Orange Krush simply an embarrassment
Not being an Illini fan, it's easy for me to hate on something like the Orange Krush, the student cheering section of our university's basketball team. As a Purdue fan, I get jazzed about the Paint Crew, whose numbers make the Krush look like an amateur co-ed softball team on a rainy day. But I don't live in West Lafayette, and I don't consider them as part of my culture. So, the Orange Krush is on the hook here.
Student cheering sections have the power to literally change games. Along with the band, they comprise a "sixth man" of sorts that can do some serious damage to opposing teams psychologically. We saw it happen last weekend with the Illini's dramatic and very well-played victory over a Top 5 Michigan State team reeling from the loss of their injured star, Kalin Lucas. This confluence of events and energy led the Illini to not only a win, but to a season revival: barring a complete collapse, the Illini are dancing this March.
And they should be. They are a fine basketball team.
But the Orange Krush is just awful.
They are, in no particular order: idiots, uncreative, completely unoriginal, and most importantly — perhaps based on context — still treating race like it's something to be mocked.
Now, are all of them this way on a personal level? Certainly not. But as a collective, they look like a serious block of douchebags with orange skin. And while some of them might fake n' bake at times too, most do it one further by applying the team's dominant color for that extra touch.
It's so sad, it's laughable.
But hey — don't take it from me. I am a Purdue fan. Why not listen to one of your own?
Here is Matt Campbell, writer for Smile Politely, and a much bigger Illini fan than any of you. Believe me. None of you have original VHS tapes of Lowell Hamilton flushing it down on Todd Mitchell. You don't even know who the fuck those players are.
So here you go:
I go with my father to nearly every home game, and we sit in the same two seats he's held since the early-1980s — behind the Orange Krush, and close enough to clearly see and hear everything the group does and says.
- Lack of originality or wit. From cadence ("blah, blah, blah, blah; clap, clap, clap-clap-clap" is the only bullet in the chamber) to message ("You can't do that"; "That was stupid"), the Orange Krush is a one-trick pony when it chants during games. The kids use the same three or four tired old needlers every time out, and they're all stupid and boring. Although, at one point during the Michigan State game, a new one found its way into the action: "If you can't go to school, go to State; clap, clap." First different cadence I've heard in years, but I have no idea what the chant means. Is it saying MSU is a bad school? It's clearly not a bad school. Is it saying MSU players don't go to class? I doubt the Spartans are better students than the members of any other major college basketball team, but I also doubt Tom Izzo would let any of them play if they didn't go to class. Overall, that chant is senseless, and it's not any better than the Krush's now-well-established norm.
- Occasional lack of taste. I realize these are college students at a basketball game, and they're going to be rowdy, and some of them are probably drunk, and it's their job to cheer for Illinois and against Illinois' opponent. But, they shouldn't chant things that are completely tasteless. It doesn't happen often, but it's noticeable -- and embarrassing -- when it does occur. Showering Indiana guard and Champaign native Verdell Jones with a sing-songy refrain of "Reject!" because Illinois chose not to offer him a scholarship was mean-spirited, and it was also stupid; there's a decent chance Jones would've played major minutes for this Illinois team this year. And chanting "U.S.A!" at a foreign-born player is pathetic.
- Complete lack of rhythm, all of the time. I'm probably more affected by this because I fancy myself a musician. But, seriously — these people are asked to clap and sing along to Illinois' fight songs at every game, and none of them can do it right. Ever.
- The select Krush member who screams "We love you, Chief!" after the playing of the Three-In-One at halftime. Give it up.
Exclusive to last Saturday:
- The "Michigan State is a bad basketball team" sign at the GameDay taping event. Michigan State is not a bad basketball team. In fact, it's a very good one. It came into the Illinois game ranked 5th in the country. They've been to five Final Fours in the past decade. More than — you guessed it — every other college in the nation. Therefore, the sign was patently incorrect.
- Rushing the floor after beating Michigan State. Clown-college shit. Either these kids forgot about Illinois' rich basketball tradition, or they were never told how to act like fans of the 6th-best collegiate program in history. Regardless, rushing the floor after a regular-season in-conference home victory over a team missing its best player is small-time nonsense.
-- Matt Campbell
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Listen.
I won't pretend to know much of anything when it comes to getting into the heads of 18–22 year old male basketball players at crucial moments in big games. I don't. But then again, I don't put on orange facepaint and mock a Native American culture 18 times a year either.
The fact of the matter remains: at times, the Orange Krush are a pathetic student section, wrought with inadequacy and deficiency only rivaled by the likes of people like Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh. They are so caught up in what they are trying to accomplish that they forget to think about what it is they are actually doing. In 2008, when Eric Gordon came into play wearing Crimson and Cream (after reneging on his verbal commitment to Illinois), the student section actually threw things, including metal projectiles, at his parents. Literally. And very seriously.
And while this isn't specific to Champaign (read: West Virginia and beyond), that doesn't excuse the behavior. It's just plain idiocy for the most part, and when it's not, it's poor form.
When ESPN Gameday was in town and they showed a clip of an injured Kalin Lucas lying on the ground in extreme pain after spraining his ankle in Madison, the audience erupted in applause and cheers.
Really? Seriously?
I don't like Kalin Lucas as a rival competitor either. As a Purdue fan, I was glad he wasn't at 100% last Tuesday when the Boilers thrashed them at Breslin.
But who the fuck cheers at another person's injury?
Douchebags. That's who. Plain and simple.
Who is in charge of the Orange Krush anyhow? Do they have meetings ever? And if so, why not make something absolutely clear: cheer hard and loud, but never ever take delight in someone else's injury. EVER.
It's a shame too, because this laundry list of ignorant behaviors tends to outweigh all the tremendous things they do for the community. According to Wikipedia, in 2005, they raised $50,000 for the Jimmy V Foundation to help fund cancer research. And that's wildly commendable.
But man. Come off it.
I would love to see them turn the tables sometime soon and make it right. Perhaps starting Sunday with the game versus Ohio State? With Evan Turner in town, the team is going to need it.
54 comments
Orange Crush, on the other hand, is a delightful and refreshing pop.
That's a stretch...
“When ESPN Gameday was in town and they showed a clip of an injured Kalin Lucas lying on the ground in extreme pain after spraining his ankle in Madison, the audience erupted in applause and cheers.
Really? Seriously?”
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Not quite Sherlock. Gameday Cast hadn’t mentioned Illinois for a long while and by the time they did, they conveniently added the injury stuff in their run-on sentence. Illinois fans started cheering when they heard them say “Michigan State…” because the thought they were finally talking about their upcoming game against Michigan St. Get over youself and transfer to Pur-dont or something.
Happy Valentines Day! ;)
Next…
Negative.
We watched it happen. I didn’t need to investigate. I suppose it’s one opinion against another, but seriously, they played that clip and the cheers got louder and louder. A few of us in the press even looked at each other and noted how disgusting that was.
You might be embarrassed, but it’s simply inexcusable.
I am not a student, by the by. I graduated from UIUC. Proudly, mind you, in 5 and a half years. =)
old alumni
We love you Chief!
and we love the young Krush fans that keep his tradition alive!
racist idiot
yes, we love you the chief! we love you inversely in proportion to how much we hate food stamps!
Boring
No, YOU listen Matty and Sethy,
“This confluence of events and energy led the Illini to not only a win, but to a season revival: barring a complete collapse, the Illini are dancing this March.
And the should be. They are a fine basketball team.”
Way to give credit where credit is due… you sound so ho-hum about Illinois’ win over Michigan State… did you realize that Illinois also beat Wisconsin @ THEIR place? And without the energized Orange Krush?
Didn’t think so…
but..you are definately right about Illinois Dancing in March. At least the article isn’t totally false.
“The select Krush member who screams “We love you, Chief!“ after the playing of the Three-In-One at halftime. Give it up.”
YOU are, in no particular order: an idiot, uncreative, completely original, and most importantly — perhaps based on context — still treating race like it’s something to be mocked.
Give up writing…
REJECT!
Craig
Please no one else comment on this article.
It will only encourage Seth to do more writing with the sole purpose of getting a rise out of people.
Buttjuice
If you’re so creative, then offer the Orange Krush some of your creativeness and give them some examples of other things or chants they could do.
Waiting…
Idiot
Dan O'Brien
Hello,
I would personally like to give props and thanks to Krush for raising over $1.5 million for charity to date. That fact alone, besides being the most vocal supporter of the Illini basketball squad at home (plus, don’t forget that awesome coup d’etat at Iowa City a few games ago) makes the Krush one of the top, if not the best, student support groups in the nation.
* tips cap *
Thank you,
Dan
IllinoisLoyalty.com
Agreed Dan — their philanthropic efforts are something to be revered.
It’s just time for them to get a little wiser with their chants and more respectful of the Illini’s competitors.
Pretty sure “Buttjuice” takes the cake for name least likely to be taken seriously. Ever.
Carry on!
Wow
So I guess buying 160 courtside tickets at Iowa and posing and Hawkeye fans during warmups and then revealing their orange shirts right before tip and cheering on the Illini to victory is unoriginal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zER9YSC3UkM
http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20100205/HAWKS0102/2050326/1053/
Jay Mariotti
Oh no, you’re going to take my job horrible writer who just writes things to get reactions out of people!
Oh wait, I don’t have a real job because I’m horrible, just like this article.
Anyways, I’ve been following SP for awhile and I read it for something different than other media sources. I can read crap like this anywhere else.
I stand by my (mostly cosmetic) criticisms of the Krush, but Seth—I gotta call you out on one thing. I don’t believe it was somebody from that organization who threw things at the Gordons. The family members of opposing teams typically sit in the corner bleachers behind the bench, between the Krush and the media, and the thrown objects came from people in A- or B-section above the family. At least, that’s my recollection. The Krush people may chant stupid shit, but I’ve never seen or heard of them throwing things at people.
fastbreakg
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(Ed. Note — We gladly tolerate criticism of our writer’s ideas and opinions. Personal attacks are not welcome here.)
Matt —
I stand corrected. I apologize for the false accusation.
Nevertheless…
fastbreakg
If personal attacks are not welcome, then why is his article a complete personal attack? Do you have a clue what you just responded with?
reasoned criticism (whatever your opinion of the reasons involved) =/= personal attack
fastbreakg
So…...your writer spends his time writing a piece of trash with a ton of personal attacks…...and yet you do not allow personal attacks. OK? When he wrote these words he opened himself up to personal attacks. I was merely stating the fact that he probably had personal issues due to his apperance . It happens to alot of people. I am balding and it has changed my attitude about a few things.
fastbreakg,
It seemed like a personal attack to me.
Seth’s criticisms are more general and pertain to behaviors rather than to individuals and their physical appearance. I wouldn’t say he made any personal attacks.
Sarah Palin
Question. By no means am I a Sarah Palin fan, but the author allows himself a personal attack at her.
Just sayin.
Sarah Palin,
Yeah, you could have a point.
Fastbreakg’s deleted comment was kind of on the borderline. So is Seth, but I still think he’s bascially on the right side of that borderline.
Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh are public figures, which makes it a little different. They’ve entered the public arena and by so doing so have opened themselves up to more direct criticism.
josh
i’ve noticed nobody has actually argued that the orange krush aren’t idiots or douchebags. and remarking on someone’s physical appearance is just immature beyond belief. it’s possible fastbreakg is a member of the orange krush to which this piece is referring?
Brian
Clearly what you are witnessing is another liberal media source twisting facts, spewing negativity into our society and generally inspiring feelings of gloom and disappointment into our society. To top it off, they even filter our responses so that things aren’t said that will ‘hurt’ the author’s feelings.
The fact is we should be happy this author (who I will forever consider the pinnacle of complete idiocy for the rest of my days) is allowed to spew pointless and soulless propaganda into our lives… it simply means our amazing democracy still is intact.
Speaking as someone who was sitting in the stands (not as an Orange Krush Member) but as someone wanting to see the set of College Gameday, it was nearly impossible to hear anything the announcers said, that was a poor showing by ESPN because it does appear the students were cheering for the injury but truth is, we all only hear Michigan St. and Illinois mentioned and we all began cheering because that is what we were cheering for, the game, the COLLEGE GAMEDAY GAME. I had no idea what they were actually talking about until I went and rewatched it on my DVR after the fact.
So while I am sure you are sitting on your ‘high throne’ right now getting your jollies on the angere you have no doubt caused Illini fans, I want all Illini fans and Orange Krush specifically to hold to this, “Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it.” so let this epic debauchery of good journalism be forgotten and let him sulk in bitterness while we love our great Illini Nation, and our wonderful Institution call U of I! I-L-L !!!
At least Seth didn’t call them “F***ing Re****ed”.
josh
I-N-I Brian. I can’t completly agree or disagree with seth, but if the ‘paint crew’ is that much more vast, then there are probably that many more douchebags in the ‘paint crew’. storming the court was kind of silly though. i will say the sneak attacks on other teams are fun.
fastbreakg
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Alright, it took 24 whole comments for someone to start talking about the liberal media. You people are slacking.
Mr. JaPan
And it took 29 whole comments for someone to say, “Why are all of you expending so much negative energy arguing over sports? Well, an aspect of sports, anyway. Yeah. I guess.” There’s too many more important things in this world to fret over instead of all things Illini. Move on, please. Many other recent posts here deserve more interaction (friction?) than this one.
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+1 JaPan.
Matt and Seth — You guys want wit and dignity? What on earth made you sports fans in the first place?
Ever read Valis by Philip K. Dick? End of the empire, people.
Local Fan — We’ll consider retracting and aplogizing when you identify something specific that requires such action.
Freedom of speech works in many directions, folks—we’re all entitled to comment about opinions as much as we’re allowed to put our opinions out there in the first place. That’s what makes the format of our publication awesome. As a writer for SP, and one that understands the people who run it, I don’t always agree with everything everyone says. That’s essentially the point. That said, though, all one needs to do is simply look at the top of this page to note that this column comes in the OPINION section of SmilePolitely. If you go to the SPORTS section, you will not find this column. The difference, though it might seem slight, is enormous. Walter Cronkite once said, “Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as different as The Bible and Playboy magazine.” Whether or not you read or believe The Bible,or Playboy for that matter, I think you can see the point he’s making.
Like Brian said above, this all just proves that “democracy is still intact.” As someone who believes in civilized conversation—and in a society whose free speech allows one to defend oneself—I’d love to see someone take the time to write up an article defending Orange Krush. Until then, I’m sure the organization under attack is equally ashamed of those who decide to speak up, ignorantly, in their defense as they are of the initial accusations. Those who can’t see the disconnect between someone who formulates an evidence-based opinion (whether or not you agree or have evidence to the contrary) and someone who responds by saying something along the lines of, “You’re an asshole,” just don’t get the point of an Opinion section. To those people, I’m not saying you can’t respond, or that you shouldn’t respond: Rather, I ask you to first think about how your response will depict you and/or those you are defending.
Nick
Zack, no one reading this page is going to write an “article” defending the Krush because no respectful journalists recognize this online rag. I will however, offer a few points…
1. The Orange Krush has raised over $1.5 million for charity in its almost 20 year existence. They were commended during the gameday taping and in Rece Davis mentioned them in contrast to the WVU fans who tossed pennies at an opposing coach. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/cgd/columns/story?columnist=davis_rece&id=4895018
2. I was at the Gameday taping as a member of the band. When they talked about Kalin’s injury, as a previous poster stated, the mention of MSU brought boos. They got softer when the big screen showed the injury. Seth is either clueless or trying to get a reaction.
3. I don’t have a problem with chanting “reject” at Verdell Jones. The kid has done very well for himself in two years at Indiana and I think the more a student section rides a player, the more they recognize his talent.
4. To Matt Campbell: You’re grasping at straws with the “BAD basketball team sign”. First, it’s a sign by one fan, not a representative of the entire population. Second, as member of the UI basketball band, I’ve never seen the Krush or Block I have trouble with the fight songs.
5. Uncreative? Digger Phelps said that our dance to the William Tell Overture was the “best student dance (they’ve) see in the fiver years (they’ve) been doing Gameday”.
I could go on an on but I have an exam on Monday and the longer I’m on this site, the longer my brain cells are getting killed.
Nick
Also, while it kills me that I just gave this waste of cyber-space another hit, that I’ve been to a Purdue football game and seen them “invade” (50 of them, from the top of c-section) the Assembly Hall, and all I ever heard was “Bolier-up!” chanted completely incoherently. Don’t throw stones from a glass house.
stuart
I would think the editors would give Brian #24 at least a five-minute major in the penalty box for violating the rules of right-wing invective by using “spew” more than once in one post. But yet as usual once again, we see the typical usual common capitalism-hating, America-hating, lib bias of the lib media. Typical. Idiots.
Andy Brown
I’m a lifelong fan, I watch every game despite living 2,000 miles away. My biggest problem has always been the chief bullsh*t. When I was a kid I used to dance along with the chief at home at half time. As I got older I realized how offensive the chief was. Here are the reasons I’ve heard for the chief. Honor (How do you honor people that feel that you are mocking them by using inauthentic sioux feathers and a modified dance by a white guy) Tradition (We in america have many traditions. That doesn’t make them good, like lynchings) I thought that it would die out when they were facing ncaa ban on tourney play. But during gameday I saw a guy take a half court shot with a orange and blue headdress and warpaint. I remain a fan but hope that I can see a day when this offensive mascot is really retired.
Orangeman
The student who took the shot at Gameday was not wearing a headdress. It was an orange and blue wig. Also, his face wasn’t painted (See here: http://www.illinoisloyalty.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=11455). Also, while it pains me to give this site any extra traffic by posting, I must say that as a member of Krush this article is just pathetic. These criticisms are either complete non-issues, or trivial matters that only someone with a bone to pick would take offense too. For one, the lack of originality is of no fault on Krush’s part. There are only so many chants a crowd of thousands of people can chant in unison( you should know, Purdue “Boiler-ups!” more times a game than we play the Indian War Beat). Also, if you ever came down close enough to the Krush you would hear orginal chants or “taunts” being shouted by individuals and small groups that can not be heard in higher sections because of the noise (just watch the visitors’ bench during a game and see how the managers and benchwarmers smile and laugh when we say something hilarious). For “lack of taste” I have to laugh that “reject” and “u.s.a” are offensive. If chanting these makes any of the 18-22 year old players upset then they need to toughen up; at some point the kiddie gloves get put away and you have to man up and face the real world. Also, Krush takes great lengths to police itself. I have seen Krush officers lecture students after they said “sucks.” Yes, we are so uptight we can’t even say “you suck” without a dirty look being shot our way. I concur that we have absolutely no rhythm( and I don’t even fancy myself as a musician). You could find more rhythm during the “Chicken Dance” at a wedding reception. In regards to the complaint about the sign at Gameday; are you seriously going to denigrate an entire student section based on one sign from an event that had over 4,000 people? That sign may not have been from Krush. Krush limits its numbers to around 1,100 students(who pledge to raise at least 250 dollars to even be accepted). The brains behind that sign may have been another student or just an illinois fan who came out early. For other Illinois fans posting here please to not resort to personal attacts. I myself harbor no ill will against Seth in large part because its hard to take this article seriously. The “faults” you lambast Krush for are frivolous, and the mere notion of the Paint Crew putting us to shame is laughable. The next time you find yourself stuck waiting in an airport watching basketball at the bar making small talk with fellow sports fans ask them which student section they’ve heard of. Even an ardent Purdue fan has to admit that no one outside of the Big Ten will know what the hell the Paint Crew is.
p.s. Sorry for writing writing an essay-length post
ILLINI Fan
amen to Orangemen
john isberg
i’ve heard worse from the blue hairs at games. mike tisdale is the man.
stuart
Indian war beat? there ya go. Maybe we can bring back the big- nosed injun in a loincloth with a tommyhawk—you know, the one that escaped from a 1940s Warner Brothers cartoon—who used to be available on t-shirts and pennants in these precincts, before that “dignified” logo that looks like the IBEW insignia was developed in our cutting edge university. Same thing.
nick
maybe they just raised a $1.5mil dollar trump card for when they finally get called out for being dumbfuckmonkeys.
yay go chief U R GREATZIES!
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As a Hoosier fan, this argument is the best basketball entertainment I will get this season, so I’m sad to see it lose steam after only 3 days.
Maybe I should remind everyone that no one wins an argument like this until someone compares someone else to a Nazi. Also acceptable is bringing baby Trig into it somehow.
stuart
Typical Hoosier ****** Nazi spew rant. Idiot.
I think that should close it.
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Ryan
Well…just starting with the fact that the word “douchebag” has completely lost all meaning…and did so a few years ago when it was still a somewhat amusing derogatory term.
Aside from that though…this article just reads as a Purdue fan, while on their couch on a Saturday morning had a case of jealous, and decided to “try” to make a checklist of things to bash on the Krush without actually having, or checking with anyone who was actually IN ATTENDANCE of the event for any clarification.
Handing off half of the article to try to remedy his bias and didn’t accomplish much. Yes many of us have VHS games recorded from the 80’s. I’m happy to know that makes me a superfan now. I even have to rewind my ILL v Cuse tourney game by hand, please inform me where I fall on the scale now.
I’d like to hear more about how awesome the “Paint Crew” is personally. Some account of how creative they are, or what they do for the community….anything other than numbers. It would be a nice frame of reference. Especially since the Big Ten has spent a large amount of time hindering what can be said and done during games.
I respect your opinion, your team, and your hairstyle, but next time put in a little more effort.
Rooting for a team that could be a 2 seed this year before it’s all said and done is pretty sweet. Stick with that. This just reeks of sour grapes and hastely spewed, half researched barbs.
Personally I laughed at the “bad basketball team” sign because it reminded me of the Homer v Bush neighbor fight from the Simpsons. Maybe you could step back from the microscope and just enjoy the small things.
ChiefIllwhiniWept
I agree with the general principle that the dUI student section is an embarrassment to the University of Illinois. However, I see nothing wrong with Illinois rushing the court. Michigan State is an elite program; Illinoise is not. MSU has national titles; Illinoise does not.
Some (the student newspaper) have used the argument that “these students weren’t around for the good Illini years, so they deserve something to celebrate.” This only proves that the Illini are not reliably a quality basketball school. And if any of you have spent any appreciable time at that school, you know that the students are not that high quality either. Remember the Eric Gordon game? The only thing with less class than the Illini students is their whiny coach.
However, I do blame ESPN for coming to Champaign in the first place, and giving the students the false impression that their appearance their was about Illinois and not about Michigan State. They created a crazy atmosphere for a game that would not have been sold out.
Everybody knows that the difference in that game was Lucas. What people don’t realize was that Wisconsin was also missing their second-leading scorer.
djward
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Purdue Suck
Purdue can go suck one
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Moneydontmakeuafan
Orange Krush has been lame for years, showing up to scrimmages or high school games where are there are big time recruits. These high school kids could care less about our student section chanting their names! Julian Wright,Derrick Rose,Cory Magette,John Scheyer, Juwan Howard, acting like 3rd graders over the Eric Gordon saga.They go off on Verdell Jones, mighty BW & his coaching staff of idiots didn’t even recruit the kid, I would take him right now over lil jordan,bill cole,or mike davis.I am a 100% duke hater, but they have the student section that EVERYONE imitates.Stay off the court when we win a real game & play hard for 40 minutes.
Joey Virginia
I acknowledge that this article is in the “Opinion” section; however, it’s the opinion of one of your editor’s, who also quotes one of your writers. I can see how people would get confused as to whether or not this is the opinion supported by the paper.
That being said, I can’t really knock the Krush anymore than any other fanbase cause I haven’t witnessed too many. The one’s I have seen in person weren’t more original or more respectful.
Big Mike Illini
The writer is just jealous that the Orange Krush is better than the paint crew. Pretty poor article if you ask me. Purdue and Illinois have a lot of ties to each other and really don’t understand why Purdue fans would take a stab at Illinois like that.
Wayne
That’s a pretty nasty, ridiculous article right there.
Sarah Palin???? Racist????
First of all, I was in Krush in 2008 and I know for a fact there were plenty of people wearing Obama 2008 stickers during a game before the primary….but that’s not the big issue.
Gordon’s family did actually sit near Krush, but the leaders of Krush told us to stay clear of them - even though EG’s father entered the Hall with both middle fingers in the air, and a lady who looked to be his grandmother shouted obscenities the whole game.Gordon’s family members embarrassed themselves the ENTIRE GAME (Seriously, the sight of his mother or grandmother was appalling), taunting the students and other fans too. They were looking for a fight, and they were mostly ignored. Krush did nothing to them. The beads came above from A-Section or even B.I was there.
If I’m not mistaken, that was the only game that season world-renowned ass Jay Mariotti appeared in Champaign. We all got a kick out of that hideous toad hunched over pounding the keys of his laptop, but when we read his article the next day we wanted to kick his head in. Most of the inaccurate claims were reported by that guy.>You can believe him or me, but that’s up to you.
Racist??? The Chief Illiniwek debate may be a separate issue, but the symbol was never a mockery (at least not intentionally). It wasn’t something people pissed at or made fun of. Regardless of whether or not it offends some, the supporters of the symbol revered it, were moved by it. That’s hardly mocking.</span>
Yes, cheering for Kalin Lucas’s injury is inexcusable, but that came during the Gameday program in the morning which featured people from all over the campus community, not just Krush which required it’s members to raised $250 minimum for charity. The organization is entirely student-run and has given over 1.5 million to the community and university over the last 10 years. Name me one other student cheering section that can touch that.
Krush is run very well. Selection for the leadership positions is very competitive, and the leaders are generally great people. They do their very best to keep it clean and fun in addition to the tons of other things they manage. You will actually almost never hear cursing from the official Krush sections. Whatever you hear like that from the other fans is completely out of the organization’s hands. For instance, I remember during the infamous Gordon game fans in C-Section began an “Ass Hole” chant and the Krush leaders very sternly stopped anyone in Krush from joining in. Of course there are always exceptions. Do some fans, like fans across the country, take it too seriously? Yes. Do some cross the line occasionally? Yes. The majority of members are just kids that love the game and want to experience the excitement up close looking to have fun with their friends. Oh, and I’ll say it again: THEY HAVE GIVEN BACK OVER 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS! Don’t dump on an outstanding organization for a few bad apples.
You’ve got it all wrong, sir. I hope you’re proud of yourself.
(Ed. Note — When commenting, please do copy and paste from an MS Doc. Write it in the comment box only. I cleaned it up for you as best I can at this early hour. — SF)
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I stand by it all, except in that I should’ve used better language to describe the types of fools these folks are. Calling someone a douchebag, is kinda like, being a douchebag.
Strike that one from the record. Everything else, well, yeah…
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I agree with most of the comments on the Orange “Krush.” They are mostly immature, ignorant, college students who can’t wait for the next frat party so they can get wasted on Keystone light
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