(S36) PT 1 - Just a Prank Bro

[StadiumGambler]

Sarasota did partake in the tradition of rookie pranks for a quite a while, involving stuff like tarring and feathering, the "Got your nose, got your wallet!" trick, making rookies reprogram the bot AI (with disastrous and usually electric consequences), and tying rookies to the goalposts and forgetting about them for a few hours until the assistant special teams coordinator shows up.

However, society's come to the realization that a caste system working against the rookies is bad long term, and kind of out of place in today's more socially progressive society. So instead, there was a rookie talent show. The only two rookies, Harley Andrews and Justin Cloud, performed a talent show, singing the barbershop quartet song as a duo "Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby". Sarasota vets were in stitches seeing the duo wearing their candy cane uniforms and walking sticks, and Cloud also surprised everyone with the quality of his singing voice. The Sarasota vets gave them a standing O after the performance, and tossed dollar bills into the air at the impoverished rookies. Overall, a fun time, and probably better for the rookies than the alternative.

[KaleSalad]

Well this one isn’t so much for the rookies but I can not help but pull a prank on my brother every chance I get. Raphael McTurtle and I have always had a sibling rivalry and try to one up one another especially when it comes to pranks. So naturally this year I have been putting in the work and been getting to the field early so I did what any brother would do and clear out his locker and left a note to see management. Needless to say when he arrived he was wonder what in the world was going on. Much to his surprise management was equally confused. As I may have forgotten to let them in on the joke. Raph went in there and starting losing his mind and throwing chairs wondering how on earth he could be cut and what was going on. Management came out wondering who had played this masterful prank on him when they finally calmed him down and he emerged. All eyes imminently landed on me. I burst out laughing and he reminded me that he would get even.

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187

[C9Van]

PBE Affiliate

[Z-Whiz]

We here at Arizona pride ourselves in not pranking aka bullying aka hazing. It's a dangerous concept and one that is more about excluding than including. So, our pranks consist of gently welcoming the new rookies to the team and praising them verbally and physically. Then we give them all flowers and while they're sniffing the flowers and thinking how nice and different this is than the typical football locker room, we kick em in the nuts and shove them in a locker. The first part was all a joke to lure them into a false sense of security. Of course we prank and haze our rookies. We're Outlaws. Then after about 10 minutes we let them out and take them out to dinner, which we force them to pay. I usually order 5 steaks, 3 of which I spike on the ground, and 10 drinks, 7 of which I drink. I can't tell you what I do with the other 3, that's a secret.

[Reno]

PBE PT

[Trempale]

Planning a prank on the new rookies is the best part between Draft and training camp. You can really sink some time into it and you kind of have to. It has to be special so everything has to be 100% right. This season we pranked our Round 1 Pick Sconny McSix and our new LB Buckley Jr! Both are great dudes but they couldn't avoid the full rookie programm. The firts part was rookie dinner (which is never cheap, especially not if Mahai keeps eating like he does). The second part is the usual stuff like carrying our equipment back to our cars. We made sure to park extra far away... I know its a longer way to the car for us but its totally worth it! Now to the good part, we usually also schedule the rookies to be in meeting rooms where nobody will be in the next hour, letting them wait for meetings. So for the first couple weeks these two rookies spent the majority of their free time in empty meeting rooms waiting for the coaches.

[.emfaith]

PBE Affiliate

emfaith

[Cincyfan96]

It's early in the season which means it is HOT. So, we decided to have some fun with the new tech in our buses on the way to the first game of the year. The rookies always sit together at the front, going over last minute game plan and adjustments with the coaches, so a couple of us vets went up front and turned on the seat warmers. A few minutes later, all the rookies are breaking out their water bottles and asking if anyone else is hot, they're sweating through their shirts and one even takes his off. Then we came up and asked if coach could turn up the heat since we're all freezing in the back and the look on their faces was priceless. For a good half hour we had them convinced that there was a fever being passed around the rookies and that we wouldn't get close to them so that we don't get sick. As soon as they got out of their seats, they realized what happened and were pissed. It was all great fun. 10 out of 10, would recommend.

[Michiganonymous]

Affiliate PT -- WSBL

[lespoils]