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After reading a post in All Over Albany, I’ve decided to do my own quick outline, since there’s a big game tonight, another tomorrow and next weekend.

• At the start of the game, they will announce all of the opposing team’s players.  After each name, clap once and say “You suck!”  After they announce the coaches, clap once and say, “You suck, too!”
• When our team comes out, you should cheer — very loudly. When they announce Brutlag or Angers-Goulet, you say Bruuuuuuut or Goooooooooooulet!
• Make sure you yell “RED” in “the rocket’s RED glare” in the national anthem.
• At the drop of the puck, someone will shout, “Go go go, you Red Red Red.”  You yell back “Fight Fight Fight you White White White!”  Then repeat “Let’s Go Red!” 8 times (or so).
• When there is a penalty, you clap to do Let’s Go (clap clap clapclapclap clapclapclapclap Let’s Go!) along with the Pep Band.  On the fourth time, you hold the “Goooooo” until the announcer starts talking.  Then you yell out, interrupting him, saying “SUCKS!” after the player’s name, and “sucking” instead of the name of the penalty.  Example: Colgate’s #99, John Smith [SUCKS!], receives two minutes for [SUCKING!].
• If the press box phone rings, you shout “Phone!”
• This is very optional- there’s some small group that seems to do it… When they say “[Opposing team] returns to full strength.”  You follow with “That’s debatable!”
• When we score a goal, after “Hail, Dear Old Rensselaer”  is finished playing, and you’re done hugging and high-fiving your friends, chant: 1, 2, 3, …n! We want more!  Sieve, Sieve, Sieve, Sieve, Sieve, Sieve, Sieve.  It’s all your fault.  It’s all your fault!  It’s all your fault!  It’s all your fault!”
• Between the second and third periods, the pep band will come over to the student section.  They will play the alma mater.  You should put your arms around those students and alums next to you and sway while you sing.  It get sung twice (once with the pep band and once a capella).  You can hear it here.  Here’s the words.

Here’s to old RPI
Her fame may never die
Here’s to old Rensselaer
She stands today without a peer
Here’s to those olden days
Here’s to those golden days
Here’s to the friends we made
at dear old RPI

• When there’s one minute left in the period, the announcer will say “One minute remaining of play, one minute remaining.”  You will follow with “One minute, and Clarkson still sucks!”  Some follow this with the name of the current opposing team.

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