Football traditions

[mountaineerman]

I graduated in 1972 and our current fight song is the song that I heard! I never heard Dixie!

I was there‘68-71. I know the first year or two at least I am right . Not sure when changed. Some other old heads will remember. Current fight song minus the go, fight, kick ass part was merely the intro to Dixie. Too many younguns on here.

I’m a give em hell kind of guy

[scatman77]

I graduated in 1972 and our current fight song is the song that I heard! I never heard Dixie!

I started the fall of 1973 and I concur with you.

[Blackshirt68]

What ever happened to Hail to the Brave Hearts which we had as the fight song in the 60s?

[Appst86]

You could not beat hearing the band drums from the old music building and marching to Conrad Stadium closer closer up stadium drive louder and louder then into the stadium!

Cheerleaders coming into the stadium on an old A? Model.

A real human Mountaineer!

I wish “you suck!” Would just go away.

APP! STATE! very cool. I know other schools have theirs like ECU. PIE! RATS!

Oh and I don’t think I like the train whistle. For some reason reminds me of a MAC school.

Love some back in black!

And always. Give em hell!

I agree "You suck" needs to go away.

[mike87]

I'll take 'you suck' over sweet caroline.

[havefunkc]

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With respect to traditions, I would love to know what happened to the “Give ‘em Hell” drum break and chant. I was in drum line 88/89 and it was a fervent tradition for students. Seems to me it may have been frowned upon by a certain administration following this era- along with removing the pipe from the Yosef logo among other items.

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You need to ask the Associate of Dean of the School of Music. He changed it when he was the Marching Band Director many years ago...

[spacemonkey]

When did that worn out, overused “we will rock you” thing become a “tradition?”I thought it sucked in 2019, and got minimal participation from the fans. If it’s being used because of the “rock” reference...not a good enough reason to lean on a cliche.

I agree...horrible!!!!!!

Still like the drum cadence that ends with the crowd yelling "give em Hell"!!!!!!
I know it was big 88-92 at basketball games. I think Football as well.

Do they still have the band march down King Street and up to the stadium while playing that? That was one of the coolest things to me when I was in school (late '90s).

I don't think I've seen the Skol clap/We Will Rock You thing that everyone hates. I think our lamest "tradition" is actually the Welcome to the Rock video.

I know they still play the drum cadence coming off the field after National Anthem, but I think I am the only one in my section that yells "Give Em Hell". Maybe some of you board watchers will yell it with me this year.

[ASUfan6971]

My fellow Mountaineers ... you have not mentioned the Fight Song.

IMO, best college fight song ever; it doesn't get any better than that. I have heard it is an old Bavarian drinking song, which somehow ... seems... appropriate ... at least from what I recall of my undergrad days.

And, the Marching Mountaineers' entrance to KBS whilst playing the Fight Song is GREAT!

The more recent drum line after the band gets in place along the sidelines is good too.

I agree but something you probably don’t know. Our fight song ( except the middle section which was added 20 years ago or so) was not our fight song before the 1970s or 1980s. Not sure when the change was made.Our current fight song was the intro for our real fight song which was Dixie. But that got ditched for politically correct reasons. The old guys will remember this. FYI

Must have been in the 70's because I definitely don't remember Dixie being played while I was in school.

I’ll admit the years 1970-1974 are a little fuzzy( too many trips to “the Rock” I guess) but I do not remember Dixie. I’m gunna say maybe the 60’s.

Dixie was played when I entered APP in 1965. On every touchdown the cheerleaders would zoom around the track in the gold T-Model with no top and waving flags. The fans were pumped!!!

[appst89]

My fellow Mountaineers ... you have not mentioned the Fight Song.

IMO, best college fight song ever; it doesn't get any better than that. I have heard it is an old Bavarian drinking song, which somehow ... seems... appropriate ... at least from what I recall of my undergrad days.

And, the Marching Mountaineers' entrance to KBS whilst playing the Fight Song is GREAT!

The more recent drum line after the band gets in place along the sidelines is good too.

I agree but something you probably don’t know. Our fight song ( except the middle section which was added 20 years ago or so) was not our fight song before the 1970s or 1980s. Not sure when the change was made.Our current fight song was the intro for our real fight song which was Dixie. But that got ditched for politically correct reasons. The old guys will remember this. FYI

Must have been in the 70's because I definitely don't remember Dixie being played while I was in school.

I’ll admit the years 1970-1974 are a little fuzzy( too many trips to “the Rock” I guess) but I do not remember Dixie. I’m gunna say maybe the 60’s.

Dixie was played when I entered APP in 1965. On every touchdown the cheerleaders would zoom around the track in the gold T-Model with no top and waving flags. The fans were pumped!!!

The cheerleaders had no top or the car had no top? I could definitely see topless cheerleaders pumping up the crowd.

[ArmantiWaterSafety]

I propose a new tradition that would be completely unique to App. We now have two blank white walls in the north end zone. The addition of climbing walls on one or both of these facades would create a “Rock Wall” in which Yosef, and other folks, could climb up during the game at various points, wave some flags, lead some cheers, and get the crowd going. There could also be racing competitions similar to what occurred during the olympics that would offer some entertainment during TV timeouts. Could be fun.

This is actually an amazing idea. Fits with our "mountain school" theme and absolutely unique. I'm sure the safety committee wouldn't approve it though, even though it wouldn't be that hard to make it safe. I'm thinking you'd have to build some sort of halfway point platform though as that'd be an insanely tall rock wall.

[EastHallApp]

I agree but something you probably don’t know. Our fight song ( except the middle section which was added 20 years ago or so) was not our fight song before the 1970s or 1980s. Not sure when the change was made.Our current fight song was the intro for our real fight song which was Dixie. But that got ditched for politically correct reasons. The old guys will remember this. FYI

Must have been in the 70's because I definitely don't remember Dixie being played while I was in school.

I’ll admit the years 1970-1974 are a little fuzzy( too many trips to “the Rock” I guess) but I do not remember Dixie. I’m gunna say maybe the 60’s.

Dixie was played when I entered APP in 1965. On every touchdown the cheerleaders would zoom around the track in the gold T-Model with no top and waving flags. The fans were pumped!!!

The cheerleaders had no top or the car had no top? I could definitely see topless cheerleaders pumping up the crowd.

This is a tradition I think we can all agree needs to return.

[EastHallApp]

When did that worn out, overused “we will rock you” thing become a “tradition?”I thought it sucked in 2019, and got minimal participation from the fans. If it’s being used because of the “rock” reference...not a good enough reason to lean on a cliche.

I agree...horrible!!!!!!

Still like the drum cadence that ends with the crowd yelling "give em Hell"!!!!!!
I know it was big 88-92 at basketball games. I think Football as well.

Do they still have the band march down King Street and up to the stadium while playing that? That was one of the coolest things to me when I was in school (late '90s).

I don't think I've seen the Skol clap/We Will Rock You thing that everyone hates. I think our lamest "tradition" is actually the Welcome to the Rock video.

I know they still play the drum cadence coming off the field after National Anthem, but I think I am the only one in my section that yells "Give Em Hell". Maybe some of you board watchers will yell it with me this year.

Also of course I should have written Rivers Street, and now it's bugging me too much not to correct it.