Talk:1982-1983

"Three-foot long horns" - is this where the 100% natural noise rule came from? HLPXX 21:51, October 17, 2007 (EDT)

I think you might be right. These are the infamous Freakout horns. They resulted in an NCAA rule prohibiting the distribution of "artificial noisemakers" as promotional items. I'm not entirely sure how the "boom sticks" don't fall under this category as well. James 23:19, October 17, 2007 (EDT)

IIRC, talk at the time was that the "boom sticks" didn't violate the rule because they tried to find a loophole. Each fan was only given one, thus creating the argument that one "boom stick" can only create the equivalent sound of one hand clapping. This is, of course, feeble at best. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it isn't just a ban on "artificial noisemakers" but on anything except pep bands, sound systems, and "natural noise" while the teams are on the ice. Which is where our hats come from and why Union's garage band can only play during intermission. TrekMuse 09:20, October 18, 2007 (EDT)

I don't think this is the Freakout gift which led to the "100% natural noise". As I recall, that rule stemmed from a Freakout against Brown (possibly Freakout 1987 for which the gift is also listed as "Horn"). As for the "boom sticks" skirting around the rule, there's a sidebar about it in this recap of Freakout 2003. Bickfa 00:31, October 23, 2007 (EDT)