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Post by bennekles on Feb 20, 2024 18:40:38 GMT -6
Hey, y'all, I'm working on something that'll come out later, but I wondered if anyone had any idea on the specific years that the Touchdown Jet was used at The Vet.
Thanks for any and all help!
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Post by cornhole on Feb 20, 2024 18:47:20 GMT -6
Just can't help you much with specifics but memory serves that the AFROTC Jet was a laughing stock at the time but a memorable icon of that era nowadays.
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Post by bennekles on Feb 20, 2024 18:58:08 GMT -6
Just can't help you much with specifics but memory serves that the AFROTC Jet was a laughing stock at the time but a memorable icon of that era nowadays. That is literally how I feel about it. I thought it was a stupid gimmick, but now I really kind of miss it. It was unique.
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Post by cornhole on Feb 20, 2024 19:12:50 GMT -6
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Post by buzzlightyear on Feb 20, 2024 20:42:41 GMT -6
Just a guess but 2004-2010. The colonel who stood up to salute and sort of fell out and had to catch the jet….now that was fun moment.
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Post by Trojan By Birth on Feb 21, 2024 6:25:28 GMT -6
The jet was cool.
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Post by foulpolephenom on Feb 21, 2024 6:48:23 GMT -6
The jet was cool. I’m not sure if this is AI or not TBB!
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Post by trojanmatt on Feb 21, 2024 10:28:47 GMT -6
I like to touchdown jet, but I would add something to it that makes some noise! If we don’t bring the jet back, perhaps one of the Air Force candidates can get a jet pack and fly over the student section after each score!
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Post by trojantke on Feb 21, 2024 11:53:45 GMT -6
The jet was awesome. "You are now clear for takeoff on runway T R O J A N S!" It was active all the years I was on campus (04-08). Not sure I remember it much after that.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Feb 21, 2024 14:26:53 GMT -6
Remember the plane’s designation? It was Trojan Force One. Any time we speculate on a plane being used for important athletic events(AD search, HC search, etc) we should use this. Hopefully by the time one of those circumstances arises again, we’ll all be senile and will have forgotten this.
I liked the “jet”. Corny? Yes. Silly? Yes, unique? Absolutely. Short of the artillery cannon that we used to fire after a TD, it was perhaps the most quirky and unique thing about TROU football I’ve seen in the almost 30 years I’ve been attending games.
That said, it should not be used pregame to remove, or distract from, our pre game soliloquy. NOTHING should ever replace “HAVOC!”
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Post by Trojan By Birth on Feb 21, 2024 14:53:28 GMT -6
The jet was cool. I’m not sure if this is AI or not TBB! This is just a picture. I’m working on some AI for the upcoming season. Kind of game posters. I think AI is wise to me. I made some very unflattering south cheerleader pictures and so it censors me now.
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