Dunk celebrations

[Markeymark]

Do fans still celebrate dunks the way that they used to?

I remember when I first started going to Bulls games in the mid-90's, every dunk was cheered as if it was a major big deal. I guess going back to the Sun Belt/ Metro days, a dunk was more of a big deal. They even shot off those loud cannon things, which I don't believe are around anymore.

[79 Bull]

It seems now that if a dunk occurs and we take the lead or are leading, the crowd really gets into it and gets loud for the subsequent defensive run down the floor.

I thought the cannons were great, but after a couple teams complained, they were stopped.

I have also noticed the last couple games they don't have the noise that sounds like wind chimes when we make a free throw.  Someone must have complained about that too.  I think it is an NCAA rule now there can be no music or artificial noise when the ball is in play, even between foul shots.

[Velcro]

every marlyn bryant dunk or solomon jones dunk that i have seen at home this year has resulted in all 250 fans going nuts!  

[TripleB]

Man, I had forgotten about the cannons!! They scared trhe crap out of my son when he was little. Thanks for the memory refresher, MM ....

[ChiTownBull]

they were (the cannons) awesome

I remember the crowd being pumped everytime rodenko fed gary alexander for a monster dunk

gotta love the 2 handed slam!

[___ Eats It]

Donzel Rush used to make the cannons fire all the time.  It was AWESOME!

[hightechbull]

The damned Metro made us turn off the cannons and would not let us bring cowbells.  We had the cannons for non-Metro games.

CUSA carried over the same rules since they were a merger of the Metro and the Great Midwest.  That is why the a-holes of CUSA would not allow cowbells in football games.

The cowbells are an old-school USF thing (well at least late 80's - early 90's USF thing).

[Bull Matrix]

hightechbull,

It is still fun to sneak in the cowbells. Nothing will hold us back from the COW(BULL)BELLS!!!!

[BullDoug]

Cannons made me jump out of my skin every game first dunk.  Always forgot about 'em.  Ahhh the memories.

[hightechbull]

I really wonder if the BE will allow cowbells and/or cannons.

The Big Ten still allows Purdue to blow its train whistle.  Other teams in the B-10 probably have their traditions as well.

We may not have been playing for 100+ years, but we still have traditions from the old Sun Belt days.  At least cowbells and cannons are better than that cornball Va Tech "Hokie Hi" chant.