Normandy Fans

[hrmjenl]

Not sure how many people are aware of this, but the MTSB was subject to several incidents of unexcusable treatment last night by Normany fans, both adults and students. As they were waiting to march on the field, they were being hit with items thrown from the stands. The majorettes were called whores over and over. Player #44 ran back and forth in front of the band screaming F*** Massillon and other obscenities and THEN GRABBED A MAJORETTE BY HER SHOULDERS SCREAMED IN HER FACE AND SHOVED HER BACKWARDS. Police officers were present and simply walked past. I believe our administration needs to contact Normandy Monday morning.

This reminds me of why we had stopped playing other teams in the past.

[Seeker]

Not sure how many people are aware of this, but the MTSB was subject to several incidents of unexcusable treatment last night by Normany fans, both adults and students. As they were waiting to march on the field, they were being hit with items thrown from the stands. The majorettes were called whores over and over. Player #44 ran back and forth in front of the band screaming F*** Massillon and other obscenities and THEN GRABBED A MAJORETTE BY HER SHOULDERS SCREAMED IN HER FACE AND SHOVED HER BACKWARDS. Police officers were present and simply walked past. I believe our administration needs to contact Normandy Monday morning.

This reminds me of why we had stopped playing other teams in the past.

Sounds like Warren.

[hrmjenl]

Exactly!!!! :bs:

[DAWGH8R]

A victory would have stopped most of that !

[ForeverTwirl06]

The majorettes were called whores over and over. Player #44 ran back and forth in front of the band screaming F*** Massillon and other obscenities and THEN GRABBED A MAJORETTE BY HER SHOULDERS SCREAMED IN HER FACE AND SHOVED HER BACKWARDS.

.. i DEFINATELY would have hit him with my Baton....what a JERK.. way to show some class Normandy... what a disgrace

[Tiger_proud521]

We bring this on ourselves. We talk so much about how superior we are and our tradition and we like to thnk we are better than all other programs (which I think we are ) but what that does is set up this type of behavior when you lose. People love to beat us, people love to put our faces in it. They are jealous of what we have. Beating us is a huge badge of honor.

Every year we hope we get it together to win it all and get the monkey off our backs but it is always something. To me this frustration is as much as part of being a Tiger fan as it is to wearing orange and black.

That too being said there is no excuse for that behavior, a flag should have ben thrown or at the very lest a warning should have been given.

I cant take it anymore, someone please put me out of my misery. The frustration is too much to bear!! :cry:

[football49]

Sounds like McKinley.

[shortbev]

kids seem to do this anymore just as a way of life...they think absolutely nothing wrong of letting these words come out of their little faces...certain names we would never have dreamed of calling our worst enemies, they call their "supposed" friends...had that happen in a local coffee house a few days ago...i was appalled at the obsenities that came out of these young people's mouth...to the point where i turned around and said something about it...didn't faze them a bit...claimed their parents were quite okay with their vocabulary...

sadly, that is the culture of too many of our teens today...

[TigerDL71]

We bring this on ourselves. We talk so much about how superior we are and our tradition and we like to thnk we are better than all other programs (which I think we are ) but what that does is set up this type of behavior when you lose. People love to beat us, people love to put our faces in it. They are jealous of what we have. Beating us is a huge badge of honor.

Every year we hope we get it together to win it all and get the monkey off our backs but it is always something. To me this frustration is as much as part of being a Tiger fan as it is to wearing orange and black.

That too being said there is no excuse for that behavior, a flag should have ben thrown or at the very lest a warning should have been given.

I cant take it anymore, someone please put me out of my misery. The frustration is too much to bear!! :cry:


Did you see what Normandy did after the game?








They took a team picture in front of the scoreboard. Will make a nice christmas card to send to stacy next year in thanks for us coming up there to play them.

[longtimefirsttime]

The parking and support staff could not have been friendlier. I also had a friendly conversation with some Normandy fans before the game. After the game a few kids and one adult shouted something in our direction. But it wasn't as bad as other places. hrmjenl, I didn't see what you witnessed. There's no excuse for throwing things or making contact with a majorette.

[longtimefirsttime]

Did you see what Normandy did after the game?
They took a team picture in front of the scoreboard. Will make a nice christmas card to send to stacy next year in thanks for us coming up there to play them.

This has been done before. While distasteful, they won the game and it's the biggest win in the history of their program.

[GrowlingTiger87]

Sounds like Warren.

Sound like just about every other team in Burning River County. Solon's kids last week were yelling and screaming during our Alma Mater. Iggy's fans are mostly a joy (NOT). Ed's fans are (mostly) a pain, and I could go on and on.

Sure every school has it's share, but Cuyahoga County has mastered the "art" of poor fandom.

[austinsm11]

I don't see anything wrong with taking the picture. Probably the biggest win in their program's history. I don't really even find it distasteful. I would love for Massillon to take a picture of the scoreboard after winning the state championship game.

[Tiger_proud521]

No it's not distasteful it just proves the point that beating us is huge for other teams. And yes I hope they do send a copy in a x mas card to all of the coaching staff to thank them for being so simplistic and one dimensional in their play calling.

What happened to all this great offensive schemes we were going to see? It feels like I have been transported back into time to the mid to late 90's!

Somewhere Shepas cracks a smile.

[1600TigerFan]

I took a picture of last years Massillon / Perry scoreboard ......and its come in handy already this year.

[williewilson]

Not sure how many people are aware of this, but the MTSB was subject to several incidents of unexcusable treatment last night by Normany fans, both adults and students. As they were waiting to march on the field, they were being hit with items thrown from the stands. The majorettes were called whores over and over. Player #44 ran back and forth in front of the band screaming F*** Massillon and other obscenities and THEN GRABBED A MAJORETTE BY HER SHOULDERS SCREAMED IN HER FACE AND SHOVED HER BACKWARDS. Police officers were present and simply walked past. I believe our administration needs to contact Normandy Monday morning.

This reminds me of why we had stopped playing other teams in the past.

If these incidents did take place, they are inexcusable, but please don't be naive enough to think that Tiger players and fans aren't party to this type of behavior at times. It's a general lack of civility and respect throughout society that touches down in every sports program in the country at one time or another, not only those in Cuyahoga County as mentioned in another post.

You always hope that players and fans will act properly, but the reality is that it doesn't always happen.

[williewilson]

This has been done before. While distasteful, they won the game and it's the biggest win in the history of their program.

Normandy did go to the playoffs a few years ago, so while this win was huge for them, don't get carried away with the importance of the win.

[CarlE]

This has been done before. While distasteful, they won the game and it's the biggest win in the history of their program.

Nothing distasteful about it at all in my opinion. What's distasteful is the number that was lit up for he home side. THAT was distasteful.

[man2man]

We bring this on ourselves. We talk so much about how superior we are and our tradition and we like to thnk we are better than all other programs (which I think we are ) but what that does is set up this type of behavior when you lose. People love to beat us, people love to put our faces in it.

There's a lot of truth there TP521

[proud to be]

I suggest before we point the finger at them, that we look in our own backyard. I personally witnessed a group of Massillon fans berating the drumline form Parma as they were exiting the field because they made us wait 30 seconds while they did so. I have never been embarassed to be a Tiger fan, but these idiots made us ALL look bad.

They made irresponsible comments about how the refs screwed us, the fans were rude, and now we have to wait while you walk off the field.

People outside Massillon hate us for a lot of BS reasons. Some of our fans just gave Parma Normandy a LEGITIMATE reason to do so.

A true Tiger hates to lose, more that anything. But we do so with class, and keep our mouths shut. When we as a city, and fanbase, realize and practice this, we will get the respect we think we deserve!

[tig62]

- x - = + And I thought this rule only applied in mathematics.

P.S. hrmjenl, consider personally writing a civil letter to the Normandy coach explaining the incidence. If I was a game attending parent and I found out that some player physically grabbed my daughter, his coach, he and myself would have an afterglow game talk.

[MTigers006]

The team has to remember this and carry it out onto the field the rest of the season and whip some tail with real anger this time.

[Tiger_proud521]

I suggest before we point the finger at them, that we look in our own backyard. I personally witnessed a group of Massillon fans berating the drumline form Parma as they were exiting the field because they made us wait 30 seconds while they did so. I have never been embarassed to be a Tiger fan, but these idiots made us ALL look bad.

They made irresponsible comments about how the refs screwed us, the fans were rude, and now we have to wait while you walk off the field.

People outside Massillon hate us for a lot of BS reasons. Some of our fans just gave Parma Normandy a LEGITIMATE reason to do so.

A true Tiger hates to lose, more that anything. But we do so with class, and keep our mouths shut. When we as a city, and fanbase, realize and practice this, we will get the respect we think we deserve!

You are right there. Kids in general seem to lack respect these days. (OMG I just felt old for the first time!! I just became my father!!) But it is true there is a real lack of respect these days among the youth.

I look at these other schools that come in here and I get jealous when I hear their student section doing these cool college style chants in unison. I hate it but I respect them and envy them. With our kids I worry about them carrying on the tradition. I wonder if this means anything to them?

[wa_tigerfan]

"You are right there. Kids in general seem to lack respect these days. (OMG I just felt old for the first time!! I just became my father!!) But it is true there is a real lack of respect these days among the youth."

They need their asses kicked, or a quick back hand to the mouth. That is what I got if I talked back to my parents growing up.

[longtimefirsttime]

Normandy did go to the playoffs a few years ago, so while this win was huge for them, don't get carried away with the importance of the win.

Before the game, I was told by several of their fans that they had never "played up to this level." They didn't make the playoffs last year. They lost in the first rounds in 2004 and 2005. The only D-1 teams of any significance they had beaten recently were Elyria (6-4) and Strongsville (6-4 in 2005). Their coach should be credited for greatly improving the team (they were 0-10 in 2002). But it's hard to argue that the win was not one of the biggest in their history.

[CarlE]

Every Massillon fan just better keep their mouths shut on this thread. When we talk about distasteful fans, only Warren and McKinley are worse than us.

[man2man]

A true Tiger hates to lose, more that anything. But we do so with class, and keep our mouths shut. When we as a city, and fanbase, realize and practice this, we will get the respect we think we deserve!

Very well said. The team and coaches need our support more than ever right now.

[slider63]

Was our offensive line trying to protect the Majorette? Slider, out!!!

[DAWGH8R]

COWBOY THE **** UP !!! This ain't tiddly winks.

We give out as bad as we get, unfortunately.

[Obie Wan]

COWBOY THE **** UP !!! This ain't tiddly winks.

We give out as bad as we get, unfortunately.
Which is no excuse. Chants like "overrated" have no place. Yelling at or getting physical with bands, majorettes, drum lines, etc. is inexcusable. If the players on a team are participating, a formal letter of complaint should be sent.

It's been a disappointment to me that our administration hasn't done more to police our student section. And frankly, some of our "adult" fans are downright embarrassing. It misses the point entirely when the behavior is justified by a flimsy rationalization that other schools are just as bad (or worse).

A-holes are a-holes. No matter what team they support.

[massillon catholic]

Which is no excuse. Chants like "overrated" have no place. Yelling at or getting physical with bands, majorettes, drum lines, etc. is inexcusable. If the players on a team are participating, a formal letter of complaint should be sent.

It's been a disappointment to me that our administration hasn't done more to police our student section. And frankly, some of our "adult" fans are downright embarrassing. It misses the point entirely when the behavior is justified by a flimsy rationalization that other schools are just as bad (or worse).

A-holes are a-holes. No matter what team they support.

What's wrong with "over-rated"? I agree that physical or imidation shouldn't be tolerated, but "over-rated" isn't bad, in fact its true.

[Obie Wan]

What's wrong with "over-rated"? I agree that physical or imidation shouldn't be tolerated, but "over-rated" isn't bad, in fact its true.

It's classless. The point is to support your team, not to insult the other team.

[austinsm11]

I don't see the big deal with chanting overrated either. If the team played the way they are capable of and the coaches coached the way they are capable of, we wouldn't have to worry about anyone saying Massillon was overrated.

If the team doesn't like it....do something about it.

[massillon catholic]

It's classless. The point is to support your team, not to insult the other team.


You better hope we don't ever get in the Fed. That's all you will hear at basketball games.

[Obie Wan]

I don't see the big deal with chanting overrated either. If the team played the way they are capable of and the coaches coached the way they are capable of, we wouldn't have to worry about anyone saying Massillon was overrated.

If the team doesn't like it....do something about it.
It has nothing to do with Massillon in particular. It is about winning or losing a game, and doing so with dignity - it is not about humiliating your opponent. The scoreboard should give you all of the pleasure that you need. If you get your kicks from the unhappiness of others, if you revel in others' misery, or if you think that you're a better man because you mock people, you are a sick f*ck.

You've lost the moral high ground when you stoop to this level. Others may choose to wallow in the gutter, but Massillon should never bend that low.

[austinsm11]

It has nothing to do with Massillon in particular. It is about winning or losing a game, and doing so with dignity - it is not about humiliating your opponent. The scoreboard should give you all of the pleasure that you need. If you get your kicks from the unhappiness of others, if you revel in others' misery, or if you think that you're a better man because you mock people, you are a sick f*ck.

You've lost the moral high ground when you stoop to this level. Others may choose to wallow in the gutter, but Massillon should never bend that low.

Stoop that low...by saying overrated? Come on. I've heard much worse than that.

[massillon catholic]

Winning will cure all of that.

[austinsm11]

Besides, what is being said that isn't true at this point?

[ForeverTwirl06]

If these incidents did take place, they are inexcusable, but please don't be naive enough to think that Tiger players and fans aren't party to this type of behavior at times. It's a general lack of civility and respect throughout society that touches down in every sports program in the country at one time or another, not only those in Cuyahoga County as mentioned in another post.

You always hope that players and fans will act properly, but the reality is that it doesn't always happen.

..yea but i have NEVER seen our football players running up to a bands Majorettes grabbing her by the shoulders and shaking her... while screaming in her face...

[massillon catholic]

..yea but i have NEVER seen our football players running up to a bands Majorettes grabbing her by the shoulders and shaking her... while screaming in her face...

That player should have been arrested. That is FAR differant than yelling "over-rated".

[Obie Wan]

It misses the point entirely when the behavior is justified by a flimsy rationalization that other schools are just as bad (or worse).

Stoop that low...by saying overrated? Come on. I've heard much worse than that.

Game, set, match.

[austinsm11]

Game, set, match.

Did I say that saying "overrated" is acceptable because other schools say much worse?

How will our players ever regroup after Normandy said we were overrated? Come on. It is my opinion.

I have an opinion that joking about the Amber Alert system is in poor taste. You found it funny. Seems to me the matter of what could be life and death is more distasteful, but that is just my opinion.

[massillon catholic]

Game, set, match.


I'd rather have students confined to a student section yelling chants than running all over the stadium out of control.

[obiegirl]

It's classless. The point is to support your team, not to insult the other team.

I totally agree... I hate the overrated cheer or ANYTHING that has to do with the other team. In a win... I always like .... WE ARE...MASSILLON. I like to celebrate US instead of worrying about the other team at all.

[austinsm11]

I guess 3/4 of our site is stooping to lower morals after App. State beat Michigan.

[massillon catholic]

I totally agree... I hate the overrated cheer or ANYTHING that has to do with the other team. In a win... I always like .... WE ARE...MASSILLON. I like to celebrate US instead of worrying about the other team at all.

Now, we want to tell other teams how to support their team.

[DAWGH8R]

SACK UP !!!

[obiegirl]

Now, we want to tell other teams how to support their team.


Huh? You lost me! I was saying what I like to do for my team.

[massillon catholic]

Huh? You lost me! I was saying what I like to do for my team.


Sorry! I didn't mean to hit the quote button on your post.

[man2man]

Amber alert jokes are funny, but the "Overrated" cheer hurts your feelings? :ohplease: :upside:

[massillon catholic]

Amber alert jokes are funny, but the "Overrated" cheer hurts your feelings? :ohplease: :upside:

We finally agree on something.

[JazzyJeff]

Sound like just about every other team in Burning River County. Solon's kids last week were yelling and screaming during our Alma Mater. Iggy's fans are mostly a joy (NOT). Ed's fans are (mostly) a pain, and I could go on and on.

Sure every school has it's share, but Cuyahoga County has mastered the "art" of poor fandom.

This post is absolutely hilarious. Ed's fans are too busy sitting at home or on their cell phones to be a pain.

[hihomoronto]

a win is always important...something i think that is getting lost on these kids.

[mike_da_man13]

hey who cares thats part of the fun is the cheers directed at your school.... im kind of disapointed our own ss or fan base didnt come up with something to respond with like "your from parma" or my personal favorite i heard this one from the jackson vs perry bball game " The wheels on your house go round and round".

[hutch3715]

Sound like just about every other team in Burning River County. Solon's kids last week were yelling and screaming during our Alma Mater. Iggy's fans are mostly a joy (NOT). Ed's fans are (mostly) a pain, and I could go on and on.

Sure every school has it's share, but Cuyahoga County has mastered the "art" of poor fandom.

Growling Tiger:

There are poor sports in every town, I personally witnessed a Massillon fan in his twenties cold cock a McKinley fan on the field after a Massillon loss during the 80's. I also remember seeing Massillon fans spitting on Ignatius players in the Rubber Bowl during one of the playoff losses. These individuals do not represent every fan in their community but they sure make a bad impression to the casual fan. So Massillon is not without its share of idiot fans.