OMG ottos army already camping out

[albanycuse]

For best seats for the Duke game in 12 DAYS. Courtesy channel 9 news.

 

[Rocco]

Man I miss the college days. That's awesome.

 

[cto]

Cheers for them. I did some crazy things as a student, but never that crazy. I hate being cold.

 

[albanycuse]

Cheers for them. I did some crazy things as a student, but never that crazy. I hate being cold.

Im interested in hearing some crazy things lol.

 

[cto]

Im interested in hearing some crazy things lol.

Breaking into the boat house at Boldt Castle at 2 a.m. and walking across the rafters while seriously impaired; breaking curfew (female students had very strict curfews then) by climbing down the fire escape and driving down to Colgate to spend the night; drinking so many purple passions at a fraternity party that I was convinced I was going to die as I threw up purple bile for the next three days (I've never drunk vodka since then) ...... Are those enough crazy things for you?

 

[albanycuse]

Breaking into the boat house at Boldt Castle at 2 a.m. and walking across the rafters while seriously impaired; breaking curfew (female students had very strict curfews then) by climbing down the fire escape and driving down to Colgate to spend the night; drinking so many purple passions at a fraternity party that I was convinced I was going to die as I threw up purple bile for the next three days (I've never drunk vodka since then) ... Is that enough for you?

Sounds like good times, We should hang out sometime lol.

 

[jimsonjunction]

Thats crazy. 12 days?! :crazy:

In the past, I believe JB and the team have shown up to mingle and keep spirits high. Hopefully they do it again.

Edit: Just saw a post on NBC Sports entitled "Cameron Crazies out-crazied by Otto's Army?" The author goes on to make the case, saying that North Carolina is 40-50 degrees right now, while Syracuse is "dark and snowy and the land that global warming forgot." Love it.

Link

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

For best seats for the Duke game in 12 DAYS. Courtesy channel 9 news.


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SU BoT & AD should send some food.

 

[SU2NASA]

I'll use those two weeks to sleep in my own bed and be 15 rows behind them.

I'd make that trade any day.

 

[Zippy1808]

Call me an old curmudgeon, but I just don't see the appeal of doing this - especially in that confined cold space (down the stairs at Gate D -- the gate right across from the Geology building)

Maybe for 48 hours just for the "experience" and to make some memories.

Not for 12 days.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Man I miss the college days. That's awesome.

How does this work? Do they just skip all of their classes, or do friends hold their spots while they attend the thing that their actually supposed to be doing?

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Call me an old curmudgeon, but I just don't see the appeal of doing this - especially in that confined cold space (down the stairs at Gate D -- the gate right across from the Geology building)

Maybe for 48 hours just for the "experience" and to make some memories.

Not for 12 days.

It's part of youth I guess. Do it bigger than whoever came before.

 

[Bayside44]

I remember the good ole days of having a ticket with an assigned seat, priority based on class.

 

[TrickySU]

How does this work? Do they just skip all of their classes, or do friends hold their spots while they attend the thing that their actually supposed to be doing?

Here's the camp out rules: http://www.carrierdome.com/students/ottos-army.aspx

You're allowed to have a group of up to 4 students. At least 1 person must remain at your tent at all times. Students are normally able to coordinate it where they don't have to miss any class time.

The camp out was actually supposed to start 3 hours after the start of the Pitt game, but we were asked not to start until 9pm last night out of respect for the Martin Luther King Jr. dinner that was held in the dome yesterday.

 

[CaptainJ]

It's part of youth I guess. Do it bigger than whoever came before.

Take it strong to the hole!!

 

[TrickySU]

I posted the link above, but I copied and pasted the rules below too. I am on the Otto's Army Executive Board so I can answer any questions that anyone here might have about the camp out or about the student section in general.

OTTO’S ARMY RULES AND REGULATIONS
Student Section seating for SU men’s basketball games is based on a first come,
First serve basis. Many students wish to ensure a seat close to the action by arriving at the Carrier Dome prior to the gates opening.
The List System is used to ensure fair selection of seats for the student section (Otto’s Army). The List System is supported and enforced by the Carrier Dome Staff, Security Personnel, and the Otto’s Army Executive Board.
The List Rules apply ONLY to students who want to sit in the floor seating area for men’s basketball games (The blue seats).
Please direct any questions to Otto’s Army Board Members. Contact information can be found by liking the Otto’s Army page on Facebook.

Student entry process
Student enter the Carrier Dome via Gate E and present your valid SU ID card for entry. Ticket-takers will scan your card to verify that you are a valid student season ticket holder.

Once verified, you will be issued a colored wristband for either the lower or upper student section, depending when you arrive. We strongly urge season ticket holders to come early to Gate E on game day for the best opportunity to sit in the lower student season area. You must sit in the student season area designated by your colored wristband.

SU students who purchase individual game tickets may be permitted to line up at Gate E behind the student season ticket holders beginning 30 minutes before tip-off.

STUDENT SEATING AREA
Football: For four of the five games in the student season ticket ( Family Weekend is reserved seating), all lower level student seating locations will be general admission within the designated SU student area, and your valid Student ID card will be encoded for those games. If that area is filled, additional student seating is located in the third level.

Basketball: The lower level student seating area for basketball is between aisles 104 and 101. The upper student season area is located between aisle 304 and 302. Students must fill the lower area before the upper area will be opened. The colored wristband placed on each student's wrist permits the Dome staff to monitor the number of students sitting in specific general admission areas in order to avoid overcrowding for those sections.

The List
Definition and Purpose

• The List is a handwritten list of all students in line prior to the gate opening time of a Syracuse University Men’s Basketball game.
• Gate E is the assigned gate for student entry to games
• The List is the order in which students select their seats.
• The List is used to ensure safe, fair, and organized entry for students.
• Students must be student season ticket holders to participate.
• Students are not required to participate in this system. However, students on The List will choose seats before those not on The List.
• This system will only apply to as many students as fill the floor seating (blue seat, non-bleacher) area of the Student Section.

Basic Process

• The first group (up to four students) to arrive at Gate E begins The List. These students are the list facilitators.
• The list facilitators may defer any or all responsibilities to the Events Officer of Otto’s Army.
• As students arrive, they are responsible for finding The List and adding their group to The List.
• Before the gates open, each group will receive an Otto’s Army numbered card that corresponds with its group number.
• When the Carrier Dome staff begins its entry procedures, students will line up in the order they arrived, as defined by The List. Otto’s Army board members will organize this task.
• Upon entry, students will make their way to the Student Section. There will be NO
  RUNNING!
• Only students who are there at the opening of the gates and taking of seats get the seats.
• THERE WILL BE NO SAVING OF SEATS!
• Otto’s Army board members are responsible for ensuring that students pick their seats in the order defined by The List.
• Upon taking their seats, groups will return their official Otto’s Army numbered card to an Otto’s Army Board member.

Rules:
The following rules apply to every game
Abuses or violations of these rules should be reported to Otto’s Army Board Members
1. Maximum group size: 4
2. All students must be student section season ticket holders to sit in the floor seats and participate in the list process.
3. Group modifications

1. Groups may subtract members from their groups at any time.
2. Groups may not add members once another group succeeds them.
3. Groups may exchange members at any time before the gates open.

4. Presence

1. One group member must be present at the gates at all times.
2. If a group does not have any members at the gate, it will be allowed 15 minutes for a member to return.
3. If no one from said group returns within the 15-minute grace period, the group will be moved to the end of the list.

5. If another Syracuse university sporting event or, an Otto’s Army sponsored activity on main campus is occurring during the list camping, the following rules will apply

1. The list will move inside the Carrier Dome.
2. The list will continue in the Carrier Dome (all rules still apply except that the list is now inside instead of outside at Gate E)
3. All groups must move inside the Carrier Dome. NO EXCEPTIONS.
4. Upon completion of the sporting even inside the Carrier Dome the list will go back outside. All groups are expected to have their minimum of one member at Gate E within 15 minutes of game completion.

6. Groups must sit together and are allowed to choose any seats within the blue, floor seat area.
HOWEVER, groups may not leave a space of one seat between themselves and another group. There must be zero, or more than one seat between groups.
7. Students must sit in the part of the student section that their wristband denotes.

1. If a group or an individual would like to sit in the bleachers instead of the blue seats, they can wait outside the Carrier Dome until all blue seat wristbands have been given out.

8. A student cannot start a list for a men’s basketball home game until all previous men’s basketball home games have been completed. You can only start a list for the new game three hours after the tip off of the previous game.
9. The list will move inside when the Dome Staff and Syracuse University Department of Public
Safety determines that student safety is at risk

1. If the list moves inside the Carrier Dome, and a situation arises where students must vacate the Carrier Dome, the list will be suspended and will resume at a preset time. A list check will occur 15 minutes after the set time
2. Campers must respect all activities going on in the Carrier Dome while camping out. Failure to comply will result in removal from the list for that game.
3. Campers must stay in the designated area reserved for people on the list. Failure to comply will result in removal from the list for that game.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Here's the camp out rules: http://www.carrierdome.com/students/ottos-army.aspx

You're allowed to have a group of up to 4 students. At least 1 person must remain at your tent at all times. Students are normally able to coordinate it where they don't have to miss any class time.

The camp out was actually supposed to start 3 hours after the start of the Pitt game, but we were asked not to start until 9pm last night out of respect for the Martin Luther King Jr. dinner that was held in the dome yesterday.

thanks for the answer. don't get frostbite!

 

[4evaOrange]

Breaking into the boat house at Boldt Castle at 2 a.m. and walking across the rafters while seriously impaired; breaking curfew (female students had very strict curfews then) by climbing down the fire escape and driving down to Colgate to spend the night; drinking so many purple passions at a fraternity party that I was convinced I was going to die as I threw up purple bile for the next three days (I've never drunk vodka since then) ... Are those enough crazy things for you?

Did you sign your name anywhere in the boat house or castle??

 

[cto]

Did you sign your name anywhere in the boat house or castle??

Trust me, that was the last thing any of us thought of. We were a bunch of drunken kids there for the moment ... not for posterity.

 

[4evaOrange]

Trust me, that was the last thing any of us thought of. We were a bunch of drunken kids there for the moment ... not for posterity.

 

[Cheriehoop]

SU BoT & AD should send some food.

I've brought them up some Twin Trees pizzas a few times. The first time I did it, the kids acted like I wanted money or it was some type of trick and were very reluctant to take it. It was funny. I told them that they were really free - no strings and I suddenly became the most popular person on campus.

The university let me drive right up the road on the south side of the dome so it wasn't a far walk to get to them. They used to camp out by Gate E on the northeast side of the dome. Do they still camp out there?

 

[Libero2]

Thats crazy. 12 days?! :crazy:

In the past, I believe JB and the team have shown up to mingle and keep spirits high. Hopefully they do it again.

Edit: Just saw a post on NBC Sports entitled "Cameron Crazies out-crazied by Otto's Army?" The author goes on to make the case, saying that North Carolina is 40-50 degrees right now, while Syracuse is "dark and snowy and the land that global warming forgot." Love it.

Link

Last year for the GTown game, Rak and Southerland showed up one evening and hung out for a while, and I think Triche stopped by during a break from class. The guys on the team definitely know, they definitely care, and think the students are fargin crazy. But love it all the same.

 

[TrickySU]

I've brought them up some Twin Trees pizzas a few times. The first time I did it, the kids acted like I wanted money or it was some type of trick and were very reluctant to take it. It was funny. I told them that they were really free - no strings and I suddenly became the most popular person on campus.

The university let me drive right up the road on the south side of the dome so it wasn't a far walk to get to them. They used to camp out by Gate E on the northeast side of the dome. Do they still camp out there?

Camping starts at Gate E and then will expand to Gate D if necessary.

 

[SaltLakeOrange]

Just saw a tweet saying that JB was at the Dome earlier delivering donuts to the kids in line. Gotta love it!

 

[sufandu]

I've brought them up some Twin Trees pizzas a few times. The first time I did it, the kids acted like I wanted money or it was some type of trick and were very reluctant to take it. It was funny. I told them that they were really free - no strings and I suddenly became the most popular person on campus.

The university let me drive right up the road on the south side of the dome so it wasn't a far walk to get to them. They used to camp out by Gate E on the northeast side of the dome. Do they still camp out there?

Mmmm, twin trees. I miss that.