Letter to the Editor

I was delighted to be in Wallace Wade last Saturday to see Duke's hard-fought win over Virginia. I was not so delighted to see the video board's new instructions for one side of the stadium to yell "Blue," followed by the other side yelling "Devils." All I could hear was the similar brainless chant where University of North Carolina Chapel Hill fans yell the only two syllables they know, Tar-heels, back and forth at their games. Those are the people we are getting ideas from? Duke fans are more than capable of creating an original way to welcome our deserving team to the field.

A few years ago, I wrote a similar letter to the editor when a "noise meter" was introduced on the video board in Cameron. Thankfully, I haven't seen the noise meter in Cameron since. Duke fans should not need instructions on when and how to make noise. Unfortunately, we have needed some sort of encouragement at football games, as noise has been lackluster and sporadic. Be warned, these are the corny, pro stadium antics that will emerge if we fans do not take initiative. Students, take the lead. Organize, communicate, be creative, be loud and everyone else will follow. This team deserves everything we've got. Go Duke!

Tommy Saunders, Trinity '12