T0mShane Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 V-O-T-E! JETS GIVING FANS CHOICE ON CHANT LEADER By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. — Aug. 11, 2014 9:05 PM EDT CORTLAND, N.Y. (AP) — The J-E-T-S chant is in the hands of the F-A-N-S. The New York Jets are holding an online contest to pick eight season ticket holders — one for each home game — to lead the team's familiar rallying cry this year. Season ticket holders will be able submit a video of 15 seconds or less of themselves leading the chant. Fans will then choose their favorite entries on the team's website, and the eight top vote-getters will get the crowds at MetLife Stadium fired up. "I don't want to put a number out there, but if people go nuts for it and really embrace it, wonderful," said Seth Rabinowitz, the Jets' senior vice president of marketing and fan engagement. "We'll be ready and we'll look at every single video. The more the merrier." Ed Anzalone — aka "Fireman Ed" — used to lead the cheer, but stepped away from the role in recent seasons. Last year, the Jets had fans in each of the stadium's four sections — one for each letter — shout out the J-E-T-S chant in the season opener, and the team's drumline ensemble — The Aviators — did it for the other seven games. "This idea was really borne out of feedback from season ticket holders," Rabinowitz said Monday. "We've been, through a variety of different forums, approached by season ticket holders over the past year or so and there was a variance of the same theme: 'What can you do to help us keep the chant going?'" The Jets examined various options and came up with the video contest, which runs Aug. 26-29, with winners announced no later than Sept. 2 — five days before the season opener against Oakland. Fans can enter themselves or nominate somebody else, but the entrant must be a confirmed season ticket holder. They also must include a few sentences on why they're an ideal candidate. "It takes a special someone to get 80,000 people to quiet down and then have them go crazy," Rabinowitz said. The Jets recently spoke about their plans with Anzalone, who became a bit of an icon with his firefighter helmet and emphatic style of cheer. "He was obviously a huge part in keeping the chant alive and came to embody it in many ways," Rabinowitz said. "Somebody passed the torch to him and, now, I think his preference at this stage is to kind of remain in the background." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayNoToDMC Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Isn't Larry David a Jets fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 ******* shameful . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayNoToDMC Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Seriously though can somebody get in contact with that Vlogger reject that was here for like a week and did the podcast? I'll vote for him as many times as I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolot Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Too cheap to hire a full time chant guy, thanks Idzik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I'm not sure how I'm going to spin it, but I blame T0mShane for this. This, and Robin Williams' death. But especially this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Mostro Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Seriously though can somebody get in contact with that Vlogger reject that was here for like a week and did the podcast? I'll vote for him as many times as I can Not that there's anything wrong with that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC36 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House Jet Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Kind of off topic but wasnt fireman ed a dolphins fan at one point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Kind of off topic but wasnt fireman ed a dolphins fan at one point? That horse has been beaten to death...he's a Jets fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenoandtheJets Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Maybe a Drunk Joe Namath should be the Jets chant leader LoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#90 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 WTF? I'm getting douche chills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebag Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I think this guy would be as good as any.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 One week 124 and then Maxman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 You dont realize it, but he is actually Rich Kotite http://www.jetnation.com/jetswiki/index.php/Kotite,_Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 There is such a huge disconnect between the Jets management and their fans. this is actually embarrassing that they're doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I think this guy would be as good as any.. Who is strong enough to let JetMan get on his shoulders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor99 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Who is strong enough to let JetMan get on his shoulders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 They are fake Jet fans. Are you busy this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor99 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 They are fake Jet fans. Are you busy this season? I don't have season tix. Not a real fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I thought Rex was taking the reigns this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Look no further this is it! http://youtu.be/5Ok5dTeyqkc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Our PR dept, I swear. It's like Woody decided a few years ago that it should be staffed by summer camp counselors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn306 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Look no further this is it! http://youtu.be/5Ok5dTeyqkc They said no thank you and die infidel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Who runs Jets marketing depatment? A bunch of people that have no common sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 You dont realize it, but he is actually Rich Kotite http://www.jetnation.com/jetswiki/index.php/Kotite,_Rich lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 There is such a huge disconnect between the Jets management and their fans. this is actually embarrassing that they're doing this. It would be hilarious if it wasn't so pathetic. Vote for the leader of the fans. Lol. Too funny. If their marketing dept had any brains they'd take the pictures/applications of everyone who didn't have big t!ts and look like a class-B Jersey stripper, and throw it right in the garbage. THAT is what the fans want. Big t!ts trying to bust their way out of a too-tight shirt. Underboob exposure if it's warm enough for her to wear a cutoff. Jumping up & down on those 4 giant screens, egging 80,000 people on to scream for her. Do that, and the Jets will have their 12th man. You'll be able to hear the crowd from Deleware on visitors' 3rd downs. If they do that, I'll be duly impressed. But it won't, because most marketing people are morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 I'm not sure how I'm going to spin it, but I blame T0mShane for this. This, and Robin Williams' death. But especially this. I was aiming for LeBouf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I was aiming for LeBouf. Certainly can't fault your intentions then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 this is like giving yourself a nickname doesn't work that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 It would be hilarious if it wasn't so pathetic. Vote for the leader of the fans. Lol. Too funny. If their marketing dept had any brains they'd take the pictures/applications of everyone who didn't have big t!ts and look like a class-B Jersey stripper, and throw it right in the garbage. THAT is what the fans want. Big t!ts trying to bust their way out of a too-tight shirt. Underboob exposure if it's warm enough for her to wear a cutoff. Jumping up & down on those 4 giant screens, egging 80,000 people on to scream for her. Do that, and the Jets will have their 12th man. You'll be able to hear the crowd from Deleware on visitors' 3rd downs. If they do that, I'll be duly impressed. But it won't, because most marketing people are morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Yes, even if she was absolutely no one's type. If she jumped up and down and the camera zeroed in on that, the crowd would be deafening. Hell of a lot more than they would for that stupid cartoon football thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Who runs Jets marketing depatment? A bunch of people that have no common sense Reminds me a lot of the scouting department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 It would be hilarious if it wasn't so pathetic. Vote for the leader of the fans. Lol. Too funny. If their marketing dept had any brains they'd take the pictures/applications of everyone who didn't have big t!ts and look like a class-B Jersey stripper, and throw it right in the garbage. THAT is what the fans want. Big t!ts trying to bust their way out of a too-tight shirt. Underboob exposure if it's warm enough for her to wear a cutoff. Jumping up & down on those 4 giant screens, egging 80,000 people on to scream for her. Do that, and the Jets will have their 12th man. You'll be able to hear the crowd from Deleware on visitors' 3rd downs. If they do that, I'll be duly impressed. But it won't, because most marketing people are morons. LOL Also the old stadium (besides being way better overall) was A LOT LOUDER than the over-sized AC vent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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