What do you guys think about these football traditions to enhance the gameday experience and start our own unique traditions
A ceremonious âstake our claimâ pre -game tradition, in which Norm, spikes a pick-ax into a rock or pile of dirt to resemble the Florida St Seminole spiking of the torched spear
Having our own theme song pre-game like VT does with enter sandman, possibly Queen- We will rock you, to keep with the 49er theme
I know Healy has his own tradition, but we create a turnover pick-ax that the players can spike after every turnover
We move the âgold nuggetâ that we have outside of SAC, and have the players rub the nugget as they run onto the field, it is actually gold ore with gold veins running through it, but it was found at Reeds gold mine and fits our theme, this would be like Clemson rubbing âHowards rockâ before they run onto the field
We create a hand gesture in the form of swinging a pick-ax forward that our fans do to motivate our team during the 49ers chant, similar to the Florida St and Atlanta Braves tomahawk chop
We have a themed âgold rushâ game, in which our football team wears a specially designed gold uniform with gold helmets, with the fans encouraged to all wear gold, the game selected to be the gold rush game should be the most important home game on the schedule, this is equivalent to Notre Dames use of their green uniforms that they use for special opponents
I think Norm grabbing the pick from a rock before running out on the field is more original.
Yes, but this will come.
No, I hope the âturnover junkâ is a fad.
Again, I would prefer something more original than copying Clemson.
Meh, the sooner the tomahawk chop is retired, the better (FSU might be an exemption).
I know I kind of dumped on your ideas, sorry about that. I prefer something more original, especially since Charlotte is moving up. Copying gives a little brother vibe that I would like to avoid.
You are at least presenting ideas. Iowaâs wave to the childrenâs hospital started just like this, on a message board. I think this board can get some good traditions started.
Forty-Niner chant at Kickoff, any time we kickoff, would be cool. Everyone would know it, rather than now when it seems to happen without folks expecting it (but thatâs better than no forty-niner chant echoing throughout the stadium).
Ah traditions. Theyâre best when born organically. Theyâre better and thrive when teams win. Once losing dampens spirit, traditions just become âoldâ to fans and die under the feet of rebranding and a new look.
Good for anyone who is trying, but Iâve been here since the Stone Age 70s and this is the evolution of Charlotte ââtraditions â.
Team intro HAS to get fixed. I go once a year - see it sucks and stay at the tailgate until right at kickoff. This is one thing that really canât be organic. The AD has to figure something out. Ive heard some various suggestions they range for awful to good - but all still better than what we do. You want fans in before kickoff - do something that gets them hyped before kickoff.
I think the intro will become better too once we upgrade the video board. Itâs amazing how immersive and engaging a larger/better screen will be at the Rich. A combination of a hype video and a song to pump ppl up will go a long way.
Hereâs a video of UABâs new video board. I hate always using their scoreboard as an example but this is one of the newest ones in the league and they have set the bar:
I know weâve been around the âintro songâ discussion numerous times, but we truly do need a song thatâs âour songâ and will be forever. So that means probably something at least 20 years old already (like most big time college programs). Something classic/timeless (put me in the âEcstacy of Goldâ remix camp). The Norm pick axe spike on the 50 could be fun (or give that honor to a former player, etc. like the Panthersâ drum), or you could have some kind of rock set up at midfield and Norm spikes it open to reveal a gold nugget. Pushing Norm in a mine cart from the tunnel⌠thereâs a lot of stuff to do.
Not as it relates to traditions but one of my favorite intros for the BBall team back when we were thumping skulls was on the old âlight briteâ board in Halton. There was a build up with a video prom the POV of a mine cart travelling thru a mine shaft gradually getting faster and faster until it busted out of the mine shaftâŚand thatâs when the team entered and the fight song started. Always LOVED that and thought it would look even better on a high quality video board.
Maybe speeding thru the twists and turns and ups and downs of an old mine shaft then busting out into the middle of the city of CharlotteâŚbuilding up to the entrance.
OhâŚand always was a fan of the âRight Here Right Nowâ later the âThis Townâ halftime video of our BBall history in Halton too.
