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Posted on 01/10/2026 8:29:32 PM PST by Fiji Hill
An Indiana band delivered the national anthem before the Peach Bowl, which saw No. 1 Indiana face off against No. 5 Oregon in a high-stakes matchup with a College Football Playoff berth hanging in the balance.
The national anthem performance was somewhat unconventional: rather than featuring a celebrity or solo performer, the Indiana band commanded center stage. The rendition generated mixed reactions across social media. "The National Anthem should have been a combination of the bands from both schools. IMO," one critic posted.
"Gotta be the worst damn National Anthem I've ever listened to," another college football fan commented. It came after Oregon quarterback Dante Moore was given an NFL Draft advice that speaks volumes about the New York Jets.
However, others responded more favorably. "For those who missed the Star Spangled Banner at the Peach Bowl, Indiana vs Oregon, you missed the best live performance by the Indiana Band," one supporter shared on Twitter.
"I haven't heard the National Anthem played like this in Decades. Truly inspirational for Americans. As it once was."
A fan pointed out that the band's Indiana roots might have influenced the crowd's response.
"A quick observation during the National Anthem for Peach Bowl," they penned.
"The camera panned the crowd and the fans (middle-aged fans) for Oregon stood with their arms folded, staring forward, while the Indiana fans, young and old, stood with their hands on their hearts singing the words to the National Anthem, while the Oregon fans stood like statues."
The Indiana band, known as The Marching Hundred, joined forces with Oregon's band to get the crowd going with a series of pre-game medleys.
One supporter believed the Oregon fans' response would affect the team's on-field showing. "I was on Oregon to win this game. Then the National Anthem played," they posted.
"They scanned the stands. EVERY SINGLE OREGON FAN HAD ARMS CROSSED AND WAS CLEARLY NOT HAPPY WITH THE ANTHEM. Incredible Go back and look. Go Hoosiers."
Oregon did, in fact, endure a disastrous opening to the contest, with Moore throwing a pick-6 on the opening drive.
The Ducks struggled to contain quarterback Fernando Mendoza and the dominant Indiana offense during the opening half. The 2025 Heisman Trophy winner connected on 10 of his 11 attempts for 110 yards and three touchdowns as the Hoosiers surged to a 35-7 lead at the break.
Indiana continued to dominate in the second half, eventually pulling off a 56-22 rout of Oregon to secure a spot in the national championship game against Miami.
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I agree. It should’t be. To me, the controversy is: why didn’t Oregon fans at least properly observe that the National Anthem was being played? Why crossed arms and stony stares?
I only heard a few bars but it sounded “different”. Like jazz.
It may have been what the fans were seeing not what they were hearing…
What was the advice?
I know nothing about this, but I suspect the Oregon fans don’t know the words to the National Anthem, or maybe aren’t patriotic enough to want to sing them.
One of the coolest things was when college football was able to resume after 9-11, and Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE had all the fans there singing the National Anthem together.
To lose the game as quickly as possible?
It’s an anthem
it’s written and meant to be played the way the Indiana band played it
Hey I was at that game, Nebraska versus Rice which was the first college football game played after the 9/11 attack. The anthem meant a lot that night. As for the article posted above it says it is from the Irish Times. I am guessing that the writer is not familiar with college football except for the occasional game he sees on TV. Indiana was the home team so their band played the anthem. It sounded just like every other national anthem that I have heard played by the Nebraska Marching Band and the home team bands at all the other away games I have seen in the last 40 plus years. My point is that the writer probably doesn’t realize that the home team marching band normally plays the anthem since he is not here to attend normal games or see them on TV except for big games that have an artist singing instead of the marching band.
Well, it couldn’t have been worse than Roseanne Barr’s “version”.
Perhaps someone in FR could tell us wtf went on
It sounds like Indiana played a traditional rendition of the Anthem and the fans from the communist state of Oregon didn’t like it. I don’t have a clue what the whole NY Jets thing was all about.
Any Oregon peeps here? How do fans observe the anthem in Eugene?
What was the advice?
“Don’t throw a pick six on the first play from scrimmage.”
I have heard the band play the anthem many times before b ball games when I was a student there. I doubt much has changed.
Just thank God it wasn’t the Stanford band.
Here is the Stanford Band's version.
I did not find it either, in a couple quick searches. But, I did watch Green Bay’s kicker blow a PAT and miss a 44 yard field goal.
Final: Bears 31 | GB 27
Folks hate it or love it just like everything else pokitical and moral.
No Jesus, No peace.
They were fine. This guy is just looking for something to write about.
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