A question.

[Grumpyolddawg]

As you know we just played at MSST who GoR some reason the SEC allows to have those annoying cowbell inside the stadium. As a permanent opponent, why does UK not have their version on the cowbell to use when you play there every other year?

 

[Glenn's take]

Pretty sure they are banned for everyone but them. They are grandfathered in but are supposed to stop before the ball is snapped.

 

[Grumpyolddawg]

Everything you said is true. But that goes out the window when the ball is teed up. They are allowed into the stadium, don't they can keep opposing fans from bringing them in too. If the home team brings them. They probably offended if you call them a cow college.

 

[Johnfarrel]

Grandfathered or not there is no reason to continue to let them have them. It's favoritism pure and simple.

 

[NostraDanis]

It is kind of hard to explain why, after all this time, the league allows one team an obvious competitive advantage.
Grandfathered-in is not a serious justification.

 

[SaltyCat22]

We could come up with something. Just need to get the Matt Jones butt-buddies and the other half of the fan base to come together and agree on a noise-making device.

 

[CB3UK]

I've often considered bringing a bullhorn when State comes here. Honestly it doesn't bother me anymore, it's a college football tradition. We can't keep killing all the little things that make CFB the greatest sport going.

 

[clevenger32]

As you know we just played at MSST who GoR some reason the SEC allows to have those annoying cowbell inside the stadium. As a permanent opponent, why does UK not have their version on the cowbell to use when you play there every other year?

I don’t know why it was overturned. I can remember back in the late 60s and early 70s on the back of tickets that there was a statement about the southeastern conference prohibiting artificial noisemakers, and I am almost 110%. sure that included the cowbells at STATE. Never heard how that got overturned

 

[Cefiro]

Grandfathered or not there is no reason to continue to let them have them. It's favoritism pure and simple.

Yep, complete BS.

 

[Random UK Fan]

We could come up with something. Just need to get the Matt Jones butt-buddies and the other half of the fan base to come together and agree on a noise-making device.

I've often considered bringing a bullhorn when State comes here. Honestly it doesn't bother me anymore, it's a college football tradition. We can't keep killing all the little things that make CFB the greatest sport going.

What about vibrators? 60 thousand buzzing vibrators can’t be easy on the ears.

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

I've often considered bringing a bullhorn when State comes here. Honestly it doesn't bother me anymore, it's a college football tradition. We can't keep killing all the little things that make CFB the greatest sport going.

Or bring this guy

 

[Hjack]

And for our Miss. State game here this year, every blanket, jacket, and purse were carefully examined in order to get into Kroger. Didn't hear many cowbells that day.

 

[southindycat]

Several people long ago pointed out that a pocket full of pennies and an empty concession water bottle x60k could be deafening.

Not sure they have that much water on hand, but they sure as hell have plenty of plastic cups.

 

[STL_Cat]

I don't like annoying gimmick sounds. Just good old fashion scream your head off works for me.

 

[White Wolf]

Several people long ago pointed out that a pocket full of pennies and an empty concession water bottle x60k could be deafening.

Not sure they have that much water on hand, but they sure as hell have plenty of plastic cups.

UK could always hire the infamous Vandy whistler

Seriously though, artificial noisemakers were banned in 1974 by the SEC, but for whatever reason the schools agreed about a decade ago to allow them, but not during play. But these days most stadium pa systems blast loud rap or rock music up to the point the ball is snapped, so probably not much difference in noise level. It just comes down to which type of noise is most annoying, or pleasing. to the individual.

 

[childe]

I would rather listen to cowbells vs. Rocky Top being played several dozen times any day.

 

[Ugoff]

How about handing out a "big blue kazoo" to every fan when they play here. Put an ad on it to cover the cost.

 

[Grumpyolddawg]

We could come up with something. Just need to get the Matt Jones butt-buddies and the other half of the fan base to come together and agree on a noise-making device.

Nit talking about coming up with something else, but the same cowbell they use except blue with UK on them.