To say that it was quiet in the Fargodome on Saturday may be an understatement. Through in the middle two quarters, the energy seemed to be sucked out of the stadium, thanks to an excellent Charleston Southern team. But then the student section did something new.

With the Buccaneers being forced to punt in the middle of the third, the yell leaders brought out the newest weapon of mass noise out of their arsenal, the Thunder Clap.

After this summer, it was only a matter of time before that cheer made it’s way into the Fargodome. For a chant being done at a football game in North Dakota, it has taken a long path to get here.

The Thunder Clap rose to prominence in June, thanks to the Iceland soccer team’s performance in the Euro tournament. Iceland was the smallest nation ever to qualify for the tournament, and the underdogs left their marks.

After qualifying for the knockout stages with a historic win over Austria, the players walked over to the corner of Stade de France in Paris to celebrate. They proceeded to show the world what would become one of the most intimidating chants ever. It has drawn some comparisons to another menacing ritual, the New Zealand Rugby team’s Haka. In front of the 30,000 plus traveling fans, captain Aron Gunnarsson orchestrated the clap, seemingly creating thunder.

Do not call this a Viking Thunder Clap however, as the Icelandics got this idea from yet another team, from Scotland. When the team from Reykjavík made a magical run in the Europa League, the Champions League’s little brother, they came across Motherwell from Scotland. When the traveling Motherwell fans did their rendition, the home fans thought it was a good idea, and proceeded to use it of the national team.

So now, the Thunder Clap has made it to Fargo, and there is hope that it will continue. Punts are a part of the game that doesn’t have a set plan when it comes creating noise.

But, Bison Nation, lets make sure we are doing Iceland proud in use of their chant. If the band can get a drummer in to set the pace directly after the fourth down chant, that would be on the right track. Knowing that the band must stop playing to allow the game to carry on, the pace of the clapping should quicken so the drum is not needed.

So everybody put your hands in the air, and clap them together. While not necessary, a “300” style “HUH” can be added for effect. And one more thing let’s not make it the Thundar Clap, just out of respect.