They win so they can go with whatever tradition works.
by OITLinebacker (2019-01-15 08:42:34)

In reply to: Small nit - Women's team doesn't stay for Alma Mater?  posted by NDoggie78

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Staying and swaying for Alma Mater is nice and all. A good gesture for the students who came out to support. A better gesture would be to win more often. The women's team wins their games and are extremely appreciative of the fans that cram the JACC for them. Unfortunately it isn't a lot of their fellow students, despite the fact that over the last 25 years they've had more finals appearances, more final 4 finishes, and more National Championships than MBB, Hockey, and Football combined all of which see larger student turnouts than WBB. Frankly, I wouldn't mind the other sports doing a bit more of what works for WBB and less of the not winning things they're currently doing.

Winning matters
by Murcer68  (2019-01-15 20:37:56)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Traditions don't mean as much without titles/final fours. I have great memories of the home football games because we won almost every home game from 1987-1990. The fact that students shook their keys on third down doesn't matter very much.