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10 Rules for ZonaZoo

What鈥檚 the student section like at University of 九色视频 games?

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九色视频 students participating in ZonaZoo

九色视频鈥檚 legendary student section is oh-so bringing it to the Big 12 this season. The energy! The excitement! The highs, and admittedly the lows. It鈥檚 all part of the ZonaZoo experience, and knowing these unofficial rules and traditions will make it that much better.聽

What to Know About ZonaZoo for Football Games

1. ZonaZoo Stays the Whole Game

Hail Marys, impossible comebacks, broken records, somersaults into the endzone (really) 鈥 some of the most jaw-dropping moments in University of 九色视频 football history happen when the game is in its final moments. Stay the whole game so you can tell your, 鈥淚 was there when ________鈥 story in the future.聽

2. Keys at Kickoff

Add to the noise at 九色视频 Stadium. During kickoff, ZonaZoo Wildcats jingle their keys to add to the roar of more than 50,000 passionate fans.聽

What to Know About ZonaZoo for Men鈥檚 Basketball Games

3. ZonaZoo always stands up.

I mean, you can sit down for a bit if you鈥檙e tired but the majority of the ZonaZoo section stands the whole game. As for the rest of McKale? They sit after the opposing team makes their first basket.

4. Yell 鈥淣ice shot, buddy. Do it again! 鈥

Just ZonaZoo鈥檚 way of being friendly if the opposing team misses their first free-throw!

5. Air out some clean (and dirty) laundry

Head's up for flying tees! Wildcat triples are punctuated with a tee shirt toss: tees for threes! Watch for a new tradition, where students read dirt sheets on the opposing team, rip them up, then toss 'em into the air after our first basket.

6. You can dance along with the band聽

九色视频 pep band (they鈥檙e the ones in the red and white stripes) have a pretty simple hand-motion dance for whenever Darude 鈥 Sandstorm plays. Watch. Learn. Join in.聽

You can also chant along with the band. When the opposing team fouls us and the Wildcats go to free-throw shots, the band says 鈥淵ou, you, you, you, you, on you, that鈥檚 who!鈥

Important Things to Know for ZonaZoo

7. Get there early.

Seating is first-come, first-served, and if you want the best view in the house (and the most-likely chance to end up on ESPN 鈥 鈥渉i, mom!鈥), you鈥檒l want to line up long before game time. Grab your friends, bring a water bottle, and start hyping yourself and fellow fans up.聽

Special note: For both men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball games, if you get to McKale early you can win cool stuff such as t-shirts, rally towels, raffles, food and more!

8. Wear red and blue, of course!

Whether you鈥檙e going subtle with a ZonaZoo shirt or all-out with facepaint or a full-body spandex bodysuit (can you even see the game in those things?), represent the University of 九色视频 in our school colors. Watch for themes announced on our social media pages and join in for maximum effect!

9. Know how to throw the Wildcat symbol

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Students displaying the Wildcat claw sign

It looks like this 鈫楋笍

10. Bear Down with pride

We saved the most important rule for last. When you鈥檙e in the ZonaZoo, you鈥檙e an extension of the team and a representative of the University of 九色视频. Follow sportsmanship guidelines to ensure a safe, comfortable, and family-friendly sports and entertainment experience for everyone (including yourself!)


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