Hofstra Game

[scrabbleship]

One other complaint - an event staffer told my wife she couldn't ring her cowbell - very disappointing. Said it was some kind of conference (?) rule.

 

 

NCAA rule against artificial noise makers. That's why there are no "Thunder Sticks" at college games.

 

An (asinine) rule that is all RPI's fault...or at least RPI was the last straw that put it into place. I'm for its removal, anyone agree?

[danefan]

One other complaint - an event staffer told my wife she couldn't ring her cowbell - very disappointing. Said it was some kind of conference (?) rule.

 

 

NCAA rule against artificial noise makers. That's why there are no "Thunder Sticks" at college games.

 

An (asinine) rule that is all RPI's fault...or at least RPI was the last straw that put it into place. I'm for its removal, anyone agree?

 

How did RPI affect the rule?

[scrabbleship]

One other complaint - an event staffer told my wife she couldn't ring her cowbell - very disappointing. Said it was some kind of conference (?) rule.

 

 

NCAA rule against artificial noise makers. That's why there are no "Thunder Sticks" at college games.

 

An (asinine) rule that is all RPI's fault...or at least RPI was the last straw that put it into place. I'm for its removal, anyone agree?

 

How did RPI affect the rule?

 

From the Wikipedia article on the Houston Field House.

 

The 1987 "Big Red Freakout!" event featured plastic horns as the giveaway. These horns made Houston Field House reverberate with noise - so much noise, in fact - that the evening's opponent, Brown, filed a complaint with the NCAA. In turn, this led to the creation of what is today known as "the RPI rule" nationwide, which prohibits fans from bringing artificial noisemakers into NCAA events.

[danefan]

Never knew that. Good stuff Scrabble.

[haggyland]

From the Wikipedia article on the Houston Field House.

 

The 1987 "Big Red Freakout!" event featured plastic horns as the giveaway. These horns made Houston Field House reverberate with noise - so much noise, in fact - that the evening's opponent, Brown, filed a complaint with the NCAA. In turn, this led to the creation of what is today known as "the RPI rule" nationwide, which prohibits fans from bringing artificial noisemakers into NCAA events.

 

I have been meaning to catch up with everybody for a while now, as it has been a long summer, but I can't resist this one stupid question:

 

I noticed that the regulation clearly states artificial noisemakers. What's stopping me from bringing a rooster to the game and pinching it every time I want noise?

[danefan]

That made me laugh out loud. Nice.

[alum73]

Your fear of PETA picketing the games? Would a wooden drum covered with skin be an "artificial" noise maker? Seems all natural to me?

[haggyland]

Would a wooden drum covered with skin be an "artificial" noise maker?

 

Again, their imprecise rulings leave room for interpretation.

The wheels are spinning for the next home game............