Cheerleading

[CHEERatBU]

...the student section needs to be more vocal. the cheers from the cheerleaders aren't good enough. we need something unique and loud.

Without spending too much time on this...(felt like it'd be ok since we've already gotten off topic)...I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Ryan Hinnen...I'm the head cheerleading coach at BU.

The ultimate goal of the cheerleaders is to support the team. That being said, I want to encourage any of the folks here at bradleyfans to contact me with any ideas you may have on ways we can unite the band, cheerleaders, and crowd. Lets work together to make Carver loud.

At the end of the day...we want what you want...a "W".

My email address is rmhinnen@bradley.edu. We're open to anything...within reason. My only request is that your suggestions remain tasteful.

[Da Coach]

Cheerleading

Thanks Ryan.

I would like to see a listing of the cheerleaders for this season, with brief bios and pictures, when that information is available. It would help the fans who go to the games to get to know them a little better.

[BradleyBrave]

Thanks Ryan.

I would like to see a listing of the cheerleaders for this season, with brief bios and pictures, when that information is available. It would help the fans who go to the games to get to know them a little better.

I think that's a great suggestion DC. I think the cheerleaders do a fantastic job, and can't think of too many things that get me more fired up for the game than hearing the band and seeing the cheerleaders at pre-game events. Keep up the good work!

[tornado]

I think the cheerleaders do a fantastic job...

Certainly from where I sit, I think they do an awesome job!!

[audacious_aficionado]

alright then. i'll talk to some people who i go to the games with and we'll try to give you a few ideas. this sounds like a good start to making Carver Arena the best homecourt advantage in the MVC.

[Stryker]

ok, I know there have been some comflicts with the crowd and the cheerleaders at games that have to do with chants. A couple of my buddies and I, which I'm sure you know Mr. Hinnen, have been known to start our own chants before the cheerleaders...sometimes even getting the crowd to chant something completely different than what the cheerleaders are doing. I know you guys like our support, but also dislike us starting our own conflicting chants. Maybe I can get the guys to come up with some other ideas...

[Murph]

We're open to anything...within reason. My only request is that your suggestions remain tasteful.

Well I guess that takes care of my idea......

[ser_solace]

Thanks for being proactive Ryan. If I think of anything, I'll be sure to let you know.

[houstontxbrave]

I know that they can not be done anylonger probably for safety reasons but it would be very cool to bring back those huge pyramids that the squad used to do in the Fieldhouse.

I swear it looked like the girl on top used to be able to touch the bottom of the scoreboard. Might not fire people up but they were cool to see, then again I was about 10 years old at the time, so lots of things were probably very cool.

[tornado]

After the injury/accident that occurred on national TV at the MVC Conference Final in 2006, the Valley (and a few other conferences as well) enacted new rules.
The Valley's rule prohibited formations and pyramids higher than 2 levels, and
"The American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators banned tall pyramids and some forms of cheerleader tossing without mats".

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=2357882

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Alansohn/Kristi_Yamaoka

[BUBraves06]

After the injury/accident that occurred on national TV at the MVC Conference Final in 2006, the Valley (and a few other conferences as well) enacted new rules.
The Valley's rule prohibited formations and pyramids higher than 2 levels, and
"The American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators banned tall pyramids and some forms of cheerleader tossing without mats".

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=2357882

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Al...Kristi_Yamaoka

I know it's awful to say but I really dislike that girl.

[CHEERatBU]

Trust me that sentiment was felt in every college around the nation. If you want one insider's take on everything that went wrong that day send me a pm.

[Chico]

I was never a fan of the pyramids as far back as the Fieldhouse days. They took the crowd out of the game for as long as it took to complete. I like the fact that now days they run through the stands urging the fans to keep up the noise. On many a trip to Indiana St our group wished our cheerleaders would get involved in the stands the way the Sycamore cheerleaders did instead of shutting us up. Now they do.

[Beninator]

I know it's awful to say but I really dislike that girl.

It isnt awful... I agree with your statement.

[tornado]

It isnt awful... I agree with your statement.

I'd like to know why?

Sure she roots for the opponents and she got an incredible amount of media attention simply by happenstance,
but by all objective measures, she's a nice kid and pretty gutsy as well.