Did anybody happen to bump into some students from SDSU? Do they exist? It looks like a few huge 60 and older communities decided to sponsor a team. Can anybody on here confirm that there is actually a campus and they teach more than just bingo and shuffleboard?

EngineeringAggie wrote: ↑

March 11th, 2023, 10:42 pm

Did anybody happen to bump into some students from SDSU? Do they exist? It looks like a few huge 60 and older communities decided to sponsor a team. Can anybody on here confirm that there is actually a campus and they teach more than just bingo and shuffleboard?

You ran into Seiko's kids

EngineeringAggie wrote: ↑

March 11th, 2023, 10:42 pm

Did anybody happen to bump into some students from SDSU? Do they exist? It looks like a few huge 60 and older communities decided to sponsor a team. Can anybody on here confirm that there is actually a campus and they teach more than just bingo and shuffleboard?

Did the Show no-show?

They really had little to no presence. I’ve decided they only exist on Twitter.

They had a very sorry little section in the upper bowl. We literally didn’t notice them until near the end of the game, so yes, basically a no-show. USU had by far the most impressive student section… most teams didn’t even have one.

I’ve noticed at tournaments our students tend to travel better but other alumni tend to travel better than ours

I think it’s because Vegas is a pretty easy spring break trip for our students. It’s close, it can be affordable if you put enough people in the room and our students are less likely to go to the “spring break destinations”

Meanwhile our alumni are not necessarily interested in Vegas whereas other alumni may enjoy vegas more.

Obviously there are some better than others and I’m going based on when I last went and counting shirts around vegas and in our games.

Imakeitrain wrote: ↑

March 12th, 2023, 3:00 pm

I’ve noticed at tournaments our students tend to travel better but other alumni tend to travel better than ours

I think it’s because Vegas is a pretty easy spring break trip for our students. It’s close, it can be affordable if you put enough people in the room and our students are less likely to go to the “spring break destinations”

Meanwhile our alumni are not necessarily interested in Vegas whereas other alumni may enjoy vegas more.

Obviously there are some better than others and I’m going based on when I last went and counting shirts around vegas and in our games.

Aztec fan chiming in, the “no-Show” was sad. I wish more fans showed up but at least we had a large and boisterous crowd overall. What do Utah St fans and student do in Vegas? It seems like a weird place for them to go given the religious limitations. Just hotel to game and back?

Baller wrote: ↑

March 12th, 2023, 9:25 pm

Imakeitrain wrote: ↑

March 12th, 2023, 3:00 pm

I’ve noticed at tournaments our students tend to travel better but other alumni tend to travel better than ours

I think it’s because Vegas is a pretty easy spring break trip for our students. It’s close, it can be affordable if you put enough people in the room and our students are less likely to go to the “spring break destinations”

Meanwhile our alumni are not necessarily interested in Vegas whereas other alumni may enjoy vegas more.

Obviously there are some better than others and I’m going based on when I last went and counting shirts around vegas and in our games.

Aztec fan chiming in, the “no-Show” was sad. I wish more fans showed up but at least we had a large and boisterous crowd overall. What do Utah St fans and student do in Vegas? It seems like a weird place for them to go given the religious limitations. Just hotel to game and back?

All you can eat buffets for the win

Baller wrote: ↑

March 12th, 2023, 9:25 pm

Aztec fan chiming in, the “no-Show” was sad. I wish more fans showed up but at least we had a large and boisterous crowd overall. What do Utah St fans and student do in Vegas? It seems like a weird place for them to go given the religious limitations. Just hotel to game and back?

A) A lot of Utah State fans aren't Mormon.
B) I don't think most Mormon's adhere to as strict of limitations as you may think. They may not be drinking but Vegas has lots of shows and other things to do...and lot's of Mormon's gamble.

As a point of fairness, I have to mention that I met some very respectful and basketball-educated Aztec fans during this past trip to the conference tournament. And I have been forced to reconsider my opinion of San Diego State fans as a whole.

A comment from a middle aged Aztec fan during the Scotsman at halftime "This is a F#*@ing Mormon Cult song!"

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To be honest, I don't really enjoy Vegas that much. It would probably be one of my last travel destinations if it weren't for the Mountain West Tournament. I have attended every year now for the last five years and have discovered pretty much everything you can do that doesn't include drinking, gambling, or strip clubs, and for reference, I graduated college two years ago.

Outside of attending all of the basketball games, there isn't a whole lot of time for other activities. Here's my list of things we like to do, though:

• Book a hotel with a heated pool
  Go hiking at Red Rock Canyon
  Pinball (This is more fun than slots to me and cheaper)
  Find fun places to eat
  Go shopping (something my wife enjoys, so I roll with it)
  Dave and Busters Arcade (This can be fun with a big group of friends)
  Find a new "Try it once activity" such as:
  - Omega Mart
  - VR
  - Roller coasters
  - Walk the Strip
  - Stratosphere rides
  - Hover Dam
  - I'm sure I'm leaving stuff out

Pretty much anything can be fun if you get a large group of friends to go down. The highlight really has been the basketball. 4/5 years we've gone down, the Aggies have made it to the championship game.

I also think the SDSU fans were better. Perhaps I've been jaded by a small percentage of obnoxious fans in the past. It seems a much higher percentage of UNM fans are awful, though not every one of them, just the majority. I had a few pleasant interactions with SDSU fans this tournament.

tysteve20 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 3:20 pm

A comment from a middle aged Aztec fan during the Scotsman at halftime "This is a F#*@ing Mormon Cult song!"

Is that the fight song? What does the hand motion up and down signify? I was there with my dad and we were trying to understand it. We thought maybe milking a cow cause there were students shirtless with the word “Moooo” spelled out so we thought may be some cowboy theme? I liked how everyone knew the song…us Aztec fans don’t know the words to our fight song aside from the very last part.

But congrats on your student section, you’ve surpassed the Show as the premier conference student section.

Baller wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 5:37 pm

tysteve20 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 3:20 pm

A comment from a middle aged Aztec fan during the Scotsman at halftime "This is a F#*@ing Mormon Cult song!"

Is that the fight song? What does the hand motion up and down signify? I was there with my dad and we were trying to understand it. We thought maybe milking a cow cause there were students shirtless with the word “Moooo” spelled out so we thought may be some cowboy theme? I liked how everyone knew the song…us Aztec fans don’t know the words to our fight song aside from the very last part.

But congrats on your student section, you’ve surpassed the Show as the premier conference student section.

It's what is referred to as our "spirit song," but most of the time it is played right after our fight song. Think "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions" in a way.

The hand motion is in fact cow milking. Many people don't know that, so nice catch.

I've decided that most of the bad SDSU fans are on Twitter and AztecMesa. Most of the ones I've encountered on Reddit and in person have been pretty nice with the occasional bad egg...but you get that in any fan base. Walking out of the T&M I had plenty of games complement us on our team and someone from The Show actually came over to the HURD to compliment them on the Leon Tantrum Tracker.

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It's been a few years since I was in Boise for a game, but I can't recall having had a bad fan interaction with them in person. And typically at the tournaments, I really enjoy my interactions with other teams that we aren't currently playing.

I had some bad interactions with some Wyoming fans and a Nevada fan, but, given that I was the loudmouthed obnoxious visitor in their arenas, those might be on me. However, it's been a few years; things could have changed drastically. I don't recall quite as much vehemence against Boise (is not a) State at the time. It was mostly jokes about them all being truckers.

I've had really nice interactions with the grand majority of other teams' fans with one glaring exception. I've actually quite enjoyed the fans of different conference mates we've had over the decades.

Zaggie07 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 6:34 pm

Baller wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 5:37 pm

tysteve20 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 3:20 pm

A comment from a middle aged Aztec fan during the Scotsman at halftime "This is a F#*@ing Mormon Cult song!"

Is that the fight song? What does the hand motion up and down signify? I was there with my dad and we were trying to understand it. We thought maybe milking a cow cause there were students shirtless with the word “Moooo” spelled out so we thought may be some cowboy theme? I liked how everyone knew the song…us Aztec fans don’t know the words to our fight song aside from the very last part.

But congrats on your student section, you’ve surpassed the Show as the premier conference student section.

It's what is referred to as our "spirit song," but most of the time it is played right after our fight song. Think "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions" in a way.

The hand motion is in fact cow milking. Many people don't know that, so nice catch.

WHA??!! Is this honestly being taught to current students as the reason or history behind the motion? If so, I swear I may have to turn in my Scotsman fan card. This would be more egregious than adopting The Hurd as the name for the entire student section.

This had ZERO to do with cow milking when it started. It is a question that has been asked before and discussed here. I'll post the links when I find them so as to not rehash the entire thing.

Aglicious wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 11:00 pm

Zaggie07 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 6:34 pm

Baller wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 5:37 pm

tysteve20 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 3:20 pm

A comment from a middle aged Aztec fan during the Scotsman at halftime "This is a F#*@ing Mormon Cult song!"

Is that the fight song? What does the hand motion up and down signify? I was there with my dad and we were trying to understand it. We thought maybe milking a cow cause there were students shirtless with the word “Moooo” spelled out so we thought may be some cowboy theme? I liked how everyone knew the song…us Aztec fans don’t know the words to our fight song aside from the very last part.

But congrats on your student section, you’ve surpassed the Show as the premier conference student section.

It's what is referred to as our "spirit song," but most of the time it is played right after our fight song. Think "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions" in a way.

The hand motion is in fact cow milking. Many people don't know that, so nice catch.

WHA??!! Is this honestly being taught to current students as the reason or history behind the motion? If so, I swear I may have to turn in my Scotsman fan card. This would be more egregious than adopting The Hurd as the name for the entire student section.

This had ZERO to do with cow milking when it started. It is a question that has been asked before and discussed here. I'll post the links when I find them so as to not rehash the entire thing.

Yeah, that's what I was taught when I was in school, but that was 15+ years ago. Sounds like it has persisted. Happy to be corrected.

Zaggie07 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 11:16 pm

Aglicious wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 11:00 pm

Zaggie07 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 6:34 pm

Baller wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 5:37 pm

tysteve20 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 3:20 pm

A comment from a middle aged Aztec fan during the Scotsman at halftime "This is a F#*@ing Mormon Cult song!"

Is that the fight song? What does the hand motion up and down signify? I was there with my dad and we were trying to understand it. We thought maybe milking a cow cause there were students shirtless with the word “Moooo” spelled out so we thought may be some cowboy theme? I liked how everyone knew the song…us Aztec fans don’t know the words to our fight song aside from the very last part.

But congrats on your student section, you’ve surpassed the Show as the premier conference student section.

It's what is referred to as our "spirit song," but most of the time it is played right after our fight song. Think "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions" in a way.

The hand motion is in fact cow milking. Many people don't know that, so nice catch.

WHA??!! Is this honestly being taught to current students as the reason or history behind the motion? If so, I swear I may have to turn in my Scotsman fan card. This would be more egregious than adopting The Hurd as the name for the entire student section.

This had ZERO to do with cow milking when it started. It is a question that has been asked before and discussed here. I'll post the links when I find them so as to not rehash the entire thing.

Yeah, that's what I was taught when I was in school, but that was 15+ years ago. Sounds like it has persisted. Happy to be corrected.

Probably a rumor started by the original "Hurd" who were anything but rabid student fans. This sort of makes me sad. BYU fans also love to perpetuate that the hand motion is milking cows like the bunch of farmers we are.

Zaggie07 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 11:16 pm

Aglicious wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 11:00 pm

Zaggie07 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 6:34 pm

Baller wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 5:37 pm

tysteve20 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 3:20 pm

A comment from a middle aged Aztec fan during the Scotsman at halftime "This is a F#*@ing Mormon Cult song!"

Is that the fight song? What does the hand motion up and down signify? I was there with my dad and we were trying to understand it. We thought maybe milking a cow cause there were students shirtless with the word “Moooo” spelled out so we thought may be some cowboy theme? I liked how everyone knew the song…us Aztec fans don’t know the words to our fight song aside from the very last part.

But congrats on your student section, you’ve surpassed the Show as the premier conference student section.

It's what is referred to as our "spirit song," but most of the time it is played right after our fight song. Think "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions" in a way.

The hand motion is in fact cow milking. Many people don't know that, so nice catch.

WHA??!! Is this honestly being taught to current students as the reason or history behind the motion? If so, I swear I may have to turn in my Scotsman fan card. This would be more egregious than adopting The Hurd as the name for the entire student section.

This had ZERO to do with cow milking when it started. It is a question that has been asked before and discussed here. I'll post the links when I find them so as to not rehash the entire thing.

Yeah, that's what I was taught when I was in school, but that was 15+ years ago. Sounds like it has persisted. Happy to be corrected.

Here you go, my friend:
http://www.usufans.com/Forums/viewtopic ... 858#p34858

Aglicious wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 11:24 pm

Zaggie07 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 11:16 pm

Aglicious wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 11:00 pm

Zaggie07 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 6:34 pm

Baller wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 5:37 pm

tysteve20 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 3:20 pm

A comment from a middle aged Aztec fan during the Scotsman at halftime "This is a F#*@ing Mormon Cult song!"

Is that the fight song? What does the hand motion up and down signify? I was there with my dad and we were trying to understand it. We thought maybe milking a cow cause there were students shirtless with the word “Moooo” spelled out so we thought may be some cowboy theme? I liked how everyone knew the song…us Aztec fans don’t know the words to our fight song aside from the very last part.

But congrats on your student section, you’ve surpassed the Show as the premier conference student section.

It's what is referred to as our "spirit song," but most of the time it is played right after our fight song. Think "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions" in a way.

The hand motion is in fact cow milking. Many people don't know that, so nice catch.

WHA??!! Is this honestly being taught to current students as the reason or history behind the motion? If so, I swear I may have to turn in my Scotsman fan card. This would be more egregious than adopting The Hurd as the name for the entire student section.

This had ZERO to do with cow milking when it started. It is a question that has been asked before and discussed here. I'll post the links when I find them so as to not rehash the entire thing.

Yeah, that's what I was taught when I was in school, but that was 15+ years ago. Sounds like it has persisted. Happy to be corrected.

Probably a rumor started by the original "Hurd" who were anything but rabid student fans. This sort of makes me sad. BYU fans also love to perpetuate that the hand motion is milking cows like the bunch of farmers we are.

It always kind of made sense. The school was originally the AC, still has strong programs. Aggie Ice Cream is the best. It doesn't bother me when people call us farmers. What is an Aggie anyway? It's our heritage and something to be proud of regardless whether some dimwits think it's an insult. Farmers are badass. Better than something that has no real meaning. I know the school is way more than that now, I just appreciate that we haven't lost connection with our roots.

I’ve heard a number of theories over the years including the bushwacker tag team to some sort of highland battle march in relation to the Scotsman song. And maybe those are the true origins of the motion. But for the majority of students/fans it’s viewed as being symbolic of milking a cow and I find that more meaningful.

There are very few things I find more infuriating than when any of our fans show any amount of shame for our school’s agricultural background or if they are even remotely embarrassed to be associated with farmers. Let’s not forget that farmer is by far the most important profession in society and LITERALLY every single human on the earth is alive only because an agriculturist (Aggie) provided a way for that individual to be alive. To put it in perspective, the Avengers only wish they could save even half as many lives as Aggies.

So milk those cows and be proud to Aggies!

Aggies1888 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 11:25 pm

Zaggie07 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 11:16 pm

Aglicious wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 11:00 pm

Zaggie07 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 6:34 pm

Baller wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 5:37 pm

tysteve20 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 3:20 pm

A comment from a middle aged Aztec fan during the Scotsman at halftime "This is a F#*@ing Mormon Cult song!"

Is that the fight song? What does the hand motion up and down signify? I was there with my dad and we were trying to understand it. We thought maybe milking a cow cause there were students shirtless with the word “Moooo” spelled out so we thought may be some cowboy theme? I liked how everyone knew the song…us Aztec fans don’t know the words to our fight song aside from the very last part.

But congrats on your student section, you’ve surpassed the Show as the premier conference student section

It's what is referred to as our "spirit song," but most of the time it is played right after our fight song. Think "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions" in a way.

The hand motion is in fact cow milking. Many people don't know that, so nice catch.

WHA??!! Is this honestly being taught to current students as the reason or history behind the motion? If so, I swear I may have to turn in my Scotsman fan card. This would be more egregious than adopting The Hurd as the name for the entire student section.

This had ZERO to do with cow milking when it started. It is a question that has been asked before and discussed here. I'll post the links when I find them so as to not rehash the entire thing.

Yeah, that's what I was taught when I was in school, but that was 15+ years ago. Sounds like it has persisted. Happy to be corrected.

Here you go, my friend:
http://www.usufans.com/Forums/viewtopic ... 858#p34858

Thenkyou!

USU78 wrote: ↑

March 14th, 2023, 8:03 am

Aggies1888 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 11:25 pm

Zaggie07 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 11:16 pm

Aglicious wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 11:00 pm

Zaggie07 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 6:34 pm

Baller wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 5:37 pm

tysteve20 wrote: ↑

March 13th, 2023, 3:20 pm

A comment from a middle aged Aztec fan during the Scotsman at halftime "This is a F#*@ing Mormon Cult song!"

Is that the fight song? What does the hand motion up and down signify? I was there with my dad and we were trying to understand it. We thought maybe milking a cow cause there were students shirtless with the word “Moooo” spelled out so we thought may be some cowboy theme? I liked how everyone knew the song…us Aztec fans don’t know the words to our fight song aside from the very last part.

But congrats on your student section, you’ve surpassed the Show as the premier conference student section

It's what is referred to as our "spirit song," but most of the time it is played right after our fight song. Think "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions" in a way.

The hand motion is in fact cow milking. Many people don't know that, so nice catch.

WHA??!! Is this honestly being taught to current students as the reason or history behind the motion? If so, I swear I may have to turn in my Scotsman fan card. This would be more egregious than adopting The Hurd as the name for the entire student section.

This had ZERO to do with cow milking when it started. It is a question that has been asked before and discussed here. I'll post the links when I find them so as to not rehash the entire thing.

Yeah, that's what I was taught when I was in school, but that was 15+ years ago. Sounds like it has persisted. Happy to be corrected.

Here you go, my friend:
http://www.usufans.com/Forums/viewtopic ... 858#p34858

Thenkyou!

And a couple more:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=41202&p=442970#p442970
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12479

Let's be honest, the origins of the Scotsman movements have been discussed for decades in multiple posts on multiple boards. We will be doing this again in a couple of years.

NVAggie wrote: ↑

March 14th, 2023, 10:38 am

Let's be honest, the origins of the Scotsman movements have been discussed for decades in multiple posts on multiple boards. We will be doing this again in a couple of years.

Whatever it takes to never forget the Bushwhackers and the Spectrum's Bushwhacking Crew that first marched down the aisles pumping everyone up with their arm motions.