

They constantly reminded fans with an energetic guy live on the scoreboard video to be loud whenever Texas had the ball, and that worked well. The student section in the end zone was as good as I’ve ever seen it,

The band playing Hang On Sloopy at the end of the third quarter has been a tradition for about 60 years. I missed that, and I can’t even remember what was going on for those couple of minutes. The band did play the song less than 2 minutes of game time later, right after Tate’s outstanding TD catch. And it was a blast to hear that right after the TD.
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Playing Hell’s Belle worked just fine as a trigger to make the crowd react. That didn’t need to be changed. The Victory Bell gimmick is stupid. Change the name of the bell if it’s going to be turned into a general use bell.

Don’t fuck with Sloopy, goddamnit you stupid Aggie.
 
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Hetuck said:
Playing Hell’s Belle worked just fine as a trigger to make the crowd react. That didn’t need to be changed. The Victory Bell gimmick is stupid. Change the name of the bell if it’s going to be turned into a general use bell.

Don’t fuck with Sloopy, goddamnit you stupid Aggie.
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I agree with all of that.

Wasn‘t Hell’s Bells only used on third and 4th down, though? The crowd was standing and yelling before every Texas snap, which has rarely been the case lately.
 
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sammyjenkis said:
Breaking out Hang on Sloopy for big momentum-changing TD catches, or just highlight reel worthy catches, could be a way to keep it alive.
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The way it’s been used is just fine. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Play the fight song in those situations.



We have fight songs. Two of them. That’s more than most schools have. They could play the chorus from Buckeye Battle Cry. Sloopy has a place where it’s always played and it should stay there. If they want to expand its use, okay. Dribble it in. Mix it up. Mix in the Imperial March from Star Wars. Mix in the theme from Pirates of the Caribbean. The last thing I’d want to see is us being like OU with Boomer Sooner. But moving Sloopy is sort of like it Wisconsin moved Jump Around.
 
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