Mid-day question: Best local celebration
Posted on December 5th, 2007 – 12:23 PMBy Michael Rand
ESPN.com says that the Vikings’ horn sound and subsequent singing of “Skol Vikings” is the fifth-best TD celebration in all of the NFL. We have always enjoyed that, and we hope you enjoy their entire list. That said, Stensation is wondering what you think are the best goal/TD/run/ celebrations among local teams. And if you have any favorites among non-locals, those would work as well. We prefer a nude lap around the Aquatic Center, but that’s just us.
We know what isn’t a very good way to celebrate: Getting suspended for four games for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, like Ray Edwards.
33 Responses to "Mid-day question: Best local celebration"
The best, hands-down, is the singing of the rouser, followed by the 3-goal edition of the sieve chant at Mariucci Arena.
I agree that the Sieve chant is great but I like the SCSU version. It’s more of a slurred version than at the U.
That horn, though y’all seem to like it alot, is (and I realize I use the adjectival form quite often), probably the most moronic thing about the Vikings. I mean if they played outside in about a million below zero chill factor like the Ice Bowl, Cowboys and the Pack, I could almost see (hear) it, but what it reminds me of most is “The Vikings”, the great movie with my hero, ol’ One Eye Kirk. Then the deep and haunting sound of a Viking horn fit, but indoors, in the winter, with everyone all snug in their seats…with their coats off !! and some burly bald man running around as some kind of testosterone mascot ? Pleeze. It is sorta embarrassing if you’re not of the tribe.
My favorite local celebration is when PPP dons the biker shorts and gives ol’ #4 the thumbs up.
Now is as good a time as any to link to the Cleveland Browns Fight Song.
I will always love the “Star Wars” theme playing after a Twins home run.
Too bad we haven’t heard it as often recently…
The question should be: What’s Ray Edward’s favorite local celebration?
Four games? I’m guessing it was… hold on a sec… damn papers… there we go… anyone got a lighter?
That and I love the “All Aboard!” scream from Ozzy when the Twins load the bases.
I miss Culpepper’s celebration of rolling his arms….KIDDING KIDDING!!! Don’t kick me off for that one.
Any time the sieve chant gets going at a Wild game (Hi, Mr. Cloutier!), it’s classic.
As far as the best sieve chant - I know it’s not a local team, but I’ve always admired the red-and-white pukes at the Kohl Center. Strikes me as a terrifying place to be a goalie, following the red light coming on behind you.
(Negative points, though, for the regular use of the sieve chant after a save. Idiots!)
I hate to steal Marthaler’s non-revenue thunder, but I like how, when the Gopher wrestlers win, J Robinson calls Chris Voelz from a pay phone at 2:00 am and yells, “How you like me now? HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW?”
I do love the Joe Nathan entrance, spelling the name, Stand Up and Shout, it’s excellent.
While they don’t have it on You Tube, all the trade talk made me think of this.
Stu: +1
I throw up a little in my mouth any time I hear Todd Rundgren’s “Bang the Drum All Day.” Maybe P3 can explain, in 50 words or less, what that has to do with football?
Maybe P3 can explain, in 50 words or less…
You’re suggesting the impossible.
After reading the list, how cheesey does that Heinz field ketchup thing sound? Man I just lost a lot of respect for Mike Tomlin.
Dave you beat me to it. I don’t think P3 could expain walking in less than 50 words.
The best thing about the MN Rouser is listening to people try to fit the word “Minnesota” into one syllable in the chant.
I don’t think P3 could expain walking in less than 50 words.
Let’s see:
Unlike your average (should be below average but Ill be nice its the holiday) purple-clad cretin, walking is something that can be described pretty easy!! You just take your one leg (and keep it away from those fat Williams they are soooo fat they’ll eat your leg!) and put it in front of your other one leg!
57 words. Jama is correct.
OK, how’s this….it’s loud and childish and sounds alot like a bodily function (14 words if you connect the dots….)..
but I’m sorry I have to add…Stu, I am impressed !!!
http://www.startribune.com/local/12146516.html
Stu - Come on… You guys have dropped to 6th. That’s terrible. Of course, Brown county would destroy us all.
Rouser is good. On Wisconsin is better (of course)..played by many marching bands across the land who might only think of the Rouser as an alarm clock
Roughkat: bear in mind, Stearns has to share St. Cloud with Benton and Sherburne counties, so the idiot drunks get split three ways.
I agree with the third goal (given a lead) chant at Mariucci.
YOU JUST SUCK!
Man is that degrading.
Not to exceed my word limit, but why does the NFL call it the substance abuse policy ? Is there a separate policy for substance use ? ( 25 words !)
2 words,
STU COW!!!
Looks like those Fargonians know how to drink and drive. Or should I say they don’t know how to drink and drive
Stu: Making girls pee their pants since 2007
Four games for steroids? Sean Hill gets, what, 20 games? Rincon got 10 (now he would’ve got 50)… I know the prorated subtraction of salary is so much higher in the NFL, but that still seems a little light compared to hockey and baseball.
On Wisconsin? That celebrates a St. Louis beer. Sorry, disqualified.
Ramon, think number of games per season. Four NFL games is basically equivalent to 20 NHL games.
Shifty - I mentioned that caveat above re: players’ financial losses (boo hoo) but your hole-punching is right on. I think I was making the point that, because of Bonds and only Bonds, hockey and football haven’t been as caught up in the steroids fervor. Which, for some reason (maybe the different level of constant physical abuse in hockey and football vs. baseball) makes the disparity seem ironic.
Then I realized maybe it’s exactly the opposite - that a roided hockey or football player has a slighter edge of a clean one than a roided baseball player has over a clean one… like Bonds, McGwire and Sosa over Aaron, Killebrew, Murray et al.
And then there’s Sean Hill getting 20 games for unwittingly (and if Riseborough believes him so do I) taking a banned supplement, while some clown gets 4 games for intentionally breaking Miko Koivu’s with an almost deadly weapon,
I also just remembered a cheer from my alma mater (Macalester)
Give me an S! Give me an E! Give me an X! What’s that spell? SCORE!
AZ….this post is a day late and a dollar short, but, give up a few lines from that “Bang the drum all day” since I can’t remember it, or maybe I can scare the words or melody from Realplayer, but I’m drawing a blank right now.
As for another (monstrously abused) song. .how about the hauntingly romantic words of ….”We will rock you…you got mud on your face, you’re a big disgrace”..a great song at home if you have with good speakers cranked,, but watching a well fed sports crowd sing it..talk about vomit !!
