Limp Lizard
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The crowd!! Noise like that is hard to come by. Ghosts of old DMC!
The REAL Star last night
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SportsJunkie
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At tip off the crowd seemed [ Finebaum ]ty on TV but then everyone came alive after Williams' dunk. I was very impressed watching on TV as we actually looked like a legit basketball fan base for once. Lol. So weird, yet cool, to say that.
WIN
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We have been there before.
Glad to see that the students had newspapers too even though I doubt they threw them at the bench like they used to do. Dixon had to have a say in that or someone was reading the board as that was discussed a couple weeks ago. I really don’t think some of the newer fans realize how loud DMC used to get
SuperTFrog
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The real star is the city of Portland. Every time I come ere it gets harder to leave.
But seriously, the crowd on the late 90’s early 2000’s was pretty nuts. I remember on broadcasts they would say us and New Mexico had the two loudest arenas in the country.
But seriously, the crowd on the late 90’s early 2000’s was pretty nuts. I remember on broadcasts they would say us and New Mexico had the two loudest arenas in the country.
Bob Sugar
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They must put something in the water.
Limp Lizard
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I have heard from various non-TCU sources that that arena is one of the loudest anywhere when the fans start cheering. It is becoming an "in" place for the students to be and make noise. I was not there last night but some nights I was there during the Killer and Billy years I left with my ears ringing! I remember the late great Rick Majerus saying that was one of the toughest places to play that he had seen. Having a real home court advantage is huge!
I have tried for years to find his quote because if I remember correctly he specifically said it was louder than Cameron Indoor. Between the old WAC, CUSA, MWC, and now the Big 12 we’ve been apart of some damn good basketball conferences
Realtorfrog
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It was definitely fun!! And loud!!
Uncle_Frog
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I was at the game with work buddies from Kansas and from Tech (try not to judge) and both of them said the arena was loud last night. The Kansas guy said that even though our arena isn't big, he was surprised by the noise several times.
BrewingFrog
Was I supposed to type something here?
"Why are all the Skiff boxes empty? Nobody reads that..."
RollToad
Baylor is Trash.
What’s the story on the newspapers?
satis1103
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For those not there in the 80s... back in the day, the students and fans around the visiting bench would pretend to read newspapers out of boredom as the opponents were introduced. Then upon completion of introductions, hundreds of papers would be crumpled up and thrown at opposing bench. I'd be surprised if this was even still allowed. But it was back in a day where the standard bad referee chant was "ref beats his wife". A different time.
PurpleBlood87
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I remember Assistant AD Mel Thomas going through the stands trying to take up all the papers before games.
I would usually wrap a plastic cup in a paper and let it fly. Once his Nolan Richardson square in the head.
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RollToad
Baylor is Trash.
I thought that might be the case, I’ve seen that done elsewhere at baseball games. But this application is hilarious. There’s no way they’d allow the papers to be thrown at the team, but they should definitely do the first part still.
satis1103
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A futile effort usually, I would imagine
Newspapers were still there with Tubbs as well. Wasn’t alive in the 80’s so Tubbs is really my first vivid memory or Frog basketball. Haven’t made a game this year but I have wished more fans would get involved with the “ahhhh See Ya” when a player fouled out as well.
We are on the same page on this. Loved the keys back then too
