Pet Peeve - Star Spangled Banner

[SJU85]

Lady Gaga's rendition should become the standard---much like Kate Smith's God Bless America and Ray Charles' America the Beautiful.

I agree 100%
Generally not a Lady Gaga fan but she was great last night
I remember Kate Smith being flown into Philly to sing before Flyers games
She was their good luck charm - they almost always won when she sang

Not a fan but thought she did a great job as did Whitney Houston (wasn't a fan either).

 

[MainMan]

I know we have a lot of foreign players, who of course should not be required to salute our flag in this manner, but they should at least stand at attention with their eyes in front of them. Our American players should be required to salute the flag unless they have a huge contentious or religious reason not to do so. It goes without saying that our coaches should all salute the flag in the same way.

If you ain't with us now, don't try to be with us in the future.

 

[Sleek718]

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[monte]

My personal favorite:

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[Moon Mullen]

And how about removing the scull cap Cam.

 

[STJ11Redmen]

I've never put my hand over my heart or saluted for a national anthem. I don't think many people do. It's hard enough to just find the flag at Carnesecca.

 

[fun]

I was disturbed by the Superbowl Baby ads, i.e., everyone watch the game and then have unprotected sex is sort of an odd message. And especially odd because we used to be warned every year that domestic violence spiked on Superbowl Sunday. Whereas the only thing that got spiked was an egg.

 

[mjmaherjr]

I was disturbed by the Superbowl Baby ads, i.e., everyone watch the game and then have unprotected sex is sort of an odd message. And especially odd because we used to be warned every year that domestic violence spiked on Superbowl Sunday. Whereas the only thing that got spiked was an egg.

St Johns will have a phenomenon called next win babies.

Mark my words 9 months after our next win you are going to see a spike in st johns babies after celebrating the win whatever year it may come

 

[paultzman]

I was disturbed by the Superbowl Baby ads, i.e., everyone watch the game and then have unprotected sex is sort of an odd message. And especially odd because we used to be warned every year that domestic violence spiked on Superbowl Sunday. Whereas the only thing that got spiked was an egg.

St Johns will have a phenomenon called next win babies.

Mark my words 9 months after our next win you are going to see a spike in st johns babies after celebrating the win whatever year it may come

That formula is a bit like the old birth policy in China just amended.

 

[we are sju]

I was disturbed by the Superbowl Baby ads, i.e., everyone watch the game and then have unprotected sex is sort of an odd message. And especially odd because we used to be warned every year that domestic violence spiked on Superbowl Sunday. Whereas the only thing that got spiked was an egg.

St Johns will have a phenomenon called next win babies.

Mark my words 9 months after our next win you are going to see a spike in st johns babies after celebrating the win whatever year it may come

Good thing then ST John's fans haven't been tasked with re- populating the Earth because it is going to be awhile

 

[beast of the east]

I was disturbed by the Superbowl Baby ads, i.e., everyone watch the game and then have unprotected sex is sort of an odd message. And especially odd because we used to be warned every year that domestic violence spiked on Superbowl Sunday. Whereas the only thing that got spiked was an egg.

St Johns will have a phenomenon called next win babies.

Mark my words 9 months after our next win you are going to see a spike in st johns babies after celebrating the win whatever year it may come

Good thing then ST John's fans haven't been tasked with re- populating the Earth because it is going to be awhile

In my section there are a bunch of kids, from high school age down to 7 or 8. Mostly less than 10. All St. John's fans. Was chatting with one of their dads on Saturday, who chastised his own son and a friend for not watching the game late in the blowout and playing a little game among themselves. If this is the foundation of our future fan base, we will be in good shape.

 

[westchesterjoe]

Since nearly all of us watched the Super Bowl, I thought it was really awesome to listen to the crowd explode in raucous cheering for our troops every time the screen flashed to those troops watching the game in Afghanistan. Unabashed signs of patriotism in these divided times are a reminder that there are things bigger than the game we watch and play. When I see the sacrifices (up to and including ultimate sacrifices) our troops make for our flag and country, it is a great expression by fans.

So here's the pet peeve part. Paying attention to the national anthem played at SJU games at CA and the Garden, it seems that our opponents are much more respectful in standing at attention, many or most with their hands over their hearts with their eyes on our flag. Our guys mostly mug the NBA shuffle - hands behind their back, swaying back and forth. Compared to our opponents, I think it just looks bad.

I know we have a lot of foreign players, who of course should not be required to salute our flag in this manner, but they should at least stand at attention with their eyes in front of them. Our American players should be required to salute the flag unless they have a huge contentious or religious reason not to do so. It goes without saying that our coaches should all salute the flag in the same way.

Other fans have noticed this too, and I'd like to hear your opinions. I don't think this has much to do with winning or losing, so opinions such as "I don't care as long as we win" really aren't germane to this discussion - of course "I don't care" is acceptable IMO.

I agree with you 100%! The Coaches need to own this for the rest of the Year and onward. And, since it is a privilege,at least historically and hopefully in the future to play for St. John's,I don't think asking for respect and concentration during the Anthem is too much to ask. If so, maybe those players are better off elsewhere. As in the Nation at large, during these times, we should not diminish our Core Values as Americans. Ever!

 

[Gabelmc]

How about changing the "bombs bursting in air" anthem to "We are the World"? I'd put my hand over my heart for that one.

 

[we are sju]

I would change the anthem to Born to Run but that's just me

 

[Chris7]

I was disturbed by the Superbowl Baby ads, i.e., everyone watch the game and then have unprotected sex is sort of an odd message. And especially odd because we used to be warned every year that domestic violence spiked on Superbowl Sunday. Whereas the only thing that got spiked was an egg.

St Johns will have a phenomenon called next win babies.

Mark my words 9 months after our next win you are going to see a spike in st johns babies after celebrating the win whatever year it may come

That is if SJU fans are able to get that "excited" after a season long of blowout losses.

 

[TonyinFairfield]

I was disturbed by the Superbowl Baby ads, i.e., everyone watch the game and then have unprotected sex is sort of an odd message. And especially odd because we used to be warned every year that domestic violence spiked on Superbowl Sunday. Whereas the only thing that got spiked was an egg.

St Johns will have a phenomenon called next win babies.

Mark my words 9 months after our next win you are going to see a spike in st johns babies after celebrating the win whatever year it may come

That is if SJU fans are able to get that "excited" after a season long of blowout losses.

On the other hand, a long season of blowout losses could be an effective birth control method.

 

[mjmaherjr]

I was disturbed by the Superbowl Baby ads, i.e., everyone watch the game and then have unprotected sex is sort of an odd message. And especially odd because we used to be warned every year that domestic violence spiked on Superbowl Sunday. Whereas the only thing that got spiked was an egg.

St Johns will have a phenomenon called next win babies.

Mark my words 9 months after our next win you are going to see a spike in st johns babies after celebrating the win whatever year it may come

That is if SJU fans are able to get that "excited" after a season long of blowout losses.

On the other hand, a long season of blowout losses could be an effective birth control method.

you are going to have some really frustrated sju fans if that's the case. It's one thing watching our team not score but if we can't score at home then it might be time to root for someone else

 

[TonyinFairfield]

I was disturbed by the Superbowl Baby ads, i.e., everyone watch the game and then have unprotected sex is sort of an odd message. And especially odd because we used to be warned every year that domestic violence spiked on Superbowl Sunday. Whereas the only thing that got spiked was an egg.

St Johns will have a phenomenon called next win babies.

Mark my words 9 months after our next win you are going to see a spike in st johns babies after celebrating the win whatever year it may come

That is if SJU fans are able to get that "excited" after a season long of blowout losses.

On the other hand, a long season of blowout losses could be an effective birth control method.

you are going to have some really frustrated sju fans if that's the case. It's one thing watching our team not score but if we can't score at home then it might be time to root for someone else

LOL!! :lol: :lol: That was worth a positive karma to you, Mike!