Cheerleading

From USAFA Folklore

Cheerleading is an activity at the Academy.

1 History
2 USAFA Cheers
3 Mascot

[edit] History

In the early years of the Academy, the Cheerleaders actually led the Cadet Wing in cheers and the Cadet Wing cheered. It was an impressive sight to hear the entire Cadet Wing cheer as one. Today's cheerleaders just prance, dance around and play grab-ass. Very seldom do you hear a unanimous, concerted and loud cheer. That is really sad. (Submitted by Hector Negroni, Head Cheerleader 1960-1961)

[edit] USAFA Cheers

Under the leadership of Hector Negroni, Class of 1961, the Class of 1961 developed some new cheers, some of which only lasted one presentation. For example:

[edit] Falcons Once

"Falcons Once, Falcons Twice, Holy Jumping Jesus Christ…..OHHHHHHHHHHH Shit."

[edit] BRA Cheer

Give me a B!" (Echo) "B!

Give me a R!" (Echo) "R!

Give me an A!" (Echo) "A!

"What are we gonna do?"

"Hold 'em! Hold 'em!"

[edit] Give 'em Hell

Another short lived one was the one about our Coach Ben Martin who was beginning to lose a lot of games. The cheer said:

Give 'em hell Big Ben Give 'em Hell,

(Pause)

. . . Oh Hell Give 'em Ben.

Also, we introduced the "Arriba Falcones" yell and the German Fighter Pilot cheer "Horrido – Joho, Horrido – Joho, Horrido – Joho! Hussassa!"

[edit] Slash 'em with a Beak

Finally, we developed a yell that was declared unacceptable but it continues to be performed today:

Slash 'em with a beak,

Rip 'em with a Claw,

Bring on the Meat Wagon,

Rah, Rah, Rah.

(The above cheer was included in the 1976-77 Contrails)

[edit] Wump 'em up the Side of the Head

Another short lived cheer was:

"Wump 'em up the side of the head,

Wump 'em up the side of the head,

Grab 'em by the ass,

Drag 'em through the grass,

Wump 'em on the side of the head.

[Alternate 3rd and 4th lines:]

Grab 'em by the balls,

Drag 'em through the halls,

[edit] Fumble Play

A cheer still sometimes initiated by the cadets:

"Fumble play, fumble play, we will have a fumble play-a-ay."

[edit] USAFA Pre-game

U-S-A-F-A

Air Force!

Fight! Fight! Fight!

[edit] Go Gringos

Go Gringos

Hey, Hey, Hey-Hey

(Repeat)

[edit] AFA Jive

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

AFA don't take no jive

6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Back it up, and do it again

(Repeat)

[edit] Hey Gang!

Hey Gang!

Yeah man?

I said Hey Gang!

Yeah man?

What the matter with the team?

Well the team's all right

I said what the matter with the team?

Well the teams all right.

And who says so?

Every - - - body

And whose everybody?

The A-F-A

Well lets hear fifteen rahs for the AFA

Hey-rah, Hey-Rah, Hey-rah-rah-rah

[edit] Air Force Cadets Go

Air Force Cadets Go!

Air Force Cadets --

(Pause) Go!

[edit] Yea Silver

Yeaaa Silver!

Yeaaa Blue!

Yeaaa Air Force!

We're For You!

[edit] Go Falcons

Go! Go! Go Falcons!

Fight! Fight! Fight Falcons!

Go Falcons! Fight Falcons!

Go Falcons Fight!

[edit] Morse Code

Three dits, Four dits, Two dits, a Dah

Air Force, Air Force

Rah, Rah, Rah!

[edit] Mascot

The mascot is a person in a falcon costume, known as The Bird. The Bird mascot started in [after 1980].

Older accompaniments to the cheerleaders include Bedcheck Charlie and cadets driving around the miniature F-16 or Space Shuttles.

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