The WIAA memo to schools targeted chants directed at opposing participants and fans, specifically referencing “you can’t do that,” “air ball” and “scoreboard” among other often-used fan chants.
The public reaction swung heavily against the WIAA and whennational media got involved, it was clear that the WIAA was losing the PR battle on the sportsmanship subject.
[…]
The WIAA memo to schools targeted chants directed at opposing participants and fans, specifically referencing “you can’t do that,” “air ball” and “scoreboard” among other often-used fan chants.
The public reaction swung heavily against the WIAA and whennational media got involved, it was clear that the WIAA was losing the PR battle on the sportsmanship subject.
ESPN anchor Scott Van Pelt opened Thursday night’s “SportsCenter” by commenting on the situation: “Are you for real, Wisconsin? I mean, honestly, is this a joke or something?”
Owen
Everything but tech support.
In 20 years of coaching I had never heard the “There’s a net there ” chant ( to the same Rythym as “you can’t do that ” when the other team commits a turnover of foul )
That is far more clever than
“Air Ball”
Clever beats Crass IMHO