Wish we actually had a jumbotron! Maybe in a few years......sosheezy said:
Assuming it's a guy that'll do live Jumbotron stuff that we're probably already doing: hosting in stadium interview's and/or contests a la the Grrr kids cheer, that might lead into a stadium wide cheer. At least hiring a recognized pro to do it and rebranding the role. Hopefully doesn't step on the Mic Men role.
fwiw KG is apparently still with us..UrsusTexicanus said:
Cal couldn't get Krazy George out of retirement?
Big C said:
Yeah, it's like the "host" or the "MC" for all the stupid promotions and stuff. Somebody who is going to be overly loud, somewhat overbearing, supposedly appealing to the under-30 crowd and most importantly, somebody to piss off the "college football traditionalists", like me.
We will be reading complaints about him, here, in just over 24 hours.
eabandit said:
The Rally Comm and micpeople aren't in charge of the stadium PA. They only go on the full stadium PA once or twice a game, and sometimes never make a PA appearance.
I'd expect Franco to take over the role of the stadium PA and have an on field/in crowd appearance (like he does with Warriors games). How he will interact with Rally Comm and the band would be TBD.
Hopefully they work together and come up with something special that blends the preofessionalism and energy Franco can bring with the student-led traditions of Cal.
Exactly. If anything we're just getting a seasoned pro to do the job that was already happening. And just giving it a title now. Actually think this is the AD/Marketing being more forward thinking. Unlikely to move the needle much but is a step in the right direction towards taking the Gameday experience seriously.Bearspot said:
Lol. Seems like there is some confusion about the roles on gameday.
Mic men are in front of the students and get the students hyped up. Occasionally they get on the PA and address the whole stadium, but not repeatedly or frequently. Mic men (and women) are not going away. And it's the students, really, led by the Mic Men that work to get the rest of the stadium cheering.
Hypeman is the person doing all of the promotional stuff and occasionally a stadium cheer on the PA. Cal FB games have had this position for a long time. Last year, maybe two(?), it was a woman. Before that, it was for a long time done by a man (I forget his name). Cal now has a new one this year, Franco. Nowhere does it say anywhere that the Hypeman is taking the Mic Men's jobs. They are different jobs.
Announcer uses the PA for game-specific info.
Maybe things changed, but when I was on the Rally Comm in the late 1970s, we never had use of the stadium PA. Not even once. A few of us did work with the mic men (not what they were called back then) to help organize the cheers between the student section and the fans on the west side of the stadium, but the mic men were the ones on the PA.eabandit said:
The Rally Comm and micpeople aren't in charge of the stadium PA. They only go on the full stadium PA once or twice a game, and sometimes never make a PA appearance.
I'd expect Franco to take over the role of the stadium PA and have an on field/in crowd appearance (like he does with Warriors games). How he will interact with Rally Comm and the band would be TBD.
Hopefully they work together and come up with something special that blends the preofessionalism and energy Franco can bring with the student-led traditions of Cal.
Eastern Oregon Bear said:Maybe things changed, but when I was on the Rally Comm in the late 1970s, we never had use of the stadium PA. Not even once. A few of us did work with the mic men (not what they were called back then) to help organize the cheers between the student section and the fans on the west side of the stadium, but the mic men were the ones on the PA.eabandit said:
The Rally Comm and micpeople aren't in charge of the stadium PA. They only go on the full stadium PA once or twice a game, and sometimes never make a PA appearance.
I'd expect Franco to take over the role of the stadium PA and have an on field/in crowd appearance (like he does with Warriors games). How he will interact with Rally Comm and the band would be TBD.
Hopefully they work together and come up with something special that blends the preofessionalism and energy Franco can bring with the student-led traditions of Cal.
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