New Soccer Thread

[PantherLou]

This thread is for people who actually want to talk about the soccer team.

FWIW, our first "under the lights" game is against Marquette. I think it would be great to have a huge crowd there to "welcome" Louis Bennett back.

Edit: Game is on Wed. Sept 13th at 7pm

[milwsport]

I've put it on my calendar. Go Panthers!!!!!

[uwmfutbol]

People want there to be a rivalry between UWM and marquette in basketball. There already IS a rivalry between UWM and marquette in soccer, and because of Bennett going to coach at marquette, it's now a heated rivalry.

It'd be nice to see a huge number of fans at Engelmann to watch the panthers tear the gold apart.

I'll be there.

[JimmyLemke]

So, what should our reaction towards Bennett be? I know several people who still have warm and fuzzy feelings for him, since he moved to a bigger conference and a higher salary, much like Bo and BP.

However, he went to our school's in-town rival, the only other D-1 school within 80 miles. I say we "welcome" him with a rousing chorus of boos.

What does everyone else think?

[milwsport]

It would have been one thing to go to another school, but he went to the golden showers. He's a traitor and should be viewed as such.

That being said, it should also be said that we won't see him out on the field and we should reserve our cheers and our scorn for those who are actually playing the game.

[JimmyLemke]

Very good, sport.

I disagree on one point. We won't see him on the field. Not because he's playing, but because he is a leprechaun and therefore can disappear to protect his pot o' gold.

How about before and after the game?

[mwu]

i was just down on campus today and saw the lights up, im getting very excited about this season.

regarding bennet:
we should chant "benedict arnold" whenever his name is said over the loud speaker.

[JimmyLemke]

Sweeeeeeeet. I love that idea.

I tried to get a traitor chant started at a basketball game he was at, but he was so small no one saw him.

[coacheinerson]

You know, there's a lot of stuff that we could belt out during soccer games if we get enough people there...

-school song
-alma mater (this is a stretch... the slow version makes me lmao)
- roll out the barrel (in the 82nd minute of course )
- that old polka song that goes

"A toast to Milwaukee, so lift your glasses high! Than we'll chug-a-lug until their dry, and lift our spirits to the sky"

Just some ideas... I love active and vocal soccer crowds.

[JimmyLemke]

Wow, I haven't heard that song since I was a little kid. Oh, the memories.

[SRT4driver]

So about that soccer blog Jimmy...

[mwu]

theres always this one too,

in heaven there is no beer, thats why we drink it here.
and when we're gone from here, our friends will be drinking all the beer.

our alma mater song kinda blows, we played it a couple of times in rehersal but thats as far as its gonna go. i know that our director and a couple of students were working on revamping the fight song over summer. so maybe the alma mater song is next.

[PantherU]

Soccer is the most successful program in terms of record on the field at UWM.

Now, with lights at the arena, it should be an awesome chance for night games.

I think we need to get as many students in the dorms to both night AND day games though, if we're going to make a splash.

I won't mind making fun of Louis Bennett, haha Jimmy Lemke at that leprechaun joke.

[aknowsense]

Night soccer at UWM get your flares, scarfs, & streamers.

Calling all UWM ULTRAS..........

[uwmfutbol]

That would be so badass.

Get on it, guys.