All this cowbell ******** is going nowhere fast. There is a large enough faction of our fans that are either ill-informed or don't 17ing care about ringing responsibly. So the way I see it, our only chance to keep the cowbell legitimately is to mobilize a strong, grass-roots type movement.
So whoever wants to can go here and write a well-thought-out, clearly worded argument for why we should be allowed to keep cowbells...
some bullet points for you to hit upon, but feel free to add your own. I'd do it but I'm at work and junk:
1) cowbells were a tradition at this school when the SEC was formed.
2) cowbells were banned about 30-40 years ago only because Shug Jordan threw a hissy-fit.
3) cowbells do not have a noticeable effect on the noise at the field level (as cited here by OSSO).
4) other schools are not under the microscope with their sound systems/noise makers to the same extent that MSU is.
There are probably several other good arguments as well, and you could also cite the support from Team Speed Kills, ESPN, etc. Then send the petition to Mike Slive, the SEC offices, the head of the NCAA, the NCAA offices, every SEC website/blog, every college sports website/blog, blah blah blah...
So whoever wants to can go here and write a well-thought-out, clearly worded argument for why we should be allowed to keep cowbells...
some bullet points for you to hit upon, but feel free to add your own. I'd do it but I'm at work and junk:
1) cowbells were a tradition at this school when the SEC was formed.
2) cowbells were banned about 30-40 years ago only because Shug Jordan threw a hissy-fit.
3) cowbells do not have a noticeable effect on the noise at the field level (as cited here by OSSO).
4) other schools are not under the microscope with their sound systems/noise makers to the same extent that MSU is.
There are probably several other good arguments as well, and you could also cite the support from Team Speed Kills, ESPN, etc. Then send the petition to Mike Slive, the SEC offices, the head of the NCAA, the NCAA offices, every SEC website/blog, every college sports website/blog, blah blah blah...