Would you support a new tradition of Kansas University firing a cannon after the team scores at football games? / LJWorld.com

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Asked at Kansas University campus on September 18, 2009

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“Yeah, I think it would be a good way to get the crowd fired up and support our troops as well.”

— Dan Lierz, KU sophomore, Topeka

“I think it would be cool. I think it sounds like a good tradition to start.”

— Christie Van Allen, KU freshman, Clearwater

“I think it would be because I think KU is all about traditions. So why not try to start a new one?”

— Michael Garofalo, KU freshman, Libertyville, Ill.

“I don’t think it’s that good of one because (other teams) do that. If we are going to start a new tradition, we should start an original one.”

— Amy Penney, KU junior, Lee's Summit, Mo.

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autie (anonymous) says…

Sure. Big booms are cool. I say, Light it up!
September 18, 2009 at 5:39 a.m.
hitme (anonymous) says…

Who keeps coming up with these dumb ideas? Tell me how a cannon connects to anything Jayhawk? It doesn't. It's the same as techno music in the field house. We may be Kansas, but we don't have to be hillbillies. (yeehaw, we got us a cannon). Give us a pregame fly-over.

No. A cannon has no place here
September 18, 2009 at 6:50 a.m.
rdragon (M. Lindeman) says…

looks like the KU Sophomore is going for the DJ jazzy Dan look. Maybe he can stand in front of the cannon, it might knock that hat back in the right place.
September 18, 2009 at 6:53 a.m.
SFBayhawk (anonymous) says…

Firing a cannon at a football game supports the troops? This kid should run for school board or join Kansas Athletics, Inc.
September 18, 2009 at 7:15 a.m.
RoeDapple (anonymous) says…

First we should have the mud races,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imaX7H...

Followed by the keg toss,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hTh-1...

Next up, the motorized lawn chair races,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKJF4J...

Then for the grand finale, the pumpkin cannon

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/1022973/...

Ah, the good times.....

;-)
September 18, 2009 at 7:24 a.m.
labmonkey (anonymous) says…

Amy does have a good point.
September 18, 2009 at 7:28 a.m.
milkman_dan (anonymous) says…

Let's start a new tradition that actually brings in cash for the university. One that fills the stadium, sell products to the fans, and make them want to come early to the games. When a Hooters girl brings me a beer, I will gladly hand over my donation to help the university. Why? Because I'm a giver. Because I care. You don't have to thank me, giving is its own reward
September 18, 2009 at 7:36 a.m.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

Ia there a nuclear option?
September 18, 2009 at 7:45 a.m.
consumer1 (anonymous) says…

Yes, then lets give all the people leaving the stadium in their cars tickets for loud music. Make perfect sense.
September 18, 2009 at 7:47 a.m.
gccs14r (anonymous) says…

Our dog hides from thunderstorms and has to be dragged outside against his will around Independence Day because of all the fireworks. Now you're telling us that he's going to be cowering in fear every other Saturday during football season, too. Fabulous.
September 18, 2009 at 8:06 a.m.
MeAndFannieLou (anonymous) says…

Instead of asking just students, why don't they survey the people who live in the neighborhood and are trying to go about their lives?
September 18, 2009 at 8:30 a.m.
autie (anonymous) says…

That cannon going off couldn't be any more disturbing than the phone call I got last night at 11:15 when good people are sleeping. That crazy a** charliejohnson called me so I could hear them Mountain Sprouts playing on the banks of the Walnut river.
September 18, 2009 at 8:38 a.m.
rooster (anonymous) says…

3 cheers for amy
September 18, 2009 at 8:42 a.m.
trinity (anonymous) says…

i agree amy. how about a new 'Hawk tradition of shooting a clown with a handful of balloons out of a cannon?
friday friday friDAY friday friday friDAY friday friday fridayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!! :)
September 18, 2009 at 8:51 a.m.
mickeyrat (anonymous) says…

I'm with the rooster, three cheers for Amy. Why not be original?

And "three jeers" for the LJWorld, as I don't think there can be such a thing as a "new tradition." Are the OTS people getting paid by the word?
September 18, 2009 at 8:53 a.m.
roger_o_thornhill (anonymous) says…

That's what I was thinking--what the hell is a "new" tradition?
September 18, 2009 at 9:04 a.m.
hitme (anonymous) says…

trinity,
How 'bout we skip the cannon and just shoot a clown?
That would be more fun.
September 18, 2009 at 9:07 a.m.
mjwgoku (anonymous) says…

Shoot a cannon?! Heck no. That is not original. Dang, how lame. Let MU do it, they are allready a copycat school with their original "tiger" mascot. I'm with Milk_man Dan... Dude you rock. I want to sit near him. All a cannon would do is start some NRA debate.
September 18, 2009 at 9:57 a.m.
blue73harley (anonymous) says…

Shoot Baby Jay OUT of the cannon.
September 18, 2009 at 10:21 a.m.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

Blue -

Dead Snow is out today!!! It actually got 3 out of 4 stars in the KC Star this morning.
September 18, 2009 at 10:26 a.m.
autie (anonymous) says…

Caution: Zombies ahead. or without a head. Like out on video or released to theatre?
September 18, 2009 at 10:29 a.m.
thepianoman (anonymous) says…

LOL. Yeah, hillbilly is what came to mind when I read this. I know...following the cannon, they could hire some banjo pickers to play dueling banjos....LOL.....
September 18, 2009 at 11:05 a.m.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

Art house movie places.

http://www.screenland.com/

It does not appear Liberty Hall is showing it.
September 18, 2009 at 11:15 a.m.
pace (anonymous) says…

They should blow the cannon up, then have a yearly memorial for it. So, no the idea seems stupid.
September 18, 2009 at 11:16 a.m.
1029 (anonymous) says…

I kind of like spacehog's idea of the leprechan. A leprechan probably is more closely associated with a Jayhawk than a cannon is.

Or, perhaps fans could receive big foam tomahawks at the gate and then do some chant while they make a chopping motion with the foam tomahawk.

Or maybe after every KU touchtown the PA could play the sound effect of a Jaguar growl or something.

Or maybe we could get a cowboy on horseback or a guy leading a buffalo to run across the field after every touchdown.
September 18, 2009 at 11:46 a.m.
1029 (anonymous) says…

Shooting off a cannon makes sense for a team like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Not for KU.
September 18, 2009 at 11:47 a.m.
beatrice (anonymous) says…

Yes, for every score, but only at basketball games.
September 18, 2009 at 11:54 a.m.
Boosh (anonymous) says…

I vote for streakers.
September 18, 2009 at 11:58 a.m.
parrothead8 (anonymous) says…

1) A "new" tradition is an oxymoron. Something isn't a tradition until it's been done for a while, and by then it's not new anymore.

2) Amy is right. We need to be original. It should be something spontaneous, started by the students in the stadium, that catches on and eventually becomes a tradition. Let's go students...think of something timeless!
September 18, 2009 at 12:18 p.m.
whynaut (anonymous) says…

Let us make ceremonial effigies of the opponent mascots for every game. For every score, we hack off a limb, light it on fire, and use it as a torch to lead the flag bearers around the field. Save the cannon blast for victory, in which we fire the remaining head of the effigy through the uprights to an awaiting crowd of fans. Whoever comes away with it may present it at the next home game for a free hot dog and soda or plate of nachos.
September 18, 2009 at 12:48 p.m.
dudedog12 (anonymous) says…

Cannon is cool, it gets the blod pumping. Now punkin chunkin.. that may be an original tradition to start. Hill billy we are and proud of it. Stay home if you don't like it and stay on the proch if yo can't run with the big dogs.. I think i'll go get a corn dog and set on the proch until the second quarter and then listen for the cannon.
September 18, 2009 at 12:51 p.m.
consumer1 (anonymous) says…

The cannon idea actually has merritt. IF... we use a circus cannon and shoot stuffed effogies out of the cannon toward the KU fans.
September 18, 2009 at 12:57 p.m.
consumer1 (anonymous) says…

oops stuffed effogies of our opponents. I can see a tiger flying across the stadium. People will shout and dive to catch it. Then they will shred it to pieces. orrrrrrrrrrrrrrr shoot a stuffed Jay hawk with every touch down with the touchdown ball in its hands. The crowd goes wild.

Orrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr just shoot a Stuffed Jayhawk dressed in football gear though the uprights. That would be Cooooooooooooooool.
September 18, 2009 at 1 p.m.
beatrice (anonymous) says…

"Amy is right. We need to be original. It should be something spontaneous, started by the students in the stadium, that catches on and eventually becomes a tradition. Let's go students…think of something timeless!"

I know. At every kickoff, the student section should yell something about ripping heads off. That would work.
September 18, 2009 at 1:38 p.m.
Wallythewalrus (anonymous) says…

Or maybe a John Brown guy with a big sword chopping up opponents mascots?
September 18, 2009 at 1:51 p.m.
Agnostick (anonymous) says…

Shoot Bob Hemenway out of a cannon, after every touchdown. Long way, across the field. No helmet.

Make him earn that $340,352.

Besides, he already has tickets to the game... ;)

Agnostick
agnostick@excite.com
September 18, 2009 at 2:39 p.m.
Boosh (anonymous) says…

Only if it aimed at my neighbors house.
September 18, 2009 at 2:53 p.m.
KansasPerson (anonymous) says…

I don't get the comments equating "cannon" with "hillbilly" (cannon were being used throughout the colonies/states in the early daze) but I don't much like replacing the ringing of the campanile bells with a loud cannon booming.

I like the bells.
September 18, 2009 at 3:24 p.m.
Gootsie (anonymous) says…

Not so crazy about this one.
September 18, 2009 at 3:29 p.m.
estespark (anonymous) says…

We could simply blog our delight.
September 18, 2009 at 4:07 p.m.
smitty (anonymous) says…

KU's "new tradition" was in the news just 1 year ago.....check the Kansan cause the JW...well the archive search is a farce any more.

“Rip his f#$%&*@g head off”

Now KU wants to shoot their f....n heads off?

Nooooo!
September 18, 2009 at 4:11 p.m.
MeAndFannieLou (anonymous) says…

Be3 - don't you like the advance notice those of you in the neighborhood have been given about this?
September 18, 2009 at 4:20 p.m.
oldvet (anonymous) says…

Let the cannon get into the game... shoot it off just as the opposing team is kicking a punt, a fieldgoal, an extra point, or kicking off after a score... that ought to cause their kicker to flinch...
September 18, 2009 at 4:26 p.m.
magnus (anonymous) says…

Hitme and others on here ought to note that the KU Football plays in Memorial Stadium, as in a memorial to fallen soldiers from KU who fought in WWI. That is why firing a cannon after each touchdown is a fitting celebration, whether it be from a WWII era cannon or otherwise. I say Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!! Let them fire that damn cannon!!!

I copied this from the Athletics website under Memorial Stadium Facts.
"Memorial Stadium is dedicated to the University of Kansas students who fought and died in World War I."
September 18, 2009 at 5:29 p.m.
KansasPerson (anonymous) says…

oldvet (Anonymous) says…

"Let the cannon get into the game… shoot it off just as the opposing team is kicking a punt, a fieldgoal, an extra point, or kicking off after a score… that ought to cause their kicker to flinch…"

How about letting the cannon REALLY get into the game? Instead of kicking the ball, the players get to fire the cannon at it. Kinda like croquet!
September 18, 2009 at 5:34 p.m.
sundancewierdo (anonymous) says…

Is waving the wheat not good enough? We freaking wave the wheat! I thought that was the tradition.
September 18, 2009 at 5:37 p.m.
toe (anonymous) says…

Football is war so the cannon is perfect. It should also help ROTC recruiting.
September 18, 2009 at 6:10 p.m.
FarmerBoy (anonymous) says…

Best comment of the night:

"Who keeps coming up with these dumb ideas? Tell me how a cannon connects to anything Jayhawk? It doesn't. It's the same as techno music in the field house. We may be Kansas, but we don't have to be hillbillies. (yeehaw, we got us a cannon). Give us a pregame fly-over.

No. A cannon has no place here"

LOL!!!!!
September 18, 2009 at 11:02 p.m.
Boosh (anonymous) says…

LMAO

"18 September 2009
at 3:52 p.m.
be3 (Anonymous) says…
They had better not. My dog couldn't handle it, I will be sending all future vet bills to the city for allowing this to happen and stress out my dog."

"10 September 2009
at 1:06 p.m.
be3 (Anonymous) says…
Dogs should be illeagal within city limits. Far too many dog owners in this town are deadbeats, letting their dogs bark and run around at will."
September 19, 2009 at 9:15 a.m.
BabyBear (anonymous) says…

What about the bells? Campanile ringing the bells after every score is a great tradition. I say keep the one we have!
September 19, 2009 at 10:35 a.m.
remember_username (anonymous) says…

At least there will be a warning. I wish somebody could warned me about the fireworks launched at Royals stadium. I was eastbound on I-70, just about perpendicular to the stadium when they went off - funny how that PTSD sticks with you after all these years.
September 19, 2009 at 12:04 p.m.
fishcat (anonymous) says…

I agree with KansasPerson that the bell sounding after a score is a much better tradition. The way the sound of it hangs in the air is haunting and menacing at the same time
September 23, 2009 at 3:28 p.m.