EDSBS Punks Geoffrey Strand

Every school needs your old-fashioned, non-cursing, geeked-up fan to appeal to both the older alums, the kid-toting-but-still enthusiastic young alums, and the mainstreamers.

Do we need some new blood?  Abso-freakin-lutely.  Student yell leaders of recent years haven't been all that creative or distinctive in their style.  I think the last good shtick I saw was the crew that brought a toilet lid with the words "FLUSH 'EM!"  or "FLUSH IT!" to spur the crowd onto noise.

But Geoff Strand?  At best, he's a good, solid long-timer, one who's been there since long before I was a student.  

At worst, he's a harmless guy running around in 90-degree weather in a sweater.  No harm to anybody.

MIM

I just think that the crowd is somewhat apathetic anyway, but having a guy up there saying "don't cheer now, wait till I say to cheer" is so bush league.  Fans should be on their feet screaming the entire time our defense is on the field, not just after the opposing team's offense breaks its huddle.  Football is one sport in which the home crowd can have the greatest effect on the outcome of a game, and this geriatric clown is one thing holding back an already tame crowd.  When I was at the SUC game on 12/2, it wasn't Strand or the yell leaders responsible for the intensity of the crowd, it was people and groups in the stands, standing, cheering on their own and that peer pressure shamed fans who are sedate for every other game to join in.  I hardly remember Strand leading our section during the SUC game, which was not the case for every other home game I attended.  I appreciate his intentions, but he is terrible.  

and NOTHING happened. it was just what we all know that guy does. i thought something embarrasing was going to happen or he was going to confront a heckler or something.

that being said that guy has always kind of annoyed me. i've always said who's to say he gets to be the voice who represents the bruin fan? but whenever that guy gets on my nerves, which is every game i attend, i just think that at least he's not as gay as that trojan wearing a skirt riding that white horse around the coliseum.

I am sorry but that guy is pathetic! I don't need someone to tell me when to cheer or not; and I never cheer when someone tells me to!

He looks like a circus clown and his voice is too damn annoying. I couldn't even watch the entire video, because I wanted throw something at him.

Now he could definitely get the crowd excited if he wore a Trojan t-shirt and let people throw tomatoes at him!

I would just go to the games to get a chance to peg him.

He hasn't changed anything in his routine for as long as I can remember. I have had tickets since the early 80's and don't even remember when he started doing it. A lot of people in & around my section just moan when they see him coming and yell insults at him in between plays.

It's tired, boring and way too childish for me and I've been accused (mainly by the wife) of never growing up.

I appreciate his enthusiasm for UCLA, he should just do it in a different manner.

We do not need anything that says we are second rate. Geoffrey Strand, the creep in the Straw Hat that plays second fiddle to him & the Juggler should all be asked to stop representing our school.

When I was at the final four last year our cheerleaders were the talk of the town. They represent our school well but these three losers do not make the statement I want.

As others have said Strand is a good dude and a loyal Bruin but that doesn't give him carte blanche to embarrass the four most important letters in the alphabet: U   C   L   A

It's really embarassing the way you go after your own. Geoff hasn't done any harm to anyone. If anything he promotes spirit and entusiasm. I don't know if you've noticed but he manages to get the press box side to yell Bruins while the student yell crew doesn't even tell us that it's going on.

The guy's been arrested (back when he was in school of course) for trying to hire a helicopter to dump horse manure on Tommy Trojan. So I'm OK with him.