What is Gamesmanship and What is Cheating?

[CabinOnTheHill]

That's ordinary in my book.

 

What book do you have?

[True blue (and gold)]

Technically, aren't all instruments in the band "artifical noisemakers"?

[Ram]

Technically, aren't all instruments in the band "artifical noisemakers"?

What is an "Artificial Noise"? Honest question.

[True blue (and gold)]

What is an "Artificial Noise"? Honest question.

 

I'm not sure...I take it to mean a sound not produced naturally by a living organism.

[Ram]

I'm not sure...I take it to mean a sound not produced naturally by a living organism.

I have questioned this before. I honestly don't know when a noise is artificial or natural. By living organism, would thunder be a natural noise? Cars on the road beside the field?

[ScarHeel]

Playing country music when Johnson Central rolls into the stadium...:lol:

[Cat_n_the_Hat]

I know of a team that wears their pants as tight as possible then sprays somekind of slippery substance on them, When asked what it was they said Holy Water..

[leatherneck]

I know of a team that wears their pants as tight as possible then sprays somekind of slippery substance on them, When asked what it was they said Holy Water..

 

And I'd call that cheating.

[YepItsMe]

I know of a team that wears their pants as tight as possible then sprays somekind of slippery substance on them, When asked what it was they said Holy Water..

 

THATS CLASSIC!!!! :thumb:

[1968isaac]

What book do you have?

 

Figure of speach dood. :thumb:

[FC]

Not unfair; just annoying.

 

 

 

 

Maybe they are annoying because the other team keeps scoring.

 

[True blue (and gold)]

I have questioned this before. I honestly don't know when a noise is artificial or natural. By living organism, would thunder be a natural noise? Cars on the road beside the field?

 

I guess my definition wasn't very good. Thunder is natural, a car is not, so I guess if it, in any way, needs the assistance of humans to make noise, it is not natural. Musical instruments are definitely NOT natural.

[MountainThunder]

I seem to recall announcements before every game I attend saying that artificial noisemakers are banned by the KHSAA.

 

I think the official quote is 'The use of artificial noisemakers is strictly prohibited by the KHSAA'.

 

As far as the cheating situations given, ...

 

watering the field - CHEATING

growing the grass long - CHEATING

filming opposing teams games - CHEATING

overzealous scouting - NOT SURE WHAT THIS ENTAILS

tear-away jerseys - IF IT IS AGAINST THE RULES, CHEATING, IF NOT, JUST GAMESMANSHIP

[cvillecat]

Noise makers are for the fans. If you ask most players they will tell you they don't hear anything that goes on in the stands.

 

As a player I was never intimidated but as a fan I am always intimidated when the opposing teams fans wear toga's, especially the guy who takes up tickets.:lol:

[Riverside 157]

I can remember back in the "big game" in the late 70's early 80's that one team (when wearing white) would use cotton T shirts for their QB and RB only. The jerseys obviously had to be replaced several times during the games... Now the T shirts had the players number and all so it was "legit" however, I have always reserved the right to feel that this was a true reflection of ones lack of "class". Does anyone else recall this...?