-- via the Kennel Board's Twitter (@kcboard)
Looks like there is a good amount of campers for Thursday night's Gonzaga-Saint Mary's game. Luckily for them, the weather forecast doesn't look too brutal for the week!
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Zach Bell
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Wow!!!!
I know I’m getting old because all I think about is how stiff and sore I’d be in the morning if I slept outside during winter in Spokane.
If they [the Zags] could have only one quality, the quality to be able to win is not a bad one ~ Mark Few, 2005-2006
Too bad
we can’t get more legit opponents in the Kennel. I mean it’s so sad that most years zero relevant teams make their way in. This probably makes SMC players feel a lot less unknown than they really are. I mean if SMC went onto any BCS conference school’s campus, you would be able to get tickets at the gate even if you were way late to the game…
Good to see the KC is amped, because if the KC and the team show up, we win this by 30.
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I wish we’d do more with Mountain West programs like UNLV or San Diego State. I’d love to recruit more in SoCal and I think a home and home with them would be awesome. At least we’ve got Xavier and Michigan State coming in the near future. But I always look at the Big East schedule and can’t imagine how cool it would be to play Syracuse, West Virginia, and Villanova back-to-back-to-back. That’d just be wild.
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SP
Your dreaming, right? 30? Really, or just a passing comment?
Really really
If our team doesn’t walk the dog, we will win big. I don’t see what’s so crazy about that. We are playing SMC, I don’t see why we shouldn’t blow them out. Last game we shut down their scorers and let Samham go off for a career day, and still we were in total and complete control from start to finish.
If I said we were going to beat a legit team like Duke or Illinois by 30, that’d be dreaming.
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by SoundPound on Feb 9, 2010 6:04 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Totally...
GU is better at every position besides the five. There’s no reason not to think this games shouldn’t be close.
Triple negative?
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Wake up
No way is this a 30 point game.
SMC will give us their best shot and they are formidable. This is going to be a hard fought game for both teams and likely the victor will win by less than 10.
mjc
We were beating them by 15+ in Moraga
was that not their best shot? They played off the charts and Samham had the game of his life and we were still beating them by 15 in the second half.
But I need to wake up, teams usually fare much better against us and feel more comfortable in the Kennel, which leads to closer games. LOL. It will take a miracle (us playing terrible+15 or more 3 pointers by SMC) for them to beat us. Plus, we are going into this game playing much better team ball than last time. I’d say you need to “wake up” for implying SMC will leave with any dignity.
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Off the subject of basketball...
How about the weather in Spokane this winter? I don’t think we have had more than 6 inches of snowfall TOTAL. Seriously, I think they had more snow in Houston than Spokane. I’ve never seen anything like it but as fas as I’m concerned it could be this way every year.
54 tents
and counting (with seven people a tent) I’ll have video footage up later today or tomorrow morning.
I've said it before, I'll say it again...
Campin’ out is nuts.
Go Zags.
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Students
GU Nation should be proud of their students participation. They give and add so much to the program. In 13 years of being a fan, I’ve been able to get tickets once and was able to attend the game. Our seats were behind the Student Body and we were able to watch the…..I think someone on here refered to them as “Blue hairs” or something like that. I was surprised how little as a group they cheered or stood and cheered or just plain got involved.
What is so frustrating for many who are outside of the loop is getting those season tickets and going in there and YELLING for GU like the Students do. My wife and I tried 4 years ago to buy season tickets. We were willing to “donate”, (buy) ours for 10,000.00 each. I’m serious here. We were told by the Administration through emails that they could not guarantee seasonal tickets but were sure that we could be very high on the list for game to game tickets available and that they would certainly appreciate our “Donations”. They also pointed out to us what some of the other “Doners” were getting. We got the impression that if we did that for a couple of years we probably would get season tickets with all of the ammenities. We didn’t do it!
The reason I wanted to point this out, was simply to show the desire of many Zag fans that are out here that just can’t get in without monstrous dollars invested who would be standing with the students to really make the Kennel Rock if they could get in! I understand the frustration of the younger fans here with us “Blue Hairs”, I include myself just because of my age. Support those students out there in those tents and thank’m when you see them. They are truely the cream of the GU fan base.
by mikesequim on Feb 9, 2010 5:49 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
You can usually pick up tickets for around $100-150 each on craigslist or eBay
Sure it’s 4-6x face value but If you are willing to drop $20,000 that is a bargain. Let me know if you want to go to one of the games at the end of February, I have extra tix. I’ll even give you my Kennel Club passes so you can get free drinks before the game and rub shoulders with the other boosters.
I'm just not the sharpest tack n the Box!
I know many here are going to chuckle but we had no idea about Ebay or Craigslist. Thanks for the info. I’ve been calling into GU on and off for the past 4 years, Geesh! The hard part was trying to line up a game with health issues that wax and wane………“Blue Hair” syndrome, lol. I can’t thank enough for the info and the offer. Seriously!
Mike
Offer is still on the table
Glad I could help, I’m not a season ticket holder but I still make it to 6-7 games per year. I will actively try to sell these tix on craigslist starting next week so you can still have the first shot at them if you want them. I have two extra tickets for the game v. Santa Clara on the 25th and two more for the revenge match v. USF on the 27th. Send me an email at mbmanaus@yahoo.com if you want more details.
Report from Tent City (aka Fewville) from Tent #7
No doubt us students will be ready for Thursday. Tent City is already buzzing with activity and students talking about the game. While it didn’t cost us mass amounts of cash (unless you count tuition) for these seats, trust me it was a pain in the neck to get a pretty good tent spot. The Kennel Club board posted a random spot on campus for all of us to meet at in order to determine our tent order at 12:15 this afternoon. Most groups, including mine, had a person on every corner of campus and on very high alert for that announcement to come. It was like something out of a movie seeing everyone sprint to one spot on camus. Lucky for me, my boys came through to snag us a tent in the top 10. Come Thursday keep an eye out for The Kid inthemask and GO ZAGS!!!!
-TKITM
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by The kid inthemask on Feb 9, 2010 8:11 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
video of the camping
this is pretty funny to watch as people find out where to line up for tents. I know the video quality isn’t great but it gives you an idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HgcnH45VR0
(for some reason the link won’t show up but if you copy paste it, it works fine)
That is a hilarious watch
Amazing how fast that line got going. So awesome.
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If you can play an instrument...
you should join the Pep Band. I was a member all nine semesters I attended GU and got to travel with the men’s and women’s teams to two NCAA tourneys for free. Membership is based on participation (going to both men’s AND women’s games) rather than skill, so if you played an instrument in high school, have a lot of school spirit, and hate long lines (you show up 45 minutes before tip-off via the team/media entrance), you should consider signing up.
P.S.: Starting this year, the athletic department is taking a select 29-member band to the WCC tourney as well, so…free chartered flight to Vegas!
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Tent #1
So I am part of tent #1, and we will be in the front row going nuts come Thursday night. Does anyone have any good ideas for signs (ESPN2 acronym signs would be great) or anything else that would show our spirit on ESPN??? We are thinking of painting our chest or face, but we feel that that isn’t very original haha…any ideas?!
One tip on what not to do...
Sounds like there is no risk since you are already outside but a buddy of mine painted “Sportscenter is next” on a giant sheet in the lobby of his dorm and the paint went straight through to the carpet. They were unlucky enough to get on ESPN during an M’s game and get spotted but the RA.
Got you covered!
Elias and
Steven
P’wn
Nobodys
2 Often
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by SoundPound on Feb 10, 2010 9:49 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
or
I had a roommate use ESPN to make the acronym “Everybody is Piss Drunk.” That would get you tossed, but it is amusing.
Zagnificent - GU Class of 2011
I made a poster of a huge can of Slim fast one year for Omar
He seemed to appreciate it…once he made a layup with that 2 inch vertical of his and ran down the floor screaming at me and my buddy (who was wearing a fat suit with a St. Mary’s #50 jersey).
Your coloring skills were marvelous...
My copier skills….not so much…I won’t be able to make this year but I will be watching on ESPN…
Send out a salute to “Mmmmerica” when the camera’s are on…
I personally
will be rocking the “#50 OverWEIGHTed” sign
Burger Kong
I thought of a sign that might work. Get a picture of Bol Kong, cut and copy a burger king crown onto his head and change the “king” to “kong”. “Burger Kong! You’ll have it HIS way” You can spruce it up by getting burger king crowns from burger king.
sign idea
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by Zag Luis Obispo on Feb 10, 2010 11:49 AM PST reply actions 3 recs
I like...
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by trufflshuffl on Feb 10, 2010 11:19 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
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by WyZag on Feb 11, 2010 8:16 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Create a thread for these...
These ideas are all great. I think we should create a thread so that students/people going to the games can check here for ideas.
Could have acronyms for FSN, ESPN and ESPN2.
by GU.AmericasTeam on Feb 11, 2010 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
how about
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2 bad SMC :(
by GU.AmericasTeam on Feb 10, 2010 12:17 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
That's gold
I hope to see that in the crowd
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Freshmen year in the old Kennel… but I digress.
by GU.AmericasTeam on Feb 10, 2010 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
That is awesome
Oh how I miss my student days…
HAHA
That’s good stuph. There should be some good signs tomorrow night!
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Someone has to have that tomorrow.
by superZAGnics on Feb 10, 2010 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
Update from Tent City (aka Fewville or Mannywood) by Tent 7
Been hard at work cooking up some sweet signs for the game. Get a look.
http://img49.yfrog.com/i/krpk.jpg/
-TKITM
Light up the Halo, Fight On, Go Zags, Bolts, Clip Naton, Viva Galaxy
by The kid inthemask on Feb 10, 2010 1:47 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Awesome
Great posters!! Way to show school spirit and give props to the young guys on our team. I hope the Kennel is rocking with the crowd and we can put St. Mary’s in their place with a statement win!! Also, I enjoy seeing you in your mask at games and on TV, it makes me chuckle everytime!
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