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The Greatest Fight Songs in College Football History
SI ^ | August 12, 2019 | Morgan Turner

Posted on 08/12/2019 8:28:10 AM PDT by C19fan

The college football fight song has existed for more than a century, so it's no wonder that a school's signature sound always rouses the crowd during a game. In honor of the sport's 150th anniversary, here are the best fight songs in the sport's history.

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TOPICS: History; Sports
KEYWORDS: college; football
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To: WASCWatch

No one cares about the “official” fight song. When I watch FSU games on tv it is all about the “Tomahawk Chop”.


41 posted on 08/12/2019 8:54:40 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

“5: THE”

Whoever did that THE thing is a jerk.


42 posted on 08/12/2019 8:55:49 AM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: Disambiguator

Tom Lehrer may be a flaming liberal, but he did right some pretty funny tunes.


43 posted on 08/12/2019 8:56:26 AM PDT by ssaftler (The opinions expressed here have not been peer reviewed, fact checked or focus group tested.)
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To: jimtorr

I listen to some college football podcasts. I crack laughing when the intro to another Tenn blunder story is “Rocky Top”.


44 posted on 08/12/2019 8:57:00 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: ssaftler

Right? Of course I meant “WRITE”. Monday morning moment I suppose.


45 posted on 08/12/2019 8:58:41 AM PDT by ssaftler (The opinions expressed here have not been peer reviewed, fact checked or focus group tested.)
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To: N. Theknow

John Philip Sousa did not write “The Victors”.

John Philip Sousa did write “The University of Michigan March”

The Victors is probably the most exclusive fight song in the country. I believe there is only one high school in the country that might play The Victors for their fight song. This is only due that they are the Wolverines, uniforms with the Winged Helmet, and also in the state of Michigan.

When I have played The Victors in my Community Band, which we did for an anniversary of the song, we were not allowed to keep the parts. They were either shredded or sent back to the University of Michigan.

My HS fight song was from the University of Kansas.


46 posted on 08/12/2019 9:00:12 AM PDT by Eric Roelfsema
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To: C19fan

Not surprised of Michigan being #1. I root for the pro football team with its most famous alum: the FOREVER young Tom Brady.


47 posted on 08/12/2019 9:01:12 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: yarddog
I loved Alabama’s even before I knew what it was.

Actually, I do like the song, but the band has been playing it with such a fast, jaunty beat in recent years that it sounds almost like a polka.

Yea Alabama

Slow it down a beat or two.

48 posted on 08/12/2019 9:01:12 AM PDT by Will88 (The only people opposing voter ID are those benefiting from voter fraud.)
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To: yarddog
I loved Alabama’s even before I knew what it was.

Actually, I do like the song, but the band has been playing it with such a fast, jaunty beat in recent years that it sounds almost like a polka.

Yea Alabama

Slow it down a beat or two.

49 posted on 08/12/2019 9:01:12 AM PDT by Will88 (The only people opposing voter ID are those benefiting from voter fraud.)
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To: yarddog
I loved Alabama’s even before I knew what it was.

Actually, I do like the song, but the band has been playing it with such a fast, jaunty beat in recent years that it sounds almost like a polka.

Yea Alabama

Slow it down a beat or two.

50 posted on 08/12/2019 9:01:12 AM PDT by Will88 (The only people opposing voter ID are those benefiting from voter fraud.)
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To: C19fan

51 posted on 08/12/2019 9:01:15 AM PDT by x
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To: Will88

Sorry about the triple post.


52 posted on 08/12/2019 9:02:13 AM PDT by Will88 (The only people opposing voter ID are those benefiting from voter fraud.)
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To: C19fan

“Fight Fiercely, Harvard!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J04FRsesBQ


53 posted on 08/12/2019 9:03:31 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: C19fan

Fight for Cal doesn’t make the list?


54 posted on 08/12/2019 9:04:38 AM PDT by samadams2000 (Get your houses in order.)
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To: yarddog

A million dollars isn’t what it used to be.


55 posted on 08/12/2019 9:04:50 AM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: dfwgator

The Marxists who run the state love the first line of the U. of Washington fight song: “Heaven help the foes of Washington.”


56 posted on 08/12/2019 9:04:55 AM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: C19fan

And then there is Weird Al’s contribution....

Sports Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGbqGkS1c2w


57 posted on 08/12/2019 9:05:46 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: C19fan
Per the late Dan jenkins, the best college football writer ever and once an SI staffer:

1. Across the Field - Ohio State
2. The Victors - Michigan
3. Aggie War Hymn - Texas A&M
4. Go, Alabama - Alabama
5. Texas Taps (Texas Fight) - Texas
6. Buckeye Battle Cry - Ohio State
7. Stanford Jonah - California
8. Hail to Georgia - Georgia (have to take exception to this one!)
9. Fight for California - California
10. Victory March - Notre Dame

There you have it!

58 posted on 08/12/2019 9:09:49 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: KC Burke

Do the KU students still yell “Knock his f’ing head off!” everytime they kick off?

Not that KU has had that many kickoffs over the past few seasons, mind you.


59 posted on 08/12/2019 9:10:01 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: C19fan

Hail to the Victors, and it’s not even close.


60 posted on 08/12/2019 9:12:03 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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