PIPED-IN MUSIC OFFENDS THE LORD (UNLESS WE LIKE IT)

Wait, they pipe canned music into college games? I don’t think I’ve ever heard non-marching/pep band music at a UCLA game. I thought the canned music was a professional sports thing.

Why cut off at 35 seconds? :42-52 is my ideal entrance music. Certainly better than Hells’ Bells or whatever they play at the Shoe these days. What is with AC/DC and teams with giant redneck fanbases anyway? Isn’t Skynyrd a little more appropriate?

Also: I’m transferring to any D-I school that plays Tom Petty over the team entrance. I’ve already got the sweatervests, I imagine that’s part of the dress code at such a school.

I would love it if they piped in “Dueling Banjos” into
Morgantown…start the game with a Hoe-Down…..not named Holly Rowe—ZING!

I think Tebow should have his own entrance with “Personal Jesus” blaring as he walks thru the smoke…..or have it where he actually walks on water, coming outta the tunnel…

And of course for Nick Saban: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_XOVh-cDtk

I think piped in music is an athletic department’s way of saying, “By the way, our band blows.”

They play thunderstruck and Zombie nation at times at UA games. Must be the same “entertainment director” FL has…

Though, at the beginning of the 4th quarter, they play a video with “Sleep now in the Fire” by Rage with gamehighlights and the words “FINISH THE GAME” over them. I love the gimmick, but judging from bama’s 2nd halfs it ain’t workin’.

I keep waitin for them to play “Closer” by NIN, but I think they only do that at WVU

@ 4

On that note, here’s the Amstutz/Mangino/Weis/Fulmer fanfare: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w1mq6rAfMM&feature=related

I’m Casey Dickian in my accuracy, that was intended for #3

The only piped in music that should be played at Bryant-Denny is “Sweet Home Alabama” – let the MDB handle the rest.

(Oh, and could we leave the “Roll Tide Roll” out of it )

Yes, I am a cranky old fart.

If playing Thunderstruck stops the UF band from playing some shit from the 50’s that has no place in a stadium where savages are smashing into each other causing life altering injuries I’m all for it. But no numetal.

I cannot tell you how many times someone has told some gullible fool that Metallica is going to actually play “Enter Sandman” live at a game. That band is almost as dysfunctional as the VT offense.

@4-

Yup. Actually, I’m all for Thunderstruck right before the kickoff, it’s cliche but it works. More than that, and it’s meh.

What’s really painful is when they pipe in some rockin’ intro and they mistime it with the commercial time out—and you get into part of a song that really doesn’t fit the vibe and the whole stadium starts to feel awkward…

The name of the song is actually “Kernkraft 400”. The group’s name is named Zombie Nation.

I am ashamed of this knowledge.

I’m typically not a fan of piped in music, but can’t deny I get fired up when I hear the distant gong at the beginning of “For Whom The Bell Tolls” followed by that ear-splitting riff.

I’m always surprised that “Slam” by Onyx never comes up in these discussions. Loud, angry, obnoxious, gleefully violent. What’s not to love? C’mon, Fredo and Sticky Fingas gotta eat.

For a minute there the song “zombie nation” went from my least favorite sound of all time to my second least favorite sound of all time, just on irony points, but alas it has resumed its rightful place on the list since “Kernkraft 400” sounds foreign and sucks.

…but if liking Thunderstruck makes me bad, I don’t wanna be good…

I’m all for having to play music produced by your locals. UF would have Tom Petty, UGA would rock the triumvirate that is REM/B-52’s/Widespread Panic, and Arizona State would be limited to the Gin Blossoms. Georgia Tech, however, would kill everybody in the atmosphere department, assuming they get their pick from The Dirty.

They’ve started piping in 1 rap song per game at Sanford Stadium, which kinda makes sense for pumping up the demographic of our football team. However, it is kinda awkward watching 90,000 white folks try to dance along.

What stadiums need pumped in: Leftover Crack, Dropkick Murphys and Horrorpops.

/my iPod loves me today.

I’d go with the same band, but a different song. If the first 30 seconds of that song doesn’t get you fired up, you’re dead.

I’d vote for Sound of the Suburbs by the Members for USC home games, you’d hit the in-stadium irony quotient and remind the alumni of where they’ll be scurrying off to, post-game.

Sorry, did I forget to use my inner monologue?

I still don’t understand the Baba O’Riley thing at Sanford before kickoff. “We’re all wasted!” does not make me feel super pumped about my team’s readiness to play.

1. we’d also get some Less Than Jake, Against Me! and some Hot Water Music in Gainesville. Louisville would be the big winners, they’d get My Morning Jacket – coming in to “One Big Holiday” would blow my load. Wait, this is a football blog.

throughout the entire 2002 season, anytime mcgahee would break one, the O.B. would rock out to ludacris’ “move, bitch” over the PA.

so wrong. yet so, so right

Well I guess I’m the asshole, because “some shit from the 50’s” is actually what I liked. There’s precious little left of the distinction between Saturday and Sunday… (excepting, y’know, the hundreds of millions in salary)

I thought PSU was the only one playing Zombie Nation…..at least I know others are suffering as well.

Sooo, what team pipes in “Yakety Sax” during offensive plays? or “3 Stooges” theme music during pregame?

Houston Nutt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBZDTK9Yhko

or this one also:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hwq3nNHyPI

Maybe it’s just that I’m jealous of FAMU’s band, but is it too much to expect UF’s band to learn some Trick Daddy. Hell, I bet Thunderstruck played over some horns and drums would sound pretty bitch’n. The more I think about it… “Thunderstuck” played by a marching band would be awesome.

This is D-1 college football. Bands need to step up. I too would write a check for tens of dollars to end the plague of ‘oh oh oh’ or any music played over speakers at UF. We’re better than that (or at least in my head).

@5
“I keep waitin for them to play “Closer” by NIN, but I think they only do that at WVU”

Classic!! Or they could go old school Ohio Players….FIRE!

(Sorry, couldn’t link to a Youtube clip, our filters consider that one of the more evil parts of the Interwebs and it’s blocked)

@ #8,

I almost agree, but they also need to keep playing Dixieland Delight… there’s something childishly amusing about the student section yelling after the lyrics -

“Spend my dollar ON BEER”… “Make a little lovin’ ALL NIGHT”

When I hear “Zombie Nation” start the Clemson/GT Game(and played another 5 times during the game), Turtle Wake, Bammer/Ole Miss -, UVA/UNC and played during USC/LSU…the skis are out , the leather jacket and blue swim trunks are on, and the Fonz is in the air.

Everybody get their own song and stick with it.

@ #27…

Georgia Tech’s Band plays Thunderstruck in the stands (granted, they also play Kernkraft 400)

@17

To elaborate evil Mark Richt has changed from “Superman that ’ho” to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bHUE41uZlM

What’s funny is to see a friend of mine from Mcdonough turn his hat sideways and holler SOUTHSIDE!, while another friend from Roswell grabs his groin and yells NORTHSIDE!

Yes, these are gray-haired men with McCain stickers on their chest.

#2, I hear they play Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin” at University of Washington games now

#29

Peter, I see your point. Kind of like our warped Christmas carol lyrics from Mallet.

Ok, grumpy old man says only “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Dixieland Delight” on the PA.

I wish they cut it out, but really I’d settle for a “Crazy Train” moratorium..

I’m glad it’s not limited to just the town. In Ann Arbor we’d have Iggy Pop/The Stooges (cool); Taproot (blows), and, uh, well there was a ska band there called “Donkey Punch” while I was in school there? Give us Detroit and we’ve got lots of material. We could blast “Gay Bar” every time the other team comes out, for example.

On the second thought, no. I’ll be happy with our marching band supplying the music, thank you very much.

If piped in music isn’t your bag, then stay the hell away from Clemson. It’s always some song by Lil Wayne being piped in on 3rd down, followed by their entire defense gettin’ sillay right before the snap. Talk about lame.

Naturally they pipe in music at soon-to-be-corporate-named Rutgers Stadium, but you knew that. What I don’t recall seeing before the UConn game (although I missed North Carolina and Morgan State due to work conflicts) was the students singing along – to “Livin’ on a Prayer”, of course.

Rutgers: proving what you think about New Jersey is absolutely correct since 1766.

I think the first few seconds of “Unchained” would be kick-ass:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAsNUrjJXqo